Articles in "Yaakov Litzman"

MK Litzman Resigns from Knesset as Part of Plea Bargain

Member of Knesset Yaakov Litzman submitted his resignation from the Knesset on Wednesday, part of a plea agreement he signed after he ...

Litzman to Face Charges of Obstruction of Justice, Breach of Trust over Leifer Incident

The Jerusalem District Attorney's Office informed Minister Yaakov Litzman's attorney on Thursday that Attorney General Avichai Mandelbliet ...

Netanyahu, Senior Officials Enter Quarantine After Minister of Health Diagnosed with Coronavirus

Prime Minister Benjamín Netanyahu and several senior Israeli officials entered a week-long quarantine after coming in contact with ...

Israel Steps Action to Fend Off Coronavirus

Israeli authorities over the weekend issued two new directives aimed at blocking the entry of individuals suffering from Coronavirus into ...

Australian Jewry Outraged at Litzman’s Appointment as Health Minister over Allegations He Aided an Alleged Pedophile

Australian Jewish community leaders on Sunday condemned the promotion of United Torah Judaism (UTJ) leader, Yaakov Litzman, to Health ...

Court Postpones Malka Leifer’s Extradition to Australia, Appoints Panel to Rule on Her Mental Health

The Jerusalem District Court on Monday decided to appoint an expert panel to rule on whether or not alleged sex offender Malka Leifer is ...

Police Recommend Indicting MK Litzman for Corruption, Aiding Alleged Pedophile

The police on Tuesday announced its recommendation to indict Deputy Health Minister Member of Knesset (MK) Yaakov Litzman on accounts of ...

MK Goes On Hunger Strike To Advocate For Tax On Loose Tobacco

Likud MK Yehuda Glick began a hunger strike Tuesday, the Knesset’s no smoking day, saying he would continue until Finance Minister Moshe ...

Are Political Winds Changing Direction in Jerusalem?

Four leading candidates for the Jerusalem mayoralty rejected a demand Monday by Health Minister Yaakov Litzman to close the city’s Mahane ...

UPDATE: Coalition Crisis Over; Draft Bill Passes Preliminary Reading

A preliminary reading of legislation that would grant haredi yeshiva students an exemption from military service passed with 59 votes in ...