israeli knesset

'Cult, mutilation' – Knesset committee erupts after anti-LGBT comments

Anti-LGBT group sparks uproar at Knesset education meeting over "cult" remarks, budget delays for tolerance programs highlighted.

MKs to begin debating Oct. 7 commemoration bill

The Knesset will discuss a bill to establish Oct. 7 as a national remembrance day with ceremonies, educational events, and a new authority to commemorate victims, survivors, and soldiers.

 Palestinians walk next to a destroyed Mosque from an Israeli airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip

Israeli ministers call for relocation of northern Gaza civilians to combat Hamas

A group of 27 Israeli ministers and MKs urged Prime Minister Netanyahu to implement a plan relocating northern Gaza civilians to combat Hamas.

Finance Committee begins debate over 2024 budget amendment

The Knesset Finance Committee reviewed a new spending bill by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, aiming to allocate NIS 3.4 billion for war-related issues.

Women’s voices will be catalysts for change

As the DNC in Chicago highlighted the powerful voices of Kamala Harris, Oprah Winfrey, and more, the contrast in Israel’s political landscape revealed a critical gender imbalance.

By YAEL YECHIELI
28/08/2024

Israel to hold annual commemoration of October 7 events amid deep divisions

Israel's new annual commemoration of October 7 has sparked controversy, highlighting deep national divisions as differing views on the events persist.

Smotrich advances extra-budgetary war funds despite Finance min professional warning

Finance Minister Smotrich seeks approval for a NIS 3 billion fund to cover war expenses, sparking internal tension over Israel's budget management.

25/08/2024

What will Israel’s right-wing camp look like in the next election?

The spell that Israel’s longest-serving prime minister has cast on Israeli politics for two decades seems to have ended.

Coalition leaders begin summer recess with political gains, but without hostages

Stuck in the middle of these political vicissitudes are the families of the 115 remaining hostages, dead and alive.

Ben-Gvir 'totally failed' to curb 'internal threat of Arab Israelis,' Smotrich says

Smotrich said the "internal threat of Arab Israeli's" could not be ignored as he described what he viewed as a multi-pronged Iranian effort to counter Israel.

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