April 10, 2014
9:37 am

Finance Minister Yair Lapid speaking with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Knesset, May 1, 2013. (Photo credit: Miriam Alster/FLASH90)

High Court demands answers in Knesset committee fight

As Likud and Yesh Atid clash over chairmanship, Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee goes 6 months without regular meetings

By Haviv Rettig Gur

April 9, 2014
6:54 pm

The "Jerusalem, City of Peace" wall sculpture (photo credit: Wikimedia Commons/Yair Talmor)

48 years later, artist signs Knesset wall

Sculptor Dani Karavan’s legendary ‘Jerusalem City of Peace’ carving finally gets caption, signature credit

By Marissa Newman

April 7, 2014
4:46 pm

Labor Party Leader Isaac Herzog speaks during a plenum session on the peace process, Monday, April 7, 2014 (photo credit: Flash90)

Opposition calls for new elections over peace impasse

Labor leader blames emerging failure of talks on Netanyahu, says a vote is the only way to take the process forward

By Spencer Ho

April 6, 2014
2:03 pm

Justice Minister Tzipi Livni, left, speaks with Economy Minister Naftali Bennett at a Knesset session marking 18 years since the assassination of prime minister Yitzhak Rabin, October 16, 2013 (photo credit: Flash90)

Knesset to hold special session on peace talks

MKs to convene Monday despite recess to discuss stalled negotiations and call for release of spy Jonathan Pollard

By Lazar Berman

April 4, 2014
6:57 am

MK David Rotem (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90/File)

Vote on settlement funding transparency delayed

Left-wing MKs enraged as committee head David Rotem explains he wants to prevent them from petitioning High Court

By Itamar Sharon

March 26, 2014
4:58 pm

Likud MK and presidential hopeful Silvan Shalom pictured at a joint press conference of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Canadian Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, on Tuesday, January 21, 2014. (photo credit: Flash 90)

In the scrum for president, echoes of ‘House of Cards’

Cynicism and murkiness characterize the hotly contested race to succeed Shimon Peres

By Haviv Rettig Gur

March 26, 2014
4:32 pm

Finance Minister Yair Lapid speaks at a conference regarding future housing in Israel, March 26, 2014 (Photo credit: Flash90)

Lapid resolute on housing plan: ‘Let me do my work’

Finance minister defends initiative to drop VAT on first homes, calls his critics ‘interested parties’

By Itamar Sharon

March 25, 2014
10:17 pm

An Ecoppia robot cleaning crew system (Photo credit: Courtesy)

World’s first self-cleaning solar park in the Arava Valley

At Kibbutz Ketura, 100 Israeli-built robots clean off dusty PV panels nightly, increasing production by as much as 35%

By David Shamah

March 25, 2014
3:33 pm

Yosef Abramowitz (right) pictured with Rwanda's President Kagame and Saul Singer and when Energiya signed agreement with Rwanda (Courtesy Energiya Global)

Solar power pioneer mulls dark horse presidential run

US-born Yosef Abramowitz slams politics of cynicism, says MKs are afraid to support him publicly for fear of political retribution

By Spencer Ho

March 24, 2014
2:04 pm

A group of 229 new immigrants arriving in Israel through Nefesh B’Nefesh in July. (photo credit: Sason Tiram)

Bill introduced in Knesset to mark ‘Aliyah Day’

10th of Nisan would become official Israeli holiday to honor those who came here from other countries

By Debra Kamin

March 19, 2014
5:53 pm

The building of the Chief Rabbinate of Israel is located in Jerusalem. New legislation would allow for local rabbis to oversee conversions to Judaism . (photo credit: Flash90)

Bill easing conversions clears key Knesset panel

New legislation would allow local rabbis to oversee religious procedures required in order to become Jewish

By JTA

March 13, 2014
6:46 am

British Prime Minister David Cameron (photo credit: AP/Charles Dharapak)

Cameron to meet with Abbas to discuss peace talks

On second day of visit to Israel and the West Bank, the British premier will also sit with Quartet envoy Tony Blair

By Itamar Sharon

March 13, 2014
12:21 am

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with British Prime Minister David Cameron in Jerusalem, March 12, 2014. (Photo credit: Kobi Gideon/GPO/Flash 90)

MKs boycott, heckle PM’s pre-Cameron Knesset speech

Opposition continues to protest passage of Governance Bill, even as visiting British prime minister sits in plenum waiting to speak

By Adiv Sterman

March 12, 2014
7:43 pm

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets British Prime Minister David Cameron at Netanyahu's office in Jerusalem on Wednesday, March 12, 2014. (Photo by Amit Shabi/POOL/Flash90)

Full text of British PM David Cameron’s Knesset speech

Saying he recognizes ‘just how narrow and vulnerable this land is,’ Cameron pledges support for Israel ‘every step of the way,’ highlights threat of Islamic extremism

By Times of Israel staff

March 12, 2014
4:30 pm

UK Prime Minister David Cameron addresses the Knesset, March 12, 2014 (photo credit: Knesset spokesperson)

In Knesset, Cameron pans ‘abhorrent’ attacks on Israel

Addressing MKs, British PM calls Iranian arms ship ‘another despicable attempt’ by Tehran to smuggle weapons into Gaza

By Lazar Berman

Topic: Knesset

High Court demands answers in Knesset committee fight

As Likud and Yesh Atid clash over chairmanship, Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee goes 6 months without regular meetings

48 years later, artist signs Knesset wall

Sculptor Dani Karavan’s legendary ‘Jerusalem City of Peace’ carving finally gets caption, signature credit

Opposition calls for new elections over peace impasse

Labor leader blames emerging failure of talks on Netanyahu, says a vote is the only way to take the process forward

Knesset to hold special session on peace talks

MKs to convene Monday despite recess to discuss stalled negotiations and call for release of spy Jonathan Pollard

Vote on settlement funding transparency delayed

Left-wing MKs enraged as committee head David Rotem explains he wants to prevent them from petitioning High Court

In the scrum for president, echoes of ‘House of Cards’

Cynicism and murkiness characterize the hotly contested race to succeed Shimon Peres

Lapid resolute on housing plan: ‘Let me do my work’

Finance minister defends initiative to drop VAT on first homes, calls his critics ‘interested parties’

World’s first self-cleaning solar park in the Arava Valley

At Kibbutz Ketura, 100 Israeli-built robots clean off dusty PV panels nightly, increasing production by as much as 35%

Solar power pioneer mulls dark horse presidential run

US-born Yosef Abramowitz slams politics of cynicism, says MKs are afraid to support him publicly for fear of political retribution

Bill introduced in Knesset to mark ‘Aliyah Day’

10th of Nisan would become official Israeli holiday to honor those who came here from other countries

Bill easing conversions clears key Knesset panel

New legislation would allow local rabbis to oversee religious procedures required in order to become Jewish

Cameron to meet with Abbas to discuss peace talks

On second day of visit to Israel and the West Bank, the British premier will also sit with Quartet envoy Tony Blair

MKs boycott, heckle PM’s pre-Cameron Knesset speech

Opposition continues to protest passage of Governance Bill, even as visiting British prime minister sits in plenum waiting to speak

Full text of British PM David Cameron’s Knesset speech

Saying he recognizes ‘just how narrow and vulnerable this land is,’ Cameron pledges support for Israel ‘every step of the way,’ highlights threat of Islamic extremism

In Knesset, Cameron pans ‘abhorrent’ attacks on Israel

Addressing MKs, British PM calls Iranian arms ship ‘another despicable attempt’ by Tehran to smuggle weapons into Gaza

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