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Marathon Knesset meetings set to rapidly advance haredi parties’ contentious Torah study bill
The bill seeks to enshrine Torah study in the country’s Basic Law as part of a proposal that critics argue encourages draft evasion and changes the status of yeshiva students who do not serve.
Former Civil Service Commissioner Hershkowitz withdraws from State Comptroller race
Yesh Atid to remain intact within Lapid's alliance with Bennett, MKs tell 'Post'
Opposition mistakenly approves millions to haredi institutions, A-G halts transfer
In wake of Feldstein interview, October Council, opposition MK urge probes into PMO conduct
In an urgent letter sent to Shin Bet chief David Zini, the council said Feldstein’s remarks raised “reasonable suspicion” that senior figures in the PMO were involved in the Qatargate.
Knesset slam delay in rape kit preservation law
While some 6,500 sex offense cases were opened in these years, the police representative could not say how many of them were rape cases.
'You're a disgrace to women': MKs clash over domestic violence debate
Knesset members engage in heated debate on the end of the National Insurance Institute's partnership with the Michal Sela Forum, an organization dedicated to addressing domestic violence.
Almog Cohen apologizes for ‘disrespectful’ insults hurled at fellow MKs
At the beginning of the interview, the outspoken Otzma Yehudit MK said: “I made a mistake, my demeanor was inappropriate.”
Appeal to Knesset Ethics Committee against MK Almog Cohen
The Movement for the Quality of Government protested Cohen's remarks made against fellow MKs in the Knesset plenum.
Tibi calls Yesh Atid MK 'scum' in plenum
Yesh Atid MK Merav Ben-Ari leaves Knesset rostrum in tears following MK Tibi's remarks.
Knesset battles over NSO and charges of police as ‘mafia’
The Knesset's Interior Security Committee debated the NSO affair on Monday, with chairwoman Merav Ben Ari trying to strike a balance between defending the police and probing its actions.
Bill to keep sex offense evidence for 50 years approved for reading
A bill that would mean that samples taken from victims of sex offenses would be saved for 50 years was approved for first reading in the Knesset.
Bill aiming to make organ donation process easier passes first reading
About a million Israelis have signed Adi cards, and over half of all transplants were received by prioritized card owners.
Organ donation process will be made easier in new law
A law meant to ease the process of committing to donate one's organs after death will be debated in the Ministerial Law Committee on Sunday.
