Knesset
Israel's Opposition hits 61 seat majority for first time in months - poll
The opposition had been standing at 60 seats, at the cusp of a majority, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition remained at 50 seats. The Arab parties, meanwhile, stand at 10 seats.
Knesset advances bill granting October 7 victims unlimited mental health treatment
Petitioners ask High Court to freeze anti-UNRWA law as Jerusalem facilities face demolitions
A-G Baharav-Miara criticizes Army Radio's closure, warns of impact on Israel's press freedom
Likud's Dan Illouz talks defying Netanyahu, haredi draft, and post-war Israel - interview
Dan Illouz discusses his path to the Knesset, his battles inside Likud, and how the October 7 massacre reshaped his sense of responsibility.
A-G shoots down Levin's most recent attempt to get rid of Supreme Court Chief Justice Amit
Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara concluded that Justice Minister Yariv Levin's attempt to file a disciplinary complaint against Chief Justice Isaac Amit "lacks legal validity."
Who's pulling the strings? Haredi parties draft bill tactics ahead of Iran war - analysis
As the coming weeks unfold, shifting dynamics to advance the draft bill will likely reveal who is really pulling the strings.
Lapid, Eisenkot, and Bennett back reservists at Jerusalem draft law protest
"I hope that Knesset receives the message to promote a draft law and not a [draft] evasion law," Eisenkot said.
Netanyahu to appoint UTJ’s Yisrael Eichler to gov’t role to pass contentious haredi draft bill
The move will reportedly allow Yitzhak Pindrus, from the Degel Hatorah faction, to return to the Knesset as well, after he had previously been pushed off the United Torah Judaism Party list.
Ben-Gvir switches terrorist execution method to hanging in revised death penalty bill
“We’re coming up with the best outline, the most exact one,” Ben-Gvir told the panel.
High Court postpones Ben-Gvir dismissal hearing, expands panel to five judges
The Court ruled that there was “no practical point” in holding the session absent a substantive response from the prime minister on the petitions’ factual claims.
Netanyahu clashes with prosecutors over ‘Walla responsiveness,’ says site was ‘hostile’
The hearing continued the prosecution’s cross-examination in the Bezeq-Walla affair, in which he is charged with bribery, fraud, and breach of trust.
Media revolution or power grab? Inside Shlomo Karhi’s Israeli media overhaul - interview
Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi says it’s time to open up Israel’s media market, a move some say is political and will weaken freedom of the press.
Bill on prosecuting October 7 Nukhba terrorists passes first Knesset reading
The bill explicitly bars defendants or convicts prosecuted under its provisions from being included in any future decisions on the release of terrorists as part of diplomatic negotiations.
