Netanyahu: ‘In Next Election, 40 Knesset Seats is the Objective’
Elections are currently scheduled for November 5, 2019, unless elections are held.
Panicked Israeli Opposition Attacking Arab MKs’ Plan to Seek UN Condemnation of Israel
Israel's political system was shaken up Sunday after a revelation that the PA plans to seek UN condemnation of Israel over the Nationality Law, with support from the Joint Arab List.
Knesset Health Committee Schedules Emergency Session on West Nile Virus
The committee intends to build an immediate strategy to end the outbreak of the disease in the country.
Treason: Arab MKs Join PA in Declaring July 19 ‘Israeli Apartheid Day’
In 2015, South African MP Joseph Meshoe said: "There is a widespread allegation, really a slander, that Israel is an apartheid state. That notion is simply wrong. It is inaccurate and it is malicious."
Gaza Expulsion Day – What Did Israeli Pols Predict 13 Years Ago?
Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz: "We will be in of control of the envelope around the fence, and the level of terror will drop in the Gaza Strip, as pragmatic forces will rise."
New Bill Would Force Parents to Vaccinate Children
"Every parent knows perfectly well how viruses jump from one child to the next in kindergarten."
Litzman: No Compromise On Draft Law
Litzman: We have no interest in going to elections, but we can’t compromise on such a substantial and fundamental issue.
Can Coalition Haredim Live with It? Court Orders New Draft Law in 4 Months
The High Court of Justice on Tuesday night approved a four-month extension for the government to pass the new IDF draft, after which Haredi...
Report: NIF, EU, UN Drive Ferocious Campaign to Quash Israel’s Nationality Law
The Struggle Headquarters propaganda maliciously misrepresents the law, using a false comparison between two Border Guard officers, one a Jew, the other a Druze.
Irate Smotrich Demands Netanyahu, Shaked, Intervene in Rabbinate’s Anti-Settlements Move
MK Bezalel Smotrich (Habayit Hayehudi) on Monday sent an angry letter to Prime Minister Netanyahu and Justice Minister Shaked, protesting the decision to discriminate...
Knesset Committee Ratifies Anti-Prostitution Bill
The bill does not target those who only want to pay for the services of a woman's womb.
Quietly, Netanyahu Approves Renovations of Kotel Mixed Prayer Plaza
All we need now are actual Reform and Conservative Jews to show up once the plaza is renovated.
Druze General Taking Ride on Nationality Law: Netanyahu’s Offer Humiliating
In March 2017, Asad was arrested together with 12 others on suspicion of conspiring to commit a crime, money laundering, fraud and breach of trust.
Netanyahu, Druze Leaders Reach Deal to End Rift Over Nation-State Law
The law will include support for community religious, cultural and educational institutions; and the strengthening of Druze towns and villages.
IDF Suspends Druze Officer After Public Protest Against Nation-State Law
Somehow Israel's minority populations have been led to believe their rights have been or will be abrogated by the passage of this basic law.
Early Survey Shows Modest Majority of Israeli Jews Supporting Nationality Law
Not surprisingly, a full 84% of the Arab public thinks there was no need to legislate the Nationality Law.
Daughter of Shas Party Founder Rav Ovadia Establishes New Party
The party list features names from a variety of sides inside Israeli society.
Netanyahu to Set Up Team to Strengthen Ties with Druze Community
Druze MKs argue that the law violates fundamental rights such as the right to equality, and doesn’t give equal status to non-Jewish minorities.
PM Netanyahu Defends Nation-State Law
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu strongly defended the new Jewish Nation-State Basic Law that was voted in last week.
Report: Habayit Hayehudi Will Oppose Any Kahlon Attempt to Alter Nationality Law
The Habayit Hayehudi Knesset faction will resolutely oppose any attempt by Kulanu and Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon to make any changes in the Nationality...
Labor Arab MK Resigns over Nationality Law, Will Be Replaced by an Oleh from...
Bahloul will presumably be replaced by Robert Tiviaev, a Russian Jewish oleh.
Kahlon, Bennett, Regret Parts of Nationality Law, Promise Amendments
"There is a specific flaw in the law concerning our Druze brothers which must be rectified, but the law itself is essential and will remain in place."
Tzipi Livni to be the New Knesset Opposition Leader
Gabai and Livni agreed to appoint Livni as opposition leader, while letting Gabai keep his hopes up for the Prime Minister's position.
Death Threats Against Druze Minister for Supporting Nationality Law
Three Druze MKs, two of them members of the coalition, petitioned the High Court of Justice against the Nationality Law.
Knesset Decriminalizes Private Use of Cannabis
The bill was approved by a vote of 41-1, with one abstention.
Basic Law: ‘Israel as the Nation-State of the Jewish People’ Approved by Knesset 62-55
"This is our state -- the Jewish state. . . Today we made it law: This is our nation, language and flag."
Prime Minister’s Salary to Rise After Knesset OK’s Tax Exemptions on Expenses
MK Miki Zohar says the law addresses concerns that a talented prime minister would rather work in the private sector.
Knesset Committee Confirms Revised Nationality Law for Final Plenum Vote
Committee Chairman MK Amir Ohana (Likud): "The Jewish people deserve a Jewish state by law."
Knesset Rescinds Prime Minister’s Right to Declare War
Under the law effective immediately, the Cabinet must approve a decision to go to war, or to initiate an action that could lead to war.
Knesset Passes Law Barring ‘Breaking the Silence’ from Schools
The new law adds to the goals of Israel's public education bringing up school children with the ideal of serving either in the IDF or the National Service.