Tag: Yariv Levin
Levin’s election as Knesset speaker clears the way for ‘Deri, Ben-Gvir Bills’
The Knesset is due to vote this week, or next week at the latest, on two bills considered highly controversial: the so-called “Deri Bill,” aimed at enabling the chairman of the Shas Party, Aryeh...
Likud MK Yariv Levin elected Knesset speaker
Likud Knesset member Yariv Levin was elected Knesset Speaker on Tuesday morning, setting the stage for the incoming government.
Two pieces of legislation are expected to be tackled first following Levin’s election, Channel 12 reported. The first...
‘Overriding’ Supreme Court emerges as priority in Israel’s coalition negotiations
If the coalition negotiations are any guide, judicial reform will top the legislative agenda of Israel’s next government. Reining in the Supreme Court is a key issue for Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu’s prospective coalition...
Israel’s ‘change’ bloc attempts hasty move to replace Knesset speaker
Israel’s “change” bloc, headed by Yesh Atid Party chairman Yair Lapid, initiated a move to replace Knesset Speaker Yariv Levin, multiple media outlets reported on Thursday.
The move followed Lapid’s announcement to Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin on...
Israeli Supreme Court president blasts critics for ‘undermining’ rule of law
Israeli Supreme Court President Esther Hayut blasted critics of the court at the annual Israel Bar Association conference in Eilat on Monday.
“The undermining of the legitimacy of the courts and their judgements in effect...
Israel’s presidential election set for June 2
Knesset Speaker Yariv Levin on Monday set June 2 as the date for Israel’s presidential election.
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin’s term expires in July, and by law, the vote must take place no later than...
Israel’s 24th Knesset sworn in under cloud of coalition crisis
Israel’s 24th Knesset was sworn in on Tuesday with less than the customary fanfare due to coronavirus restrictions on the number of attendees and the political crisis that is threatening to lead to a fifth round...
Netanyahu calls for new way of selecting judges in Israel
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on Monday for reforming the way that judges are selected with Knesset Speaker Yariv Levin of the Likud Party proposing a new way to do so.
“It is necessary...
Israel marks 25 years since Yitzhak Rabin’s assassination
Israel on Thursday marked the 25th anniversary of the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin with a series of commemorative events, including a special Knesset plenum session.
Speaking at the state ceremony at the President’s...
Ahead of Netanyahu arraignment, Knesset speaker blasts trial as judicial ‘low point’
Hours before the first day of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahy’s trial was set to begin, Knesset Speaker Yariv Levin on Sunday blasted the indictments, calling them “unprecedented in Western democracies.”
“This day … will be...