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Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee legal adviser Miri Frenkel Shor (right) and chairman Boaz Bismuth during a discussion on ultra-Orthodox conscription, September 8, 2025. (Dani Shem-Tov/ Office of the Knesset Spokesperson)
September 8, 2025, 8:47 pm
Debate over conscription law hindering Haredi enlistment efforts, opposition MKs say
Ultra-Orthodox media, politicians emphasize Haredi contributions to national security after member of Hasmonean Brigade, yeshiva student neutralize terrorists in Jerusalem attack
By Sam Sokol
Hizky Sivak of the Emek Hefer Regional Council is taken out by Knesset guards from a Finance Committee meeting and a vote on the Arnona Fund at the Knesset in Jerusalem, on May 15, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 15, 2023, 4:41 pm
Lawmakers scuffle in Knesset over municipal tax plan as Arab communities join strike
Smotrich looking to compel cities to end strike that has shuttered schools and services in dozens of towns; Labor MK threatens to go to court, says move discriminates against Arabs
By ToI Staff
View of an empty classroom at a school in Tel Aviv, during a general strike of some municipalities and local authorities, on May 15, 2023. (Flash90)
May 15, 2023, 9:36 am
Several major municipalities strike over coalition plan to redistribute local taxes
Cites including Tel Aviv, Holon, Ashdod, Haifa shut schools, halt garbage collection and welfare services; ex-welfare minister: Many areas need aid, but not with ‘ugly hijacking’
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Yair Lapid speaks during a campaign event for his Yesh Atid party in Tel Aviv, September 13, 2022. (Gideon Markowicz/Flash90)
September 17, 2022, 3:32 pm
‘Nonsense’: Yesh Atid denies involvement in breakup of Joint List
‘We have no idea who spread this nonsense or why,’ Lapid’s party says after Balad chief accused PM of orchestrating Arab-majority alliance’s split
By ToI Staff
Israeli and Ukrainian refugees arriving from Ukraine on a rescue flight are welcomed at Ben Gurion international airport near Tel Aviv, on March 3, 2022. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
August 25, 2022, 8:21 am
Nearly half of Ukrainians who fled to Israel have left the country – report
Since the start of fighting six months ago 33,000 arrived, of whom 4,200 were entitled to become citizens; 14,000 have since departed for other countries
By ToI Staff
Israeli police detain a man as Bedouins protest in the Negev Desert against a forestation project by the Jewish National Fund (JNF), on January 12, 2022. (AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP)
January 13, 2022, 11:16 am
Amid crisis, government said advancing plan to recognize 10-12 Bedouin villages
Report says negotiations to start Thursday over ‘unprecedented’ program; 21 arrested in 2nd night of riots over official tree-planting in Negev, which has sparked coalition turmoil
By ToI Staff
Tires are set on fire in the southern Bedouin town of Tel Sheva, January 12, 2022. (Screenshot: Twitter)
January 12, 2022, 10:31 pm
Cops, rioters clash for 2nd straight night in protests against Negev tree planting
12 arrested in Bedouin towns as unrest continues despite promised deal; Ra’am’s Abbas denounces violence, says his party ‘suffers every day to be partners in the coalition’
By ToI Staff
Israeli police officers guard outside the Bedouin village of Mulada, in the Negev on January 12, 2022. (Flash90)
January 12, 2022, 6:30 pm
JNF finishes planting on disputed Negev lands as state seeks compromise with Bedouin
Opposition MKs advance legislation to embarrass coalition as Ra’am boycott of votes remains in place; minister says sides will meet Thursday in effort to strike deal
By ToI Staff
Israeli police detain a man as Bedouins protest in the Negev Desert against a forestation project by the Jewish National Fund (JNF), on January 12, 2022. (AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP)
January 12, 2022, 1:15 pm
11 arrested in clashes as Negev tree-planting resumes, then pauses in climbdown
Working to ease coalition crisis, minister brokers temporary deal to halt forestation program pending negotiations
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett during a tour of the south on December 6, 2021. (Haim Zach/GPO)
December 6, 2021, 3:50 pm
‘Like the Wild West’: Bennett vows to crack down on crime in southern Israel
PM meets southern mayors, allocates millions to improve law enforcement; mayor of Rahat blasts premier for going to lookout point near Bedouin city, not actually visiting
By Stuart Winer and ToI Staff
Activists protest against recent cases of violence against women in Tel Aviv, on March 7, 2021. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
November 17, 2021, 9:57 am
Domestic violence complaints increased by 10% this year, ministry data shows
Welfare and Social Affairs Minister Meir Cohen says action must be taken to ensure homes do not become ‘a trap of violence and fear for so many women and children’
By Amy Spiro
Daycare workers protest in Tel Aviv, demanding better working conditions. October 3, 2021. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
October 3, 2021, 3:09 pm
Thousands of striking daycare staff protest in Tel Aviv over working conditions
Workers gather in city’s Rabin Square, march into surrounding roads on first day of open-ended strike to force government into talks on wages, labor shortage
By ToI Staff
Finance Minister Avigdor Liberman attends the Eli Horowitz Conference for Economy and Society, organized by Israel Democracy Institute in Jerusalem on June 29, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 13, 2021, 8:08 pm
Liberman says axed daycare subsidies will fund efforts against domestic violence
Finance minister allots $32 million for shelters for battered women, programs for violent men; asserts plan to slash funds for full-time Torah students will help ultra-Orthodox
By Raoul Wootliff
Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein gives a press statement in the Knesset, January 12, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
March 16, 2020, 7:51 pm
Blue and White vows to go to High Court if no vote to choose Knesset speaker
Party says Edelstein’s decision to block vote to replace him was made without authority and in conflict of interest
By ToI Staff
Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein at the Knesset on March 4, 2020. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
March 15, 2020, 7:49 pm
In blow to Blue and White, Knesset speaker says he’ll block vote to replace him
As centrist party gets first stab at forming government, Edelstein says he won’t allow plenum to convene on his replacement, claiming it would doom unity talks
By ToI Staff
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