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MK Simcha Rothman leads a Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting, January 5, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
January 5, 2026, 11:00 pm
Marking up bill, Knesset committee head erases clause meant to protect AG’s independence
Opposition lawmakers assail Constitution Committee chair MK Rothman after he edits legislation to allow incoming governments to sack attorney general within 100 days without cause
By Jeremy Sharon
MK Hanoch Milwidsky (left) chairs a meeting of the Knesset Finance Committee, July 29, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90); (From left) MKs Meirav Ben-Ari, Pnina Tamano-Shata, and Efrat Rayten, at a press conference opposing the appointment of Milwidsky as Finance Committee chair, July 29, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
July 29, 2025, 6:51 pm
Likud MK under investigation for rape approved as new head of Knesset Finance Committee
Lapid decries ‘misogynistic coalition’ for voting to give Hanoch Milwidsky the powerful post; opposition female lawmakers and advocacy groups lament ‘new low’
By Sam Sokol
Far-right protesters rally before storming the Sde Teiman military detention facility in southern Israel following the arrest of nine reservists accused of sexually abusing a Palestinian inmate there, on July 29, 2024. (Dudu Greenspan/Flash90)
August 5, 2024, 7:25 pm
A week on, no arrests or summonses against rioters who broke into military bases
Law enforcement officials silent on investigations, though Hebrew media report says police have begun collecting evidence
By Jeremy Sharon
File: Yair Golan speaks during an anti-government protest in Tel Aviv, March 2, 2024. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
March 17, 2024, 5:09 pm
Labor MKs Lazimi, Kariv endorse Yair Golan for party leadership ahead of primaries
In implicit rebuke of outgoing party chair Merav Michaeli, ex-Meretz MK Golan pledges ‘to create a large and wide movement’ on the political left
By Sam Sokol
Labor party leader MK Merav Michaeli leads a faction meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem on January 29, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
February 25, 2024, 5:48 pm
Weakened Labor announces May primary to replace lame duck Merav Michaeli
Labor must be ‘ready and strong’ for next elections, says outgoing party chief; primary structured to prevent talk of merger with other left-wing factions, complains MK Gilad Kariv
By Sam Sokol
MK Simcha Rothman leads a hearing of the Knesset's Constitution, Law, and Justice Committee, September 20, 2023 (Noam Moskowitz / Knesset Spokesperson's Office)
September 20, 2023, 6:05 pm
Rothman silences courts representative at Knesset hearing, threatens ethics complaint
Constitution Committee head lambastes Hanit Avraham-Becher after she suggests hearing is aimed at eroding public trust in judiciary
By Carrie Keller-Lynn
President Isaac Herzog at a memorial ceremony for late president Shimon Peres, at the Mount Herzl cemetery in Jerusalem, on September 6, 2023. (Arie Leib Abrams/Flash90)
September 6, 2023, 4:29 pm
Herzog: Dialogue the only solution to ‘constitutional crisis’ public wishes to end
‘If one side wins and one side surrenders, we all lose,’ president warns, but coalition and opposition MKs are pessimistic about his latest effort to reach agreement
By Stuart Winer and ToI Staff
Former social equality minister and current Yesh Atid MK Meirav Cohen (Noam Moskowitz / GPO)
August 3, 2023, 8:16 am
‘It’s already happening’: Ex-gender equality minister says women’s rights under attack
Scholars join lawmakers in slamming government policies that add up to a lowering of women’s standing
By Carrie Keller-Lynn
Labor party leader MK Merav Michaeli at a faction meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on January 2, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
April 17, 2023, 4:58 pm
Labor MKs seek to replace leader Michaeli, claim party’s future depends on it
Gilad Kariv, Efrat Rayten and Naama Lazimi demand chairwoman share power with them, threaten to pass series of motions against her if she doesn’t comply
By Shalom Yerushalmi
In this handout photo, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich arrive for a meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on February 23, 2023. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)
April 15, 2023, 11:41 pm
PM’s associates reject Moody’s downgrade: ‘They aren’t well-versed on the issues’
Netanyahu, Smotrich in statement: ‘With God’s help’ economy will remain strong; sources close to PM claim agency ‘affected by the atmosphere, friends in Israel telling them tales’
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich arrive at a cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on February 23, 2023. (Alex Kolomoisky/Pool)
April 15, 2023, 4:51 pm
‘Economic earthquake’: Opposition lashes government after Moody’s downgrade
Lapid says ‘everything falling apart’ under current leadership; Liberman: Netanyahu ‘destroying economy’; Labor’s Lazimi slams ‘parade of false narratives’
By ToI Staff and Sharon Wrobel
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives for a cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on March 5, 2023. (Marc Israel Sellem/Pool)
March 13, 2023, 11:33 am
Bill to shield Netanyahu from recusal cleared for plenum vote after fiery debate
Special Knesset panel advances bid to prevent PM being forced aside over conflict of interest; opposition says bill would place PM ‘above the law’; 1st reading set for later Monday
By Michael Bachner
An illustrative photo of a prison. (Photo credit: YouTube screen capture)
March 1, 2023, 3:00 pm
Bill to cancel statute of limitations for some sex crimes passes preliminary reading
Knesset approves amendment for committee debate without objections; Labor MK who spearheaded bill thanks victim who recently shared story of abuse at hands of her brother
By Michael Horovitz
Labor MK Naama Lazimi reacts to the results of the Labor party primary elections in Tel Aviv, August 9, 2022. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
August 9, 2022, 10:00 pm
Young guard grab top spots in Labor primary; Barlev and Shai seemingly ousted
Neophyte lawmakers Naama Lazimi, Gilad Kariv, Efrat Rayten, Ram Shefa, and Emilie Moatti at top of roster behind party leader Merav Michaeli
By Carrie Keller-Lynn
Labor MK Efrat Rayten (left) and Religious Zionism MK Simcha Rothman. (Flash90)
August 4, 2021, 7:07 pm
No Likud rep as coalition, opposition MKs elected to judicial selection panel
Labor’s Efrat Rayten and Simcha Rothman of Religious Zionism chosen to serve as Knesset representatives on the powerful committee
By ToI Staff
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