Posts Tagged: Israeli Knesset
Herzog Concedes Defeat in Israeli Election, Says ‘Nothing Has Changed’
JNS.org - Isaac Herzog, the leader of the Zionist Union party, called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday morning to congratulate him on...
Israeli Opposition Leader’s Speech Cut Off on TV as ‘Elections Propaganda’
JNS.org - A speech by Zionist Union alliance head and Israeli opposition leader Isaac Herzog was cut off in the middle of a broadcast...
Decision 2015: Israelis’ Choices When They Head to the Polls
JNS.org - The leaders of the eight political parties running in the March 17 Israeli Knesset election participated in their first televised debate on...
Why I’m Voting Likud
In three weeks, on March 17, Israelis will go to the polls to elect the next Knesset. As has been the case since the 1980s,...
Facebook to Offer Israelis ‘I Voted’ Button
JNS.org - On Wednesday, Facebook announced plans to offer Israeli users the option to share that they have voted in the upcoming Knesset elections on...
Israeli FM Lieberman Calls for Death Penalty for Terrorists, ‘No More Deals’
Times of Israel - Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman called for the death penalty for terrorists Tuesday, harshly criticizing previous Israeli governments for agreeing to free...
Likud’s Reuven ‘Ruby’ Rivlin Wins Runoff Vote in Israel’s 10th Presidential Race
Likud Party Knesset Member Reuven (Ruby) Rivlin, 74, on Tuesday afternoon won a Knesset vote to become the 10th president of the State of Israel. Rivlin's...
Two Baltic Countries Form New Christian-Israel Allies Caucus
JNS.org - Estonia and Latvia this week became the 29th and 30th countries to form a Christian-Israel Allies Caucus in their governments. Organized with the...
Israeli ‘Popcorn Bill’ Seeks to Lower Cost of Food in Movie Theaters
Israel's Economic Affairs Committee on Tuesday approved for the second and third readings a new bill that seeks to lower the price of food and...
Israeli Knesset Honors Pope John XXIII (VIDEO)
JNS.org - The Israeli Knesset held a special session this week to commemorate Pope John XXIII, who was canonized by the Vatican in October, for...
Report: Pope Francis Forced to Cancel Israel Trip Over Labor Dispute
JNS.org - Pope Francis has been forced to cancel his planned trip to Israel in May due to a labor dispute within the Israeli...
Nobel Laureate Dan Shechtman Kicks of Campaign for Israeli President
JNS.org - Dan Shechtman, who won the Nobel Prize for chemistry in 2011, met with Israeli politicians Monday to garner support for his recently...
Israeli Minister Recites Exceptional Kaddish at Auschwitz (VIDEO)
Before Israeli Knesset Member Uri Ariel, Minister of Construction and Housing, embarked on his recent trip to Poland together with some 60 other MKs, he...
Knesset Christian Allies Caucus, World Jewish Congress Honor Israeli Christian Leader
JNS.org - The Israeli Knesset's Christian allies caucus and the World Jewish Congress honored Greek Orthodox Father Gabriel Nadaf at a special ceremony on Wednesday...
