Tag: Knesset
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...
‘Pay to slay’ bill backtracked by head of Netanyahu’s coalition
In what was assumed to be an obvious pass in the second reading of the “pay to slay” Knesset bill turned out to shock and dismay Israeli lawmakers as the head of the coalition,...
Bill to exempt Israeli prime ministers from certain taxes passes its first reading
A bill that would exempt Israeli prime ministers from paying taxes on various personal assets passed its first plenum reading in the Knesset Finance Committee on Monday.
The legislation advanced as Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu...
‘Pay to slay’ Knesset bill: ‘The PA will be forced to make a decision’
The Israeli bill meant to discourage the Palestinian Authority from paying terrorists, which was just given authorization by the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee to go to a final vote in Israel’s Knesset, will...
New bill to bring Judea and Samaria land cases to lower courts passes first...
A new bill that would require Palestinians to file land ownership and demolition cases in Israeli district courts, rather than jumping straight to the High Court, passed its first reading in the Knesset on...
Knesset committee urges Netanyahu to implore Trump to change part of US aid deal
Knesset members on Monday told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that up to 22,000 workers in Israel’s defense industry could lose their jobs to the tune of a whopping $1.3 billion in annual losses...
Knesset advances regulations imposing fines on illegal housing construction
The Knesset’s Internal Affairs and Environment Committee approved new regulations that will impose administrative fines on illegal construction and violations of demolition orders.
Regulations approved on Monday by the Knesset’s Internal Affairs Committee mandate administrative...