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Carrie Keller-Lynn

Carrie Keller-Lynn

Carrie Keller-Lynn is a political and legal correspondent for The Times of Israel
President Isaac Herzog (R) and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C) attend a Jerusalem Day holiday ceremony at the capital's Ammunition Hill, May 18, 2023. (Arie Leib Abrams/Flash90)
June 1, 2023, 12:38 pm
Coalition claims imminent understandings in judicial talks; opposition disagrees
Hebrew media runs a leaked document of general principles coming out of President’s Residence negotiations; opposition denies having received it, says no agreement reached
By Carrie Keller-Lynn
Likud MK Hanoch Milwidsky attends a Knesset Constitution Committee meeting, March 13, 2023. (Erik Marmor/Flash90)
May 31, 2023, 7:20 pm
Likud said to pull draft bill proposing to neuter Israel Bar Association
Netanyahu reportedly halts legislation because it would impact contentious judge selection panel; MK Milwidsky on Tuesday requested to pull offending clause
By Carrie Keller-Lynn
Justice Minister Yariv Levin speaks in the Knesset on May 31, 2023. (Screenshot: Twitter; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
May 31, 2023, 4:53 pm
Levin claims top court pursues ‘post-Zionist agendas’; is told to ‘get hospitalized’
In bitter Knesset debate, justice minister foils opposition bid to enshrine equality into Basic Law, calling it ‘hypocrisy’ amid ongoing talks on judicial compromise
By Carrie Keller-Lynn
Opposition Leader Yair Lapid speaks at the Eli Hurvitz Conference on Economy and Society, hosted in Jerusalem by Israel Democracy Institute, May 31, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 31, 2023, 3:53 pm
Calling for stronger political center, Lapid and Gantz warn against fringe lawmakers
Yesh Atid head nods to a future coalition government that would include a post-Netanyahu Likud party, as National Unity leader says Israelis are ‘prisoners of extremists’
By Carrie Keller-Lynn
Opposition Leader Yair Lapid holds a press conference on the upcoming state budget, Tel Aviv, May 16, 2023. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
May 30, 2023, 9:39 pm
Facing pressure, opposition parties stress need for ‘progress’ in judicial talks
Justice Minister Levin reportedly tells ministers to seize the opportunity to change justice system ‘in such a way that it’s impossible to change back’
By Carrie Keller-Lynn
Rabbi Gershon Edelstein, head of the Ponevez Yeshiva seen at his home after lightning the Hanukkah candles on the fourth night of Hanukkah, in Bnei Brak, December 5, 2018. (Aharon Krohn/Flash90)
May 30, 2023, 10:22 am
Gershon Edelstein, leading Haredi Ashkenazi rabbi, co-existence advocate, dies at 100
Rabbi was head of non-Hasidic Lithuanian Haredi community, with hundreds of thousands of followers, head of Ponevezh Yeshiva and spiritual guide of United Torah Judaism party
By Canaan Lidor and Carrie Keller-Lynn
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives at Likud's Knesset faction meeting, May 29, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 29, 2023, 7:08 pm
PM tells Likud overhaul is ‘not dead’; Gantz says any deal must cancel current bills
National Unity head indicates party could bolt judicial compromise talks if coalition takes both the seats allocated to MKs on Judicial Selection Committee
By Carrie Keller-Lynn
Yesh Atid head MK Yair Lapid (left) and National Unity head MK Benny Gantz in the Knesset in Jerusalem, February 20, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 29, 2023, 3:00 pm
Opposition infighting heats up over seat on judge selection panel
Lapid tries to push a candidate from his own party, while a National Unity official accuses the opposition leader of ‘putting the cart before the horse’
By Carrie Keller-Lynn
Noam chair Avi Maoz speaks during a function at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, on March 20, 2023. (Erik Marmor/Flash90)
May 28, 2023, 6:07 pm
Cabinet approves Maoz’s return to role overseeing school programing, Jewish identity
Far-right MK seeks to increase ‘transparency’ for parents on vendor-provided curricula; education minister says he won’t permit ‘extremism’ or changes to his ministry’s powers
By Carrie Keller-Lynn
Protesters wave Palestinian flags during a demonstration marking the annual Land Day in the northern Arab-Israeli town of Sakhnin on March 30, 2023 (AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP)
May 28, 2023, 5:55 pm
Bill to ban waving Palestinian flags on campuses temporarily shelved by ministers
Students violating the ban would face 30-day suspension, while repeat violators would become ineligible to get an Israeli degree for 5 years
By Carrie Keller-Lynn
Members of the left-wing NGO Breaking the Silence hold images allegedly showing abuses by the Israeli military, during a tour in the West Bank city of Hebron, November 2, 2022. (Flash90)
May 27, 2023, 10:56 pm
Likud bill targeting NGOs’ foreign funding shelved amid international uproar
Proposed law that would radically limit donations to human rights groups pulled from ministerial agenda on Sunday, following outcry from allies including US, France, Germany
By ToI Staff, Jacob Magid, Jeremy Sharon and Carrie Keller-Lynn
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Knesset on May 23, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 24, 2023, 8:25 pm
PM vows to pursue ‘broad consensus’ on judiciary after overhaul revival spurs outcry
Netanyahu reiterates hope that negotiations over judicial shakeup can lead to deal, but member of his Likud party casts doubt that talks will go anywhere
By Carrie Keller-Lynn and ToI Staff
Shikma Bressler attends an anti-judicial overhaul rally at the gates of the Knesset in Jerusalem, March 27, 2023. (Gili Yaari/Flash90)
May 24, 2023, 1:11 pm
Protest leader says ‘grassroots’ initiative raised NIS 50m to fight judicial overhaul
20 weeks in, Shikma Bressler says movement’s highly organized but loose structure allows multiple strategies to counter coalition’s plans; acknowledges lack of positive goals
By Carrie Keller-Lynn
Opposition leader Yair Lapid delivers a speech in the Knesset plenum during the budget debate, May 23, 2023 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 24, 2023, 9:07 am
Lapid slams ‘most destructive budget in nation’s history’; Ben Gvir hails ‘new dawn’
Gantz says new national budget, passed after marathon overnight session, means citizens ‘will pay the price’ for prioritizing Haredi demands over soaring cost of living
By ToI Staff and Carrie Keller-Lynn
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, MKs and ministers after the Knesset passed the 2023-2024 budget, May 23, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 24, 2023, 6:48 am
Knesset approves 2023-2024 budget in all-night vote, patching coalition rift
Lawmakers speed through hundreds of objections to pass fiscal roadmap decried as ‘reckless’ by critics opposed to earmarks for ultra-Orthodox
By Carrie Keller-Lynn and ToI Staff
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