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Ze'ev Elkin, of the New Hope-National Right, put forward the resolution which said establishing a Palestinian state would constitute an existential threat to Israel and its citizens

July 18, 2024, 11:34 am

Israeli parliament votes overwhelmingly to reject Palestinian state

MKs including some from Benny Gantz's party pass resolution put forward by right-wing opposition New Hope-United Right faction by 68 votes to nine

By JN Reporter

May 29, 2024, 3:55 pm

Meet the deaf MK helping Israelis to feel incoming rocket fire

EXCLUSIVE: 'Every day I think about what happens if there is a siren and my deaf five-year old son can’t hear it," says Knesset's Shirly Pinto

By Michelle Rosenberg

Ofer Cassif, pictured in 2019. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)

February 22, 2024, 9:24 am

Vote to expel far-left Israeli lawmaker who supported ICJ genocide charge narrowly fails

Ofer Cassif faced expulsion after he publicly supported South Africa’s charge in the International Court of Justice that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.

By Eliyahu Freedman (JTA)

Pic: Vahid Beheshti (centre, in green sweatshirt), Twitter screenshot, Vahid Beheshti account

January 5, 2024, 10:37 am

British Iranian urges use of pinpoint strikes to defeat regime

"You have an army of 80 million Iranians who are thirsty for freedom and democracy," human rights activist and dissident Vahid Beheshti tells Knesset

By Jenni Frazer

Funeral of Rabbi Mordechai Shmuel Ashkenazi in the old cemetery of Tiberias

November 15, 2023, 3:52 pm

‘A very wrong thing’: rabbis are rebuked over burial of victims

Terror victim who had not completed conversion to Judaism denied Jewish burial

By Jenni Frazer

July 28, 2023, 12:50 pm

OPINION: I fear a worrying trend of Israel apathy among future community leaders

'Jewish students must be able to reclaim Zionism from extremists who attempt to define Zionism on our behalf,' writes Edward Isaacs, president of the Union of Jewish Students

By Edward Isaacs

July 26, 2023, 5:50 pm

Voice of the Jewish News: This is not ‘reform’, it’s revolution

We haven’t blocked roads or been water cannoned, but we have shouted. ‘Save Israeli Democracy’ sounds dramatic, but it is no understatement.

By Voice of the Jewish News

Jerusalem- the street leading up to the Knesset.

July 24, 2023, 5:40 pm

Mass protests erupt in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Haifa following judicial reform

Opposition leader Yair Lapid called on Israeli police "not to hurt" protestors.

By Jotam Confino in Israel

The show of opposition from a largely Israeli crowd of expats was one of the largest demos in the capital since the proposals were brought forward by Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition that includes far right politicians.

July 24, 2023, 8:53 am

1,500 people demand last-ditch halt to judicial reforms at Tower Bridge protest

The show of opposition from a largely Israeli crowd of expats was one of the largest demos in the capital since the proposals were brought forward.

By Justin Cohen

Protestors make their feelings known at Netanyahu coalition at protest outside Downing Street

July 21, 2023, 9:18 am

Netanyahu doubles down on judicial overhaul while calling for unity

“All this talk of destroying democracy is just absurd,” he said, referring to the claims of the overhaul’s opponents.

By Ben Sales (JTA)

Protest outside Ambassador Hotovely's residence in north London.

July 9, 2023, 10:06 pm

Protest outside Israeli ambassador’s UK residence ahead of critical Knesset vote

More than 300 Defend Israeli Democracy protesters stage demo outside Tzipi Hotovely's north London residence, as the Netanyahu government attempts to pass legislation limiting the power of High Court

By Lee Harpin

Massive protests against judicial reform in Tel Aviv on 4 March 2023

July 4, 2023, 5:29 pm

Israeli judicial bill passes vote as opposition politicians walk out

The latest progression of a deeply unpopular piece of legislation was met with scenes of shouting and rancour in Israel's parliament

By Jewish News Reporter

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sits with Interior and Health Minister Aryeh Deri at a weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem, January 8, 2023. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun/Pool

June 19, 2023, 1:08 pm

Netanyahu vows to move ahead with controversial judicial reforms ‘this week’

"If Netanyahu goes for unilateral legislation and again takes same aggressive and steamrolling actions, he will harm democracy and security," Benny Gantz said in response.

By Jotam Confino

April 24, 2023, 3:03 pm

OPINION: Despite stalemate with the Palestinians, Israel at 75 is more successful than ever

Pragmatism has brought Israel many rewards, but a deal with the Palestinians eludes her, writes Richard Pater

By Richard Pater

Furious opposition members shout at Minister Itamar Ben Gvir as he speaks from the podium in the Knesset, on March 22, 2023. Pic: main.knesset.gov.il/EN/News/PressR

March 23, 2023, 4:11 pm

Domestic violence bill fails amid chaotic scenes in Knesset

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir opposed law that would have forced offenders to wear tracking device bracelets

By Michelle Rosenberg

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