Israeli knesset

PM Narendra Modi becames first recipient of Knesset Medal during official Israel visit

This is a new medal presented by the Knesset, symbolizing a deep appreciation for the recipient's contributions to the Israeli and Jewish people.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi recieved the Knesset Medal after his speech at the Knesset.
The outlook for increasing women’s participation in political life is bleak, with no women in the ultra-Orthodox parties, not a single party led by a woman, and none even committed to equal representation on their candidate lists.

Israel once ranked 48th for women in politics, now its 104th

As Israel heads to the polls, can the next election halt – or deepen – the steady erosion of women’s political representation?

|ByANAT THON-ASHKENAZY
FARMERS AND their supporters protest outside the Knesset in Jerusalem against a milk reform promoted by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, in Jerusalem on February 4, 2026.

Israel’s milk crisis is man-made, quotas are to blame - opinion

Dairy farmers and consumers will be the ones who win from Smotrich's reforms; it is the small interest groups that wish to keep the status quo.

|ByOHAD TAL
The Knesset building, home of Israel's legislature, in Jerusalem, on November 14, 2022 (Illustrative).

Knesset to vote on first reading of 2026 state budget, amid haredi parties' threats

If the state budget is not approved in all three readings by the end of March, when the fiscal year closes, the Knesset will automatically dissolve, and elections will be called.

|ByKESHET NEEV

How will Netanyahu respond to the Deri ruling? - analysis

It is safe to presume that if Deri does not resign, Netanyahu will fire him, as the High Court ruled. Netanyahu can then follow one of three avenues:

JANUARY 18, 2023ByELIAV BREUER
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks with Interior and Health Minister Aryeh Deri at a weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem, January 8, 2023

MK Michael Biton accuses supermarket owners of being 'pigs, tycoons'

Israeli MK Michael Biton took issue with food group owner Rami Levy during a visit to the Knesset, which led to a verbal spat between the two.

JANUARY 17, 2023By103FM VIA MAARIV ONLINE
National Unity MK Michael Biton leads a meeting to fight against road homicide, halting the increase in accidents and formulating a national road safety plan, at the Knesset, Jerusalem, October 26, 2021.

No to Levin's revolution, yes to changes in the legal system - opinion

Enough with the automatic fortification around the status quo, and enough with the voices calling for revolution.

JANUARY 13, 2023ByYEDIDIA STERN
THEN-JUSTICE minister Gideon Sa’ar speaks at a Jerusalem Post Conference, in 2021. Sa’ar already introduced the amendment that a majority of seven of the nine Judicial Selection Committee members is required to make Supreme Court appointments.

The overpowerful justice system threatens democracy, Levin will fix it -opinion

Israeli MKs ought to debate and negotiate instead of climbing up the ramparts with ominous threats and sloganeering.

JANUARY 12, 2023ByDAVID M. WEINBERG
FOLLOWING THE example set by former Supreme Court president Aharon Barak, every matter is subject to the personal prejudices and individual inclinations of the enlightened members of the highest bench, says the writer.

Why does the new gov't have the Israeli Left in a panic? - opinion

Questions about Israel's democratic future have arisen as a result of both the new government and the reactions to said government

JANUARY 12, 2023ByYISRAEL MEDAD
PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu and then-defense minister Benny Gantz sit at the head of the government table in the Knesset plenum, in 2021

Azerbaijan to open embassy in Israel, MKs send congratulations

A group of MKs and ministers sent their congratulations to Azerbaijan, while also expressing support against French calls to sanction the country.

JANUARY 2, 2023ByMAARIV ONLINE
Azerbaijani and Israeli flags.

Let's hope for the best from Israel's new government in 2023 - Opinion

How the year 2023 will play out at least on the national level will depend on how the new government will actually perform.

JANUARY 2, 2023BySUSAN HATTIS ROLEF
AMIR OHANA presides as Knesset speaker after his election by MKs, on Thursday. The sight of MKs Moshe Gafni and Meir Porush of United Torah Judaism turning away while Ohana delivered his speech was nauseating, says the writer.

Ohana becomes first gay Knesset Speaker as Netanyahu retakes office

Amir Ohana thanked his husband, Alon, for supporting him during his first speech as Knesset Speaker.

DECEMBER 29, 2022ByELIAV BREUER
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu next to Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana in the Knesset Plenum, December 29, 2022.

Who is Amichai Chikli, the incoming Diaspora affairs minister?

Incoming prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Chikli late Wednesday night and informed him of the new role he will begin on Thursday.

DECEMBER 28, 2022ByZVIKA KLEIN
MK AMICHAI CHIKLI attends the House Committee meeting in the Knesset last week at which he was declared a defector.

Israel's new gov't pledges to promote West Bank annexation policies

It did not clarify what the borders of that statement contained but it did pledge to “promote and develop all parts of the Land of Israel.”

DECEMBER 28, 2022ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits the Efrat settlement located in the Gush Etzion region just outside of Jerusalem