Posts Tagged: Israel Knesset
Right-Wing MKs to Congress: Palestinian Statehood Far More Dangerous Than BDS
JNS.org - Nearly two-dozen right-wing members of the Knesset are urging the US Congress to reconsider their position on Palestinian statehood, arguing that a two-state...
The Knesset’s Propaganda Circus
JNS.org - The Knesset hosted a conference on July 1 concerning the rights of children -- specifically, Palestinian children. This circus, titled “A generation without a future: Children under...
‘Nationality Law’ Defining Israel as a Jewish State Passes First Reading in Knesset
JNS.org - The Knesset plenum on Monday night passed the first reading of the proposed “Nationality Law,” which seeks to canonize “Israel as the Nation State...
Israeli Knesset Members Author Counter-Bill Criminalizing Polish Holocaust Denial
JNS.org - In a direct response to a bill passed by Polish legislators criminalizing terms that link Poland to any involvement of the heinous crimes...
Knesset Shuts Down Israel’s Multi-Billion-Dollar Binary Options Industry
JNS.org - Israel’s Knesset unanimously voted to ban the country’s multibillion-dollar binary options industry this week, paving the way for regulators to crack down on online...
Israel to Allow Knesset Members to Ascend Temple Mount in One-Day ‘Trial’
JNS.org - In a one-day “trial” next week, members of Israel’s Knesset legislature will be allowed to ascend Jerusalem’s Temple Mount, the Israel Police announced on...
Knesset Delays Vote on Ma’ale Adumim Annexation Amid Trump Adviser Visit
JNS.org - A Knesset committee delayed voting on a controversial bill to annex the Jewish settlement of Ma’ale Adumim in Judea and Samaria (West Bank), amid...
Knesset Passes Bill Banning BDS Supporters From Entering Country
JNS.org - The Knesset Monday approved a controversial bill to deny visas and residency permits to people who support boycotting Israel. The new law, approved in a...
Jewish and Christian Israel-Supporters Discuss Anti-BDS Efforts in Knesset
JNS.org - “In each and every generation they rise up against us to destroy us,” Israeli MK Aliza Lavie (Yesh Atid) reminded a packed Knesset hall...
Report: When Running for Israeli PM, Herzog Offered Sweeping Concessions, Including East Jerusalem, to PA’s Abbas
JNS.org - Zionist Union party leader Member of Knesset Isaac Herzog was prepared to uproot all Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria and to divide Jerusalem...
Israeli Knesset Holds First LGBT Rights Day
JNS.org - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a special appearance at the Israeli Knesset on Tuesday to take part in the legislative body’s first LGBT Rights...
17 Knesset Members Back Bill Labeling Foreign NGOs as ‘Plants’
JNS.org - Member of Knesset Yoav Kisch’s (Likud) new bill proposing the characterization of certain NGOs that receive funding from entities outside Israel as foreign “plants,”...
Israel Passes Law Permitting Force-Feeding of Prisoners
Israel's parliament passed a contentious law on Thursday that would permit the force-feeding of inmates on hunger strike, eliciting harsh criticism over the practice. The law...
New and Old Faces in Israel’s 20th Knesset Are Officially Sworn In
The Knesset opening session was buzzing with new faces, as 39 new Members of Knesset joined their veteran colleagues in the swearing in ceremony that...
