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Israeli lawmakers table bill to dissolve parliament
Israeli legislators submitted a bill on Tuesday that would dissolve Parliament and trigger an unprecedented third national elections in less than a ... World News -
Israel to swear in new parliament after election
Israel’s new parliament will be sworn in Tuesday following April 9 elections that saw Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu win a fifth term, but he ... World News -
Israeli Arab lawmaker quits ‘racist’ parliament over law
An Israeli Arab lawmaker resigned on Saturday and branded the parliament “racist” after it passed a controversial new law which declares ... Middle East -
Saudi Arabia rejects and denounces the ‘Jewish Nation-State’ law
Saudi Arabia expressed its rejection and denounced the controversial new law “The Jewish Nation-State” passed by the Israeli Knesset on ... Gulf -
Pence says US embassy in Jerusalem to open by end of 2019
US Vice President Mike Pence pledged Monday that his country would move its Israeli embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem “by the end” of ... Middle East -
Palestinians at home and in the diaspora: Let 2018 be the year of true unity
Ahed Tamimi, a 16-year-old teenage girl slapped an Israeli soldier, who, along with other soldiers, had invaded her village of Nabi Saleh, near the ... Middle East -
Israeli Arab MP, Basel Ghattas, arrested in phones for prisoners case
The 60-year-old Ghattas said he would accept his parliamentary immunity being lifted shortly before a planned vote in the Knesset on the issue Middle East -
Skirts too short? Israeli parliament staffers protest dress code rules
Staffers say security at the Knesset in recent days began strictly enforcing rules on the length of skirts, with no reason given for why Middle East -
Arab MP behind Adhan in Knesset speaks out
Israeli Arab MP Taleb Abu Arar recited the Islamic call of prayer or Adhan to protest against a proposed law that aims to ban it Middle East -
Netanyahu swerves Right out of control
Instead of the Zionist Union, Netanyahu has opted to lure the ultra-right Middle East -
Israeli law to allow suspension of Arab legislators passes first hurdle
The bill would allow members to suspend from the legislature colleagues whom they believe have supported Israel’s enemies Middle East -
Israeli MP says no Arabic letter for ‘P’ means Palestine doesn’t exist
An Israeli Likud lawmaker recently claimed that there is no nation called Palestine because Arabic does not have ‘P’ Variety -
Row in Israeli Knesset erupts between minister and Arab lawmaker
Ahmad Tibi demanded an apology from the minister, who refused Middle East -
Israel approves Hebrew names for Arab streets in Jerusalem
Arab members of Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, are outraged by the decision Middle East -
Israeli deputy speaker accused of ‘pimping’ and ‘using hard drugs’
Oren Hazan has gone under fire for allegations regarding prostitution arrangements and hard-drug abuse while managing a casino in Bulgaria Middle East -
First female Arab Israeli lawmaker to head Knesset committee
Suleiman, who was appointed to the committee her position through a unanimous decision, has been attending hearings of the committee since 1992 Middle East -
Israel PM to request extra time for forming govt
With the deadline fast approaching, the Israeli leader was to formally request an extension of up to two weeks at a working meeting Middle East -
Israel’s game of thrones: first the vote, then the kingmaking
No party has won a majority of seats since Israel’s first election in 1949 Features -
Arab political parties in Israel: United under duress
Uniting forces for the elections should not mean the Arab minority in Israel must lose its vibrant pluralism Middle East -
Israel electoral commission bans Arab MP’s reelection bid
The elections committee gave no reason for the disqualification Middle East -
Israel’s Arab parties join forces ahead of snap vote
The joint list could boost voter turnout among Arab Israelis, who represent around 20 percent of Israel’s population, according to polls Middle East -
Official reveals Netanyahu is ‘repelled’ by female MP
Member of Knesset Miri Regev is known for her hardline statements about Arabs and African asylum seekers in Israel Middle East -
Israel official: Settlement funding up before elections
Lapid this week asked Israel's attorney general to stop the transfer of funds, saying the move was politically motivated Middle East -
Netanyahu says Israel may face ‘diplomatic offensive’
Sunday’s comments come a day before Benjamin Netanyahu’s trip to Europe where he will meet U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry Middle East -
Israel’s Livni joins opposition chief to challenge PM in election
Netanyahu last week fired Livni from his cabinet, in effect ending the conservative governing coalition Middle East -
Israeli Knesset dissolved, new polls set for March
The Israeli legislative body set March 17 as the date for the new elections Middle East -
Israel govt backs new law against illegal immigrants
The bill must now pass three votes in the parliament, or Knesset, before passing into law Middle East -
Israeli cabinet votes for ‘Jewish state’ draft law
The draft law considers Israel as "the national homeland of the Jewish people" News -
Israel MPs back bill to ban free distribution of pro-PM paper
A preliminary reading of the bill was passed by 43 in favor to 23 against with nine abstentions Print -
Reuven Rivlin elected as Israel’s 10th president
Announcing the results of a run-off vote, parliamentary speaker Yuli Edelstein said Rivlin had defeated his centrist challenger Meir Sheetrit Middle East