Knesset members

Likud sets July primaries while Netanyahu weighs impact of candidates on election outcome

According to a knowledgeable source, Netanyahu has come to terms with the idea of primaries, meaning that he is not currently working to cancel them.

Likud lawmakers react as they attend a 40 signatures debate, at the plenum hall of the Knesset, in Jerusalem, December 8, 2025
Attorney general Gali Baharav-Miara at a Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting at the Knesset, in the Israeli parliament on September 30, 2025.

Israel in ‘race to eliminate democratic institutions’ as coalition pushes court bills, says A-G

Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana leads members of the Knesset from both the coalition and the opposition in the annual Israel Day Parade, Sunday, May 31, 2026.

‘Holding our heads high’: MKs march at Israel Parade, slam Mamdani's decision to boycott

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a press conference in Jerusalem, March 19, 2026.

Israel must move to district-based elections, term limits - opinion


‘Don’t be afraid to attack Tehran,’ Iranian activist tells Knesset

A Knesset forum event saw guest speakers from Israel and overseas discuss the situation in Gaza amid Israel’s war against Hamas – including anti-Iranian regime activist Vahid Behashti.

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

Likud MK claims a High Court justice leaked judicial reform verdict

MK Tally Gotliv sharply attacked the judges who intended to vote in favor of rejecting the reasonableness law, and claimed that she knows who leaked the draft.

 MK Tally Gotliv arrives to a court hearing on petitions against the government's "Reasonableness Bill", at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, September 12, 2023.

Rape motivated by nationalism is terrorism, Israeli MK says - opinion

The controversial law recognizing sexual terrorism and the need for international attention | opinion.

Terrorism can come in several forms, including sexual assault and rape motivated by nationalism. Pictured: The scene of Hamas's October 7 massacre at the Supernova music festival.

Is Barkat preparing to run against Netanyahu for Likud leadership?

The former Jerusalem mayor has met with Likud activists and told them that he would not support Netanyahu again and that the party needed to see a change.

 Nir Barkat

Ra’am MK asked to resign after denying slaughter of babies

MK Iman Khatib-Yassin apologized Sunday evening for her words to the Knesset channel according to which "we did not slaughter babies or rape women" in the attacks on October 7.

Iman Yassin Khatib, poised to become the first lawmaker in Israel's history to wear a hijab or head scarf, which she does as a Muslim, following results of her Arab Joint List party in Israel's election, participates in an interview in a radio show in Naz

Islamist Israeli MK urges Hamas to free some Gaza captives

"The values of Islam oblige us not to take women, children, and the elderly as captives," said MK Mansour Abbas.

 Lawmaker Mansour Abbas, head of the United Arab List attends a special session of the Knesset, Israel's parliament, to approve and swear in a new right-wing government, in Jerusalem December 29, 2022.

Israeli MK 'demands revenge' after Hebron terror attack

Israeli ministers and MKs quickly dole out blame and call for retaliation after a shooting attack near Hebron leaves a woman dead and a man injured.

 Otzma Yehudit MK Yitzhak Kreuzer is seen at a Knesset committee meeting, on February 27, 2023.

What to expect from Wednesday's special Knesset session

The Knesset will discuss a number of bills, including one concerning the salaries of IDF soldiers.

 The Knesset plenum on July 24. All opposition MKs boycotted the vote for the ‘reasonableness’ bill, while all coalition MKs supported it, resulting in a 64-0 vote.

Israel's coalition and opposition are united against Bezalel Smotrich

NATIONAL AFFAIRS: By withholding funds that were allocated to the Arab population, the finance minister has unwittingly united the coalition and opposition.

 FINANCE MINISTER Bezalel Smotrich speaks during a press conference in Jerusalem on August 9, 2023..

New web series gives Israel a glimpse into the lives of their MKs

Short and sweet, the series will let the Israeli electorate hear the answers to the questions they've always wanted to ask.

View of the Knesset Channel studio ahead of the opening of the Knesset next week, on September 25, 2019