Articles in "Israeli politics"

Israeli Daycare Legislation Lays Bare Cracks in Governing Coalition

Israel's governing coalition on Tuesday lost the Knesset votes needed to pass a controversial Daycare Law amid a disagreement over Orthodox ...

Orthodox Parties Threaten to Topple Government Over ‘Rabbis Bill,’ Yeshiva Deferments

Two Orthodox parties on Wednesday threatened to topple the Israeli government after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu withdrew a ...

New Knesset Passes Its First Law

The new Israeli Knesset passed its first legislation on Monday afternoon -- a law that makes it harder for Knesset members to break away ...

President Rivlin Tasks Gantz with Forming Government

President Reuven Rivlin on Wednesday evening tasked head of the Blue and White party Member of Knesset (MK) Benny Gantz, with forming a ...

Political Leaders Sign Declaration Calling for Clean Campaigns

Political parties in Israel have recently kicked off their campaigns ahead of the April 2019 election, a time in which public tension is ...

Arab MK Hanin Zoabi Resigns from Knesset

Member of Knesset (MK) Hanin Zoabi announced Saturday that she was resigning from the Knesset and would not run again, after serving three ...