Posts Tagged: 19th Knesset
19th Knesset to Open Summer Session
Ynet - The 19th Knesset will open its summer session Monday, and is expected to focus on the budget, haredi draft and peace talks with...
Israeli Finance Minister Yair Lapid’s Son Engages With Protestors
Times of Israel - Ever since Finance Minister Yair Lapid (Yesh Atid) announced that the looming budget crisis would require a round of ...
Netanyahu Presents New Government: We Have “An Amazing Opportunity,” But Face Many External Challenges
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu presented Israel's 33rd government on Monday, after six weeks of negotiations came to a conclusion late last week. In a speech to...
Livini is First to Join Netanyahu Coalition, Will be Next Justice Minister
In the shifting world of Israeli coalition politics, Tzipi Livni, a longtime foe of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, is expected to become the...
New MK’s Surrounded by Family at Knesset Swearing In Ceremony
Times of Israel - At 27, Stav Shaffir might be the new Knesset's youngest member, but she knows how to act like a veteran politician. During...
In Knesset Opening Ceremony, New Members Sworn In, Record Number of Women
The 120 members of the 19th Knesset were sworn in Tuesday in an opening ceremony presided over by Labor's Binyamin Ben-Eliezer, the senior-most MK...
What is Lapid’s Position on Jerusalem?
The big surprise of Israel's election is the rise of Yair Lapid's Yesh Atid (There is a Future) party, which won 19 seats in the...
