Knesset
Five Higher Education Council members resign over gender-segregation law
According to Israeli media reports, four of the members submitted a joint resignation letter to President Isaac Herzog and Education Minister Yoav Kisch, who serves as chairman of the council.
Over 112,000 registered Democrats eligible to vote in party primaries ahead of Knesset election
Thank goodness: The 25th Knesset has ended its days - opinion
Mandatory service extension will not solve army manpower crisis, head of IDF personnel warns
Over 70 mayors, council leaders file petition against haredi draft exemption law
"Studying Torah is an important value in the Jewish people, but no less important than that is the value of preserving and defending the land," the petition explained.
New haredi party launches, aiming to secure spot in Knesset ahead of elections
The new ultra-Orthodox Haredi Public Party led by the deputy mayor of Beit Shemesh, Moti Leitner, launched on Sunday with a large-scale advertising campaign in major haredi cities.
A-G warns outgoing government against irreversible decisions before elections
The attorney-general cited concerns identified in High Court rulings that a government operating during an election period may prioritize “narrow party interests” over the public interest.
Yuli Edelstein attacks Likud over draft legislation, plans new Zionist right-wing framework
“Hundreds of thousands of reservists who see what is happening feel as though they have been slapped in the face. It cannot be that this exacts no political price. What, is everyone blind?” he said.
'I want 50% women in every party': Can Israel's next Knesset achieve equal representation?
Yael Yechieli fights for gender equality in the Israeli government.
Who is Gary Torgow: The man who got Washington and Jerusalem to fund Jewish day schools - interview
He rarely gives interviews. When he does, it's because he wants to move something for the Jewish people, not because he wants to be seen.
The 'most right-wing government' just outed itself as leftist - opinion
This is not a technical legal debate over exemptions. It is a fundamental strategic choice about the future security of the State of Israel.
Why Gadi Eisenkot is rejecting the haredi political embrace that once helped Netanyahu win
POLITICAL AFFAIRS: Yitzhak Yosef’s embrace – and Eisenkot's effort to distance himself from it – reflects Israel's shifting political landscape.
Netanyahu's coalition falls to 48 seats, opposition gets 62 seats after legislative blitz - poll
The poll found that 83% of voters oppose the inclusion of Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) parties in the coalition that is formed after the elections, while only 8% support it.
Editor's Notes: What this newspaper will ask of every party until Election Day
A full Knesset term, the first in nearly four decades, is a real institutional achievement in a region where governments rarely die of old age. But the Temple was magnificent on its last morning too.
