Posts Tagged: Israeli Knesset
International Holocaust Remembrance Day Marked by 54 Knesset Members at Auschwitz
JNS.org - The largest Israeli legislative delegation to date, numbering 54 Members of Knesset, marked International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Monday by holding a special...
John Kerry Returns to Israel for Peace Talks Push
JNS.org - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Israel on Thursday for another attempt to achieve progress in Israeli-Palestinian conflict negotiations. At...
Saudi Arabia Prince Shakes Hands With Former Israeli Diplomat, Slams U.S. Mideast Policy
JNS.org - Prince Turki al-Faisal of Saudi Arabia reportedly met with Israeli officials at the World Policy Conference in Monaco on Sunday. According to Maariv, al-Faisal...
Anti-Zionism of Fools: What Egypt and the Guardian Can Learn From Israeli Democracy
When the nineteenth Israeli Knesset was sworn in March, it represented merely the latest chapter in a 65 year history of non-violent democratic political transitions...
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 ...
MKs Encourage Obama Speech at Knesset During His Visit to Israel
The acting Knesset speaker and his predecessor have both suggested to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he encourage U.S. President Barack Obama to speak...
Different Coalition Possibilities Considered as 19th Israeli Knesset Inaugurated
Israel's new 120-member Knesset was sworn in Tuesday two weeks after the country's parliamentary election. "The public's eyes are on you, members of Knesset, in the...
Israel’s Yachimovich: Labor Will Stay in Oppositon
YNet - Following a meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Tuesday evening, Labor Chairwoman Shelly Yachimovich announced that her party was determined to sit in...
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...
Israeli Elections 2013: An Open Thread
Israel goes to the polls today and it would be great to know what you think. Israelis, who are you voting for and who do you...
Israeli Polls Open Early for IDF Soldiers
JTA - Israeli soldiers across the country began voting in Israel's elections. The first polling booth in all of Israel opened Sunday at the Kirya,...
Arab-Christian Hospital Receives Honor from Israeli Knesset
The Nazareth Hospital has become the first non-Jewish hospital to receive the annual Chairman of the Knesset award for its service to the predominately Arab...
Israel in the Public Eye
JERUSALEM—You don't have to be a prophet to anticipate that there would be civilian deaths in Gaza. Hamas embeds its weapons depots and rocket launchers in...
