Tag: Knesset

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee shared, "I pray that every nation will move its mission to Jerusalem — not for symbolic reasons, but because for 3,000 years this city has been the undisputed and eternal capital of the Jewish state."

The Knesset passed a law in October making it illegal for the terror-linked agency to operate in the Jewish state.

Kohelet was excluded in January from a list of some 140 nonprofits eligible for benefits.

“We demand the establishment of an objective, balanced investigation committee – not politically biased, whose conclusions are already known in advance,” Netanyahu said.

The International Criminal Court issued unprecedented arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant in November, the first time warrants have been issued against leaders from a democratic country.

“The fact that the official legal language of the State of Israel still includes the disgraceful term ‘West Bank’ is an insult to the Knesset, the Jewish people, and our history.”

Of the 3,000 religious Haredi men who received army conscription notices during the summer, only 461 complied.

A U.N. spokesman told JNS that accusations that the global body pressured agencies not to absorb UNRWA’s mandate are untrue.

Sukkot is automatically pushed out due to Otzma Yehudit quitting the coalition and the Norwegian Law.

U.N. officials indicated they are preparing to terminate operations primarily because of new Israeli legislation.

Gallant announced his resignation from parliament on Jan 1., some two months after being fired as defense minister.

"I did some soul-searching on Shabbat and realized that I was wrong ."

Gallant, however, will remain in the Likud Party.

The Land of Israel Caucus wants to amend Basic Law: Referendum to prevent the establishment of a "Palestinian" state.

There were no injuries or damage from the impact and the pieces were removed by police sappers.

MK Almog Cohen slammed the group for encouraging active refusal of military service and accused it of endangering the lives of law enforcement officers.

The law targets terrorists who murdered their victims.

The bill strips entities that transfer funds associated with terror — including the Palestinian Authority’s stipends to imprisoned terrorists and their families — from approaching the High Court.

92 of 120 MKS overwhelmingly voted to bar UNRWA

"Every time the Palestinian Authority was given access to weapons, they were eventually used against Israelis," the coalition lawmakers said.

The metro network will include three lines, 150 km of underground tracks and 109 stations.

"Only when Jewish children are playing in the Strip will the Nukhba terrorists realize that they have lost," said MK Zvi Sukkot.

National Unity Party leader Benny Gantz seeks to topple Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government.

The recommendation -- and its approval -- makes clear the seriousness of the continuing multi-front war being fought by the Israel Defense Forces.

Haredi party leaders have expressed openness to the proposed legislation as it does not include forced enlistment quotas.

A charity associated with the majority Arab party has been accused of being a Hamas front.

Israeli lawmakers and government officials have for years expressed the desire to shut down Al Jazeera.

Haredim who enlist would get benefits while those who do not would be financially disadvantaged through what is called “negative incentives.”

The revised framework raises the expenditure limit to $160 billion, up $19 billion from that approved before Oct. 7.

"We're talking about simple families that work in agriculture. We must defend their right to live," Likud lawmaker Amit Halevi told JNS.