Speaker Amir Ohana reduces Knesset budget by NIS 50m. to support Israel's economy
Ohana said he had informed Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich of his budget-reduction initiative and that the funds are expected to be deposited in the treasury.
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Knesset panel advances bill to freeze arrests of haredi draft evaders amid legal warnings
Smotrich deserves 'at least 15 seats' for West Bank actions, former justice minister claims
MK Dan Illouz expected to announce he is leaving Likud - report
Yashar overtakes Likud, Netanyahu as Zionist opposition bloc nears 61-seat majority - poll
Additionally, the new party led by Chili Tropper and Yoaz Hendel failed to cross the electoral threshold, but pulled voters from Religious Zionist Party, knocking them from five seats to four.
Netanyahu a ‘burden to Trump,' dismantled US-Israel ties, Liberman tells ‘Post’ - interview
“Trump wants to distance himself from him [Netanyahu]. The relationship has become a burden, and it is already hurting him in the upcoming US midterm elections," Liberman said.
Knesset advances Torah study bill after haredim, Netanyahu agree to strip controversial clause
The agreement is expected to allow the bill to advance in the Knesset's House Committee ahead of its final second and third readings after previous coaltion objections to wording.
WATCH: ‘We’ve paid with our blood’: Veterans confront haredi lawmakers demanding support
The House Committee had convened to hear revisions on the contentious bill that seeks to enshrine Torah study as a fundamental value in the country’s Basic Law, ahead of final readings.
Likud lawmaker Nissim Vaturi says Naama Lazimi is 'worse than Hamas,' faces probe calls
MK Naama Lazimi called for a criminal investigation into Likud MK Nissim Vaturi, accusing him of incitement after he said she would fit in Hamas elections.
Hostile actors seeking to undermine Israeli elections, Herzog and Shin Bet chief warn
“Elections are not a civil war,” Herzog said. “Elections are a social, democratic and political process, very significant and important in the life of a nation.”
Herzog draws red line after David Zini’s pledge of loyalty to the elected echelon
His remarks followed David Zini's comments, in which he explained why he accepted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s offer to serve as head of the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency).
Eisenkot's Yashar edges out Netanyahu's Likud for first time in new Channel 13 poll
The results are the first in which Likud fell below Eisenkot's Yashar, following weeks of a tie between the two parties.
Haredi MK Gafni urges Netanyahu to advance Torah study bill unchanged despite legal warnings
Afik said that the legislation, in its current form, could allow Torah students to receive the same academic aid benefits as reservists, among other state benefits.
Shin Bet chief Zini's loyalty remarks raise defining questions for Israel's elections - analysis
The central question raised by Zini’s remarks is not whether the Shin Bet chief should obey the elected government; it is how he diagnoses what has gone wrong in Israeli governance.
