Tag: Knesset
Israel’s UN ambassador resigns to run for Knesset
Israeli Ambassador to the U.N. Danny Danon announced Wednesday that he was resigning his post and will return to Israel to vie for a slot on the Likud list in the party primary ahead...
Israel Elections 2019: Timeline of key events
December 26: Knesset officially votes to dissolve parliament (must occur up to 90 days before the election).
January-February: Primaries for Likud, Labor, Joint Arab List, Jewish Home & Meretz parties. Kulanu, Israel Beitenu, Yesh Atid...
Yisrael Beytenu submits bill to deduct ‘martyr payments’ from PA funds
Yisrael Beytenu leader, Avigdor Lieberman and four members of his party presented a bill to the Knesset on Tuesday seeking to deduct the amount of money the Palestinian Authority pays terrorists and their families...
Knesset to host seven Arab journalists living in Europe
The Knesset, Israel’s parliament, is preparing to host seven Arab journalists living in Europe in an effort to open communication lines, Israel Hayom has learned.
The journalists are Egyptian, Lebanese, Algerian and Moroccan nationals employed by...
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...