Posts Tagged: knesset
Israel Advances ‘Critical’ First Climate Bill to Meet Gas Emissions Targets
Israel is advancing the passage of its first climate bill as part of a national strategy to cut greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by...
‘Memory Is Not a Thing of the Past’: Israeli, German Leaders Mark Yom HaShoah, Recite Names of Holocaust Victims
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Germany's Bundestag President Bärbel Bas on Thursday recited names of Holocaust victims and lit memorial candles as part of...
Israel’s Government to Push Anti-Smoking Bills
i24 News – Professor Alon Tal, a Knesset member, sat down with i24NEWS to discuss Israel's smoking habits and the ways lawmakers are looking to...
Israelis’ Loss of Trust in State Institutions Is ‘Deeply Troubling,’ Says President Herzog
The recent drop in Israeli public’s trust in state institutions is "deeply troubling" and “keeps me awake at night,” Israeli President Isaac Herzog declared Thursday,...
Israel: Controversial Electricity Bill Passes Into Law
i24 News - Israel’s Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and his coalition on Wednesday passed into law a controversial electricity bill, which will allow tens of...
Israel’s Parliament Passes 2021 State Budget in 61-59 Vote
i24 News - Israeli lawmakers early Thursday morning passed the first state budget in more than three-and-a-half years by a vote of 61 to 59...
Kushner at Knesset Inaugurates Abraham Accords Caucus to Expand Peace Pacts
Former White House senior adviser Jared Kushner, who helped forge peace treaties between Israel and Arab states, said Monday that the so-called Abraham Accords “create...
Iran Is Using Raisi’s ‘Election’ to Pressure US to Rejoin the Nuclear Deal
The "election" of hardline Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi last month has raised concerns about future moves that the Islamic Republic's real decision-makers -- Supreme Leader...
Bennett Pledges to Heal Divides ‘Tearing Israel Apart’ at Session to Vote in New Government
i24 News - Yamina party leader Naftali Bennett had the challenging task on Sunday of giving the opening speech at a special session of the...
Lieberman Conceives Plan for Anti-Netanyahu Bloc: Report
i24 News - Yisrael Beiteinu’s chairman Avigdor Lieberman held over the course of Wednesday a series of talks with leaders of the so-called anti-Netanyahu bloc,...
Will Fourth Israeli Elections Lead to a Fifth?
On March 23, Israelis will go to the polls for the fourth time in the past 18 months, amid fears that a fifth round of...
Knesset Hearing Calls Social Media Companies to Answer for Antisemitism ‘Running Rampant’ as New Plan Released
The Israeli Ministries of Strategic Affairs and Diaspora Affairs on Wednesday presented a Knesset committee with an outline for a national response to hate speech...
In the Coming Elections, Gender Equality Should Take Center Stage in Israel
The coming elections for Israel’s 24th Knesset represent a vital opportunity to place the values of gender equality -- and with them, those of liberal...
Israel to Hold Snap Election, With Netanyahu Facing New Challenges
Israel will hold a snap election in March after parliament failed on Tuesday to meet a deadline to pass a budget, triggering a ballot presenting...
