Posts Tagged: Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein
Knesset Scraps Delegation to Ireland Over Pro-BDS Bill
JNS.org - Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein scrapped a Knesset trip to Ireland on Monday due to an Irish bill that would prohibit commercial activity connected to areas that...
50 Parliamentary Officials to Attend International Forum at Knesset
JNS.org - Israel's Knesset will host its largest ever conference next week, to be attended by 50 secretaries general and directors general of parliaments from...
On 40th Anniversary of Sadat’s Jerusalem Trip, Egyptian Envoy Visits Knesset, Says There Is ‘Real Opportunity’ for Regional Peace
Egypt’s envoy to Israel visited the Knesset on Tuesday to mark the 40th anniversary of the late President Anwar Sadat’s historic trip to Jerusalem that...
Knesset Speaker Slams Jordanian Counterpart Over Prayer for Temple Mount Terrorists
JNS.org - Israel’s Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein slammed his Jordanian counterpart Atef Tarawneh for praising the Arab terrorists who killed two Israeli police officers near the...
Knesset Speaker Edelstein Gives Speech at Russian Parliament 33 Years After Release From Soviet Prison
JNS.org - Israeli Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein delivered a historic speech Wednesday at the Russian Federation Council -- the upper house of the Russian parliament...
Knesset and Congress Jointly Mark 50th Anniversary of Jerusalem’s Reunification
JNS.org - The Israeli Knesset and US Congress on Wednesday jointly marked the 50th anniversary of Jerusalem’s reunification during the Six-Day War in an event broadcast...
Israel, Greece, Cyprus Sign Regional Cooperation Agreement
JNS.org - The leaders of the Israeli, Greek and Cypriot parliaments signed a memorandum of understanding Thursday to increase cooperation and enhance ties between the three...
Guatemalan President Makes Historic Visit to Israel, Speaks of Bolstering Bilateral Ties
JNS.org - On a historic visit to the Jewish state this week -- in what was his first trip outside of the Western Hemisphere since...
Israeli Knesset Committee Recognizes Armenian Genocide
JNS.org - An Israeli Knesset committee has announced that it recognizes the Armenian Genocide, encouraging the Israeli government to formally adopt the move. "It is our...
Chinese, Israeli Leaders Discuss Further Cooperation, Possible Free-Trade Agreement
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and Israeli Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein met in Beijing on Tuesday to discuss enhanced cooperation between their two countries. "China and Israel are...
House Speaker Paul Ryan: US-Israel Alliance ‘More Important Than Ever’
JNS.org - Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), while visiting Israel on Monday, said the US-Israel alliance is “more important than...
Arab Knesset Members Under Fire for Meeting With Terrorists’ Families
JNS.org - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein said Thursday that they plan to file personal complaints with the Knesset’s Ethics Committee...
Israel’s Fifth President, Yitzhak Navon, Buried at Jerusalem’s Mount Herzl Cemetery
Israel's fifth president, Yitzhak Navon, was buried at the Cemetery of the Nation’s Great on top of Mount Herzl in the capital on Sunday. In attendance...
Israel’s First Computerized Sign Language Lexicon Goes Online
JNS.org - Israel’s first online sign language lexicon launches Wednesday. In the lexicon — which is the fruit of two years of work by the Institute...
