Shas has confirmed it will back the motion to end the current parliamentary term on Wednesday, forcing fresh elections, in a row over IDF conscription for yeshiva students
By Jacob Jaffa
Orthodox leaders have been enraged by the absence of an exemption for yeshiva students from military service
Extremists used the occasion to call for Arab villages to be burned and break the ban on Jewish worship at the holy site
The attempt to dismiss Ronen Bar led to a months-long political spat at the highest levels of Israeli government
By JC Reporter
Ehud Olmert described the conflict as a ‘war without a purpose’ and said death toll on both sides was ‘obnoxious and outrageous’
The former IDF deputy chief of staff turned leftist MK praised the ‘heroes’ fighting in Gaza but said the campaign risked turning Israel into a ‘pariah state’
An aide to the former US President suggested that his administration considered trying to ‘trigger elections’ in Israel due to frustration with the prime minister’s approach to the war
By David Isaac
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An internal row erupted after the Foreign Ministry deleted its condolence post for the late pontiff and neither the president or prime minister will attend his funeral
By Canaan Lidor
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The far-right minister is on a tour of the US, including a dinner at President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort
The decision has reportedly prompted confusion and outrage among diplomats
An Olympic judoka and IDF war hero are also set to be honoured
The move has attracted criticism from opposition leaders and place the spotlight on the embattled Attorney General
The Israeli premier provoked backlash from across the political spectrum when he referred to the pair as ‘hostages’ in his statement on the case
The legislation represents a key victory for the Netanyahu government but has been criticised as an ‘attack on Israeli democracy’
Opposition leaders accused the government of launching a ‘direct, violent and unrestrained attack on us, our democracy, our values, our future'
By Jane Prinsley
PM cites lack of trust in Ronen Bar, who accused Netanyahu of ‘unfounded claims’
