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Knesset FADC approves extending declaration of emergency until March 12

The committee approved the extension of the emergency declaration during an operational intelligence briefing on Operation Roaring Lion, confirming preparations for a "prolonged campaign."

|ByKESHET NEEV
THE KNESSET building in Jerusalem holds one of the world’s smallest legislatures.
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi recieved the Knesset Medal after his speech at the 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
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 hits all-time low in women's political representation. Can it be reversed? - opinion

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

Israeli school pupils to learn Holocaust survivor stories with AI chatbot

The first story to be featured on the new app is that of Tovah Feder who survived by posing as the orphan of a German officer.

APRIL 14, 2023ByELIAV BATITO/MAARIV ONLINE
A CANDLE is lit and a flower is placed on the railway tracks at Birkenau, on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, last year.

Israelis across the political spectrum dissatisfied with current gov't - poll

52% of Likud voters polled by N12 gave the government a "bad" grade, despite having turned out in droves to give the party 32 seats in Knesset. 

APRIL 9, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a meeting of the parliamentary faction of his Likud party, in the Knesset, last month.

Is Israel headed towards a dramatic political realignment? - opinion

Netanyahu’s coalition has given different voter blocs good reasons to become angry and concerned.

APRIL 9, 2023ByYIGAL WALT
PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu is flanked by Justice Minister Yariv Levin (right) and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant in the Knesset plenum, earlier this year.

Keren Hayesod reacts to the judicial reforms and calls for negotiations between the sides

A senior official in Keren Hayessod told The Post that the statement was not a reaction to the letter that was received from Zürich, but was planned days before.

MARCH 15, 2023ByZVIKA KLEIN
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at Keren Hayesod Annual World Conference at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem on April 16, 2018

Netanyahu accuses Israeli media of spreading 'fake news' on judicial reform

The prime minister lost control of his government, opposition head Yair Lapid charged.

MARCH 13, 2023ByELIAV BREUER, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seen during the Likud's faction meeting on Monday, March 13, 2023

Could senior Likud MKs force compromise on judicial reform? - analysis

Behind the scenes, President Isaac Herzog announced that he formulated a proposal of his own to counter current judicial reforms.

MARCH 8, 2023ByELIAV BREUER
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) is seen next to Likud MK David Amsalem in the Knesset plenum in Jerusalem, on February 20, 2023.

Judicial review, override bill passes revision vote to go to Knesset

With a simple majority, a Knesset would be able to prevent a court from striking a piece of legislation up until a year after the overriding Knesset had been dissolved.

MARCH 5, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR
MK Simcha Rotman, Head of the Constitution Committee, at a committee vote on the judicial reform legislation at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem on March 5, 2023.

Judicial reform is weakening judiciary, endangering commanders - opinion

International bodies have been involved in the past in several initiatives that could have led to the indictment or prosecution of IDF commanders and senior Israeli officials in foreign courts, ICC.

MARCH 2, 2023ByYUVAL SHANY
A discussion and a vote in the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on March 1, 2023

Is Israel's judicial crisis part of the Trumpist epoch?

MIDDLE ISRAEL: The lying that accompanies the Levin Plan is part of the global war on truth.

FEBRUARY 24, 2023ByAMOTZ ASA-EL
THOUSANDS OF protesters rally against the government’s proposed judicial overhaul outside the Knesset on Monday.

Friendliness between opposing MKs is a sin to Israeli public - opinion

At the end of the day, even MKs who argue with one another and accuse one another of destroying democracy, are human beings.

FEBRUARY 23, 2023ByYAAKOV KATZ
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu greets Yesh Atid MK Boaz Toporovsky upon his return to the Knesset on Monday night.