Knesset

MK Zouheir Bahloul resigns from Knesset

Sunday-29-July-2018

MK Zouheir Bahloul (Zionist Union List/Labor Party) said he is resigning from the Knesset effective immediately and will not be running for a spot on his party's list in the next election as an act of protest against the racist nation-state law.

Israel’s Knesset approves “Breaking the Silence Law”

Tuesday-17-July-2018

The “Breaking the Silence Law” initiated by Israel’s Education Minister Naftali Bennett and MK Shuli Mualem-Refaeli (Jewish Home) was approved by the Knesset overnight Monday in its second and third readings.

Knesset bill banning filming Israeli violations passes first reading

Thursday-21-June-2018

An Israeli bill banning the filming and photographing of Israeli soldiers' violations in the West Bank passed a preliminary Knesset vote Wednesday.

Bill to deduct salaries of martyrs prisoners from PA funds okayed

Monday-11-June-2018

The so-called Committee of Foreign Affairs and Security of the Israeli Knesset on Monday approved a bill to deduct the salaries paid to the families of Palestinian prisoners and martyrs from the tax revenues transferred to the Palestinian Authority (PA).

Knesset to enact law restricting Palestinian access to high court

Tuesday-29-May-2018

A bill that would limit Palestinian access to the high court of justice passed its first reading in the Knesset on Monday night.

Israel to debate measures penalizing Turkey over pro-Palestine stance

Wednesday-23-May-2018

Israel’s parliament (Knesset) will debate recognizing the alleged Armenian genocide amid a diplomatic spat with Turkey over the murder of dozens of Palestinian protesters by Israeli troops on the Gaza border last week.

Knesset approves bill to deduct PA payment to prisoners

Monday-7-May-2018

Israeli Knesset on Monday approved by a 55-14 a bill to deduct money paid to Palestinian prisoners by the Palestinian Authority from its monthly tax revenue.

Knesset authorizes Netanyahu Lieberman to declare war alone

Tuesday-1-May-2018

The Knesset Israel’s parliament has voted in favor of granting premier Benjamin Netanyahu the power to declare war solely with the approval of his army minister Avigdor Lieberman.

Knesset bans MK Zubi from attending sessions for week

Wednesday-14-March-2018

The Behavior Committee in the Israeli Knesset decided on Wednesday to ban the Arab MK Hanin Zubi from attending the Knesset sessions for a whole week because she called Israeli soldiers killers.

Israel’s ex-war chief Ya’alon says he will head new party in elections

Sunday-11-March-2018

Israel’s former war minister Moshe Ya’alon announced on Saturday he would run in the next Knesset elections as the leader of a new political party Israeli news outlets reported.