Posts Tagged: knesset
Israel’s Knesset Rejects Vote on Dissolving Itself
Israel's parliament rejected early on Thursday a preliminary vote to dissolve itself, the Knesset said in a statement, after an agreement was reached regarding a dispute over conscription. The vote, which could...
Israel’s Defense Ministry: 16,000 Wounded in War, About Half Under 30
i24 News - The Knesset's (Israeli parliament's) Special Committee for Foreign Workers held a discussion on Sunday to examine the needs of wounded and disabled...
The UNRWA Meltdown
JNS.org - If anything illuminates the insanity and moral bankruptcy of our times, it’s the reaction to Israel’s decision to act against the United Nations...
Israeli Parliament Votes Overwhelmingly Against Palestinian Statehood
In a highly symbolic move, Israeli's parliament, known as the Knesset, on Thursday easily approved a motion to reject Palestinian statehood west of the Jordan...
‘Raped Daily’: Former Israeli Hostages Recount Sexual Abuse by Hamas Terrorists as Families Plead for Action
In an emotional hearing at the Knesset, Israel's parliament, former hostages held by Hamas terrorists in Gaza recounted harrowing tales of sexual harassment and abuse,...
Israel Will ‘Address’ Remaining Hamas Forces in Rafah ‘Soon,’ Defense Chief Says
Hamas has stopped functioning as a military organization, and Israel will eliminate the Palestinian terrorist group's remaining forces in the Gazan city of Rafah "soon,"...
Israel’s Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Showdown Over Judicial Reform
Israel's Supreme Court heard arguments on Tuesday against a bid by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to curb the court's powers, part of a judicial...
Netanyahu Says Doing ‘Excellently’, Plans to Attend Key Reform Vote on Monday
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he was "doing excellently" after an overnight hospitalization and vowed to be in parliament on Monday to vote for...
Iran Cheers on as Crisis in Israel Deepens, Netanyahu Undergoes Surgery
i24 News - Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani reacted to Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu undergoing surgery to have a pacemaker implanted on Saturday,...
Ben-Gvir’s Party Boycotts Knesset Votes Over ‘Weak Response’ to Gaza Terror
JNS.org - Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir’s Otzma Yehudit Party will boycott Wednesday’s scheduled Knesset votes in protest of the government’s “weak response” to...
US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy Arrives in Israel Ahead of Knesset Speech
i24 News - United States House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy landed in Israel on Sunday, one day before his scheduled speech to the Israeli...
The Jerusalem Rally Was a Reminder that Democracy Didn’t Lose; the Left Did
JNS.org - Those of us who were among the hundreds of thousands of participants in the right-wing rally in Jerusalem on Thursday evening weren’t surprised...
Netanyahu Convinced Judicial Reform Agreement ‘Can Be Reached’
i24 News - Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday during the cabinet meeting ahead of the opening of the summer session of the Knesset...
Jewish Diversity, Israeli Politics, and the Rules of the Game
The late Rabbi Jonathan Sacks wrote about Jews, that “No small people is more diverse, ethnically, culturally, attitudinally and religiously.” Nowhere is this more evident...
