Minister Meir Porush has instructed the expropriation of Arab properties on Hashalshelet Street in the Jewish Quarter of Jerusalem's Old City, in accordance with the expropriation map established ...

United Torah Judaism MK Meir Porush warned on Sunday that the conflict over ultra-Orthodox enlistment could escalate into “civil war” if legislation is not passed regulating military service ...

The Knesset Ethics Committee reprimanded a United Torah Judaism lawmaker for saying that members of a group that holds women’s prayer services at the Western Wall should be “thrown to the dogs.” Meir ...

A boycott of West Bank settlements is a favorite subject for discussion among Palestinian activists and Western liberals alike. Surprisingly, it’s getting some ultra-Orthodox Israelis talking too. In ...

The apparent victory of a secular businessman in Jerusalem’s mayoral elections was greeted with relief by Israelis concerned about the increasing Orthodox character of the city. Early exit polls ...

In a mayoral race widely seen as a struggle for the soul of Jerusalem, Nir Barkat, a secular, high-tech multi-millionaire and ex-paratrooper, defeated Meir Porush, candidate of the city’s large, ultra ...

Member of Knesset Meir Porush (United Torah Judaism) began a rare protest on Thursday morning outside the office of Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara at the Ministry of Justice in Jerusalem. The ...

The Haredi parties in the Knesset are enraged. The Knesset Special Committee for the Equal Sharing of the Burden headed by Jewish Home MK Ayelet Shaked, approved criminal sanctions for draft dodgers ...

A voter survey released after polls closed predicted victory for a secular businessman against a powerful ultra-Orthodox Jewish leader in Jerusalem's mayoral race Tuesday, a contest that again exposed ...

Last week, I attended a meeting in the Knesset with MK Meir Porush (United Torah Judaism) and a group of aliyah activists who have joined to form what they call the Charedi Eretz Yisrael Coalition.

A secular businessman appeared to have won an election for mayor of Jerusalem Tuesday against a powerful ultra-Orthodox Jewish leader in a race that again exposed the deep divide between religious and ...