The Supreme Court bizarrely seeks to destroy its own brainchild
The most talented politician in Israeli history cracks his demented foes like walnuts
A former state archivist on the dispute over the first draft of the Declaration of Independence
Here’s what the media and pollsters fail to get about Bibi’s enduring appeal
Israel’s maybe-future left-wing female prime minister hates Bibi-ism, and officiates at non-Orthodox weddings
Most Israelis believe Israel should be a Jewish and democratic state. Ask 120 of them what that means, however, and you’ll get hundreds of different answers.
Getting purposely thrown out of parliament to make a point is a time-honored Israeli political tradition. Here are some of the historical highlights of these oft-entertaining displays.
In an effort to curb Oren Hazan, the Knesset doubles down on protocol
“This is a consideration of justice in extreme circumstances,” said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
After decades of striving for reconciliation with the Palestinians, legislators on both sides of the aisle consider other options
Someone else parking in your spot? Time to take out that lipstick.
Israeli Arabs at a Crossroads: How one woman in the Negev stands up against polygamy, abuse, and ignorance
Shas MK Ya’akov Margi has initiated language classes in Mughrabi, and now in Yiddish. Soon, a Ladino course will be offered.
The Knesset passed a law on Monday requiring local NGOs that receive more than half of their funding from foreign governments to disclose this information
Following an Israeli news report that 88 percent of Israel’s female lawmakers experienced harassment, MKs who told their stories hope they sent an empowering message to women
‘If people continue to stand at this podium and try to push Reform and Conservative Jews out of the people of Israel, we will lose the majority of the Jewish world’
A Knesset plenary got heated after Likud MK Anat Berko called pronunciation into a discussion about a two-state solution
Last year, two Palestinians shot and stabbed passengers on a public bus in Jerusalem. One of the terrorists was killed, and his father wants his body returned. So he’s turned to three MKs for help.