The Zionist Federation of Australia welcomes the news that the Israeli Attorney-General will likely indict Yaakov Litzman for interfering in the Malka Leifer criminal case. In August 2019, the ZFA welcomed the Israeli Police recommendation that he be charged, and have called for it to happen since that time. ZFA President Jeremy Leibler said, “Notwithstanding […]
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Litzman may be charged
Browse > Home / News / Litzman may be charged April 23, 2021 by J-Wire News Service Read on for article Israeli media is reporting Israel’s Attorney General, Mr Avichai Mandelblit, plans to prosecute former Israeli Health Minister, Rabbi Yaakov Litzman, for interfering in the Malka Leifer case by trying to prevent Leifer from being […]
Month after resigning to protest lockdown, Litzman set for return to government
United Torah Judaism party leader MK Yaakov Litzman is set to return to the government just weeks after resigning as housing minister to protest the coronavirus lockdown over the High Holidays, Hebrew media reported late Sunday. Litzman held talks Sunday with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and representatives from the Shas party to find a way […]
Litzman: UTJ could quit the coalition if there is a lockdown over High Holidays
Housing Minister Yaakov Litzman continued his public battle against the government’s coronavirus policy, saying in an interview published Friday that his United Torah Judaism party would consider leaving the coalition if a nationwide lockdown is imposed over the upcoming High Holidays. “The approval for mass demonstrations [outside the Prime Minister’s Residence] alongside the opening of […]