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South Carolina Unanimously Passes ‘Anti-Semitism Bill’

The bipartisan bill codifies the State Department definition of anti-Semitism, and... "is meant to protect Jewish students from discrimination."

Bill Monitoring NGOs’ Campaign Spending Passes Preliminary Vote

The purpose of the bill is to 'prevent an inappropriate intervention' of non-party entities in the elections to the Knesset.

Senators Introduce Bill to Award Congressional Gold Medal to Soldier Who Saved Jewish-American POWs

Upon seeing the soldiers united as one, a German officer angrily shouted, 'They cannot all be Jews!' – to which Edmonds replied, 'We are all Jews here.'

At Last: Knesset Plenum Begins 3-Day Debate on ‘Settlement Regulation’ Bill

PM Netanyahu has been on both sides of the fence regarding the new bill, but mostly, people in his circle explained, out of fear of retribution from the Obama Administration.

Virginia to Debate Landmark Anti-Semitism Bill

For Virginia, HB 2261 follows a number of anti-Semitic incidents on public university campuses across Virginia in 2016.

Knesset Rejects Bill Calling to Appoint Replacement for Netanyahu ‘Just in Case’

The opposition bill was submitted against a backdrop of growing expectations that Israel's police will soon recommend to the state prosecution to open criminal procedures against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Bennett Promising Ma’ale Adumim Sovereignty Bill By Month’s End

The Knesset Constitution Committee is scheduled to debate a plan to apply Israeli sovereignty in Ma'aleh Adumim on Monday.

Bennett’s ‘Breaking the Silence’ Bill Bars Anti-IDF Groups from Israeli Schools

MK Lapid said 'Israel's school system must not permit entry of organizations that slander IDF officers and soldiers, calling them criminals and encouraging insubordination. Consider what happens to a student who hears these stories just before joining the Army.'

Govt. Approves Bill Depriving Anti-Zionist NGOs of National Service Interns

'It is inconceivable that we ourselves provide subsidized manpower to organizations that work on behalf of foreign interests, depict Israel as a war criminal, protect mega-terrorists, and slander IDF soldiers.'

ZOA Applauds Bill Improving Title VI Protections for Jewish Students

This legislation is crucial to ensuring that the rights of Jewish students to a safe and welcoming campus environment are fully protected by Title VI of the Civil Rights

Religious Leaders Call for Negotiation, not Legislation on Muezzin bill

MK Yehuda Glick believes that dialogue not legislation is what's needed to lower the decibel level of the Muezzins.

Three Republicans Introduce Bill to Cut Funds to PA over Pay to Terrorist Murderers

Senator Graham asked, “Why is the Palestinian Authority paying young Palestinians to commit acts of terror against innocent Americans like Taylor Force or Israelis?"

CAIR’s Awad: Anti-Terror JASTA Bill Part of “War on Islam”

It might be one of the few things on which Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton agree: President Obama was wrong Friday when he vetoed the "Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act."

Obama Vetoes Bill Letting 9/11 Families Sue Saudi Arabia

A group named 9/11 Families & Survivors United for Justice Against Terrorism released a statement Friday arguing the president's reasoning for the veto is "unconvincing and unsupportable."

U.S., Israel Sign Historic Military Aid Bill

The new security deal, which covers fiscal years 2019 to 2028, stands at $38 billion or $3.8 billion per year.

Bill Clinton Inquired about Shimon Peres’ Condition

President Clinton was paid $500,000 to speak at Shimon Peres' birthday celebration in Israel on June 17, 2013.

White House: Obama to Veto Bill Empowering 9/11 Families to Sue the Saudis

Democratic lawmakers are concerned the veto would ignite a showdown between the White House and Congress that would damage the president.

Quebec Bill 59 Seeking to Protect Muslims by Quashing Free Speech

A petition to "Stop Quebec Bill 59" says the bill "criminalizes criticism of Islam and anything considered an Islamic practice (Honor killings, honor rape, female genital mutilation, female oppression, and beating of wives and children)."

Turkish Parliament Passes Israeli Compensation Bill

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said earlier this month that Jerusalem had met all of Ankara’s preconditions for normalizing ties, which were degraded in 2010.

Knesset Committee Approves Flag Burning Bill for Final Vote

"Freedom of expression does not mean you are allowed everything," said Committee Chairman MK David Amsalem (Likud).

Raucous Knesset Passes NGO Foreign Funding Transparency Bill

When MK Slomiansky read from a list of just how much money some leftwing NGO received from abroad the opposition benches went on the warpath, drowning his voice with their angry shouting.

New Bill to Stop Privileged Conditions for Hamas Security Prisoners

Among the privileges which will become outlawed should the bill pass are conjugal visits, canteen purchases, and possession of TV sets and game consoles.

Knesset Committee Approves Bill Protecting Minorities Serving in the IDF

The legislation, proposed by MK Yoav Kisch (Likud), seeks to protect Israeli minorities who voluntarily serve in the IDF and suffer from increasing incitements against them.

Justice Committee Approves NGO Foreign Funding Transparency Bill for Final Vote

Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked (Habayit Hayehudi) praised the transparency law, saying it would expose the fact that anti-Israeli NGOs are being funded by foreign governments.

New Bill Revokes Get-Refusing Inmates’ ‘Mehadrin’ Kosher Food, Boarding Privileges

"A man who turns his wife into an aguna and refuses to obey the judges' order to stop abusing her is not truly a man who values halakha and maintaining a Jewish lifestyle."

‘Woman in Gold’ Helen Mirren Testifies for Holocaust Art Restitution Bill

The legislation is sponsored by Republican senators Ted Cruz and John Cornyn of Texas and Democratic senators Chuck Schumer of New York and Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut.

Felder-Cusick Bill Foils City Council Efforts to Force Additional Taxes on New Yorkers

“I’ve been disgusted every time I’ve heard the absurd plastic bag tax legislation introduced.”

Bill Letting 9/11 Victims Sue Saudi Arabia Passes Senate

Senate Democrats went against the wishes of the Obama administration, which warned the bill could expose Americans overseas to legal risks.

Bill Clinton’s Palestinian State

Bill Clinton’s experience with the Palestinians should be a cautionary tale to the next President.

Bill Clinton: ‘I Killed Myself to Give Palestinians a State’ [video]

"...Hamas is really smart. When they decide to rocket Israel, they insinuate themselves in the hospitals, in the schools, in the highly populous areas."

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