Tag: Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee
Knesset Committee Moves to Curb UNRWA Activities in Israel
The proposals were passed unanimously by the committee following extensive discussions.
Knesset Committee OKs Fiscal Retribution for PA’s ‘Pay to Slay’
“The Palestinian Authority transfers millions of shekels a year to terrorists who killed Israeli civilians," said Minister Naftali Bennett.
Habayit Hayehudi MK: Must Eliminate Hamas Leadership
No doubt, MK Yogev's alternative would be costly in terms of international politics, but Israel can't expect more favorable conditions to go in earnest after the Hamas war criminals.
Knesset Committee Hotly Debates Ties with Populist Austrian Coalition Party
Austrian Ambassador to Israel Martin Weiss told the committee that the current Austrian government is the friendliest towards Israel since he began his diplomatic career in 1990.
MK Hazan’s New Bill Absolves Terrorist’s Killers of Criminal Liability
Since the Elor Azaria affair, there is hesitation by security forces and ordinary citizens to carry out the protocol of verifying the killing of a terrorist.
Arab Media: Israeli Bombardment Killed, Wounded Targets inside Syria
The Al-Mayaden website reported that "the Israeli attack resulted in two martyrs and three wounded troops of the Golan regiments," and on Sunday Israeli shells also landed on the Syrian side of the Golan.
Knesset Committee Hears Israel Must Adjust Policy to Comply with US Jews’ Politics
Alon Friedman of the Hillel organization waxed philosophical: 'A Jew is not someone whose grandfather was a Jew but someone whose grandson would be a Jew.'
Critics: Liberman ‘Mistaken and Misleading’ on Trump’s Settlements Stance
'We do not know who Minister Liberman has been talking to, but from our sources, it is clear that the policy of the Trump administration has not changed.'
Former General: Integrating Women in Combat Units a Conspiracy to Weaken IDF
Meanwhile, Rabbi Amihai Eliahu is accusing the entities behind the move of attempting to cleanse the IDF of its religious warriors.
Netanyahu: I’m Motivated Only By Security Concerns
Channel 10's latest accusations against PM Netanyahu have created a political storm.
Knesset Committee Praises Israel’s Cyber Protection, But Raises Concerns
The committee’s concern was echoed by politicians.
Yaalon Rejects Iran Nuclear Program ‘Charm Offensive’
Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon, in a briefing to the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee on Wednesday, warned against falling for the recent...