Tag: Knesset
Arab Knesset member suspended for calling Israeli soldiers ‘murderers’
The Knesset Ethics Committee suspended Knesset member Hanin Zoabi (Joint Arab List) on Wednesday from Israeli Knesset plenum sessions and committee discussions for one week for calling soldiers of the Israel Defense Forces “murderers.”
MK...
Israel sees sharp rise in women in national politics, but not at local level
Israel has seen a sharp rise in the number of women serving on the national political stage in recent years, though the number of women in local politics is still sluggish, new statistics released...
Knesset passes two laws aimed at Palestinian terrorism and incitement
The Knesset passed two laws on Wednesday aimed at cracking down on Palestinian terrorism.
One allows the state to revoke the permanent residence status of convicted terrorists, and the other allows Israeli police to retain...
Knesset caucus presents practical steps to be taken against Palestinian terror
The Israel Victory Project, together with the Knesset Israel Victory Caucus, held a discussion on holding the Palestinian Authority, especially its senior officials, directly responsible for its murderous incitement.
During the caucus meeting on Tuesday,...
50 parliamentary officials to attend international forum at Knesset
The Knesset will host its largest ever conference next week, to be attended by 50 secretaries general and directors general of parliaments from around the world.
Among the conference participants will be representatives of the...
Israeli lawmakers author counter-bill criminalizing Polish Holocaust denial
In a direct response to a bill passed by Polish legislators criminalizing terms that link Poland to any involvement of the heinous crimes in the Holocaust, 61 members of Israel’s Knesset co-sponsored new legislation...
‘Abbas says one thing in English, another in Arabic
Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein met with European Union Foreign Affairs High Representative Federica Mogherini Tuesday.
Edelstein described the meeting, which lasted 45 minutes, as cordial.
The Knesset Speaker asked Mogherini to respond to the two-hour anti-Semitic rant...
Zohar: State of Israel should be governed only by Jews
Arab MKs slammed incoming Knesset House Committee Chairman MK Miki Zohar (Likud) over comments suggesting that Arab lawmakers would not be suited to lead the Israeli government.
Speaking with Arutz Sheva Monday, Zohar doubled-down on his comments,...
Debate Over What New Knesset Moves Mean
President Donald Trump opened the door on Jerusalem last month, and this week Israel’s right-wing coalition sought to bust the hinges.
And Jewish leaders and political observers are standing in the doorway a little dazed,...
Knesset passes law requiring officials to ‘consider Jewish tradition’ to permit Shabbat work
The Knesset approved a bill that would require Israeli officials to “consider Jewish tradition” when issuing permits for work on Shabbat, the Jewish Sabbath.
Under the current law, work can only take place in Shabbat...