Posts Tagged: knesset
After Foreign Leaders Heckled, Knesset Speaker Promises ‘Very Serious’ Crackdown (INTERVIEW)
The Speaker of Israel's parliament, Yuli Edelstein, vowed to put an end to a string of embarrassing incidents that recently greeted visiting world dignitaries at...
UK PM Cameron to Israel’s Knesset: ‘We’ll be With You Every Step of the Way’
British Prime Minister David Cameron told Israel's Knesset, in Jerusalem, that Britain will stand by Israel. "So as I stand here with you and look to...
Israeli Minister Bennett to BBC Host: ‘Would You Hand Over Half of Britain to Someone Who Keeps on Killing You?’ (VIDEO)
Israeli Economy Minister Naftali Bennett on Tuesday turned the tables in an interview on BBC's Hard Talk when he asked host Stephen Sackur, "Would you...
Israeli-Christians Legally Granted National Identity Separate From Muslim Arabs
JNS.org - A bill that allows the Israeli government to legally recognize Arab- Christians as a separate national identity for the first time has...
MK David Rotem Backtracks on Calling Reform Judaism ‘Another Religion’
JNS.org - Member of Knesset David Rotem (Yisrael Beiteinu) drew outrage across the Jewish world for his remarks calling Reform Jews "not Jewish" and...
Israeli Christian Arab Leader Threatened by Arab Representatives at Knesset Debate
JNS.org - An Israeli Christian Arab leader was threatened by Arab Israeli Knesset members during a heated exchange during a Knesset committee meeting Wednesday. The...
Knesset Panel Approves Plan to Unify Chief Rabbinate
Ynet - The Knesset Ministerial Committee for Legislation approved a bill proposal on Sunday that would merge Israel's two chief rabbi positions into a single...
Knesset Holds Official Tu B’Shevat Seder for First Time”Ž
JERUSALEM - For the first time in the 65 years of Knesset history, an official Tu B'Shvat ceremony was held by members of Israel's parliament on Wednesday...
Ministers Approve Controversial NGO Bill
Ynet - Ministers approved the controversial NGO bill proposed by Knesset members Ayelet Shaked (Habayit Hayehudi) and Robert Ilatov (Yisrael Beiteinu) on Sunday. The bill...
Knesset Revises ‘Infiltrator Law,’ Defying High Court
Times of Israel - The Knesset passed late Monday night a new version of the so-called "Infiltrator Law," which allows for the detention of illegal...
Poll: Israeli PM Netanyahu Boosted by Firm Position on Iran Nuclear Deal
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's firm stance on the recent Iranian nuclear deal has boosted his governing Likud-Beitenu coalition in a new poll, Israel's Globes...
Netanyahu Invites Abbas to Address Knesset; ‘Let’s Break the Deadlock’
JNS.org - During French President Francois Hollande's visit to the Knesset on Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu offered Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas the...
Judaism and the Legalization of Marijuana?
Currently, the Knesset is debating the issue of legalizing pot. To be more accurate, it is debating legalizing pot for medical reasons. This"Ž is a position...
Proposed Knesset Bill Would Block Release of Terrorists
Ynet - Habayit Hayehudi announced Thursday that on Sunday the party intends to raise to vote a bill prohibiting the release of terrorists, shortly before the...
