Shas

Shelving contentious law on local rabbis signals unity discourse is not all talk

The reason Likud MKs gave for opposing the bill: not wanting to raise issues now that would split the country.

19/03/2024

Amid the haredi draft debate, Shas is dragging Israel into its past traumas

Expecting Netanyahu and Deri to act right overlooks their leadership failures, transforming the conscription crisis from a potential Shas triumph into disaster for the State of Israel.

By NIR KIPNISS
13/03/2024

De-meow-crat-ya: Taking my cat to vote in municipal elections

I decided to take my cat Medici – full name: HaRav Medici di Cuddlebutt Reich, a staunch supporter of Shas – to vote in the Jerusalem municipal elections.

02/03/2024

American olim in Beit Shemesh may tip the scales in the mayoral election

The race for the mayorship of Beit Shemesh is shaping up to be one of the most dramatic in the current round of local authority elections.

By YINON SHALOM YITACH , JERUSALEM POST STAFF
27/02/2024

Israel's municipal elections: Which vote will impact national politics?

A number of the municipal elections also have political ramifications on the national level. Here are a few to look out for.

Haredim should join the IDF, but coercion will not work, Shas source says

According to the source, there are many young haredi men who are not studying in yeshivot, and can provide much needed manpower for the IDF without it even having to draft yeshiva students.

Knesset Health Committee promotes law to make transfer of medical files automatic, digital

Katz said that senior Health Ministry officials all support the proposal, and he demanded that the health funds ease the transfer of medical files by clicking an icon on the computer.

 Supreme Court justice Uzi Vogelman at the High Court of Justice in Jerusalem, on December 31, 2023

Israeli politicians react to High Court ruling on reasonableness standard

Members of Shas, Likud, and Yesh Atid have all voiced opinions on the High Court of Justice striking down the landmark judicial reform law.

Haredi minister calls for Israeli unity gov't with Lapid, Liberman

Amid the 45-day conflict with Hamas, Welfare and Social Affairs Minister Ya'acov Margi (Shas), discussed the urgent need for national unity in a candid interview.

By 103FM
20/11/2023

Shas minister: Netanyahu will need to hold elections right after the war

"The government will not be able to continue functioning in the current situation," said Labor Minister Yoav Ben Tzur.

By YEHUDA SHARONI/MAARIV
09/11/2023
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