Posts Tagged: knesset
Party Pressure Mounts on Netanyahu to Pause Judicial Overhaul
A top lawmaker from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party echoed on Sunday a call by the defense chief to pause a contested judicial...
Israeli Ministers Approve Bill Allowing Death Penalty for Terrorists
i24 News - In the wake of the deadly terrorist attack earlier in the day, Israeli ministers on Sunday approved a bill allowing the capital...
Biden Urges Consensus in Israel on Judiciary Plans as Protest Mounts
US President Joe Biden has called for wide agreement to be reached in Israel on sweeping changes to the judiciary pushed by Prime Minister Benjamin...
Law to Strip Terrorists of Israeli Citizenship Advances in Knesset
JNS.org - A special joint Knesset committee approved the preliminary reading of a proposed law that would revoke Israeli citizenship, or residency, from terrorists who...
How a Knesset Bill Becomes Law
As the media maintains its focus on domestic Israeli politics, and political analysts and commentators in Israel and around the world continue to opine on...
Let’s Replace the Term ‘National Unity’ with ‘Majority Rule’
JNS.org – Once his formal consultations with each party in the Knesset came to a close on Friday, Israeli President Isaac Herzog was left with...
Netanyahu Promises to Serve All Israelis ‘Without Exception’
Benjamin Netanyahu was officially granted the mandate on Sunday to form Israel’s next government and vowed to be Prime Minister of all Israelis. “I intend to...
Israel’s President Set to Announce Candidate to Form Next Government on Sunday
President Isaac Herzog is set on Sunday to pick the Knesset candidate who will be tasked with forming the next government in Israel. Herzog announced the...
Israel’s President Herzog to Kick Off Talks Next Week on Candidate to Form Next Government
Israel’s President Isaac Herzog will kick off consultation meetings with party leaders on Wednesday before announcing the Knesset member who will be tasked with forming...
Israel’s Lapid Congratulates Netanyahu on Election Victory as Final Votes Counted
Prime Minister Yair Lapid on Thursday congratulated Benjamin Netanyahu on his election win as final voting results of Israel’s fifth round in less than four...
‘To Vote for Ben Gvir is to Vote Against IDF Soldiers,’ PM Lapid Warns Ahead of Upcoming Israeli Elections
Less than 48 hours before Israelis will go to the polls for the fifth time in less than four years, Prime Minister Yair Lapid warned...
‘We Cannot Go Backwards’: Bennett Thanks Coalition Partners for Putting Aside ‘Differences’ During Tenure
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Sunday praised his coalition partners and touted the relative calm along the Gaza border during what was likely his...
Israel Elected to Lead International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance in 2025
Israel will serve as President of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) for 2025, a year marking 80 years since the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau...
‘Right Decision’: Israel Set for New Elections as Fragile Coalition Government Collapses
Israel is paving the way for its fifth election in less than four years, as efforts to stabilize the fragile ruling coalition led by Prime...
