The Knesset

When a politician's ideas are weighed only according to how much bashing they can be used for – maybe politics is not the place for smart people.

"The thief's chances of being caught and prosecuted are still low."

With Barkat at the helm, things look amazing for the right-wing bloc.

The Citizenship Law could serve as the bridge for future peace among the four right-wing Zionist parties in and out of the coalition.

Someone should mention that the bulk of the blame for the way things stand today at Homesh rests with former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

MK Smotrich presented this as yet another capitulation of Shaked to the Arabs, another win for Taha.

Taha's behavior at the helm was reminiscent of King Solomon's remark (Proverbs 30:22) about "a slave who becomes a king."

MK Yuli-Yoel Edelstein (Likud) said, "In the meantime, the young settlement enterprise has aged a lot."

Normally, this issue would be taken up by the Knesset Ethics Committee, but the current Knesset doesn't have one.

Israeli Arabs don't trust the government to implement plans for fighting crime in Arab communities.

The subcommittee will promote outside the box ideas in search of creative solutions.

According to Rogel, the frequent reports on Israeli media about those attacks on the road are part of the right-wing's effort to retake the government.

It is "difficult not to attribute malicious intent to the police and the State Attorney's Office and all their senior officials."

MK Mansour Abbas is a clever and dangerous enemy.

There are some hard numbers about the Reform in Israel, and they're quite low.

DM Gantz was mostly flexing his right-wing muscles for political gain, but now a crafty right-wing opposition MK is going to take this all the way to the cops.

They're both free thinkers, but for the time being, only Michael is being targeted by the police for political harassment.

The minister's humiliation eventually ended because it was time to go to commercials.

"Shame on you, Knesset members who lick the backside of terrorism."

Last spring, MK Ben-Gvir was not a commentator on the news – he was the news.

It stands to show you that even the ancient principle of "Achrei mot kdoshim" has limits.

The bill requires platforms to clearly state their policies for removing content and blocking users by providing “an available response in the Hebrew language for the investigation of complaints” and to offer a way for users to ask about removal; it also clarifies when they can seek damages in court.

The Religious Services Minister will appoint a woman rabbinical court advocate.

Here are a few choice items I translated hurriedly. Clearly, a deeper discussion should follow.

Sa'ar was clearly enjoying himself, even though he didn't crack a smile.

It should be interesting to watch the Knesset becoming divided not along the traditional coalition vs. opposition divider, but as sharks vs. guppies.

Of course, if the finance and environmental protection folks really want to clean up Israel, and at the same time repress Haredi families even more, they should go after disposable diapers.

Benny Gantz, is the most bitter politician in the Knesset today.

About 60 Arab squatters in Sheikh Jarrah are slated for eviction, after having exhausted the appeal process in Israeli courts.

Why it's a Topsy-Turvy world we live in, isn't it?