Ya'acov Litzman

Protesters attack Construction Minister Goldknopf while demonstrating haredi draft law in Jerusalem

Demonstrators also reportedly burnt trash cans in violation of the law, and police officers worked to disperse the protesters. 

 Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men protest following the Israeli Supreme Court ruling that requires the state to begin drafting ultra-Orthodox Jewish seminary students to the military, in Bnei Brak, Israel, June 27, 2024.
 JERUSALEM AND Jewish Heritage Minister Meir Porush arrives for a cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister’s Office. He says he was just ‘helping a hassid visit his rebbe.’

Abusing power to help predators - opinion

Malka Leifer, a former Australian school principal who is wanted in Australia on suspicion of sexually abusing students, walks in the corridor of the Jerusalem District Court accompanied by Israel Prison Service guards, in Jerusalem

The Malka Leifer case is symbolic of Israel's problems - editorial

 Health and Interior Minister Arye Deri at the handover ceremony for the Interior Ministry, January 1, 2023.

Arye Deri begins battle against obesity after nixing soda tax


Health Minister Litzman considering stepping down

The minister has been criticized for his handling of the coronavirus epidemic.

Yaakov Litzman at the weekly cabinet meeting, March 2020.

Haredi Health Minister Ya'acov Litzman recovers from coronavirus

"Having the coronavirus was a great opportunity for me to become personally familiar with the dedicated work of our precious medical teams," Litzman said.

UTJ leader Ya'aov Litzman attends the weekly cabinet meeting, January 2020.

Hate messages against Ya'acov Litzman painted in Mea Shearim

Litzman, who heads the haredi United Torah Judaism party and has been diagnosed with coronavirus himself, has emerged as a polarizing figure in Israel’s battle against Covid-19.

UTJ leader Ya'aov Litzman attends the weekly cabinet meeting, January 2020.

Politicians spar over restricting haredi neighborhoods in Jerusalem

IDF screens 400 in ultra-Orthodox Beitar Illit * Rate of infection in Bnei Brak on the decline.

Ultra-Orthodox men wearing masks walk around the neighborhood of Mea Shearim, Jerusalem, April 12, 2020

Right from Wrong: It’s a lack self-awareness, stupid!

Whether or not Litzman technically committed the transgression of which he is being accused – the one that sadly led to his and his spouse’s infection – his behavior sure doesn’t look good.

Yaakov Litzman at the weekly cabinet meeting, March 2020.

About the government, Litzman and the future

The problems that Likud, Shas, United Torah Judaism and Yamina have with the unity government is primarily that there are only 15-17 ministerial posts for them to share among themselves.

In a bid to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Health Minister Yaakov Litzman took part in a video conference with European officials on March 9.

Israelis lack trust in Health Minister Litzman - survey

The survey was released exclusively to The Jerusalem Post on Friday, the same day that the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) completed its investigation into the movements of the minister.

UTJ leader Ya'aov Litzman attends the weekly cabinet meeting, January 2020.

Litzman disobeyed health rules before contracting coronavirus - report

The health minister reportedly did not follow the rules and restrictions which the health ministry announced before he tested positive for coronavirus.

Ya'acov Litzman

With Netanyahu in quarantine, how does the government work?

The Knesset has a different challenge – it doesn’t allow remote voting. MKs cannot call in their votes or leave a note or have someone vote in their place.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gestures as he delivers a speech at his Jerusalem office, regarding the new measures that will be taken to fight the coronavirus, March 14, 2020

Netanyahu, heads of Mossad, NSC, MOH all in isolation after Litzman infected

Health minister accused of praying contrary to his own office’s guidelines

A press conference on coronavrus held by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Health Minister Ya'acov Litzman and Health Ministry Director-General Moshe Bar Siman Tov