November 16, 2013
2:57 pm

Science, Technology and Space Minister Ya'akov Peri (Photo credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash 90.)

Minister says coalition will collapse over peace talks ‘sooner or later’

Opposition MKs lash out at PM for public ‘slap in the face of America’ over possible nuclear deal with Iran

By Michal Shmulovich

November 7, 2013
12:52 am

Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein attends a book launch at Tel Aviv University on Wednesday (photo credit: Gideon Markowicz/Flash90)

Dismissing critics, Weinstein says ‘I did my duty’

Under fire from the left following Liberman’s acquittal, attorney general responds to those who say he dropped the ball

By Spencer Ho

November 6, 2013
2:11 pm

Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein (photo credit: Ilia Yefimovich/Flash90)

Prosecutor comes under fire after Liberman acquital

Right wing criticizes ‘delay of justice,’ opposition leader Shelly Yachimovich calls for state to appeal

By Spencer Ho

October 30, 2013
7:31 pm

An illustrative photo of marriage. (photo credit: Yossi Zamir/Flash 90)

Committee passes bill to raise marriage age to 18

Knesset panel rejects proposal to allow underage marriages with approval from High Rabbinical Court and social worker

By Spencer Ho

October 23, 2013
7:47 am

Jerusalem mayor Nir Barkat celebrates with supporters after winning a hard-fought reelection race, Wednesday, October 23, 2013 (photo credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

After tough campaign, Barkat beats Lion to remain Jerusalem mayor

Incumbents returned in Tel Aviv, Haifa, Beit Shemesh and nearly everywhere else; Likud-Beytenu garners just one seat on capital’s council

By Yoel Goldman

October 13, 2013
9:12 pm

A medical marijuana plant (photo credit: Kobi Gideon/Flash90)

Knesset members admit to pot use

After Yachimovich comes clean, at least 11 lawmakers from the center-left say they, too, tried soft drugs

By Lazar Berman

September 15, 2013
5:03 pm

An Arab woman casts her vote in the Jerusalem suburb of Abu Ghosh, 2009 (photo credit: Flash90/Nati Shohat)

Jerusalem councilman lobbies for Arab vote

Voting this October is ‘a matter of life and death’ for Arabs in the city, says Meretz’s Meir Margalit

By Elhanan Miller

August 22, 2013
11:53 pm

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas promotes the Arab Peace Initiative during a speech at the World Economic Forum on the Middle East and North Africa in Jordan, May 26, 2013 (photo credit: AP/Jim Young)

Abbas: We’ll renounce claims to Jaffa, Haifa for peace

In meeting with Meretz MKs, PA leader calls for more frequent negotiations, says Netanyahu hasn’t responded to invitations to meet

By Haviv Rettig Gur

August 15, 2013
3:13 am

Prince Hassan bin Talal of Jordan, right, meets US Secretary of State John Kerry in Amman, Jordan, in May (photo credit: AP/Jim Young)

Royal slams US, EU for excluding Jordan from talks

Prince Hassan bin Talal says Israeli-Palestinian conflict is a regional issue, partly because a majority of Palestinians live in Jordan

By Yoel Goldman

August 5, 2013
6:45 pm

Shas chairman Aryeh Deri (photo credit: Yossi Zeliger/Flash90)

Shas to challenge settlement funding in High Court

Deri decries ‘immoral decision’ to include West Bank towns in National Priorities Map at the expense of areas in Israel proper

By Lazar Berman

June 30, 2013
5:01 pm

The Knesset in Jerusalem (photo credit: Orel Cohen/Flash90)

New bills aim to dramatically raise electoral threshold

Yesh Atid, Yisrael Beytenu propose laws that would boost political stability, and strengthen coalition’s staying power

By Haviv Rettig Gur

May 10, 2013
10:11 pm

Women celebrate the new month with prayer at the Western Wall, Friday, May 10, 2013(photo credit: Michal Shmulovich/Times of Israel)

A resonant reversal at the Wall, as police protect the pluralists

400 non-Orthodox Jewish women make history at the Western Wall. But for some of them, the sense of victory is tinged by sorrow over the need for an ongoing fight

By Michal Shmulovich

May 8, 2013
7:03 pm

The Knesset plenum (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Knesset gives initial okay to bill limiting no-confidence votes

Opposition MKs call legislation, which would also raise electoral threshold, undemocratic and dictatorial

By Michal Shmulovich and Stuart Winer

May 6, 2013
7:27 pm

Government okays bill that would limit opposition’s powers

Labor, Meretz, and Shas blast as an assault on democracy a bid to raise electoral threshold and impede no-confidence motions

By Michal Shmulovich

May 2, 2013
6:39 pm

Labor Party chief Shelly Yachimovich (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Opposition lauds Lapid for scaling back on budget cuts

Labor leader calls for incentives, not austerity measures, while Meretz head blames PM’s tax cuts for looming reductions in social services

By Michal Shmulovich and Joshua Davidovich

Topic: Meretz party

Minister says coalition will collapse over peace talks ‘sooner or later’

Opposition MKs lash out at PM for public ‘slap in the face of America’ over possible nuclear deal with Iran

Dismissing critics, Weinstein says ‘I did my duty’

Under fire from the left following Liberman’s acquittal, attorney general responds to those who say he dropped the ball

Prosecutor comes under fire after Liberman acquital

Right wing criticizes ‘delay of justice,’ opposition leader Shelly Yachimovich calls for state to appeal

Committee passes bill to raise marriage age to 18

Knesset panel rejects proposal to allow underage marriages with approval from High Rabbinical Court and social worker

After tough campaign, Barkat beats Lion to remain Jerusalem mayor

Incumbents returned in Tel Aviv, Haifa, Beit Shemesh and nearly everywhere else; Likud-Beytenu garners just one seat on capital’s council

Knesset members admit to pot use

After Yachimovich comes clean, at least 11 lawmakers from the center-left say they, too, tried soft drugs

Jerusalem councilman lobbies for Arab vote

Voting this October is ‘a matter of life and death’ for Arabs in the city, says Meretz’s Meir Margalit

Abbas: We’ll renounce claims to Jaffa, Haifa for peace

In meeting with Meretz MKs, PA leader calls for more frequent negotiations, says Netanyahu hasn’t responded to invitations to meet

Royal slams US, EU for excluding Jordan from talks

Prince Hassan bin Talal says Israeli-Palestinian conflict is a regional issue, partly because a majority of Palestinians live in Jordan

Shas to challenge settlement funding in High Court

Deri decries ‘immoral decision’ to include West Bank towns in National Priorities Map at the expense of areas in Israel proper

New bills aim to dramatically raise electoral threshold

Yesh Atid, Yisrael Beytenu propose laws that would boost political stability, and strengthen coalition’s staying power

A resonant reversal at the Wall, as police protect the pluralists

400 non-Orthodox Jewish women make history at the Western Wall. But for some of them, the sense of victory is tinged by sorrow over the need for an ongoing fight

Knesset gives initial okay to bill limiting no-confidence votes

Opposition MKs call legislation, which would also raise electoral threshold, undemocratic and dictatorial

Government okays bill that would limit opposition’s powers

Labor, Meretz, and Shas blast as an assault on democracy a bid to raise electoral threshold and impede no-confidence motions

Opposition lauds Lapid for scaling back on budget cuts

Labor leader calls for incentives, not austerity measures, while Meretz head blames PM’s tax cuts for looming reductions in social services

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