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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 373

Ministerial Committee for Legislation

MK Limor Son Har-Melech speaks during a protest against the administrative detention of Jewish Israeli extremists, outside the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, May 22, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
June 30, 2024, 9:30 pm
Ministers aim to curb administrative detention of Israelis, despite Shin Bet warning
Ministerial Committee for Legislation also advances bill to have politicians choose the state ombudsman who oversees judges, cutting the judicial system out of the process
By Sam Sokol
United Torah Judaism leader Housing Minister Yitzhak Goldknopf in Tel Aviv on February 4, 2024. (Avshalom Sassoni/ Flash90)
June 17, 2024, 5:00 am
Haredi leader Goldknopf on army draft: ‘You don’t want us and you don’t need us’
At event marking Bnei Brak centenery, UTJ chief wonders why ultra-Orthodox parties’ electoral achievements do not enable them to strike deals to avoid enlistment for their community
By ToI Staff
Israeli Infantry reservists during light arms training in the Golan Heights before heading south to the Gaza Strip, October 8, 2023. (Michael Giladi/Flash90)
June 16, 2024, 7:45 pm
Government backs new extension to IDF reservists’ service despite backlash
Ministerial Committee supports bill extending emergency measure by three months, endorses Basic Law giving reservists preferential treatment in housing, academia and civil service
By Sam Sokol
Police officers stand guard during a protest outside the prime minister's official residence in Jerusalem on July 17, 2020. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 22, 2024, 6:39 pm
Government will not consider bill handing justice minister control of cop-probing unit
Seemingly shelved bill ‘a serious violation of the independence of the Department of Internal Police Investigations,’ says Israel Bar Association chief Amit Becher
By Sam Sokol
The Police Internal Investigations Department in Jerusalem, phhotographed on July 8, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 21, 2024, 7:42 pm
Reviving judicial overhaul fears, bill would hand minister control of cop-probing unit
Likud MK Dan Illouz claims his legislation is intended to strengthen independence of Police Internal Investigations Department
By Sam Sokol
A protest against domestic violence as part of a nationwide strike, in Tel Aviv, December 4, 2018. The sign reads: 'Electronic tracking [of offenders] saves lives.' (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
July 30, 2023, 11:54 pm
Knesset passes domestic abuse monitoring law after long delays and squabbles
Police minister Ben Gvir led what he calls a ‘balancing’ of the bill put forth by last government, which enables electronic tracking of abusers
By ToI Staff
Otzma Yehudit MK Limor Son Har-Melech, right, head of the Special Committee for Oversight of the Israeli Citizens' Fund, leads a committee meeting at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, June 6, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 10, 2023, 2:58 pm
Women’s rights groups angered over bill to politicize body promoting gender equality
Ministers give initial okay to legislation replacing existing Authority for Advancement of Women with a new body subordinate to minister and coalition; critics: It’s ‘unthinkable’
By Stuart Winer
Foreign Minister Eli Cohen attends a Knesset committee hearing, June 12, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 2, 2023, 5:37 pm
Ministers advance bill demanding loyalty pledge from senior diplomats serving abroad
If draft bill is approved by Knesset, new ambassadors and consuls general will be compelled to swear allegiance to Israel as Jewish, democratic state
By Carrie Keller-Lynn
Bank of Israel Governor Amir Yaron speaks during a press conference at the Bank of Israel in Jerusalem, January 2, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 27, 2023, 9:37 pm
Proposed bill a ‘serious blow’ to Bank of Israel’s independence, governor warns
Central bank head urges Netanyahu to withdraw legislation that would force banks to pay interest on current accounts; bill to be brought to Knesset vote on Wednesday
By Sharon Wrobel
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir holds a meeting at his ministry offices in Jerusalem, June 15, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90)
June 18, 2023, 5:50 am
Cabinet okays bill to monitor domestic abusers, months after tanking similar bill
Police minister Ben Gvir, citing men’s rights, had sought preconditions for tracking offenders; new version of bill lets judges bypass those conditions in urgent cases
By Michael Bachner, Carrie Keller-Lynn and ToI Staff
A brush fire near Barta'a in the Wadi Ara region amid a heatwave, July 17, 2019. (Screenshot: Twitter)
June 11, 2023, 6:21 pm
Ministers again delay debate and vote on climate bill
Energy and finance ministries continue to insist on non-binding targets for global warming emissions cuts, while Environmental Protection Ministry demands mandatory goals
By Sue Surkes
Justice Minister Yariv Levin (left) speaks at a rally in Jerusalem, April 27, 2023; Ra'am chair Mansour Abbas attends a Knesset meeting, March 5, 2023. (Arie Leib Abrams/Flash90; Erik Marmor/Flash90)
May 7, 2023, 6:45 pm
Ra’am’s Abbas confirms Levin has reached out to seek overhaul support, denies deal
Head of Arab party says justice minister has sought his backing for controversial legislation, but insists he would ‘never support things that will harm the democratic model’
By ToI Staff
Justice Minister Yariv Levin (left) speaks at a rally in Jerusalem, April 27, 2023; Ra'am chair Mansour Abbas attends a Knesset meeting, March 5, 2023. (Arie Leib Abrams/Flash90; Erik Marmor/Flash90)
May 4, 2023, 10:34 pm
Report: Levin in talks with Ra’am’s Abbas in bid to muster support for overhaul
Justice minister said offering Arab leader funds for communities; Abbas not ruling out cooperation but wants meaningful action on crime and an end to delegitimization of his party
By ToI Staff
Illustrative photo of carbon emissions from a power plant. (YouTube screenshot)
May 1, 2023, 10:04 am
Climate bill delayed as Energy Ministry argues it should head panel on emission cuts
‘The cat can’t guard the cream,’ objects environmental protection minister, as Energy Ministry issues list of demands, pushing off debate by a week
By Sue Surkes
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir at a Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem on February 15, 2023 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
March 19, 2023, 7:32 pm
Ministers again delay bill to monitor domestic violence abusers, drawing anger
Panel rejects legislation initiated by previous coalition to electronically track offenders; Ben Gvir promises new version tackling false accusations against men within a month
By Michael Bachner
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