Israeli PoliticsShas threatens to vote down state budget unless Charedi draft bill passed firstNetanyahu’s coalition has until March 31 to reach a compromise with its Charedi partner or face being forced into fresh electionsBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
ShasIsrael’s Shas party leaves government over ‘persecution of yeshiva students’The religious party objects to the Israeli government’s plans to draft haredimBy Jamie Shapiro1 min read
Israeli PoliticsNetanyahu coalition facing collapse following UTJ withdrawalThe faction accused the prime minister of breaking his promises about the new law set to conscript yeshiva studentsBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read
CharediFormer Israeli chief rabbi suggests IDF deaths are linked to ‘neglecting’ Torah studyRabbi Yitzhak Yosef, the influential spiritual leader of the Shas party, made the comments following the deaths of five soldiers from a strictly-Orthodox unitBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
Israeli PoliticsNetanyahu coalition on the brink as key Charedi party to vote for Knesset dissolutionShas 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 studentsBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read
ShasUK Sephardi group appeals to Zionist Supreme Court in attempt to gain admittance to Zionist FederationA local branch of the Orthodox party Shas is seeking to win recognition ahead of World Zionist Congress later this yearBy Simon Rocker1 min read
