Politics and Knesset
The move would trigger a Knesset reshuffle and bolster support for legislation regulating conscription of ultra-Orthodox men.
Institutional anomaly, media power and the struggle over democratic authority.
The “Who is a Jew Bill,” introduced by lawmaker Avi Maoz, of the right-wing opposition Noam Party, was opposed by 60 of 120 Knesset members.
The Blue and White Party leader also urges Lapid, Liberman and Eisenkot to to do so, as well, if needed.
Israel should not press ahead with the U.S.-mediated Gaza ceasefire deal until Hamas returns the body of the last hostage, the Yesh Atid lawmaker told JNS.
Fifty-three percent of respondents said Benjamin Netanyahu is best suited to be prime minister.
We need to address shortages of teachers and overcrowded classrooms, the new head of the Knesset Education Committee tells JNS.
The Likud legislator calls on all Knesset members to unite for the good of the nation.
Protecting children from social media, Israel’s high cost of living and strengthening the periphery rank high on the Yesh Atid lawmaker’s agenda.
“We are talking about an independent commission of inquiry with full powers, exactly as defined in the Commissions of Inquiry Law,” said the Israeli premier.
No troops from Turkey or Qatar will enter the Gaza Strip, the Likud lawmaker tells JNS.
The decision proves that there are no conservative judges on the court, only “activists and extremist activists,” Justice Minister Yariv Levin said.
