Tag: Knesset
Knesset members back mandatory life sentence for convicted wife killers
The Knesset’s Constitution, Law and Justice Committee on Wednesday voted in favor of imposing a life sentence on men convicted of murdering their wives.
The decision was made during a discussion on an amendment to...
Joint List, Meretz MKs to host Knesset conference on ridding Hebron of Jews
Joint List and Meretz Knesset members will host a conference at the Knesset next week calling for the immediate expulsion of Jews from the ancient city of Hebron.
“The settlement in Hebron is the expression...
Shin Bet head tells Knesset committee it prevented 1,000-plus terror attacks this year
Israel’s Shin Bet security services prevented more than 1,000 terror attacks in the last year, according to a report by director Nadav Argaman to the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee.
“We’ve thwarted 480 terror...
Bill authorizing death penalty for Palestinian murderers given OK by Netanyahu
A controversial bill that would execute Palestinian terrorists found guilty of murdering Israeli civilians or soldiers was given the support of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday.
The prime minister gave coalition party heads...
Knesset passes law to redistribute government funding to non-left films
A new law approved in the Knesset on Monday will enable the office of the Minister of Culture and Sport to decide the amount of government subsidies that Israeli films receive, which will be...
Arab Knesset members meet with Arab League to discuss law defining Israel as Jewish
The head of the Arab League hosted a delegation of Arab Knesset members from the Joint List party on Tuesday, who railed against a new Israeli nation-state law that defines Israel as a Jewish...
Complete Text of the Controversial Nationality Bill approved for second and third Knesset readings
Israel’s controversial nationality bill will move ahead for second and third readings in the Knesset, after receiving approval from a special Knesset committee.
The vote was taken from members of the House Committee and the...
Knesset passes law banning Breaking the Silence from entering Israeli schools
A law banning groups grounded in the criticism of Israel Defense Forces’ soldiers and the operations of the IDF passed on Tuesday in the Knesset.
Education Minister Naftali Bennett and Shuli Mualem-Refaeli, the Jewish Home...
Israelis join Americans to celebrate Independence Day and Jerusalem embassy
Independence Day festivities marking America’s 242nd Independence Day took place in Israel on Tuesday night, hosted by U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman at Airport City in Tel Aviv.
Among the hundreds in attendance at...
Netanyahu vows to pass nation-state bill by end of Knesset’s current session
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged Sunday to ensure that the controversial nation-state bill passes the legislative process by the end of the Knesset’s summer session on July 22.
The bill defines Israel as...