Yuli Edelstein

Knesset panel to study dress code barring short skirts and dresses

Enforcement reportedly will be relaxed until the panel makes its recommendations.

At Independence Day launch, Knesset speaker decries ‘offensive discourse’

“The tensions that characterize us, and which are often healthy, have exceeded the boundaries of good taste,” Yuli Edelstein said.

Statue to Gaza community’s evacuation dedicated in Knesset amid controversy

JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Knesset dedicated a statue commemorating the Jewish communities evacuated from Gush Katif in Gaza in 2005. The statue, which is more than a foot high, and Monday evening’s ceremony were protested by Peace Now. Some 8,000 Israelis were evacuated from 21 settlements in Gush Katif, and from four West Bank settlements […]

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