knesset

Ban on using Nazi symbols, slogans advances to full Knesset

A Knesset committee advanced a bill making the use of Nazi symbols and slogans in Israel illegal.

Yosef Shapira, a founder of World Bnei Akiva, dies

Former Israeli government minister Yosef Shapira, who was one of the founders of World Bnei Akiva, has died.

No Christmas tree in the Knesset, speaker decides

Israeli Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein said it would be inappropriate to place a Christmas tree on prominent display in the Knesset, following a request from a Christian lawmaker.

Israel

Knesset bill would penalize NGOs that support Israel boycott

Culture

The non-racism of Israel’s blood donation policy

Israel

Ethiopian-Israeli lawmaker’s rejection as blood donor has Knesset seeing red

Israel

Knesset passes migrant detention amendment

Israel

Abbas: Willing to speak to Knesset on my terms

Global

France’s Hollande calls for shared Jerusalem, halt to settlement building

Culture

Haredi Knesset member protests in Arabic; Arab MK offers Yiddish ‘thank you’

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