U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee shared, "I pray that every nation will move its mission to Jerusalem — not for symbolic reasons, but because for 3,000 years this city has been the undisputed and eternal capital of the Jewish state."
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The Knesset passed a law in October making it illegal for the terror-linked agency to operate in the Jewish state.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Kohelet was excluded in January from a list of some 140 nonprofits eligible for benefits.
“We demand the establishment of an objective, balanced investigation committee – not politically biased, whose conclusions are already known in advance,” Netanyahu said.
The International Criminal Court issued unprecedented arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant in November, the first time warrants have been issued against leaders from a democratic country.
“The fact that the official legal language of the State of Israel still includes the disgraceful term ‘West Bank’ is an insult to the Knesset, the Jewish people, and our history.”
Of the 3,000 religious Haredi men who received army conscription notices during the summer, only 461 complied.
A U.N. spokesman told JNS that accusations that the global body pressured agencies not to absorb UNRWA’s mandate are untrue.
Sukkot is automatically pushed out due to Otzma Yehudit quitting the coalition and the Norwegian Law.
U.N. officials indicated they are preparing to terminate operations primarily because of new Israeli legislation.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Gallant announced his resignation from parliament on Jan 1., some two months after being fired as defense minister.
"I did some soul-searching on Shabbat and realized that I was wrong ."
Gallant, however, will remain in the Likud Party.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The Land of Israel Caucus wants to amend Basic Law: Referendum to prevent the establishment of a "Palestinian" state.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
There were no injuries or damage from the impact and the pieces were removed by police sappers.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
MK Almog Cohen slammed the group for encouraging active refusal of military service and accused it of endangering the lives of law enforcement officers.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The law targets terrorists who murdered their victims.
The bill strips entities that transfer funds associated with terror — including the Palestinian Authority’s stipends to imprisoned terrorists and their families — from approaching the High Court.
92 of 120 MKS overwhelmingly voted to bar UNRWA
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
"Every time the Palestinian Authority was given access to weapons, they were eventually used against Israelis," the coalition lawmakers said.
The metro network will include three lines, 150 km of underground tracks and 109 stations.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
"Only when Jewish children are playing in the Strip will the Nukhba terrorists realize that they have lost," said MK Zvi Sukkot.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
National Unity Party leader Benny Gantz seeks to topple Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government.
Haredi party leaders have expressed openness to the proposed legislation as it does not include forced enlistment quotas.
A charity associated with the majority Arab party has been accused of being a Hamas front.
By Israel Hayom
Haredim who enlist would get benefits while those who do not would be financially disadvantaged through what is called “negative incentives.”
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The revised framework raises the expenditure limit to $160 billion, up $19 billion from that approved before Oct. 7.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
"We're talking about simple families that work in agriculture. We must defend their right to live," Likud lawmaker Amit Halevi told JNS.
The government passed the 55 billion shekel ($14.5 billion) budget on Monday.
Israel has long said that UNRWA was created to perpetuate the conflict, not help Arab refugees.
Israelis and the Iranian people have a common enemy — Iran’s clerical regime, Beheshti said.
According to reports, Gantz will stay in the government and fight the budget in parliament, hoping to enlist other coalition members to his side.
Knesset regulations require that the Ethics Committee approve such trips in advance.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
For the first time in history, House and Knesset members will have “a forum to engage directly,” said the House speaker.
“Thank you to the excellent team of the ‘Otzma Yehudit’ faction,” said Minister Ben-Gvir.
Netanyahu has been released ahead of the vote on the Reasonability clause.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The proposed law would ban the display of enemy flags and eject terror-supporting students from academic institutions.
Speakers from the government and opposition, as well as security officials, called on Israel to start defeating its enemies, as it did in the past.
The rabbi, who lost his wife and two teenage daughters in an Arab terror attack, has urged unity in the wake of the tragedy.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The measure seeks to limit the High Court's unmandated power to cancel government decisions based on subjective reasonableness.
The more Rothman read from the statement critical of the Supreme Court, the more the Leftwing MK screamed and yelled.
By COLlive.com
"The Lubavitcher Rebbe tirelessly worked to strengthen Jewish identity throughout the world," Illouz said. "He was a man of both thought and action, an educator and a spiritual leader of global stature."
A new hearing date has not yet been scheduled.
Ravivo wants to allow the Shabak to become more active in fighting rising crime in the Arab sector.
By David Isaac
“It is a great privilege to come here again for the first time as a member of the Knesset,” said Likud MK Dan Illouz.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The proposed changes to the Judicial Selection Committee are ready for passage, said MK Simcha Rothman.
By David Isaac
The most pressing issue—the state budget; the most consequential—judicial reform.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The Republican will be the second-ever American speaker to address the Knesset plenum.
Time to pull off the band-aid.
Gantz said, "History won't forgive whoever didn't try to stop a civil war."
Capital punishment would be applied to someone who, “intentionally or out of indifference causes the death of an Israeli citizen when the act is carried out from a racist motive or hate to a certain public… and with the purpose of harming the State of Israel and the rebirth of the Jewish people in its homeland.”
Watch the Knesset debates and first vote on the Judicial Reform proposal.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The opposition demands a 60-day freeze of the entire program before negotiations.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Contradicting the Supreme Court, Avichai Mandelblit says the plea deal struck by Shas Party leader Aryeh Deri last year “unequivocally” did not include a commitment to permanently leave politics.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The coalition agreement between Likud and the Religious Zionism Party requires the government to reverse parts of the disengagement and allow for the Homesh Yeshiva to remain as a first step towards rebuilding the four communities.
The legislation would end the Israeli government’s authorization to enact public closures, require individuals to isolate, set limits on public gatherings, or require people to furnish a green pass among other measures.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
“Deri Law No. 2,” as it’s been coined, will go before the Knesset next week.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The coalition is said to be waiting until its judicial reform package is passed before formally presenting the bill, out of concern that otherwise it will be struck down by the Supreme Court.
Last time, this bill led to Bennett's government imploding.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
MK Simcha Rothman’s proposed legislation goes even farther than that put forward by Justice Minister Yariv Levin, and as a “private bill” does not require review by the attorney general.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will receive 59,218 shekels ($17,400) per month, and President Isaac Herzog 67,971 shekels ($19,970).
The democratically elected officials are fulfilling the will of the people that voted them in.
Yair Golan's Meretz party couldn't garner enough votes to get into the Knesset, but he's calling for civil war.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Benjamin Netanyahu delivered the maiden speech of Israel’s new government, the sixth over which he has presided.
This legislation has no special connection to the LGBT, just as it has no special connection to Islam, or to skin color.
"A stupid law enacted for political reasons was overturned by an unnecessary law enacted for paranoid reasons."
Netanyahu now has until December 21 to finalize his coalition.
Netanyahu now has preliminary agreements with all of the parties in his right-wing coalition.
Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu has until Sunday to finalize coalition agreements, or ask for an extension from President Herzog.
By Yehudit Katsover and Nadia Matar
Both you and Benjamin Netanyahu are under enormous pressure from the American administration and from the Left at the same time and the media who all are having difficulty internalizing the verdict of Israeli democracy...
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The Israeli president will meet with party delegations to receive their recommendations for candidates to form a government
Just a week after elections, a number of new and old MKs visited Kever Yosef (Joseph's Tomb) in Shechem on Tuesday night.
The rightwing bloc has a solid majority.
A car is going through the Arab town’s streets shouting to the residents, “The Jews are flocking to the polls…"
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The “XakNet Team” claimed responsibility for the cyber attack, saying it was revenge for Israeli intel sent to Kyiv regarding Iranian-made drones.
The head of the Central Elections Committee had previously decided to ban Chikli from running for the Knesset.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
According to Israeli law, with few limitations, anyone can register to run for Knesset, promoting any concept.
Ben-Gvir calls for a public ceasefire with Smotrich, as Smotrich's party goes to the polls.
So far it's Shaked, Hendel and Hauser in positions 1, 2 and 4.
MKs Nir Orbach and Idit Silman will also need to quit the Knesset soon if they are to run on the Likud list.
Some Knesset candidates are pulling out their military backgrounds to cudgel one another.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
37 nations and 865 entities around the world have adopted the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism.
Itamar can't sleep, until he finds what to count...
Netanyahu has about a week now to try and form a new coalition.
The leaders cited their achievements.
Yair Lapid also spoke and thanked Bennett, saying Bennett “put the country before the personal interest.”
One wonders if everyone is considering the potential consequences of their actions.
Rinawie Zoabi refuses to quit the Knesset which is endangering the coalition, and might bring back Bibi Netanyahu.
The caller pretended to be an Arab policeman who is a pariah to the left.
In case the Judea & Samaria law doesn't pass, it might be time to brush up on those (really) old law books.
Ben-Gvir was calm, cool and collected throughout the entire threatening phone call.
Avigdor Liberman ordered his party to vote against the bill.
The bill came about after PLO terrorist flags were being waved on Israeli university campuses.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
He will be replaced by Yitzchak Goldknopf.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Each credit point is worth NIS 2,796 ($835) and applies to 610,000 working parents.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
MKs toured the Ayalon Prison compound in Ramla
Whether or not this vote happens is almost completely in the hands of the Islamic Ra'am party.