Knesset passes Basic Law enshrining Torah study despite IDF warnings
The Knesset’s plenum passed on Monday the contentious legislation advanced by the haredi (ultra-Orthodox) parties that will enshrine…
Zini recommends banned extreme-right party be allowed to register for elections
Shin Bet chief David Zini issued an official recommendation to the High Court of Justice on Monday, calling…
Election date finalized for October 27, with government set to complete full term
Knesset Legal Adviser Sagit Afik announced Sunday that the Knesset will dissolve on July 17 and that elections…
Israel sets October 27 election date, Benjamin Netanyahu government to complete full term
The date for the upcoming general elections was officially set for October 27 and will not be moved…
Board of Peace plans launch of pilot Gaza housing project, but green light elusive
Board of Peace officials have briefed reporters in recent days about their plans to establish a pilot humanitarian…
Isaac Herzog, Shin Bet chief: Hostile actors seeking to undermine Israeli elections
President Isaac Herzog met Thursday with Central Elections Committee chairman Justice Noam Sohlberg and Shin Bet (Israel Security…
A plea to the prime minister: Heed the lessons of our history in this land, and pull back from the brink
Hear this, you rulers of the House of Jacob, You chiefs of the House of Israel, Who detest…
Isaac Herzog condemns Hakan Fidan’s remarks on Israel as antisemitic
President Isaac Herzog hit out on Sunday at Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan’s Friday comments that “Israelis are…
Israel’s Elections Committee considers livestream of national vote count
Israel’s Central Elections Committee is considering live-streaming the vote-counting process during the next national election, attorney Din Livne,…
Knesset expected to dissolve July 17, paving way for October 27 election
The Knesset is set to dissolve on July 17, putting Israel on course for national elections likely to…
Coalition said resisting voting booths in some old-age homes to hurt opposition
The coalition is seeking to end the placement of polling booths in elderly living facilities ahead of the…
Edelstein: I left Likud because I couldn’t defend its agenda; seeks ‘broad’ coalition
Senior lawmaker Yuli Edelstein explained his decision to depart Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party in an interview…