Tag: Knesset
Coalition leaders vote to dissolve Knesset, go to elections
Coalition leaders vote to dissolve Knesset, go to elections
Faction leaders agree to dissolve Knesset, go to early elections following impasse over draft law. Elections...
Nationality Law passes vote, Israel enshrined as Jewish state with capital...
Nationality Law passes vote, Israel enshrined as Jewish state with capital of Jerusalem
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu celebrated the new law as “a pivotal...
Nation-State Bill Approved for Knesset Floor Vote
Nation-State Bill Approved for Knesset Floor Vote
Written by Yona Schnitzer/TPS on July 18, 2018
The Nation State bill, which seeks to legislate Israel’s standing as a Jewish state...
Knesset approves ‘Breaking the Silence Law’
Knesset approves 'Breaking the Silence Law'
Knesset approves law that would bar extreme leftist organizations from entering schools.
The “Breaking the Silence Law” , initiated by Education Minister...
Knesset thwarts bill to give oversight of Dimona plant to international...
Knesset thwarts bill to give oversight of Dimona plant to international body
Only members of the Arab-dominated Joint List voted for the bill, which was...
Haredi Draft Bill Passes First Reading
Haredi Draft Bill Passes First Reading
Written by Mara Vigevani/TPS on July 03, 2018
A bill that would push off economic sanctions against Haredi seminaries (yeshivot) that fail...
Knesset Passes PA Fiscal Retribution Law
Knesset Passes PA Fiscal Retribution Law .
Written by Yona Schnitzer/TPS on July 02, 2018
A law compelling the Cabinet to deduct tax monies that Israel collects on...
New law in Israel would ban tobacco advertisements
New law in Israel would ban tobacco advertisements
Companies violating the law would be penalized with a 450,000 shekel ($124,600) fine.
(June 25, 2018 / JNS) A bill that...
Knesset To Debate Recognition Of Armenian Genocide
Knesset To Debate Recognition Of Armenian Genocide
Written by Mara Vigevani/TPS on May 24, 2018
The Knesset approved a motion submitted by Meretz chairwoman Tamar Zandberg Wednesday to...
Nation-State Bill Passes First Reading
Nation-State Bill Passes First Reading
Written by Mara Vigevani/TPS on May 01, 2018
Israel’s controversial Nation-state bill passed a first reading in the Knesset overnight between Monday and...