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Sun, 11 Aug 2024 09:27:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 https://www.jewishpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/JP-Logo-200.jpg The Knesset – The Jewish Press – JewishPress.com https://www.jewishpress.com 32 32 Rothman: Sanctions Against Israelis Based on Lies Promoted by the UN https://www.jewishpress.com/news/us-news/rothman-sanctions-against-israelis-based-on-lies-promoted-by-the-un/2024/08/07/ Wed, 07 Aug 2024 18:29:47 +0000 https://www.jewishpress.com/?p=702163 "Whenever a Jew and sometimes not even a Jew goes on the Temple Mount to visit and there are no violent acts whatsoever, it is counted by the UN as 'settler violence.'"]]> Duh: Abbas Warns Israel’s Decision Against Palestinian State Contradicts Two-State Principle https://www.jewishpress.com/news/eye-on-palestine/palestinian-authority/duh-abbas-warns-israels-decision-against-palestinian-state-contradicts-two-state-principle/2024/08/07/ Wed, 07 Aug 2024 11:50:27 +0000 https://www.jewishpress.com/?p=702032 Given the current political landscape, the establishment of a stable Palestinian democracy faces significant challenges.]]> MK Edelstein Establishes Committee to Investigate IDF Internal Probe https://www.jewishpress.com/news/israel/the-knesset/mk-edelstein-establishes-committee-to-investigate-idf-internal-probe/2024/07/28/ Sun, 28 Jul 2024 09:14:22 +0000 https://www.jewishpress.com/?p=700496 By choosing to focus on 2018 as the start of the Conceptzia, the army places the responsibility on the political echelon.]]> Religious Zionism MK’s Bill Countermands Sanctions on Settlers Via the Bank of Israel https://www.jewishpress.com/news/business-economy/religious-zionism-mks-bill-countermands-sanctions-on-settlers-via-the-bank-of-israel/2024/07/26/ Fri, 26 Jul 2024 08:25:26 +0000 https://www.jewishpress.com/?p=700280 There’s a fundamental problem with MK Sukkot’s bill: it oversteps the Bank of Israel Law.]]> Plans for Massive New Greater Tel Aviv Rail Lines Moving Forward https://www.jewishpress.com/news/israel/the-knesset/plans-for-massive-new-greater-tel-aviv-rail-lines-moving-forward/2024/07/26/ Fri, 26 Jul 2024 07:24:17 +0000 https://www.jewishpress.com/?p=700283 The metro network will include three lines, 150 km of underground tracks and 109 stations. ]]> Israeli Lawmakers Say ‘Time to Use Proxies Against Iran’ https://www.jewishpress.com/news/israel/the-knesset/israeli-lawmakers-say-time-to-use-proxies-against-iran/2024/07/25/ Thu, 25 Jul 2024 06:04:35 +0000 https://www.jewishpress.com/?p=700086 “It is time to invest resources in psychological warfare programs that will destabilize the regime."]]> Ben Gvir Alienates Allies by Allowing Jewish Prayer on Temple Mount https://www.jewishpress.com/news/israel/temple-mount-har-habayit/ben-gvir-alienates-allies-by-allowing-jewish-prayer-on-temple-mount/2024/07/24/ Wed, 24 Jul 2024 11:21:11 +0000 https://www.jewishpress.com/?p=699843 "I remember the days when they shouted at me 'Allah Akbar' and I shouted back at them 'Shema Israel' and was arrested."]]> Israeli MKs Approve Bills Designating UNRWA as Terror Organization in First Reading https://www.jewishpress.com/news/global/un/israeli-mks-approve-bills-designating-unrwa-as-terror-organization-in-first-reading/2024/07/23/ Tue, 23 Jul 2024 16:46:38 +0000 https://www.jewishpress.com/?p=699774 "What is happening today is a badge of honor for the Knesset . . . We did a wonderful job together with all the partners to these bills."]]> Knesset Approves in 1st Reading Law Banning Foreign Missions in ‘Palestinian’ Jerusalem https://www.jewishpress.com/news/israel/the-knesset/knesset-approves-in-1st-reading-law-banning-foreign-missions-in-palestinian-jerusalem/2024/07/19/ Fri, 19 Jul 2024 07:15:17 +0000 https://www.jewishpress.com/?p=699226 Should the international community recognize a State of Palestine there would be a rush to plant dozens of foreign consulates that would operate outside Israeli jurisdiction.]]> Knesset Approves Resolution Opposing Palestinian State https://www.jewishpress.com/news/israel/the-knesset/698975/2024/07/18/ Thu, 18 Jul 2024 05:32:12 +0000 https://www.jewishpress.com/?p=698975 “The Israeli Knesset opposes the establishment of a Palestinian state on any piece of land west of the Jordan River. "]]> Israeli Gov’t Allocates $275,000 for Defense of Oct. 7 Nukhba Terrorists https://www.jewishpress.com/news/israel/government-israel/israeli-govt-allocates-275000-for-defense-of-oct-7-nukhba-terrorists/2024/07/16/ Tue, 16 Jul 2024 14:13:11 +0000 https://www.jewishpress.com/?p=698727 The Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee on Tuesday discussed a legislative amendment that would halt the funding.]]> Peace Now: Israel on the Way to Complete Annexation of Judea and Samaria https://www.jewishpress.com/news/israel/settlements-israel/peace-now-israel-on-the-way-to-complete-annexation-of-judea-and-samaria/2024/07/14/ Sun, 14 Jul 2024 08:44:43 +0000 https://www.jewishpress.com/?p=698320 They describe violent Arab harassment of Evyatar’s Jews as “a significant security burden on the security forces.”]]> Knesset Committee Chairman: Israeli Arab Violence Record Breaking https://www.jewishpress.com/news/israel/israeli-arabs/knesset-committee-chairman-israeli-arab-violence-record-breaking/2024/07/11/ Thu, 11 Jul 2024 11:51:11 +0000 https://www.jewishpress.com/?p=698013 The debate underscored the complex challenges facing Israel in addressing crime within its Arab communities, which make up about 20% of the country's population.]]> Knesset Prepares to Reject Court Decision to Fund Legal Defense for Hamas Nukhba Terrorists https://www.jewishpress.com/news/eye-on-palestine/hamas/knesset-prepares-to-reject-court-decision-to-fund-legal-defense-for-hamas-nukhba-terrorists/2024/07/11/ Thu, 11 Jul 2024 06:26:43 +0000 https://www.jewishpress.com/?p=697964 "The State of Israel will not fund defense for those who massacred us on the seventh of October. We will not help it in any way."]]> Leader of Lithuanian Haredim: Do Not Report to Draft Centers https://www.jewishpress.com/news/jewish-news/haredim-news/leader-of-lithuanian-haredim-do-not-report-to-draft-centers/2024/07/11/ Thu, 11 Jul 2024 06:11:05 +0000 https://www.jewishpress.com/?p=697957 "Do not show up at all at the draft offices, and do not respond to any draft summons, not even the initial summons."]]> Committee MKs Drill IDF’s HR Chief on Proposed Haredi Draft https://www.jewishpress.com/news/jewish-news/haredim-news/committee-mks-attack-idfs-hr-chief-on-proposed-haredi-draft/2024/07/10/ Wed, 10 Jul 2024 06:14:23 +0000 https://www.jewishpress.com/?p=697782 Yesh Atid, MK Karine Elharrar-Hartstein asked if separating yeshiva graduates from female soldiers was necessary.]]> Knesset Committee Unanimously Approves Bill Declaring UNRWA a Terror Organization https://www.jewishpress.com/news/global/un/knesset-committee-unanimously-approves-bill-declaring-unrwa-a-terror-organization/2024/07/09/ Tue, 09 Jul 2024 13:21:47 +0000 https://www.jewishpress.com/?p=697677 "UNRWA's crimes on October 7th and the agency's cooperation with terrorist organizations are unforgivable."]]> Grandmother of Israeli MK Beaten Up in Paris Suburb by Arabs https://www.jewishpress.com/news/jewish-news/antisemitism-news/grandmother-of-israeli-mk-beaten-up-in-paris-suburb-by-arabs/2024/07/04/ Thu, 04 Jul 2024 09:45:44 +0000 https://www.jewishpress.com/?p=697099 MK Sharren Haskel accused the French government of failing to protect the country's Jewish community from violence.]]> Survey: Likud Members Punish Gallant, Barkat, Edelstein and Regev https://www.jewishpress.com/news/elections-news/survey-likud-members-punish-gallant-barkat-edelstein-and-regev/2024/07/02/ Tue, 02 Jul 2024 09:48:56 +0000 https://www.jewishpress.com/?p=696678 When asked who is their choice for PM, Likud members voted – surprise, surprise – 68% for Netanyahu. ]]> Shin Bet’s Dogs Attack MK Rothman’s Bill to Prevent Jailing Jews without Trial https://www.jewishpress.com/news/left-vs-right/shin-bets-dogs-attack-mk-rothmans-bill-to-prevent-jailing-jews-without-trial/2024/06/30/ Sun, 30 Jun 2024 06:47:01 +0000 https://www.jewishpress.com/?p=696298 Ben Caspit and the rest of Israel’s supposed guard dogs of democracy have proven once again that whatever it is they are guarding, it definitely isn't democracy.]]> Israeli Lawmakers Launch Gaza Resettlement Caucus https://www.jewishpress.com/news/israel/settlements-israel/israeli-lawmakers-launch-gaza-resettlement-caucus/2024/06/17/ Mon, 17 Jun 2024 19:43:36 +0000 https://www.jewishpress.com/?p=694678 "Only when Jewish children are playing in the Strip will the Nukhba terrorists realize that they have lost," said MK Zvi Sukkot.]]> Gantz: Israel Should Withdraw from Gaza for Hostage Deal https://www.jewishpress.com/news/left-vs-right/gantz-israel-should-withdraw-from-gaza-for-hostage-deal/2024/06/17/ Mon, 17 Jun 2024 04:34:08 +0000 https://www.jewishpress.com/?p=694631 "If there is a change in the fighting and our hostages are returned, and we do what needs to be done in the Gaza Strip in a year, or in two years, that's not an issue."]]> Likud MK Danny Danon Reappointed as Israel’s UN Ambassador https://www.jewishpress.com/news/global/un/likud-mk-danny-danon-reappointed-as-israels-un-ambassador/2024/06/09/ Sun, 09 Jun 2024 14:15:17 +0000 https://www.jewishpress.com/?p=693642 Danon: “At a time when the State of Israel is fighting on a large number of fronts, each of us must do the best within our skills and experience."]]> High Court Orders State to Explain Why the ‘Al Jazeera Law’ is Legal https://www.jewishpress.com/news/israel/the-knesset/high-court-orders-state-to-explain-why-the-al-jazeera-law-is-legal/2024/06/09/ Sun, 09 Jun 2024 11:41:20 +0000 https://www.jewishpress.com/?p=693623 The Court ordered the State of Israel to respond to a petition calling for repeal of the law.]]> Recommended: All the October 7 Generals Must Resign Now to Save the IDF https://www.jewishpress.com/news/israel/idf/recommended-all-the-october-7-generals-must-resign-now-to-save-the-idf/2024/06/07/ Fri, 07 Jun 2024 08:20:32 +0000 https://www.jewishpress.com/?p=693468 The last time he tried to sack Gallant, who broke protocol and a clear order from the PM, Netanyahu was faced with “Gallant’s night.”]]> Disunity: Gantz’s Party Submits Bill to Dissolve Knesset https://www.jewishpress.com/news/politics/disunity-gantzs-party-submits-bill-to-dissolve-knesset/2024/05/30/ Thu, 30 May 2024 15:38:03 +0000 https://www.jewishpress.com/?p=692398 National Unity Party leader Benny Gantz seeks to topple Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government.]]> ‘UNRWA Law’ to Designate Agency as Terror Organization, Passes First Knesset Reading https://www.jewishpress.com/news/global/un/unrwa-law-to-designate-agency-as-terror-organization-passes-first-knesset-reading/2024/05/30/ Thu, 30 May 2024 06:52:42 +0000 https://www.jewishpress.com/?p=692280 Hundreds of employees of the organization working in Gaza were exposed as members of the Hamas terrorist organization since the start of the October 7 war.]]> Knesset Extends Israel’s State of Emergency Through 2024 https://www.jewishpress.com/news/israel/the-knesset/knesset-extends-israels-state-of-emergency-through-2024/2024/05/28/ Tue, 28 May 2024 17:50:22 +0000 https://www.jewishpress.com/?p=692024 The recommendation -- and its approval -- makes clear the seriousness of the continuing multi-front war being fought by the Israel Defense Forces.]]> Nikki Haley: What Happened on Oct. 7 was ‘Pure Evil’ https://www.jewishpress.com/news/us-news/nikki-haley-what-happened-on-oct-7-was-pure-evil/2024/05/27/ Mon, 27 May 2024 17:07:59 +0000 https://www.jewishpress.com/?p=691821 "Don't listen to the media bites you hear. America is with you. October 7th hurt us all."]]> Nikki Haley Arrives in Israel on Solidarity Visit https://www.jewishpress.com/news/us-news/nikki-haley-arrives-in-israel-on-solidarity-visit/2024/05/26/ Sun, 26 May 2024 18:27:34 +0000 https://www.jewishpress.com/?p=691695 The former ambassador is scheduled to meet with former hostages who returned from captivity in Gaza following their release in November 2023.]]> Ra’am Party Head: Hamas ‘Part of the Palestinian People’ https://www.jewishpress.com/news/israel/israeli-arabs/raam-party-head-hamas-part-of-the-palestinian-people/2024/05/26/ Sun, 26 May 2024 10:33:27 +0000 https://www.jewishpress.com/?p=691647 "What, are they a Lebanese faction? What's wrong with you?" Mansour Abbas said.]]> Israel Cancels Disengagement Law for Northern Samaria https://www.jewishpress.com/news/israel/the-knesset/israel-cancels-disengagement-law-for-northern-samaria/2024/05/22/ Wed, 22 May 2024 08:53:13 +0000 https://www.jewishpress.com/?p=691187 "The State of Israel today corrected in a state and official manner the injustice and folly of the expulsion from northern Samaria."]]> Likud MK: DM Gallant Is Lying About Hamas’s ‘Inevitable’ Collapse https://www.jewishpress.com/news/israel/the-knesset/likud-mk-dm-gallant-is-lying-about-hamass-inevitable-collapse/2024/05/17/ Fri, 17 May 2024 06:53:01 +0000 https://www.jewishpress.com/?p=690480 "All the Hamas battalions without exception, and even all the Islamic Jihad battalions are active."]]> Netanyahu Submits Haredi Draft Bill https://www.jewishpress.com/news/jewish-news/haredim-news/netanyahu-submits-haredi-draft-bill/2024/05/15/ Wed, 15 May 2024 13:56:02 +0000 https://www.jewishpress.com/?p=690208 Benny Gantz submitted this bill in the previous Knesset.]]> Likud Trio Proposes New Rewards-Based Draft Law Amid Government Stalemate https://www.jewishpress.com/news/israel/the-knesset/likud-trio-proposes-new-rewards-based-draft-law-amid-government-stalemate/2024/05/04/ Sat, 04 May 2024 18:45:34 +0000 https://www.jewishpress.com/?p=688810 Haredi party leaders have expressed openness to the proposed legislation as it does not include forced enlistment quotas.]]> US Renews Effort to Forge Israeli-Saudi Peace Deal in Exchange for ‘Palestinian’ State https://www.jewishpress.com/news/middle-east/saudi-arabia/us-renews-effort-to-forge-israeli-saudi-peace-deal-in-exchange-for-palestinian-state/2024/04/19/ Fri, 19 Apr 2024 07:39:24 +0000 https://www.jewishpress.com/?p=687286 The White House is offering the Saudis a formal defense treaty, civilian nuclear plants, and a chance to boast that they got Israel to agree to a “Palestinian” State.]]> Columbia University Tries But Fails to Stop Event with Israeli Lawmaker https://www.jewishpress.com/news/us-news/ny/columbia-university-tries-but-fails-to-stop-event-with-israeli-lawmaker/2024/04/18/ Thu, 18 Apr 2024 10:36:44 +0000 https://www.jewishpress.com/?p=687057 "The administration in Columbia did everything possible to stop us from talking on campus, making the bureaucratic process for approval of the event impossible."]]> MK Gilad Kariv Makes a Big Racket and Carries a Tiny Stick https://www.jewishpress.com/news/left-vs-right/mk-gilad-kariv-makes-a-big-racket-and-carries-a-tiny-stick/2024/04/16/ Tue, 16 Apr 2024 08:10:06 +0000 https://www.jewishpress.com/?p=686632 MK Gilad Kariv has degraded his public reputation from responsible politician to party hack.]]> Direct Polls: Likud Back on Top, Gideon Sa’ar Gone https://www.jewishpress.com/news/elections-news/direct-polls-likud-back-on-top-gideon-saar-gone/2024/04/16/ Tue, 16 Apr 2024 05:26:03 +0000 https://www.jewishpress.com/?p=686612 On the right, the big winner besides Netanyahu was Itamar Ben Gvir's Otzma Yehudit, which rose from its current 6 mandates to 9.]]> Tel Aviv District Judge Rules Arab Party’s Charity Is Funding Terrorism https://www.jewishpress.com/news/israel/israeli-arabs/tel-aviv-district-judge-rules-arab-partys-charity-is-funding-terrorism/2024/04/09/ Tue, 09 Apr 2024 09:13:09 +0000 https://www.jewishpress.com/?p=685553 After years of complaints, investigations, and publications about the ties of the Islamic Ra’am party and its many associations to the terror organization Hamas, a Tel Aviv District Court judge on Tuesday issued a dramatic ruling that substantiated suspicions of terrorist financing and Hamas connections on the part of Ra’am’s charity association “Aid 48,” whose […]]]>