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Bennett to Propose Supermajority to OK Jerusalem Moves

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

"It is important to make clear, before the start of a diplomatic process, that Jerusalem will never be divided under any circumstance."

Featured / Israel Uncensored with Josh Hasten

Israel Uncensored: Jewish Home Party Rep. - We Like about 80% of Trump's Policies on Israel

By The Land of Israel

Led by Minister Naftali Bennett, the Jewish Home Party, is so far very satisfied with the statements and actions coming from the new administration in Washington. Hear more as Israel Uncensored host Joshua Hasten interviews Jeremy “Man” Saltan.

Politics / Government / News Briefs / The Knesset

Bennett Threatens to Prevent Government Expansion if Security Cabinet Problems Are Not Fixed

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The problems in the security cabinet were revealed as part of the lessons learned from Operation Protective Edge in Gaza in the summer of 2014 and from the Second Lebanon War in 2006.

Politics / Government / News Briefs / The Knesset

Bennett to Quit Knesset to Make Room for Return of Moalem

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

The "Norwegian Law" that the Knesset has adopted allows a Cabinet Minister to continue even if he quits the Knesset.

Haredim & Hassidim / Government / News Briefs / The Knesset / Religious & Secular in Israel

Haredi Leaders Call Ruling for New Beit Shemesh Vote ‘Corrupt’

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Haredi political leaders across the board called a court ruling for new elections in Beit Shemesh” corrupt,” “racist” and a sign of “dictatorship,” among other less than complimentary adjectives. The court accepted a petition by Attorney General Yehudah Weinstein that documented corruption in the voting October 22 as ground for voiding the election results, which […]

Government / News Briefs

Court Orders New Elections in Beit Shemesh

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

The Jewish Home party won its day in court on Thursday with an administration court ruling that the October 22 elections for the Beit Shemesh mayor and city council are invalid because of suspected fraud. The court ordered a new vote. Jewish Home mayoral candidate lost the election by 956 votes to Shas party incumbent […]

US / Government / Iran / News Briefs

Obama is Losing Israelis' Back

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Obama is used to Netanyahu bickering with him, but when a majority of Israelis, usually gung-ho on anything that comes out Washington, say they distrust the president, something is rotten in the White House.

Terrorism / Hamas / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority / The Knesset / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / Settlements

Jewish Home Punched Out in Losing Bid to Keep Terrorists Jailed

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

The Jewish Home took a stand against freeing more terrorists. It knew it would lose. The Likud won the battle but may have lost the next war – the one that is fought at the election polls.

Politics / Government / News Briefs / The Knesset

Yair Lapid Losing Popularity

By Jewish Press News Desk

The Yesh Atid party, chaired by Yair Lapid, continues to lose popularity in the latest poll, with Meretz picking up the pieces and Likud, Jewish Home and Labor holding on to their strength. If elections were held today, Lapid’s party would win only 12 seats, compared with 19 Knesset Members that it won in the […]

Politics / Government / News Briefs / The Knesset / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords

Livni Using ‘Peace Talks’ to Get Rid of Bennett

By Jewish Press News Desk

Tzipi Livni, Israel's senior negotiator in talks with the Palestinian Authority and head of her own tiny six-Knesset Member “Tnuah” party, is sniping at the coalition partner Jewish Home party for being an obstacle to a peace agreement. She told Israel Radio’s flagship Reshet Bet station Tuesday morning that the peace talks would have greater […]

Terrorism / Israel / Jewish / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority

Palestinian Authority Thinks ‘Terrorism’ Is a Race or Religion

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Now we know why the Palestinian Authority does not stop incitement. That would be racism, according to the logic of a PA minister, who calls Bennett a racist for saying terrorists should be eliminated.

Terrorism / US / Government / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / Israeli Arabs

Bennett: Terrorists Should Be Killed, not Freed

By Jewish Press News Desk

Naftali Bennett, Economy Minister and Jewish Home party chairman, wrote on Facebook Saturday night, “Terrorists should be killed, not released. All my life I fought towards fulfilling the two parts of this sentence. Tomorrow I will vote against.” A former IDF combat officer, Bennett said he has ordered his party ministers to vote against the […]

Government / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority

Knesset Bills Would Define Israel as Jewish State

By JTA

Two bills submitted to the Knesset on Tuesday would legislate Israel’s Jewish character and as a democratic state. A bill proposed by coalition chairman Likud Knesset Member Yariv Levin and Jewish Home MK Ayelet Shaked would create a Basic Law declaring that Israel is the national home of the Jewish people and does not recognize […]

Jewish / News Briefs / Religious & Secular in Israel

Jewish Home MK Orbach Supports Rabbi Stav for Chief Rabbinate

By Jewish Press News Desk

Jewish Home Minister Uri Orbach announced Monday night on his Facebook page that he supports Rabbi David Stav, who is part of the Tzohar organization, as Chief Ashkenazi Rabbi of Israel. Some other Jewish Home Knesset Members have backed Rabbi Yaakov Ariel for the position, but his candidacy is in doubt because of his age. […]

US / Politics / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority / The Knesset / Jerusalem / United Nations (UN) / Settlements

Report: Kerry Won Five-Week Unofficial Building Freeze from Bibi

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Netanyahu again plays chess, or poker, with the United States. Kerry wants a building freeze to satisfy Abbas’ conditions for resuming talks. Netanyahu reportedly agreed – but for only five weeks.

Politics / News Briefs / The Knesset / Settlements

Coalition Finally in Place after Bennett’s Mediation

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

After a month of poker, chess and blind man’s bluff, a coalition is in place. Netanyahu played miserably, Lapid refused to move, and Bennett was the kingmaker, proving that politics is compromise.

Politics / News Briefs / The Knesset

Report: Bennett Mediates Compromise for Coalition

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Jewish Home chairman Naftali Bennett has mediated a compromise between Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid and Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu that will enable a new coalition government to be formed, Israeli media reported Wednesday evening. Lapid's party  apparently hold the position of Minister of Education, in place of Gideon Sa'ar, but Lapid will give up […]

Op-Eds

Respect for Rabbis in the Political Sphere

By Meir Indor

This is Torah. This is its rightful place in all our lives, both private and public.

Shiloh Musings

Who is the Real Naftali Bennett?

By Batya Medad

Now, the NRP is getting nervous. They should have looked more carefully before signing the Ketuba, marriage contract with Bennett.

Israel / Politics / News Briefs

‘Protest Tent’ Leader Snorts at All Politicians – Except Bennett

By Jewish Press News Desk

Jewish Home chairman Naftali Bennett won praise from a most unexpected corner Monday, with social protest leader Daphni Leff dumping on Yair Lapid, among others, but praising Bennett’s party as the only one with any real heritage. In an interview with the European Jewish Press, Leff not surprisingly dismissed Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu for having […]

Politics / News Briefs / Religious & Secular in Israel

Jewish Home to Likud: Ball in Bibi's Court

By Jewish Press Staff

"Despite the mudslinging campaign against us before the elections, we recommended Netanyahu to form the next government."

HADAR

The Future Coalition and the Israeli Right

By Daniel Tauber

Like Liberman before, Lapid will likely be Netanyahu's major partner as under almost any coalition figuration Yesh Atid can bring down the coalition.

CIFWatch

The Foreign Media's 'Rightward Shift' Never Happened

By Adam Levick

The Guardian and other foreign media invested heavily in promoting their desired political narrative of a Jewish state lurching dangerously towards the right.

Felafel on Rye / Israel Elections 5773

My Vote Won't Help Sell Out the Land of Israel

By Tzvi Fishman

By sitting in a Netanyahu-led government the Jewish Home would be an accomplice to the theft of the Land of Israel.

Pearls of Wisdom

Settler 'Founding Fathers' Supports Likud Beytenu (Video)

By Jason Pearlman

Splitting votes among right-wing parties could lead to a left-wing government.

Interviews and Profiles / Israel Elections 5773

Rabbi Ben Dahan, Jewish Home: I’ve Worked Hard on Behalf of Women

By Naomi Klass Mauer

"When positions opened, if there was a qualified woman for the job I was inclined to hire her."

Felafel on Rye

Voters Beware!

By Tzvi Fishman

Don’t cast your vote for a party that condemns Torah values and honest and dedicated people who have led the way in the education of our youth and the settlement of Eretz Yisrael.

Rubin Reports

Understanding Israel's Upcoming Election

By Barry Rubin

Netanyahu’s impending victory is due to the fact that the prime minister has done a reasonably good job, the economy is okay, terrorism is low, he’s kept out of trouble.

Fresno Zionism

Judaism as the Meaning of the Jewish state

By Vic Rosenthal

The ideal is a tolerant Jewish state which is nevertheless fully Jewish. This isn’t an easy sell to secular Israelis.

Politics

To Unite the Nat’l Religious Camp, U.S.-Born Candidates Offer Themselves as a Sacrifice

By Daniel Tauber

Following Naftali Bennett's reported statement that he won't allow three-fourths of the National Union party to run with the Jewish Home, American-born candidates for the Jewish Home party’s Knesset list Ari Abramowitz and Jeremy Gimpel say they would rather see a merger of the two National Religious parties even if it costs them their chance at the Knesset.

Op-Eds

Drama in the 'Jewish Home' Party

By Yoel Meltzer

In less than three months time the Jewish Home Party, formerly known as the National Religious Party (NRP), will be holding its first ever internal primaries.

Serials

Getzlight - Chapter I

By Ruchama Feuerman

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