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MKs Nir Orbach and Idit Silman will also need to quit the Knesset soon if they are to run on the Likud list.
By Cali BenEzra
Bennett focused much of his time discussing free markets, deregulation, and the importance of only voting for a party guaranteed to pass the electoral threshold.
The Knesset’s last week before its extended summer recess, Gil Hoffman and Knesset insider Jeremy Saltan analyze whether Knesset members have easy lives in which they barely work, or if they actually work very hard.
By Moshe Herman
First, Knesset Insider Jeremy Saltan on how Trump might effect Israel's policies, how the Muslim call to prayer in the middle of the night might be noise pollution, and how the small community of Amona is making big waves. Then, on Spiritual Cafe, Rabbi Mike Feuer joins Yishai to discuss Abraham's adventures including praying for Sodom not to be destroyed, having a baby at a hundred and laughing about it, kicking out the "Egyptian" son, and finally, almost sacrificing the miracle child to God.
By JNi.Media
The rightwing parties could possibly combine their numbers to boycott either Kahlon or Lapid, or both, from the future coalition government.
By Moshe Herman
(((CLICK BELOW TO HEAR AUDIO))) Fire in the hole! First, Rabbi Mike Feuer joins Yishai for Spiritual Cafe to discuss the fire of God’s anger as expressed in the Biblical curses, and the fire of God’s love, as expressed in the bonfires of the Lag BaOmer holiday which celebrate the revelation of the mystical Torah. […]
Tamar talks about what it's like to be a 'real' independent state, and the independent 'state of mind' with Jeremy Saltan, the 'Knesset Insider.'
By Batya Medad
Has the Israeli media really succeeded in brainwashing the public that Bibi-Likud is so awful?
By Moshe Herman
(((CLICK BELOW TO HEAR AUDIO))) Yishai Yishai speaks with Jeremy Saltan about the radical drop in the Prime Minister’s approval rating. What is the reason for the about-face in the public’s perception of the war? Then Yishai interviews Rabbi Avi Berman, Executive Director of the OU Israel, about the amazing connection of North American Jews […]
Jewish Home announced today the formation of the first full-time English Language Social Media Division of a Knesset party in Israeli political history. Naftali Bennett's English Language Social Media Division will be in charge of Naftali's Facebook, Twitter and Youtube pages. The target base is a mix between the 250,000 English speaking immigrants, Jews in […]
Saltan: "A big reason why I started the 'Knesset Jeremy' blog was to help Anglos learn about the political process by giving them information in English on every bill and every MK’s speech. I hope this will lead to Anglos learning more about the Israeli political process and help them take an active part and integrate."
Unless new elections are called, this year's Summer Session will last less than three months, ending on July 25, 2012.
Former journalist and rookie politician Yair Lapid's new party is off to a problematic start. Lapid's choice of the name 'Atid' for his new political party has created yet another controversy for the political neophyte; it is similar enough to Atid Echad - an immigrant party with mostly Ethiopian support - to cause confusion to voters, and possible legal action by its chair Yechezkel Stelzer.
PM Netanyahu explained that lowering taxes means shrinking the government, and, this time, cutting taxes means cutting public sector jobs. He emphasized that no one needs to be fired if enough workers embrace early retirement or quit, but conceded that this means the ministries will not be hiring for a long time.
By Rafi Harkham
After the incident, Michaeli was unrepentant: "Majadle will learn not to insult women. He hurt the honor of the Knesset and of this place. The times when a man can curse a woman in public, offend her and act violently are over. Times have changed."
July 3, 2026 
