KESHET NEEV

Keshet is The Jerusalem Post Knesset and political correspondent.

Originally from Calgary, Canada, she moved to Israel in 2015.

She completed her national service at the Foreign Ministry and continued to pursue a BA in Communications Journalism and English Literature at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.


Bereaved families, friends and Israeli soldiers visit the graves of fallen soldier during Memorial Day which commemorates the fallen Israeli soldiers and victims of terror at Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem on April 30, 2025.

Bereaved siblings of fallen soldiers express lack of gov't support to Knesset panel

Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid hold a joint press conference at the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on June 20, 2022.

Naftali Bennett to impose limit on prime minister's tenure if elected

 LEFT: Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara RIGHT: National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir

A-G to Ben-Gvir: Police directive on protests illegal, baseless, act of political intervention


Reservists Party principles: Zionist gov't, draft for everyone, Oct. 7 inquiry - interview

Those who don't serve shouldn't be allowed to run or vote for Knesset, Master Sergeant (Res.) Roy Frank says.

Master Sergeant (Res.) Roy Frank, a founder of the Miluimnikim party.

Liberman rules out possibility of Arab, haredi partes in next government

The Yisrael Beytenu chair said that his decision reflects the "basic values of the Zionist movement."

Yisrael Beytenu party chairman MK Avigdor Lieberman leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on July 14, 2025.

MK Ayman Odeh to submit bill to Knesset to recognize Palestinian state

Odeh welcomed the trilateral recognition and wrote that while the "Palestinian people are not the best people in the world, but there is no people in the world better than them."

 MK Ayman Odeh attends Hadash–Ta'al faction meeting, at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on June 30, 2025.

Right-wing ministers call for West Bank annexation after countries recognize Palestine

The politicians and regional heads call to recognize Israeli sovereignty over the West Bank come after the UK, Canada, Portugal, and Australia recognized a Palestinian state.

Israeli security forces near the scene where two Israelis were killed in a terror shooting attack at Allenby bridge, a crossing between West Bank and Jordan, September 18, 2025.

No. 8: Itamar Ben-Gvir: Arming Israel and making headlines, for better or worse

Itamar Ben-Gvir’s role as both a governmental power broker and lightning rod for controversy ensures his influence - for better or worse - will continue to reverberate far beyond Israel’s borders.

Itamar Ben-Gvir.

No. 16: Benny Gantz and Yair Lapid: Leading Israel's opposition

Both Gantz and Lapid have voiced that they would provide Netanyahu with a “safety-net” for a hostage deal, offering political backing without preconditions. Yet, the two also have opposing opinions.

 YESH ATID head MK Yair Lapid and Blue and White head MK Benny Gantz

No. 46: Amir Avivi and Haim Bibas: Defending Israel’s security and representing its people

Both Avivi and Bibas are vital voices for Israel’s security and its diverse population, ensuring that the country has representation on all fronts.

(L-R): Haim Bibas, Amir Avivi

IDF warns of extreme manpower shortage as MKs clash over haredi draft bill

“Only 3,000 haredi soldiers were recruited from two full draft cycles,” Bar Kalifa said. “That is why I say clearly: I need more soldiers.”

 A soldier from the primarily Orthodox and haredi (ultra-Orthodox) Netzah Yehuda Battalion during a swearing-in ceremony at the Western Wall, Jerusalem, June 11, 2025.

Haim Katz appointed as permanent housing minister, replacing haredi party UTJ’s Goldknopf

Following the vote, Katz stated, “I thank the prime minister for his trust and the members of the government for their support.”

Tourism minister Haim Katz attends a Finance committee meeting, in the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on December 9, 2024.

‘I’ll stand at prison gates’: MKs push to block Red Cross visits to Israeli prisons

MKs oppose Red Cross visits to Palestinian prisoners, citing security concerns and lack of action on hostages held by Hamas. Calls for reciprocity persist.

 Red Cross vehicle is seen near the Ofer Prison, near Jerusalem, January 19, 2025