Yitzhak Goldknopf

Ofer Winter rejects Goldknopf's demand for universal yeshiva student IDF draft exemption

Winter also called for Goldknopf to stop "deceiving the public," saying that "this system harms first and foremost the true Torah students."

Amcha Yisrael party chairman Ofer Winter speaks during a press conference in Tel Aviv, September 2, 2026.
MK Yitzhak Pindrus speaks during a Finance committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, June 3, 2026.

'Start with Lazimi': Haredi lawmaker suggests opposition MK should be shot for protesting

Yitzhak Goldknopf

Discussion on Goldknopf’s proposal to lower VAT postponed by two weeks

Construction and Housing Minister Yitzhak Goldknopf

Goldknopf proposes lowering the VAT to 17%


No easier solution: This is what you'll pay organizers in urban renewal projects

For the first time: The Government Authority for Urban Renewal publishes recommended salaries for project organizers, which can impact project feasibility and homeowners' returns.

 The demolition of the building on 1 Pin Street, Tel Aviv, August 2015.

Revolution in public housing: Eligible families to choose their own apartment

Amid the ongoing conflict and growing housing waitlist, a new program lets eligible families choose their own apartments - a major policy shift. Inbar Mazuz-Shor from the Housing Ministry explains.

A couple with a daughter in a new apartment.

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.

'Holy Torah will prevail': Haredi lawmakers, ministers rage at Israel's High Court

Jerusalem Affairs and Jewish Tradition Minister Meir Porush said the ruling is "leading to two states" of religious and secular Jews.

 (L-R) Jerusalem and Jewish Tradition Minister Meir Porush; Shas leader Arye Deri

'Without Torah, who would protect us?': Goldknopf addresses haredi draft

"If it wasn't for the Torah, I don't know where we would be today, who would protect us,” Goldknopf said. 

 CONSTRUCTION AND Housing Minister Yitzhak Goldknopf arrives for a cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem.

Bridging theory and practice: Can academia drive urban renewal in Israel?

Pioneering collaboration: Governmental Authority for Urban Renewal hosts groundbreaking conference to connect academic discourse with policy implementation.

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New regulations demand full transparency in urban renewal

Apartment owners in urban renewal projects will benefit from new regulations, ensuring transparency and cancellation if deal standards aren't met.

 New regulations demand full transparency in urban renewal.

Haredim should think twice before toppling the coalition - opinion

Both the haredim and Netanyahu know that the status quo cannot continue.

 Housing Minister Yitzhak Goldknopf, leader of United Torah Judaism, arrives for a cabinet meeting together with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Goldknopf: Response to terrorism - building homes in Binyamin

Minister of Construction Yitzhak Goldknopf aims to counter terrorism by fast-tracking a new settlement with thousands of homes near the attack site, following government approval.

 Israeli security forces at the scene of a suspected terror attack near Elazar, in Gush Etzion, in the West Bank, on March 21, 2024.

Public transport strengthened for private wedding at Goldknopf's request

Construction and Housing Minister Yitzhak Goldknopf asks for additional bus from ultra-Orthodox cities to Jerusalem for Gerer Rebbe's grandson's wedding.

Yitzhak Goldknopf