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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 650

Knesset

MK Ayman Odeh in the assembly hall of the Knesset ahead of a failed vote on his proposed expulsion, July 14, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
Motion to expel Arab party head Odeh from Knesset fails; coalition MKs heckle him
By Sam Sokol
In raucous session, only 73 of the required 90 lawmakers back motion to boot Hadash-Ta’al chairman Ayman Odeh, who vows to ‘stand strong against fascism’ and ‘fight for democracy’
Israelis protest in support of Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara outside the courthouse in Tel Aviv, July 14, 2025. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
July 15, 2025, 2:38 pm
Daily Briefing July 15: Day 648 – Dramatic day at Knesset leaves democracy intact – for now
Political correspondents Tal Schneider and Sam Sokol weigh in on the stability of the coalition, the attempted ousting of MK Ayman Odeh and a ‘sham’ hearing to fire the attorney general
By Amanda Borschel-Dan, Tal Schneider and Sam Sokol
MK Ayman Odeh in the assembly hall of the Knesset ahead of a failed vote on his proposed expulsion, July 14, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 15, 2025, 1:47 am
Motion to expel Arab party head Odeh from Knesset fails; coalition MKs heckle him
In raucous session, only 73 of the required 90 lawmakers back motion to boot Hadash-Ta’al chairman Ayman Odeh, who vows to ‘stand strong against fascism’ and ‘fight for democracy’
By Sam Sokol
MK Gadi Eisenkot holds a press conference after announcing his resignation from the Knesset and departure from the National Unity party, in Tel Aviv on July 1, 2025. (Erik Marmor/Flash90)
July 10, 2025, 9:20 pm
ToI poll: Gadi Eisenkot could lead anti-Netanyahu bloc, but it lacks majority
Survey shows current opposition bloc winning 57 seats across various scenarios, needing Islamist Ra’am to get it past 60 in 120-seat Knesset, as Likud maintains post-Iran war gains
By Tal Schneider and ToI Staff
Saudi journalist Abdulaziz Alkhamis attends a meeting of a Knesset lobby for advancing regional security, at the Knesset in Jerusalem on July 9, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 9, 2025, 7:25 pm
Saudi, Syrian figures visit Knesset to talk up chances for normalization
Syrian activist Shadi Martini tells lobby new president called peace with Israel a ‘unique opportunity’; Gulf journalist Abdulaziz Alkhamis says Israel must commit ‘to coexistence’
By Nava Freiberg and ToI Staff
Hadash-Ta'al MK Ayman Odeh, left, and Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara seen in a composite image. (Flash90)
July 2, 2025, 6:58 pm
Hearings on ousting attorney general, top Arab MK both scheduled for July 14
Knesset to vote on expelling Hadash-Ta’al party head Ayman Odeh on the same day a ministerial panel discusses firing Gali Baharav-Miara before making recommendation to the cabinet
By Sam Sokol and Jeremy Sharon
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a speech on an archive brought out of Iran by the Mossad that documents Iran's nuclear program, at the Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv on April 30, 2018. (AFP/Jack Guez)
June 19, 2025, 3:07 pm
Netanyahu’s political woes take back seat as critics unite behind him over Iran
PM also sees surge in polls, with ruling Likud the largest party after strikes in Iran, although coalition would fail by far to get a majority if elections were held today
By Reuters, Sam Sokol and ToI Staff
The sparsely attended Knesset session amid conflict with Iran, in Jerusalem on June 16, 2025. (Noam Moskowitz, Office of the Knesset Spokesperson)
June 16, 2025, 8:16 pm
Pared-down Knesset convenes in conference room for wartime session amid Iran strikes
In front of mostly empty seats, lawmakers table ‘nonessential’ discussions as plenum only debates legislation seen as urgent or important to war
By Sam Sokol
From left to right: Labor MK Gilad Kariv at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, on June 9, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90) and Likud MK Galit Distel Atbaryan at the Knesset on July 17, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 9, 2025, 9:08 pm
‘The Jews here want to continue’: Likud MK kicks Reform rabbi out of Knesset hearing
Labor MK Gilad Kariv states women can wrap tefillin, prompting outrage from Distel Atbaryan, who appears to compare act to giving dog a bar mitzvah
By Michael Horovitz, Sam Sokol and ToI Staff
Former Mossad chief Yossi Cohen attends a menorah-lighting ceremony on the sixth night of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, at the Great Synagogue in Tel Aviv, December 30, 2024. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
June 8, 2025, 7:20 pm
Ex-Mossad chief Yossi Cohen said considering forming new party before next election
Cohen reportedly received offers to join existing factions but is inclined to go his own way; ex-PM Bennett, ahead in polls, completes registration for new party
By ToI Staff and Sam Sokol
MK Ayman Odeh speaks during a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset in Jerusalem, on January 27, 2025. Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana is seated in the background. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
June 6, 2025, 4:02 am
Knesset to vote on expulsion of Arab lawmaker who said ‘Gaza will win’
‘Today it’s me, tomorrow it’s you,’ says Ayman Odeh, slamming opposition members who backed petition to trigger vote on his ouster, which requires 90 MKs to pass
By ToI Staff
L to R: The Democrats leader Yair Golan, National Unity leader Benny Gantz, Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid, lead their respective faction meetings at the Knesset in Jerusalem, on May 26, 2025. (All photos Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)
May 29, 2025, 4:52 pm
Yair Golan urges center-left merger for ousting Netanyahu, but Lapid uninterested
The Democrats head calls for Yesh Atid and National Unity to join forces with him, insists broad center all on the same team; officials close to opposition leader say it’s a losing strategy
By Stav Levaton and Michael Bachner
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich attend a Knesset vote on the state budget, February 7, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
April 3, 2025, 2:44 am
Smotrich reverses resignation as PM helps patch rift among his far-right partners
Almog Cohen agrees to take deputy ministerial post, resign as MK so Religious Zionism member can rejoin Knesset after being forced out by Otzma Yehudit’s brief departure from gov’t
By Sam Sokol
Israelis protest against the government outside the Knesset, in Jerusalem, March 25, 2025 (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
March 26, 2025, 1:39 am
‘The State of Israel has to save them’: Thousands rally in Jerusalem for hostage deal
In the capital, protesters gather in anger and despair, beseeching the PM to reach an agreement; outside Knesset, cops shove, forcibly remove several people protesting budget vote
By Charlie Summers, Jessica Steinberg and ToI Staff
Israelis protest against the government outside the Knesset, in Jerusalem, March 25, 2025 (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
March 25, 2025, 3:59 pm
Protesters arrested for blocking roads to Knesset as government passes 2025 budget
Otzma Yehudit MK claims he faced ‘severe violence’; Speaker Ohana demands anti-government activists be ‘brought to justice’; lawyers accuse police of using excessive force
By Charlie Summers, Sam Sokol and ToI Staff
Anti-government protesters clash with police during a protest outside the prime minister's residence in Jerusalem on March 23, 2025. (Charlie Summers/Times of Israel)
March 23, 2025, 11:14 pm
Police clash with protesters in Jerusalem as thousands march against government
As cabinet votes no confidence in Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara, thousands march across the capital towards Netanyahu’s private house, where police arrest at least three
By Charlie Summers and ToI Staff
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