"We urge you not to drag the entire State of Israel into becoming a regime in which the investigator is also judge and executioner."
The proposed law will view any area where control was transferred to the Palestinian Authority as land that was expropriated for public purposes, allowing the land holders to lay claim and receive compensation.
Police arrested six demonstrators and attacked Makor Rishon reporter Miri Tzahi. She was taken to hospital with a bloody face.
The minister's bodyguard related two occasions when he noticed Shalom involved in misconduct, once with a ministry employee.
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As Military Judge Advocate Mandelblit said his collaboration with B’Tselem had been most prominent.
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In addition, the directors’ committee will examine a proposal to make Sunday an official day off.
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Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked accused the Israeli courts of ignoring Jewish law and promised to set up a steering committee to promote implementing the principles of Jewish law in the Israeli legal system.
The Limmud FSU Israel festival kicks off Friday with a special musical performance devoted to singer and songwriter Naomi Shemer.
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Meretz Chairwoman MK Zahava Gal-On appealed to the Supreme Court Thursday morning, against the Prime Minister’s use of Section 52 of the Antitrust Law.
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The Tax Authority has run an undercover investigation against Refaeli which turned up among other things that she received for personal use a Range Rover (value in Israel roughly $100,000) in exchange for advertising and PR.
Herzog asked ”Why is it under your watch that the poor are getting poorer?"
More than 3,000 Sudanese still live in Jordan, most of them in a tent city in Aman.
Customs officials at the port of Ashdod have foiled multiple smuggling operations in recent months, seizing a huge variety of weapons that had been on their way to the Palestinians.
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Rabbi David Lau’s cousin, the Jerusalem Ramban Synagogue’s spiritual leader Rabbi Benny Lau criticized the Chief Rabbi’s attack on Bennett.
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A big step backwards for habeas corpus in Israel.
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The Nahal Haredi Association will manage a list of ultra-Orthodox veterans of combat service who reside in Haredi clusters.
Netanyahu is ready to expand the government with Lapid's Yesh Atid Party, but the rabbis nixed the idea. "Lapid is a red line."
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Judge Daphne Barak-Erez wrote, adding: "Let us not replace the question of 'Who is a Jew' with the question of 'What is a Jewish community.'"
The President's office says he will not appear when an anti-IDF group speaks, but the line-up of speakers looks like a "Who's Who" of anti-Zionists.
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Supreme Court of Israel Justice Joubran, who made news in the past for refusing to stand up for the singing of Israel's national anthem Hatikvah, wrote that he is convinced of the need to continue the incommunicado detention.
Egyptian media described Tarabin's release as a prisoners exchange deal.
"The right of innocent Israeli citizens to live supersedes the right to convenience of sectors that produce murderous attacks."
MK Oren said Israel must not interfere in U.S. politics but also should not stay silent over Trump's "No Muslims" speech.
Israeli President Rivlin suggests a few baby steps everyone should support in order to reach the peace path.
Dozens of the comrades of the Shabak detainees demonstrated in front of the Magistrate's Court with signs reading "Stop the Abuse of Jews," and "Fight Against Terrorism Not Against Jews."
Rivlin also will speak to senior officials and to the Brookings Institution.
With Cohen's appointment, three of Israel's top security officials — the heads of Mossad, Shabak and Police — are now observant Jews.
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As of December 2015 there are 107 registered lobbyists in the Knesset, representing 413 clients, including Israel’s major corporations.
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A lot of bad blood is involved, dating back to the previous coalition government.
The newspaper dedicated to turning Israel "as progressive as possible in the area of human rights" on Monday came close to endorsing torturing Jewish suspects.
The damage being inflicted on the terrorist is comparable to the damage the terrorist was about to cause.
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The new bill prohibits businesses to stay open on Shabbat, with exceptions subject to approval by the Minister of the Economy.
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The Israeli right is not nearly as afraid of a solution that would omit a Palestinian State.
If Brazil does not accept Dani Dayan as an ambassador, it could set a precedent that would block "settlers" from the post elsewhere in the world.
President Rivlin says in a video message: "It is no coincidence that the symbol of…Israel is the Menorah, the symbol of Jewish independence, which lights our path."
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Bennett was the one who forced Netanyahu to make the “Norwegian law” a foundation of the coalition agreement, and so far has been the only minister to use it.
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"Gradually we are becoming like Argentina," Attorney Itamar Ben Gvir complained, "They don't allow us to see him, they don't bring him to court hearings, they hide him in the Shin Bet cellars."
Iran lied and is still lying about its nuclear activity and the U.S. smiles and moves to lift sanctions.
"You can't expect him to sit outside the plenary for long hours in the coming weeks and to come in just to raise his hand."
The PM's office claimed that "the information would expose the Prime Minister's relationship with his personal friends," which are Netanyahu's private affair.
MK and Minister Uri Ariel was discharged home with orders to "rest for a while" after a blood clot was removed from his heart."
Obama's new ISIS czar disses Israel, cuddled Hamas, defended Assad, and thought Obama too hawkish on Iran.
Yitzchak Gabai, 23, was sent to prison for the arson attack on a Jewish-Arab school that promotes coexistence.
Nov. 30: when Jewish refugees of Arab lands are recognized, their cultures and traditions embraced and acknowledged.
So the countdown begins: will police and the Shin Bet deliver real, live Jewish terrorists, complete with hard evidence against them?
Due to escalating violence on this 'Day of Rage,' the security cabinet voted to allow commanders to close Arab villages.
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Netanyahu convened his Cabinet based on information that the Palestinians are on the warpath against Israel in the international arena following Kerry’s failed efforts to squeeze some gestures out of Israel to calm the situation.
The Security Cabinet is divided over whether the disappearance of the Abbas regime is good or bad for Israel.
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Justice Minister Shaked wants to enhance control of the legislative and executive branches over judiciary decisions—a democratizing direction.
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Minister Uri Ariel told Bennett “Be careful what you’re saying,” to which Bennett replied: “Don’t get me wrong, this is a metaphor, and of course if you leak it out of here there won’t be any more such meetings.”
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MK Israel Eichler (UTJ) threatened the Opposition--he'd be happy to let the Supreme Court review each of the 32,000 amendments...
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The Prime Minister said that the northern branch “has been leading for years an incitement campaign against Israel.
The government declared Hamas' sister group illegal. Police swooped down on 17 of its offices and NGOs from the north to the Negev.
Theoretically, the Prime Minister, Lieberman, Ya'alon, Barak and other former ministers could be arrested. Practically, it won’t happen.
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Barkat posted on his Facebook page a call to “the Treasury and its leader” accusing them of forgetting Jerusalem.
The newcomers would have to undergo a conversion, as well as be taught Jewish values and the history of the Zionist movement.
Netanyahu spoke at an AEI dinner about free markets, military strength, alliances and choosing the right battles.
Netanyahu will return to Israel several hours earlier than planned because of a hoarse throat.
Health Minister Yaakov Litzman (United Torah Judaism) said that the statement is contrary to the promises of the Prime Minister to his party.
"While in the Israeli Supreme Court there are 15 justices who receive 9,000 cases a year … in the UK there are 12 justices of the supreme court who deal with 100 cases a year."
"Today we've reached a breakthrough that will allow for the State of Israel to act openly in passing infiltrators to third countries."
The Prime Minister, known to be tardy, pulled out a stop watch at the Cabinet meeting and set it for three minutes when each minister began to talk.
Netanyahu's nominee for media adviser wrote last year that Rav Ovadia "damaged the country and the people he tried to help."
The Obama administration recognizes the "New Reality" - there will be no negotiated Two State Solution during its tenure.
The canal project memorandum of understanding was signed by Israeli, Jordanian and Palestinian Authority leaders.
Ron Baratz has embarrassed Netanyahu by Facebook posts, such as referring to Obama's remarks as "modern anti-Semitism."
Israel does not recognized the right of a government Minister to refuse to enforce a law on religious grounds.
The freeze comes just before Netanyahu is to visit Obama, but his office insists it is all a coincidence.
Ayelet Shaked admits that her aim is to uncover foreign entities financing human rights organizations and leftist associations.
Internal conflicts, along with Bayiy Yehudi-Likud conflicts could mean major changes are on the way.
Zigzag, backtrack, ransom, concession. That's how this latest government action in the war on terror has been described.
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Many are upset and believe that once again the court overstepped its mandate and the will of the people.
The police alleged during the interrogation that Morris was a solicitor to committing a crime
A new court would cut out delays in dealing with issues such as demolishing terrorists' homes and canceling their citizenship.
Israel called New Zealand's ambassador for a meeting in which he was told digging up the "peace process" is a non-starter.
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The IEC, seemingly oblivious to its own stunning failures.
Members of the press attacked Israeli consideration of stripping eastern Jerusalemites of identity cards
In Deri's view, the geographic designation of his office's authority is not written in stone.
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Some might claim that Deputy Attorney General Dina Zilber overstepped the bounds...
Opposition MK calls her a "messianic" whose "dream" could engulf the Middle East in flames.
Netanyahu will revoke the citizenship of those who join the enemy, but not all enemies.
Bibi disappoints, capitulates, fails...
So far, none of Netanyahu's decisions has led to the departure of the Bayit Yehudi party or Ariel's T'kumah faction from the government.
Ahmed Tibi raged, "I’m sovereign here, I am above you," and then began kicking people out of the Knesset.
The South African Zionist Federation said that the ideology, values, aims and strategies of Hamas are diametrically opposed to the ANC's.
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Under the new bill, persons active in or are members in NGOs promoting boycotting Israel will not be allowed to enter Israeli territory, for work or tourism.
Lapid is the only opposition party leader who is giving Netanyahu some kind of support instead of trying to bring down the house.
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Interior Minister Silvan Shalom (Likud) began the process of revoking the citizenship of a terrorist, with the approval of Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein.
Gilad says the State Dept. believes lies to draw false conclusions, but he does not expect an apology because the Obama administration is "hostile" to Israel. The off-and-on irritable relationship between the United States and Israel is back into the "testy" category with frowns from Washington that Israel uses excessive violence to quell rioters and […]
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Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein (Likud), told the Knesset on Tuesday there was an urgent need to form a unity government.
Israeli government announced new security measures in response to increase in terrorism.
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The Prime Minister did not like the behavior of some of the Likud ministers and MKs who criticized his government’s policy on confronting terrorism.
Leaders of the right-wing, including those in Judea and Samaria, have decided to cancel a demonstration scheduled Tuesday night to protest the wave of Arab terror. They said that the government needs all the support it can get now , and that staging a protest rally also would require the presence of security forces that […]
The "tough guy" also says to kill and not injure terrorists, cancel citizenship of Jerusalem terrorists and impose army rule where necessary.
The Prime Minister told the Knesset that Arab MKs who call for murder of Jews must be investigated as criminals.
The Prime Minister will meet with radical Islamic leaders Sunday simultaneous with a clampdown on incitement.
The Muslim narrative of anarchy that played out in Iraq, Tunisia, Yemen, Egypt and Libya is going to destroy the Palestinian Authority, not Israel.
English transcript of the Prime Minister's statements on the current wave of Arab terror.
Netanyahu is only restricting Jewish ministers and MKs from the Temple Mount, not the Arabs.
The "Norwegian Law" that the Knesset has adopted allows a Cabinet Minister to continue even if he quits the Knesset.