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Amit Halevi
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June 4, 2025, 2:59 pm
Elections may loom as senior rabbis tell Haredi UTJ party to bolt coalition
Party’s spiritual leaders, fed up with failure to pass a law exempting yeshiva students from conscription, reportedly refusing to speak with Netanyahu; UTJ would need Shas’s support to bring down government
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Sam Sokol
May 22, 2025, 10:43 pm
After Knesset clash, Likud MK Halevi vows to continue challenging defense minister on war
Hawkish lawmaker says he expects to be reinstated to the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee within weeks, criticizes government’s campaign as insufficiently aggressive
By
Sam Sokol
May 20, 2025, 2:40 am
Likud MK booted from Knesset panel after voting against extending reservist call-ups
MK Amit Halevi becomes second lawmaker from ruling party to be removed from key committee as dissent within coalition mounts amid strain on reservists 19 months into war
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Sam Sokol
December 23, 2024, 9:17 pm
Government backs bill restricting teachers educated in Palestinian universities
Coalition lawmakers argue measure is necessary to prevent spread of Palestinian ‘antisemitism’ and ‘incitement’ in Israeli schools
By
Sam Sokol
December 17, 2024, 6:20 pm
Edelstein questions need for coalition bill letting soldiers leak secret info to PM
‘Transferring classified information in a disorderly manner may result in the disclosure of sources,’ former chief of the IDF Intelligence Corps Moshe Schneid warns lawmakers
By
Sam Sokol
November 20, 2024, 6:40 pm
Bill creating new intelligence oversight body passes preliminary Knesset reading
Legislation aims to establish a devil’s advocate unit reporting to PM, in order to challenge consensus conclusions of other bodies and avoid October 7-style failures
By
Sam Sokol
November 17, 2024, 10:51 pm
Ministers back bills creating new intelligence oversight body, banning ‘enemy’ flags
Despite PMO classified documents scandal, legislation establishes a ‘devil’s advocate’ unit, reporting directly to Netanyahu, that would challenge other intel bodies’ findings
By
Sam Sokol
November 7, 2024, 11:25 pm
MKs push bill to create new intelligence oversight body under Netanyahu
Ministerial Committee for Legislation set to discuss proposal despite ongoing leak scandal at the Prime Minister’s Office
By
Sam Sokol
November 5, 2024, 6:21 pm
Knesset passes law allowing government to fire teachers it asserts identify with terror
Right-wing MKs call new law an important tool in preventing radicalization; rights group ACRI says it ‘violates the rights to expression, employment and pedagogical autonomy’
By
Sam Sokol
September 22, 2024, 9:13 pm
PM says weighing plan for siege on Hamas in north Gaza; believes half of hostages alive
During closed-door meeting with lawmakers, Netanyahu argues putting pressure on Hezbollah could help force Hamas’s Sinwar to the table, predicts ICC arrest warrants coming soon
By
Sam Sokol
September 19, 2024, 8:40 pm
Right-wing lawmakers question IDF’s claimed defeat of Hamas’s Rafah Brigade
Likud MK Halevi accuses military of ‘misleading’ public over Hamas death toll; former top defense official argues matter ‘irrelevant’ so long as group controls food distribution
By
Sam Sokol
August 19, 2024, 4:49 pm
‘This is a religious war’: Likud MK calls for Jewish prayer on the Temple Mount
While repeatedly challenging Netanyahu on a range of issues, lawmaker Amit Halevi insists the PM is a ‘hero’ whose coalition deserves support despite internal disagreements
By
Sam Sokol
July 21, 2024, 11:25 pm
2 Likud MKs say current hostage deal proposal would undermine government’s legitimacy
Doubling down on warning to PM, two lawmakers say they cannot be part of a coalition that fails to dismantle Hamas, removes troops from Gaza-Egypt border
By
Sam Sokol
July 2, 2024, 3:42 am
IDF tells Gazans to evacuate some Khan Younis neighborhoods in wake of rocket attack
Signaling fresh offensive, army publishes list of areas in southern Gaza city whose residents should leave for their safety; troops find, destroy major Islamic Jihad rocket factory
By
Emanuel Fabian
,
ToI Staff
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January 3, 2024, 6:08 pm
Knesset passes law requiring fealty pledge from diplomats
Legislation, panned as ‘hypocritical’ by opposition MK, requires envoys to swear ‘loyalty to the State of Israel as a Jewish and democratic state’
By
Sam Sokol
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