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


Why Litzmangate is unlikely to impact elections - analysis

Netanyahu, Litzman and the corruption threshold

Deputy Health Minister Yaakov Litzman

Why can’t Israel kick public corruption? - Analysis

All of them are, of course, innocent until proven guilty; however, such a lengthy list raises questions over how this can happen and how to prevent it.

Israeli Supreme Court

Lapid faces backlash from own party for 'antisemitic' video about Litzman

"This is not my style or Benny Gantz's style," said Moshe Yaalon. "We are not for a hateful discussion."

Health Minister Ya'acov Litzman at the Knesset August 8, 2018

Liberman to demand health, interior ministries

Yisrael Beytenu leaders say his party will recommend no one for PM if they don’t commit to national unity government.

Avigdor Liberman, chairman of Yisrael Beytenu in conversation with the Jerusalem Post

Health Ministry: End corridor hospitalizations within 5 years

"Usually committees are for dragging things out, but we took this issue seriously because it relates to the core of the health system," said Deputy Health Minister Ya'acov Litzman.

Health Ministry director-general Moshe Bar-Siman-Tov, Deputy Health Minister Ya'acov Litzman and Prof. Ran Tur-Kaspa

Public transportation on Shabbat? Ramat Gan to launch it on July 19

The bill was passed with 15 members of the city council's coalition voting in favor. Six voted against.

Jerusalem bus No. 13

Israeli Police getting ready to indict minister suspected of shielding alleged pedophiles

Malka Leifer fled Australia to Israel after being accused of over 70 cases of child sexual abuse charges.

Ya'acov Litzman

United Torah Judaism: We will support Netanyahu even in new elections

"We are talking about elections that are completely unnecessary," Deputy Minister of Health Rabbi Ya'acov Litzman and Chairman of Finance Committee Rabbi Moshe Gafni wrote.

Israel's Deputy Health Minister, Yaakov Litzman (C) from United Torah Judaism party attends a meeting at the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in Jerusalem September 13, 2017.

Extradite Leifer and force Litzman to step down, says ZFA to Netanyahu

ZFA President Jeremy Leibler met with Jewish Agency Chairman Isaac Herzog to express the concerns of the Australian Jewish community regarding the ongoing delays in the extradition of Malka Leifer.

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 Israeli Prison Service guards, in Jerusalem February 14, 2018

Private investigator: Leifer functions like a normal woman

Israeli justice system "a farce" in the eyes of many, says anti-sex abuse activist

Demonstration against Malka Leifer outside the Jerusalem District Court