Tag: Knesset
Speaker Edelstein Making Overtures for Unity Government
Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein (Likud), told the Knesset on Tuesday there was an urgent need to form a unity government.
In Private Meeting Netanyahu Scolds Likud MKs for Abandoning Him
The Prime Minister did not like the behavior of some of the Likud ministers and MKs who criticized his government’s policy on confronting terrorism.
Rivlin Tells Knesset Jewish People, Israel Not At War With Islam
President Reuven Rivlin reminded the Knesset Monday the Jewish People and Israel are not at war with Islam.
Herzog Calls to Outlaw Islamic Movement
Opposition faction head MK Isaac Herzog called Monday to outlaw the Islamic Movement in Israel.
Netanyahu: Arab Terrorists Have not Learned They Cannot Destroy Israel
The Prime Minister told the Knesset that Arab MKs who call for murder of Jews must be investigated as criminals.
Knesset Committee to Vote on 1,400 Reserves Call-up for Border Guard Police
The Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee votes Monday on a reserves callup of 1,400 Border Guard Police.
Arab MK Zoabi Who Swore Allegiance to Jewish State: I Don’t Take Orders from...
Zoabi presents herself as a Palestinian member of Israel’s parliament—although she is an Israeli citizen.
Netanyahu Tries to Calm the Country but Plays Politics
The Prime Minister used his speech as a cover-up to spar with Opposition leader Herzog.
Elkin Attacks Netanyahu’s Temple Mount Ruling
Netanyahu is only restricting Jewish ministers and MKs from the Temple Mount, not the Arabs.
Bennett to Quit Knesset to Make Room for Return of Moalem
The "Norwegian Law" that the Knesset has adopted allows a Cabinet Minister to continue even if he quits the Knesset.
President Rivlin Joins Thousands at Funerals of Henkin Couple
Chief Rabbi David Lau, Cabinet ministers and Knesset Members attended the funerals.
Muslim-Jewish Coalition Defeats European Attempt to Ban Circumcision
A Meretz Knesset Member was among those who fought against anti-religious coercion.
Pro-Israel Legislators in Jerusalem to ‘Stand with Israel’
The annual conference features 22 legislators from 18 countries and will attack the BDS movement.
AG Weinstein Overrides Judge’s Decision, Permits Soccer on Shabbat
Weinstein decided there will be soccer league games in Israel this Shabbat, despite a ruling by Labor Court Judge Ariela Glitzr Katz to the contrary.
Knesset Approves Natural Gas Outline
The Knesset approves a gas outline which also transfers authority from the economy minister to the government.
Knesset Approves Part of Natural Gas Framework Deal
The Knesset approved part of the natural gas framework Monday by a 59-51 vote after two years of constant threats by natural gas companies...
Arab Knesset Member Damns Leftists as ‘Rich Racists’ Who Feign ‘Peace’ [video]
MK Jamal Zahalka said everything that a right-winger thinks but would not dare say about leftists - "racist", "spoiled" and "engineers of expulsion."
Israeli Government Again Faces Fight Over Noble-Delek Gas Outline
Israel's government is gambling with a Knesset vote in hopes of finding a way past the latest obstacle in the gas deal drama.
Herzog Adopts PA Doomsday Weapon to Flood Israel with Syrian Refugees
Abbas want Israel to allow Syrian refuges into West Bank, for the time being, but Herzog doesn't want to wait. Gulf States accept zero refugees.
Head of Joint Arab List Hospitalized with Chest Pain
MK Ayman Odeh, head of the Joint Arab List, is hospitalized with chest pain at Hadassah Ein Kerem Medical Center.
Upgraded Counter Terrorism Bill Passes First Knesset Reading
An upgraded counter terrorism law has passed its first reading Thursday in the Knesset plenum.
Secular Leftists Applaud New Hareidi Minister
"I, Yaakov Litzman, pledge…to be faithful to the government of Israel and to its laws."
Agreement Reached Between Netanyahu and Arab MKs On Integration Plan For Israeli-Arabs
Opposition MK Avigdor Liberman strongly criticized Netanyahu for making the agreement.
New Jerusalem Street Honors Savior of 40,000 Jews During Holocaust
Moshe Krausz died alone and almost forgotten despite his saving more Jews than Schindler and Kasztner combined.
Ashkenazi Hareidi MK Now Cabinet Minister for First Time in 60 Years
Torah sages surrendered to the High Court's ruling that a "Deputy Minister" cannot act as Minister.
Shin Bet Arrests Grandson of Meir Kahane for ‘Nationalist Crimes’
Meir Ettinger, the Shin Bet's most wanted Jew, is suspected of leading a national underground revolutionary movement.
Rally against Violence Bars Religious MKs and Boos Right-Winger
Homosexual leaders who organized last night's rally in Tel Aviv demanded that speakers sign a pledge supporting their cause.
Modified Norwegian Law Passes in Knesset
This will allow the ministers to quit their Knesset positions and concentrate exclusively on their ministerial jobs.
Hundreds of Police Force Protesters out of Beit El Buildings [video]
High Court ordered the "illegal" building to be torn down. Bayit Yehudi MK threatens to tear down coalition government.
Arrests of ‘Shalit Deal Terrorists’ May Bury Future Deals
Terrorists whom Israel freed to being back home kidnapped soldier Gilad Shalit have killed six Israelis since 2014.
