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Zouheir Bahloul (R) handing his resignation letter from the Knesset to Knesset speaker Yuli Edelstein, October 16, 2018. (Knesset)
October 16, 2018, 6:24 pm
Arab lawmaker from Zionist Union quits Knesset over nation-state law
Zouheir Bahloul hands in resignation 3 months after saying he could not sit in a parliament that passed discriminatory laws; he earned over NIS 100,000 during Knesset recess
By Raoul Wootliff
Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman heads a faction meeting of his Yisrael Beytenu party at the Knesset on July 9, 2018. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
August 1, 2018, 2:51 am
Liberman, Gabbay mock each other’s parties in Twitter flame war
Defense minister says more people have fled Zionist Union party than bombarded areas in Syria; opposition figure responds with a jab at corruption cases dogging Yisrael Beytenu
By Michael Bachner and ToI Staff
View of a plenum session of the Knesset, July 2, 2018. (Flash90)
July 30, 2018, 4:46 pm
27 gone out of 120: Knesset sees record number of dropouts
Almost a quarter of lawmakers have given up their seats since being elected in 2015, and the number is likely to rise
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chairs a cabinet meeting at Kibbutz Sde Boker, Israel, Sunday, Nov. 10, 2013. A portrait of the first Israeli prime minister David Ben Gurion is seen at background. (AP Photo/David Buimovitch, Pool)
July 29, 2018, 4:51 pm
The trouble with Israel’s Jewish nation-state law
A few words could have made all the difference, but the government didn’t want them
By David Horovitz
Zionist Union MK Zouheir Bahloul (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
July 29, 2018, 4:11 pm
Campaigning already? 6 things to know for July 29
The Knesset is not in session, but its politicians are still busy making sure the public sees what they are doing
By Joshua Davidovich
Meretz MK Issawi Frej, left, speaks during a plenum session at the Knesset in Jerusalem on May 23, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 29, 2018, 12:55 pm
Arab MK predicts more resignations over nation-state law
After Zouheir Bahloul quits, Issawi Frej of Meretz says legislation enshrining Israel as the Jewish state is a ‘stab in the back’ for the country’s Arab population
By Stuart Winer and ToI Staff
Mohammad Barakeh in 2011, when he was a member of Knesset for the Hadash party. (Kobi Gideon / Flash90)
July 29, 2018, 4:12 am
Arab Israeli leader says Abbas will help fight nation-state law
Former lawmaker Mohammad Barakeh says he will turn to UN, EU to battle legislation critics slam as discriminatory
By ToI Staff
Zionist Union MK Zouheir Bahloul in the Knesset on December 5, 2016. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
July 28, 2018, 10:13 pm
Left-wing lawmakers pay tribute to Arab MK who resigned over nation-state law
Meretz head invites Zouheir Bahloul to join her party as MKs say the move highlights the alienation of Israel’s Arab minority; Likud lawmaker derides resignation as opportunism
By ToI Staff
Arab Israel lawmaker from the Zionist Union party Zoheir Bahloul announces his resignation from the Knesset on July 28, 2018 to protest the nation-state bill (Screenshot/Hadashot news)
July 28, 2018, 8:09 pm
Arab lawmaker from Zionist Union quits Knesset to protest nation-state law
Zouheir Bahloul announces resignation in live TV interview, saying his conscience will not allow him to sit in a parliament that passed a law that discriminates against Arabs
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Culture and Sports Minister Miri Regev (L) attend the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem on December 11, 2016. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 6, 2018, 11:21 am
Opposition MKs blame Netanyahu, sports minister for nixed Argentina game
Lawmakers say match’s move to Jerusalem, allegedly part of a deal to allow Regev to meet Messi, fanned BDS flames and led to the cancellation
By Raoul Wootliff
Zouheir Bahloul in 2015 (AFP Photo/Ahmad Gharabli)
November 1, 2017, 9:23 pm
Labor chief, Arab MK said to resolve row over Balfour Declaration centenary
Avi Gabbay and Zouheir Bahloul agree to work together to broaden party’s appeal and replace Netanyahu government
By ToI Staff
Zionist Union MK Zouheir Bahloul (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
October 31, 2017, 12:47 pm
Labor’s Arab MK draws leader’s opprobrium for saying Israeli Arabs aren’t free
Labor chief Avi Gabbay says party no place for ‘extremists’ after Zouheir Bahloul decides to skip Balfour Declaration event at Knesset
By Stuart Winer and ToI Staff
Zionist Union MK Zouheir Bahloul in the Knesset on December 5, 2016. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
October 30, 2017, 10:10 pm
Arab MK from Zionist Union plans to skip Knesset’s Balfour tribute
‘This is not a joint celebration for me and my Jewish friends’ says Zoheir Bahloul; MKs from Joint (Arab) List also to stay away
By ToI Staff
Labor chair Avi Gabbay, right, and Hatnua chair MK Tzipi Livni attend a Zionist Union faction meeting at the Knesset on July 24, 2017. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
October 17, 2017, 2:13 am
Gabbay’s own colleagues reject his ‘no dismantling settlements’ remarks
Labor chief asserts that evacuating Israelis from the West Bank not crucial for reaching peace deal with Palestinians; Livni leads chorus of disagreement
By Alexander Fulbright
Israeli lawmakers and South African Jewish leaders meet with ANC party official and African Union chairwoman Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, center, in Johannesburg on August 14, 2017. (Embassy of Israel in South Africa)
August 25, 2017, 2:07 pm
First-ever delegation of MKs visits South Africa
Lawmakers meet with politicians from the ruling and opposition parties, visit South African Jewish communities
By ToI Staff
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