Agudat Yisrael

Coalition struggling to muster majority to pass 2025 budget, sources say

The bill is currently being prepared in the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee but is unlikely to pass by the end of the month.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Construction and Housing Minister Yitzhak Goldknopf seen in Jerusalem, September 27, 2023
 Police officers in Bnei Brak, Israel use water cannons as haredi Orthodox Jewish men block a main highway to protest efforts to allow the state to draft Haredi yeshiva students into military service, June 2, 2024.

Agudat Yisrael accused of instructing yeshiva students to evade IDF draft sanctions

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen in the Knesset plenum ahead of a budget vote, December 31, 2024

Coalition passes key tax bill after Ben-Gvir opposes, avoids major gov't crisis

 Haredi men dressed in traditional ultra-Orthodox garb stand behind a group of religious IDF soldiers

‘No progress’ on haredi draft bill leads to new threat by Agudat Yisrael


Netanyahu prepared to quit in return for Israel-Saudi peace deal - report

The prime minister is committed to "making any deal with the Saudis possible, even at the price of toppling his own government," HaModia reported.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman

Israel's budget: Netanyahu gives in to demands from haredim, Ben-Gvir

The impasse developed last week after Agudat Yisrael, the Hassidic faction within UTJ, demanded over NIS 600 million additional coalition funds.

 National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir walks next to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ministers during "40 signatures" debate, at the plenum hall of the Knesset

Liberman: Netanyahu deserves to suffer in hell every day

The Agudat Yisrael faction and Otzma Yehudit party have threatened to shoot down the budget if they do not receive additional funds.

 Finance Minister and Israel Beytenu party chairman Avigdor Liberman speaks during a faction meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on December 12, 2022

Will Gafni's Degel Hatorah split from UTJ? - analysis

"Every hassid must listen to his rebbe, but we listen to our rebbes", 'UTJ chairman MK Moshe Gafni said.

The United Torah Judaism party celebrate MK Moshe Gafni's 70th birthday during a faction meeting, in the Israeli parliament. on May 9, 2022.

Netanyahu discusses coronavirus, travel to Uman with Ukrainian president

Netanyahu's conversation with Zelensky followed a widespread campaign waged by the Breslov Hasidic group in Israel.

Israel's Netanyahu meets Ukrainian President Zelensky in Jerusalem

Gafni to head UTJ, Litzman bumped to No. 2

Under the deal, Gafni will continue to fill the powerful position of Knesset finance committee chairman and Litzman will receive a ministerial portfolio.

Head of the Knesset Finance Committee, Moshe Gafni, at the vote for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's request for tax refunds, June 23, 2020

Gafni says will raise Draft bill if talk of budget bill arises

MK Moshe Gafni also celebrated his party's success at preventing the amendment of a basic law that is intended to ensure equality and prohibit discrimination.

Moshe Gafni

Agudath Israel America congratulates Biden on election victory

The letter comes after senior ultra-Orthodox rabbis lavished Trump with praise shortly before the election, which the president himself acknowledged.

Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential nominee Joe Biden celebrates onstage at his election rally, after the news media announced that Biden has won the 2020 U.S. presidential election over President Donald Trump, in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., November 7, 2020.

Agudath Israel rabbi closes White House National Day of Prayer Service

He was the only rabbi in attendance at the May 7 ceremony, and the last to speak at the annual event.

U.S. President Trump stands with first lady during White House National Day of Prayer Service in Rose Garden of White House in Washington

Litzman warns Gantz: Anti-haredi program will be his demise

“When Gantz opened his mouth it wasn’t clear if he was Lapid or Gantz”- MK Meir Porush of Agudat Yisrael.

Members of the Degel Hatorah and Agudat Yisrael parties

Haredi party is ‘zealous in the service of God’ declares leading rabbi

Only through voting can the haredi community strengthen Judaism in Israel, implied Rabbi Menachem Mendel Hager, head of influential hassidic community in Israel.

Ya'acov Litzman