Posts Tagged: Knesset Israel
Knesset Moves to Recognize Same-Sex Partners of Legislators
JNS.org - With a record-breaking five openly gay members in Israel’s 21st Knesset, the legislative body is amending “husband and wife” language to “couple” on all...
Legislation to Legalize Cannabis in Israel Passes First Reading in Knesset
JNS.org - Legislation that will pave the way to legalize the use of cannabis in Israel passed unanimously on Wednesday in its first reading in the...
Law to Help ‘Agunot’ Passes First Reading in Knesset
JNS.org - A new bill that would allow Israel’s rabbinical courts to extend sanctions to non-Israeli Jewish men who refuse to grant divorces, also called gets in Hebrew, to...
Knesset Winter Session to Begin on Sunday
Times of Israel - The Knesset's winter session begins this coming Sunday. When the 120 members of the Knesset sit down in the plenum for...
Charedi Conscription Becomes Law in Israel
JNS.org - The Equal Sharing of the Burden Bill, which applies the mandatory national service requirement on charedim in Israel, was passed with...
EXCLUSIVE: Poll Shows Israeli Public Holds Negative View of Former Israeli PM Olmert, Future Political Success Unlikely
The results of a new poll, published exclusively by The Algemeiner, reveal that the Israeli public has an overall negative view of former Israeli Prime...
Knesset Committee Discusses Banning Nazi Imagery
Israel Hayom - The Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee is scheduled to discuss a bill on Sunday banning the use of Nazi imagery for...
