Articles in "Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee"

Knesset Committee Authorizes Call-Up of 430,000 Reservists Amid Haredi Draft Dispute

An Israeli parliamentary committee narrowly approved on Monday the extension of emergency powers to summon reservists, authorizing the ...

‘The System Failed Him’: Israeli Lawmakers Hear Gripping Testimony on Rising Army Suicides

Amid growing concern over a surge in suicides among Israeli soldiers, lawmakers of a Knesset subcommittee convened a special session ...

Push to Reinstate Israeli Forces at Joseph’s Tomb Gains Traction

A renewed push to restore a permanent Israeli military presence at Joseph’s Tomb in Shechem (Nablus) is gaining momentum, with the ...

Israeli Coalition Crisis Escalates Over Army Exemptions for Yeshiva Students

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu concluded emergency talks Wednesday evening with Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee Chairman ...

Israel’s Military Exemption Standoff Paralyzes all Government Legislation

For the second week in a row, Israel’s coalition government pulled all its legislative proposals from the Knesset plenum due to an ...

Over 1,200 Haredim Face Arrest for Ignoring Army Recruiting Notices, Knesset Lawmakers Told

Of the 3,000 religious Haredi men who received army conscription notices during the summer, only 461 complied, Knesset lawmakers were told ...

Legislation Labeling UNRWA a ‘Terror Organization’ Passes Knesset Committee

The Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee unanimously approved legislation designating the UN Relief and Works Agency a "terror ...

More than 1,000 Indictments Filed for Aiding Arabs Illegal Entry to Israel So Far in 2022

Since the beginning of 2022, more than 100 buses have been confiscated and more than 1,000 indictments have been filed against employers, ...

Bennett Govt. Appoints Arab MK who Called for Destruction of Israeli Town to Defense Committee

Arab Member of Knesset (MK) Ibtisam Mara’ana, of the Labor party, was appointed on Tuesday as a substitute member of the Knesset's ...

Yesh Atid MK: Netanyahu Diplomacy Failures Make Israel Vulnerable

MK Ofer Shelah said Thursday that Prime Minister Netanyahu‘s failure to pursue policy objectives and his ”part time“ attention to his ...


At A Glance

Firebombed

Haifa Lights Up for Coexistence

Burst Through the Night