Knesset bill would penalize NGOs that support Israel boycott A Knesset committee approved a bill that would heavily tax foreign donations to organizations that call for a boycott of Israel.
Lapid and Yachimovich at G.A.: Loosen Orthodox grip on religion in Israel Israeli Finance Minister Yair Lapid and Labor Party Chairwoman Shelly Yachimovich called for greater religious pluralism in Israel.
Ahead of Palestinian prisoner release, bill to halt releases is rejected An Israeli government committee approved the release of Palestinian prisoners hours after another committee rejected a bill that would have prevented such releases as part of peace negotiations.