Posts Tagged: Israeli Knesset
Israel Public Security Minister Says Nearly Half of Last Week’s Wildfires Were Arson
JNS.org - Israel’s public security minister said Wednesday that between 40 and 50 percent of the fires that broke out across the country last week were the...
Outpost Regulation Bill on West Bank Homes Passes Preliminary Reading in Knesset
JNS.org - A bill to legalize more Israeli settlements passed its preliminary Knesset vote Wednesday amid growing political tensions surrounding the proposal. The bill to legalize...
Palestinians Slam Knesset Bill Barring Mosques’ Use of Loudspeaker Systems
JNS.org - The Palestinian Authority (PA) warned Monday that a new Israeli Knesset bill that would bar public places of worship from using loudspeakers for calls...
Hundreds Line Up to Pay Last Respects to Shimon Peres, Lying in State Outside Knesset
JNS.org - The flag-draped coffin of former Israeli President Shimon Peres was laid in state in the Knesset Plaza on Thursday allowing the public to...
Visiting Swedish Politician Tells Skeptical Knesset That Foreign Minister Wallstrom Opposes BDS
JNS.org - Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom, known for harshly criticizing Israel, opposes the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, Sweden's Leader of the Opposition Anna Kinberg Batra...
Knesset Welcomes Christian Support for Jewish State in Fight Against BDS
JNS.org - At an event on Monday coordinated by two parliamentary groups within the Israeli Knesset, the Christian Allies Caucus and the Delegitimization Caucus, Israeli lawmakers and other...
Israel Passes Law Enabling Knesset to Expel Members Over Incitement
JNS.org - In a 62-47 vote, the Israeli Knesset on Tuesday passed an impeachment law that enables Members of Knesset (MKs) to expel fellow lawmakers who...
Flag-Burners to Face Criminal Charges in Israel After Knesset Amends Law
JNS.org - The Israeli Knesset on Monday passed an amendment to Israel’s Flag and Emblem Law that makes burning the Israeli flag a criminal offense punishable...
Israeli Envoy Suggests That United Nations Adopt Knesset’s Disability Program
JNS.org - Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon has suggested to U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon that the Israeli Knesset's decade-old initiative to hire more...
Israel Declares New Holiday Honoring Immigrants
JNS.org - The Israeli Knesset has formally declared a new holiday, National Aliyah Day, to celebrate the country’s history of immigration and immigrants’ contributions to the...
Netanyahu: ‘Difficult to Overstate’ American Jewry’s Importance to Israel
JNS.org - It is “difficult to overstate the importance of the American Jewish people to the State of Israel,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday at...
Hebron Rally Kicks Off Celebrations in Run-Up to Six-Day War’s 50th Anniversary
JNS.org - Some 17,000 people attended a rally in Hebron on Monday that kicked off celebrations marking the run-up to the 50th anniversary of the 1967...
Report: IDF Chief Says Collapse of PA Not in Israel’s Interest, But Army Prepared for Possibility
In a closed session of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, the IDF chief of staff said the military is prepared for the possibility of the collapse of...
Legislative Solutions in Israel and America: Comparing Apples to Oranges
JNS.org - Sharks are among the most perfect creatures in nature. It is no accident that some species have remained unchanged for tens of millions of...
