Tag: Knesset
Israel extends emergency coronavirus regulations for 45 days
Israel’s Knesset voted on Tuesday to extend emergency regulations aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19.
Lawmakers in the Knesset’s Constitution, Law and Justice Committee extended the deadline for another 45 days after the original...
Israeli Justice Minister vows to block any attempt to bypass Supreme Court
Israeli Justice Minister Avi Nissenkorn of the center-left Blue and White Party on Saturday vowed to work against the legislation of an override clause which would prevent the Supreme Court from striking down laws...
Proposed Israeli ‘Coronavirus Law’ to be softened due to civil-rights concerns
Following a public outcry this week, proposed legislation seeking to increase the Israeli government’s powers to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic is going to be softened.
In its current form, the “Coronavirus Law”—a memorandum of...
Yair Lapid officially appointed leader of Israel’s opposition
Yesh Atid-Telem Party chairman and Knesset member Yair Lapid officially became the leader of the Israeli opposition on Wednesday.
Knesset Speaker Yariv Levin made the formal announcement about Lapid’s new role at the opening of...
Yamina proposes bill to protect sitting prime ministers from prosecution
Israel’s right-wing Yamina Party announced on Monday that it had submitted a bill aimed at preventing the criminal prosecution of a sitting prime minister.
In a statement released to the press, Yamina leader Naftali Bennett,...
New unity government pledges to continue corona response, apply sovereignty in Judea and Samaria
After more than 500 days of political instability and three consecutive national elections, Israel’s 35th government was officially sworn in.
The installation of a unity government on Sunday concludes months of intense political battles that...
Netanyahu officially announces formation of new government
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu officially announced on Wednesday evening that he had succeeded in forming a new government 18 months after the first of three rounds of Knesset elections was held.
Netanyahu sent letters...
The Supreme Court and the Knesset
The two issues that kept Israel’s Supreme Court busy (all eleven judges sitting together, which is very rare, I understand) deliberating in public view (a) whether Israel can have a prime minister about to...
As Israel’s Supreme Court weighs in on unity government, how much power should it...
In a landmark ruling, Israel’s Supreme Court rejected all petitions against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu forming a new government while under indictment, and against the emergency unity government deal signed by Netanyahu and...
Israel extends phone-tracking surveillance for three weeks
A Knesset panel extended the mobile phone-data tracking system by the Shin Bet security service until May 26, giving Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu less additional time than he had wanted.
Netanyahu’s cabinet will present...