Tag: Knesset
Speaking at new Samaria community, Smotrich eyes expansion of Israel’s borders
Israel’s military achievements since the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led invasion will ultimately be accompanied at the political level by the expansion of the nation’s borders in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich...
Knesset passes first reading of death penalty for terrorists bill
A bill to impose the death penalty on convicted terrorists, who committed murder, passed its first reading in the Knesset plenum on Monday night by a vote of 39 to 16. It must pass...
‘Antisemitism is a fact,’ Netanyahu tells Knesset, but Israel will prevail
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the rising tide of Jew-hatred since the Hamas-led attacks of Oct. 7, 2023, during a Knesset address on Monday night, stating that “Antisemitism is a fact.”
“As my father...
IDF preparing plans for renewed fighting in Gaza Strip, Smotrich tells JNS
The Israel Defense Forces is preparing plans for “a renewed occupation of Gaza and the dismantling of Hamas,” Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, a member of Jerusalem’s Security Cabinet, told JNS on Monday.
“We will...
Netanyahu tells Knesset Israel ‘stronger than ever’ after two years of war
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the Knesset on Monday that the Jewish state had emerged “stronger than ever” from two years of war, saying his “determined and courageous decisions” helped cement Jerusalem’s status...
Knesset Museum inaugurated in Jerusalem
The Knesset Museum was inaugurated on Monday at Jerusalem’s Frumin House, which served as the temporary home of the Israeli parliament from 1950 to 1966.
The first through fifth Knesset sessions were held in the...
Motion to impeach Arab Knesset lawmaker fails to achieve supermajority
A Knesset proposal to remove Ayman Odeh, leader of the Arab-majority Hadash-Ta'al Party, failed to pass on Monday night, with only 73 out of the required 90 lawmakers voting in favor of the motion.
Fifteen...
Knesset extends ‘Al Jazeera’ ban six more months
Israeli lawmakers voted on Wednesday to extend a temporary order that allows for banning Qatari broadcaster Al Jazeera's operations in the Jewish state by another six months, until Nov. 30, 2025.
Sixteen Knesset members voted in...
Smotrich: Renewed fighting in Gaza will be ‘completely different’
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich (Religious Zionism Party) said on Monday that should the war in Gaza resume, Israel's approach would be "very aggressive."
During a faction meeting of his Religious Zionism Party at the...
Knesset members gift Purim baskets ahead of joyous Jewish holiday
Israeli lawmakers from the coalition and opposition exchanged mishloach manot, gift baskets filled with food, on Thursday ahead of the Purim holiday, for which celebrations started on Thursday.
National Unity Party Chairman Benny Gantz, a former War Cabinet...