The Ashkenazic-Haredi party United Torah Judaism announced to Coalition whip MK Ofir Katz (Likud) that they will boycott the Knesset plenum until their “education issues are resolved,” a spokesperson for one of the party’s MKs confirmed on Wednesday. The coalition intends to introduce a number of bills on Thursday for a vote in a … Read more
Education Minister Yoav Kisch will present to the Knesset Education Committee on Wednesday new regulations intended to enable salary raises for thousands of teachers in the two major haredi elementary school systems, despite not having reached agreements with the Finance and Justice Ministries on a number of key issues. Kisch announced the new regulations … Read more
Israel’s ministerial committee on legislation approved Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s proposal to continue legislating an ultra-Orthodox (haredi) IDF conscription bill from where it was left off in 2022, ignoring a legal opinion by the Attorney General that the proposal was irrelevant and, therefore, “not legally justifiable.” The decision by committee chair Justice Minister Yariv … Read more
Israel’s High Court of Justice issued a conditional order to Education Minister Yoav Kisch after the cancelation of the Israel Prize for 2024 on Thursday. The High Court ruled that the minister must explain why the distribution of the prize was canceled. The High Court ruled that “In view of the pressing time frame … Read more
