Charedi Israeli Politician Faces Backlash After Being Filmed Dancing to Anti-zionist Neturei Karta Anthem

Ultra-orthodox Israeli minister dances to anti-Zionist song, unites coalition and opposition seeking his ouster

Housing Minister Goldknopf, leader of the ultra-Orthodox United Torah Judaism (UTJ) party and a key member of Netanyahu's ruling coalition, was seen joining in with young men singing a controversial song rejecting the legitimacy of the Israeli state and military

Haredi minister faces sacking after dancing to anti-Zionist song

Israeli Housing Minister Yitzchak Goldknopf was seen singing and dancing to an anti-Zionist song, leading to calls for him to be fired.

Charedi Israeli Politician Faces Backlash After Being Filmed Dancing to Anti-zionist Neturei Karta Anthem

JERUSALEM – Israeli Minister of Housing and Construction, Yitzhak Goldknopf, is facing significant criticism after being filmed dancing at a family wedding to the song “In their offices, we do not appear, and in the rule of the infidels, we do not believe,” which calls for refusal to serve in the military. The incident occurred […]

Housing Minister filmed dancing to anti-Zionist song

Construction and Housing Minister Yitzchak Goldknopf was filmed at a relative's wedding dancing to a song against the state of Israel and the IDF. He later disavowed the incident as fellow ministers called for his ouster.

Goldknopf under fire for dancing to Neturei Karta anthem

Goldknopf apologizes after being filmed dancing to an anti-Zionist song at a wedding, sparking outrage from Israeli leaders and calls for him to leave the government.

The Minister of Construction and Housing announced that he would only leave his post in the Ministry of Internal Affairs in protest at the non-promotion of the conscription law. “It has been concluded that I will hold the above position as a guarantee of advancing a law regulating the status of Torah scholars,” he wrote in a letter to the Cabinet Secretary. “The leadership of the Torah Judaism faction has assumed the responsibility to continue a…