knesset

Avigdor Liberman switches seats in Israeli parliament to avoid contact with Arab lawmaker

The former defense minister has called Ayman Odeh a terrorist and said that he and his party “belong in prison rather than the Knesset.”

Knesset speaker refuses to sign lawmaker’s resignation letter written in Arabic

Yuli Edelstein tweeted that while he respects Arabic, he cannot sign something he doesn't understand,

Arab lawmaker resigns in protest of Israel’s new nation-state law

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday met with the Druze local council heads as part of his ongoing talks with Druze community leaders in the wake of the approval of the nationality law.

Israel

Israel passes controversial law that cements it as country for Jews

Israel

Knesset advances bill banning discrimination based on gender or sexual identity

Politics

Mike Pence got help from Rabbi Jonathan Sacks on his Knesset speech

Israel

Mike Pence says US Embassy will move to Jerusalem by end of next year

Israel

Israeli Knesset passes law that will keep supermarkets, businesses closed on Shabbat

Israel

Israeli bill makes imposing death penalty on terrorists easier

Israel

Israeli lawmakers approve legislation making it harder to cede parts of Jerusalem

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