Knesset

Itamar Ben Gvir. Photo: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90

April 22, 2021, 1:45 pm

'No realpolitik interpretation of the dirty game that is politics will ever justify Ben Gvir's inclusion in any Israeli coalition'.

By Josh Feldman

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Blue and White party leader Benny Gantz at a memorial ceremony marking 24 years since the assassination of former israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, in the Israeli parliament on November 10, 2019. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90

From the WebDecember 22, 2020, 2:31 pm

Israel on verge of fourth elections in two years

Barring an unexpected last-minute deal, Israel’s government will likely dissolve this week after a bill to delay a crucial budget deadline was scrapped late Monday night.

Yaakov Litzman at a press conference about the coronavirus at the Health Ministry in Jerusalem, on March 4, 2020. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

April 26, 2020, 5:52 am

‘May justice prevail’: Litzman departs Health Ministry

With Yaakov Litzman announcing he will step down as health minister, it's hoped a significant barrier for Malka Leifer’s extradition to Australia has now been removed.

By AJN STAFF

From the WebApril 16, 2020, 7:29 pm

Knesset given 21 days to pick PM, or go to new election

President Reuven Rivlin informed Benny Gantz that his mandate to form a government had ended, after the Blue and White party leader failed to present a government to the parliament

From the WebMarch 25, 2020, 10:18 pm

Yuli Edelstein resigns to avoid calling vote on new speaker

Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein announced he was resigning rather than calling a parliament vote on his own replacement, as required earlier this week by the High Court of Justice.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in celebratory mood after the first exit poll results were released on
Monday evening. Photo: AP Photo/Ariel Schalit

March 5, 2020, 1:23 pm

A bundle of post-poll questions now facing Israel

'We are in uncharted waters here, and Israel’s High Court may be called upon to hand down a ruling. It could set a new government on a collision course with the judiciary'.

By Peter Kohn

Benjamin Netanyahu kisses his wife Sara as exit polls predict a Likud victory.
Photo: AP Photo/Ariel Schalit

March 5, 2020, 9:40 am

Can Bibi translate victory into government?

'It appears that Prime Minister Netanyahu's Likud party will be the largest in the new Knesset and that he is the likeliest party leader to be asked to form a new government'.

By Gareth Narunsky

From left: Bedouin representative Jalila Tallal, Elazar Stern MK, Bnei Shimon
Regional Council Mayor Nir Zamir, Triguboff Institute CEO Shalom Norman.

February 24, 2020, 10:30 am

MK backs unity government

Commenting on the political mood in Israel ahead of the March 2 election, Blue and White MK Elazar Stern said Israelis are 'fed up with elections'.

By Gareth Narunsky

Tamar Zandberg speaking in Sydney. Photo: Giselle Haber

December 5, 2019, 11:55 am

Zandberg on Israel’s political future

Israeli MK Tamar Zandberg has called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to stand down while awaiting the outcome of criminal proceedings.

By Rebecca Davis

Rafi Eitan speaks in the Knesset plenum in 2008. (Michal Fattal/Flash90)

March 25, 2019, 9:23 am

Legendary Mossad agent Rafi Eitan dead at 92

Rafi Eitan, the Israeli spy who led the team that captured Nazi leader Adolf Eichmann in Argentina and later was the handler of American spy for Israel Jonathan Pollard, has died.

The terrorist who masterminded the Sbarro bombing lives feely in Jordan and enjoys celebrity status.

July 5, 2018, 12:00 am

Israel, Australia tackle terror funding

Israel has passed a new law to hit the Palestinian Authority in the pocket as long as it insists on paying terrorists.

By Nathan Jeffay

Mike Pence with Benjamin Netanyahu. Photo: Reuters/Ariel Schalit/JPost

January 25, 2018, 12:00 am

Protests, praise for Pence’s Israel visit

America's Vice-President left Israelis overwhelmed and Palestinians seething, as he wrapped up a 48-hour visit to Israel this week.

By Nathan Jeffay

Mike Pence addressing the Knesset on Monday. Photo: Ariel Schalit/AFP/Getty Images

January 25, 2018, 12:00 am

Pence: Trump has chosen ‘fact over fiction’

US Vice-President Mike Pence told the Knesset this week "In the weeks ahead, our administration will advance its plan to open the US Embassy in Jerusalem, and the United States Embassy will open before the end of next year."

By Nathan Jeffay

Egyptian president Anwar Sadat addressing the Knesset in 1977.

November 23, 2017, 12:00 am

Sadat’s visit that changed history

There was a mixture of optimism and pessimism on Tuesday, as the Knesset marked the 40th anniversary of Egyptian president Anwar Sadat’s historic visit to Jerusalem.

David Southwick with Sharren Haskel (left) and Michal Biran.

July 31, 2017, 12:01 am

Southwick delivers Leifer petition

MEMBER for Caulfield David Southwick has presented Israeli politicians with a petition calling for the extradition of alleged child sexual abuser Malka Leifer.