Knesset members

 View of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem Old City, April 2, 2025

'Show leadership like Trump': MKs call for Hebrew signs on Temple Mount

"There is no justification for the absence of directional signs to the Temple Mount, the holiest site to the Jewish people," a letter signed by 10 MKs said.

Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana embarks on historic visit to Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan

Ohana was warmly welcomed by Uzbek Senate President Tanzila Narbayeva at the entrance to the grand parliamentary building in Tashkent.

 Committee chairman MK Simcha Rothman leads a vote during a Constitution, Law and Justice Committee

Constitution Committee finishes preparation of judicial reform bill

Opposition MKs boycott votes after pleas from hostage family members

Opposition MKs file over 70,000 reservations in attempt to delay judicial reform bill

The exact number of reservations, 71,023, which can be construed October 7, 2023, is intended "to illustrate the absurdity of promoting controversial legislation during a war."

Mansour Abbas announces retirement: Next Israeli elections to be his last as MK

Although he appears willing to retire, Abbas’s departure from the Knesset may not be entirely within his control.

06/03/2025

Coalition resumes legislation of controversial judicial watchdog bill

The original bill proposal was that the power to elect the watchdog would shift from the judicial selection committee to the Knesset.

Coalition MKs are seen talking in the Knesset plenum, in Jerusalem, on August 14, 2024

Coalition intends to pass revamped judicial selection committee bill by end of February

Levin’s 2023 proposal would have given the government a majority on the committee and, thus, the power to appoint judges as it saw fit.

Yair Lapid suffers leadership blow as Idan Roll resigns from Yesh Atid

The move was not a total surprise since Roll had expressed his dissatisfaction with the party line on a number of occasions since October 7.

MKs petition to president for pardon of PMO document leak suspect

"A" operated from a sincere desire to ensure that decision-makers operate with a complete intelligence picture for the benefit of the country's security," the letter read.

Constitution Committee debates controversial judicial oversight bill

Rothman and other supporters of the bill have argued that there is an inherent conflict of interest in the current system

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