Posts Tagged: knesset
Amid Coalition Talks Impasse, Israeli Knesset Takes First Step Toward New Elections
Israel moved toward new elections on Monday as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's efforts to form a government following a national ballot just last month remained deadlocked. In...
Holocaust Victims Remembered at Annual ‘Every Person Has a Name’ Knesset Ceremony
Israel’s Knesset marked Holocaust Remembrance Day on Thursday by reading out the names of victims of the Nazis. The annual ceremony, called l’kol ish yesh shem...
Palestinian Who Worked With Israel to Prevent Terror Attacks Describes PA Torture
A Palestinian who worked with Israel to prevent terror attacks appeared before a Knesset committee on Tuesday and described his brutal treatment at the hands...
Israel’s ‘Best Friend,’ Czech President Miloš Zeman, Calls for European Solidarity With Jewish State in Knesset Address
Addressing the Knesset on Monday during a visit to Jerusalem, Czech President Miloš Zeman delivered a message of “solidarity with Israel and the Jewish people.” “[Israeli]...
Arab MK Faces Criticism for Implying Ari Fuld Executed Palestinian Terrorist
An Israeli-Arab Knesset member is being referred to the Knesset Ethics Committee after she appeared to claim that the late Israeli-American Ari Fuld killed the...
New Book Examines the World of Female and Child Palestinian Bombers
The number of Palestinian female suicide bombers are many. There was Muneira, who planned to blow herself up at a hospital near Tel Aviv. There was Jemilla,...
Poll: Israelis Unhappy With Gaza Ceasefire, but Netanyahu’s Reelection Prospects Unharmed
Likud voters are unhappy with the Egyptian-brokered ceasefire with Hamas in the Gaza Strip, but that would not hamper Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s chances...
False Apartheid Claims Follow Passage of Israel’s Nation-State Law
Anti-Israel groups in the United States are using a recently passed Israeli law to ramp up false claims of apartheid. Israel's new "nation-state" law defines...
Father of American Victim of Palestinian Terror Calls New US, Israeli Laws Penalizing PA ‘a Good Beginning’
The recent passage of laws in both the US and Israel penalizing the Palestinian Authority (PA) over its payments to terrorists and their families marked...
The Knesset’s Propaganda Circus
JNS.org - The Knesset hosted a conference on July 1 concerning the rights of children -- specifically, Palestinian children. This circus, titled “A generation without a future: Children under...
Knesset Member Behind Israeli Taylor Force Act: Palestinians Will Learn ‘Terrorism Doesn’t Pay Off’
Following the Knesset’s passage earlier this week of an Israeli version of the Taylor Force Act, Palestinians “will gradually understand that terrorism doesn’t pay off,”...
Israel Enacts Law to Freeze Palestinian Funds Equal to Prisoners’ Stipends
Israel enacted a law on Monday to financially penalize the Palestinian Authority (PA) for paying stipends to Palestinian terrorists jailed by Israel, their families, and the families...
After Erdogan Victory in Turkish Election, Israel’s Knesset Set to Vote on Armenian Genocide Recognition
The Israeli Knesset is set to consider whether to recognize the Armenian Genocide, following the victory of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the latest Turkish...
Popularity of Israel’s Netanyahu Rises as Iran Tension Flares
Israel's tough stance on Iran has boosted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's popularity at home, and he can expect more good press in the coming days...
