Tag: Knesset Committee
Opposition Factions Announce Boycott on Knesset Committee Meetings
The coalition has been using "Section 98" to limit the ability of opposition members to speak in the meetings.
Knesset Permits MK Rafi Peretz to Split from Yamina, Become Sole Member of Habayit...
Peretz was picked up by the Religious Zionists to be their figure head, a mistake they shall not repeat.
Knesset Committee Removes Speaker Edelstein’s Power to Influence Netanyahu’s Immunity
"No democracy in the world has changed the rules of the electoral process during a vacation. "
Inviting PM’s Defeat, Knesset Counsel Approves Debating Netanyahu’s Immunity Now
The Knesset counsel's opinion puts the ball in Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein's court, and it's up to him now to adopt or reject it.
Blue&White to Likud: Call Us When You Agree Gantz Goes First
At present, there is no majority in the Knesset for a request from Netanyahu for immunity.
Netanyahu Indicted on Bribery, Fraud and Breach of Trust
"Defendant Netanyahu abused his public office and high status and inflicted substantial and serious harm on the proper conduct of public administration, the moral standing of public servants and the public's trust in civil servants."
UTJ to Kill Greater Jerusalem Law Fearing Influx of Non-Haredi Voters
The Greater Jerusalem Law calls for applying Israeli sovereignty over all the towns and villages in the vicinity of Jerusalem, including the Gush Etzion communities, Ma'aleh Adumim, Givat Ze'ev and Beitar Illit.
Deputy AG Offers MK Ghattas Plea Deal: Resignation, Prison
According to Nazri, a Ghattas conviction would be considered a 'disgraceful crime,' which would prevent him from seeking public office for seven years.
Knesset Gives Preliminary Approval to Two ‘Muezzin Laws’
'Hundreds of thousands of Israeli citizens in Galilee, the Negev, Jerusalem, and other areas in the center of the country routinely and daily suffer from the noise of the Meuzzin cries in the mosques.'
Knesset Holds Emergency Debate About US Anti-Semitism
"Despite our long-standing practice of coming to the defense of threatened Jewish communities, when it comes to the United States, we are silent."
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.
Knesset Committee Approves ‘V15 Law’ Limiting Campaign Contributions
The amendment has been dubbed the 'V15 Law' a leftwing movement that received $349,000 in funding from the US State Dept. to unseat PM Benjamin Netanyahu in 2015.
Arab MK Gives Up Immunity as Police Reveal How He Got Caught
MK Ghattas is aware that police have the goods on him: during his initial interrogation, he was shown video documenting clearly how he passed the phones and the documents to Arab terrorists behind bars.
UPDATE: Knesset Committee Votes to Remove MK Ghattas’ Immunity
MK Ghattas will be allowed by law to appear at the Knesset Committee and argue his case, following which the committee would vote on whether or not it recommends a vote at the plenum on removing his immunity.
Israeli Arab MK Basel Ghattas Admits to Giving Cell Phones to Jailed Terrorist Inmates
An Israeli Arab lawmaker used his diplomatic immunity to smuggle in cell phones and passed messages to jailed terrorist prisoners.
Knesset to Weigh Decriminalizing Weed as War on Drugs Authority Flips
The Drug Authority's Chief Scientist, Yossi Fisch, noted that the incidence of Marijuana serving as a "gateway drug" is "negligible, zero."