Tag: Knesset
Knesset passes law curtailing protests during COVID-19 lockdown
Following a heated all-night parliamentary session, Israel’s Knesset on Wednesday passed a law limiting public protests during the national COVID-19 lockdown.
Under the law, Israelis are barred from attending demonstrations more than .6 miles from...
Israeli minister outlines plan to foster stronger unity among Diaspora Jewry
Following the adoption of the Israeli government’s plan earlier this summer to help ensure unity of the global Jewish community, JNS took some time to talk with Minister of Diaspora Affairs Omer Yankelevitch about the strategic...
Israel delays budget deadline, preventing election (for now)
Israel’s Knesset on Monday passed a final version of a bill to extend the deadline for parliament to pass a state budget.
The new date is Dec. 23, said the Knesset in a statement. If a budget...
Knesset to approve budget deadline extension, averting government collapse
Israel’s Knesset Finance Committee on Monday morning approved a final version of a bill to extend the deadline for parliament to pass a state budget. The new date is Dec. 23, the Knesset said in a...
Can calls for unity and moderation unite divided societies?
It says something about the state of Israeli society that a speech containing many platitudes and little in the way of practical suggestions not only went viral, but is also being lauded as a model for...
After Knesset fiasco, Twitter still refuses to remove Iran leader’s account
Twitter is refusing to take down the account of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s account on the social-media platform, even though he posts tweets calling for the genocide of Israel and the Jewish...
New bill seeks to grant rabbis immunity from incitement charges
A new bill presented last week by ultra-Orthodox parties Shas and United Torah Judaism seeks to grant rabbis comprehensive immunity against criminal prosecution for incitement, Israel Hayom learned on Sunday.
The bill, sponsored by UTJ Knesset member...
Twitter to Knesset Committee: Khamenei’s calls to destroy Israel don’t violate our guidelines
A Twitter official said on Wednesday that Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei’s calls for the genocide of the Jews do not violate the social-media platform’s rules.
Speaking with Israel’s Knesset Committee for Immigration, Absorption and...
![[Former] Israeli Defense Minister Naftali Bennett attends the launch of the Yamina Party campaign, on Feb. 12, 2020. Photo by Tomer Neuberg/Flash90.](https://jewishwebsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/F200212TN38-e1583655315336-880x495-1-324x235.jpg "MK Naftali Bennett: No guarantee of support for Netanyahu’s Likud in event of new elections")
MK Naftali Bennett: No guarantee of support for Netanyahu’s Likud in event of new...
Former Defense Minister and current Knesset member Naftali Bennett told Israel’s Channel 13 on Monday night that there was “absolutely” no guarantee that he would join a Likud-led government in the event of a new round...
Report: Growing discord may dissolve Joint Arab List
Internal conflicts plaguing Israel’s Joint Arab List could soon spell the end of the road for the faction, Israeli media reported over the weekend.
Formed ahead of the 2015 elections, the alliance, comprising the Arab...