The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/knesset-speaker/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 18:57:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Knesset Speaker | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/knesset-speaker/ 32 32 Deputy speaker rebuffs Knesset legal adviser who chided him for not being evenhanded https://www.timesofisrael.com/deputy-speaker-rebuffs-knesset-legal-adviser-who-chided-him-for-not-being-evenhanded/ Thu, 06 Jul 2023 08:03:15 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3047008 Likud MK, trying to restore order during raucous clash between coalition and opposition, tells attorney she shouldn't interfere with how he runs session

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]]> Lawmaker prevented from addressing Knesset while holding her baby daughter https://www.timesofisrael.com/lawmaker-prevented-from-addressing-knesset-while-holding-her-baby-daughter/ Tue, 27 Jun 2023 19:21:24 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3041884 Deputy speaker consults legal authorities, tells National Unity's Sharren Haskel only MKs are permitted to stand at podium; she pans decision as 'terrible, humiliating'

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]]> Former Knesset speaker, ambassador to Poland Shevah Weiss dies at 87 https://www.timesofisrael.com/former-knesset-speaker-ambassador-to-poland-shevach-weiss-dies-at-87/ Sat, 04 Feb 2023 14:18:14 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2942957 A Holocaust survivor who also chaired the Yad Vashem Council, Weiss was hailed for his role in advancing ties between Jerusalem and Warsaw

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]]> Likud’s Amir Ohana becomes Israel’s first openly gay Knesset speaker https://www.timesofisrael.com/likuds-amir-ohana-becomes-israels-first-openly-gay-knesset-speaker/ Thu, 29 Dec 2022 15:55:32 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2912175 Netanyahu loyalist vows parliament won't infringe on LGBTQ rights as all coalition members in attendance, including those who have expressed homophobic positions, vote him in

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]]> Combative Likud meeting sees irate MKs let fly after not receiving government posts https://www.timesofisrael.com/combative-likud-meeting-sees-irate-mks-let-fly-after-not-receiving-government-posts/ Wed, 28 Dec 2022 15:07:52 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2910792 Lawmakers accuse Netanyahu of doing whatever he wants, a day before swearing-in ceremony; one chides incoming PM: 'Don't interrupt me, let me speak!'

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]]> Daily Briefing Dec. 12: Justice for victims of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing at last? https://www.timesofisrael.com/daily-briefing-dec-12-justice-for-victims-of-the-1988-lockerbie-bombing-at-last/ Mon, 12 Dec 2022 11:51:48 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2897104 Editor David Horovitz on today's Knesset agenda and Thursday's live-streamed event, 'Israel’s Judiciary: Reform or Ruin?'; health reporter Nathan Jeffay on the winter 'tripledemic'

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]]> ‘It’s deception’: Sa’ar urges Herzog to let Netanyahu’s mandate expire https://www.timesofisrael.com/its-deception-saar-urges-herzog-to-let-netanyahus-mandate-expire/ Tue, 06 Dec 2022 09:14:30 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2891863 Outgoing justice minister claims incoming government has been finalized, prospective PM only seeking extension in order to pass 'problematic' legislation

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]]> Knesset speaker announces vote to replace him after demand from Netanyahu bloc https://www.timesofisrael.com/knesset-speaker-announces-vote-to-replace-him-after-demand-from-netanyahu-bloc/ Mon, 05 Dec 2022 23:19:42 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2891658 Mickey Levy says incoming coalition is forcing move to enable Shas leader Deri to serve as minister despite tax fraud conviction; vote for new speaker to take place on Monday

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]]> Likud said aiming to pass legislative blitz next week, may delay government creation https://www.timesofisrael.com/likud-said-aiming-to-pass-legislative-blitz-next-week-may-delay-government-creation/ Wed, 30 Nov 2022 10:18:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2886101 Despite snags in coalition talks, Netanyahu reportedly wants to quickly replace Knesset speaker and pass laws that would allow Deri to be a minister and police to be under Ben Gvir

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]]> Daily Briefing Nov. 29: How Shas’s Deri can get a top job; Trump’s dinner guests https://www.timesofisrael.com/daily-briefing-nov-29-how-shas-chief-deri-can-get-top-job-why-trump-dined-with-ye/ Tue, 29 Nov 2022 11:17:55 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2885157 Political writer Tal Schneider dissects latest Knesset wrangling; US correspondent Jacob Magid looks at Biden's attitude toward incoming coalition and Trump's dinner guests

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]]> As 25th Knesset sworn in, president urges MKs to end ‘addiction’ to toxic discourse https://www.timesofisrael.com/as-25th-knesset-sworn-in-president-urges-mks-to-end-addiction-to-toxic-discourse/ Tue, 15 Nov 2022 17:33:55 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2875371&preview=true&preview_id=2875371 Herzog calls on emerging coalition to only make planned judicial reforms through 'open, respectful dialogue'; outgoing speaker calls previous Knesset a 'low point'

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]]> Knesset swearing-in heralds political stability, though discourse unlikely to soften https://www.timesofisrael.com/knesset-swear-in-begins-era-of-political-stability-but-discourse-unlikely-to-soften/ Tue, 15 Nov 2022 04:56:32 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2873866 Netanyahu-led bloc holds clear majority but hasn't finished talks to vote in a government alongside new parliament; 25th Knesset features 23 freshmen, dip in female representation

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]]> Knesset speaker to address Bundestag on International Holocaust Remembrance Day https://www.timesofisrael.com/knesset-speaker-to-address-bundestag-on-international-holocaust-remembrance-day/ Mon, 24 Jan 2022 16:30:44 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2689063 Mickey Levy says his visit to Berlin 'symbolizes the true friendship between... two democracies that share liberal values and a mutual commitment to remember the Holocaust'

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]]> Knesset speaker sets up Ethics Committee, orders opposition MKs to join https://www.timesofisrael.com/knesset-speaker-sets-up-ethics-committee-orders-opposition-mks-to-join/ Thu, 18 Nov 2021 13:11:15 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2651591 Mickey Levy tells 2 lawmakers of Likud and Shas parties to represent the opposition in the 4-member panel, even though many in the opposition are boycotting all committees

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]]> After MKs caught reading, shopping in plenum, some appeal for privacy https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-mks-caught-reading-shopping-in-knesset-plenum-some-appeal-for-privacy/ Wed, 20 Oct 2021 18:35:35 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2635594 Speaker Mickey Levy indicates he has no intention of blocking journalists and photographers from documenting, snapping photos of parliamentarians' activities on the Knesset floor

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