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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 476

Yoel Hasson

Left, Bezalel Smotrich, after winning the election for chairman of the National Union, at the Crown Plaza hotel in Jerusalem, January 14, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90). Right, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits a drill of the Armored Corps in Shizafon Base, in southern Israel on January 23, 2019. (Flash90)
March 6, 2019, 10:09 am
Right-wing ally of Netanyahu proposes bill to save him from prosecution
Claiming ‘deep state conspiracy,’ MK Bezalel Smotrich wants to make it easier for lawmakers to protect each other from criminal charges
By Raoul Wootliff
MK Hanin Zoabi being escorted out of the plenary hall by security guards after interrupting an assembly session in the Knesset, June 17, 2015. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
January 6, 2019, 8:47 am
Lawmakers cheer resignation of firebrand Palestinian nationalist Zoabi
Arab MK who labeled IDF soldiers ‘murderers’ and called for end to the Jewish state won’t seek reelection after 10 years of courting controversy in the Knesset
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center, arrives in the Knesset plenum for a vote on a bill to dissolve parliament, in Jerusalem on December 26, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
December 26, 2018, 9:14 pm
20th Knesset officially dissolves, sets elections for April 9, 2019
Lawmakers pass bill to conclude the work of the current legislature after three-and-a-half years, paving the way for a 3-month election campaign
By Raoul Wootliff
A view of the main building of the Knesset in Jerusalem, December 26, 2018. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
December 26, 2018, 7:06 pm
MKs pass first reading of bill to dissolve parliament; final votes imminent
Knesset speaker rejects threat from Likud lawmaker to block move, vows to authorize motion setting elections for April 9
By Raoul Wootliff
Illustrative: A general view of the assembly hall in the Knesset during a session on November 21, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
December 26, 2018, 9:55 am
Knesset voting on dissolving parliament, paving the way for April 9 elections
Lawmakers expected to pass law in all three readings on Wednesday, setting the stage for a three-month campaign leading up to the national poll
By Raoul Wootliff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) with MK Miki Zohar during a Likud faction meeting at the Knesset, on December 7, 2015. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
December 25, 2018, 4:38 pm
Ministers okay elections but PM loyalist signals he may delay Knesset vote
Throwing Wednesday’s expected dissolution of parliament into question, Miki Zohar says lawmakers should keep passing laws, including his anti-porn bill, until final possible date
By Raoul Wootliff
This picture taken on December 4, 2018, from the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Kila shows a view of Israeli machinery operating behind the border wall in Israel (R). (Ali DIA / AFP)
December 4, 2018, 4:36 pm
Opposition accuses Netanyahu of trying to bury legal woes with tunnel operation
Zionist Union MK questions timing of mission to destroy Hezbollah cross-border passages, two days after police recommended charges against PM; IDF says operation long-planned
By ToI Staff
Opposition Leader Tzipi Livni speaks during the plenary session of the opening day of the winter session at the Knesset, on October 15, 2018 (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
December 2, 2018, 1:39 pm
‘Your time is up’: Opposition calls on PM to resign after bribery recommendation
Rivals demand immediate elections after police announcement; Tzipi Livni says Netanyahu ‘has to go before he destroys law enforcement bodies’
By Michael Bachner
Illustrative: A child receives the polio vaccine at the Health Ministry office in Beersheba on August 5, 2013. (Dudu Greenspan/Flash90)
November 21, 2018, 3:22 pm
Knesset advances bill to ban the unvaccinated from schools, sanction parents
Where there is concern of outbreak, legislation would prohibit entry to educational institutions and fine guardians who refuse to immunize their children
By Raoul Wootliff
A scuffle between Knesset members, at a plenum session at the Israeli parliament on November 19, 2018. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
November 19, 2018, 10:50 pm
Chaos in Knesset as fragile coalition loses first votes since elections averted
Reduced to single-seat majority, coalition boycotts no-confidence motions; opposition trick shoots down law bill, causing all further votes to be postponed
By Michael Bachner
An child is vaccinated at a Children's Medical Center in Neve Yaakov, Jerusalem, September 10, 2013. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90/ File)
November 18, 2018, 7:17 pm
Ministers advance bill to ban the unvaccinated from schools
Where there is concern of outbreak, legislation would prohibit entry of any person — whether child, parent, teacher — who has not been immunized
By Stuart Winer and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) with MK Miki Zohar during a Likud faction meeting at the Knesset, on December 7, 2015. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
October 23, 2018, 5:01 pm
PM curbs bill that could save him from prosecution: ‘There’ll be no indictment’
Legislation sponsored by Miki Zohar would have required indictments of lawmakers to be approved by the House Committee, which he chairs, and the Knesset
By Raoul Wootliff and Stuart Winer
Then-Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, speaks with MK Miki Zohar during a Likud faction meeting in the Knesset, January 25, 2016. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
October 23, 2018, 12:36 pm
Likud MK floats bill that could hinder Netanyahu prosecution
Legislation sponsored by Miki Zohar would require approval by House Committee, which he chairs, and Knesset before indictments can be filed against lawmakers
By Stuart Winer and Raoul Wootliff
Then-IDF Chief Benny Gantz speaks to members of an ultra-Orthodox unit, March 2014 (photo credit: IDF Spokesperson/Flash90)
July 3, 2018, 2:02 am
Controversial military enlistment bill passes first reading in Knesset
Chief opposition whip tweets the bill’s passing is a ‘dubious historical event,’ after opposition faction Yesh Atid votes alongside coalition
By ToI Staff
Zionist Union MK Yoel Hasson attends a Knesset committee meeting on November 30, 2017. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
June 30, 2018, 11:57 pm
Zionist Union seeks to turn up heat on Yesh Atid over military enlistment bill
MK Yoel Hasson says vote on legislation will serve as a no-confidence motion on Netanyahu government as Lapid vows to back it
By ToI Staff
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