Knesset members

Sledgehammer sovereignty: Zvi Sukkot’s vigilante stunt hurts Israeli security, law - editorial

Sukkot could have demanded its removal through the IDF, the government, or the courts. What he could not do was appoint himself judge, enforcement officer, and demolition crew.

MK Zvi Sukkot and several others seen smashing a monument in in Kafr Madama near Nablus, August 25, 2026.
MK Tally Gotliv attends a House committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem on, June 15, 2026.

'I should be justice minister': Tally Gotliv blames party machinery after Likud primary slide

People at polling station during the Likud party internal elections in Jeursalem, July 27, 2026.

Court rejects bid to let Likud MKs run in district slots, in setback for Netanyahu

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a vote at the plenum hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on July 16, 2026.

Is Netanyahu hoping for a deadlock in the upcoming elections? - opinion


Rothman refuses to watch videos of Gaza hostages, drawing families' outrage

The Hostages Forum slammed Rothman's comments and urged for the return of their loved ones in a deal, saying, "the attempt to erase October 7 and forget the hostages will not succeed."

 Religious Zionist Party MK Simcha Rothman leads a vote during a Constitution, Law and Justice Committee at the Knesset, April 27, 2025

New poll shows Bennett-led opposition could oust coalition

The survey shows the current coalition receiving 49 seats, compared to 61 for the opposition bloc led by Bennett, while Gantz's Blue and White party is expected to be just above the threshold.

 (L-R) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Former Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett, Opposition Leader and Yesh Atid Chairman Yair Lapid.

Opposition demands to convene Knesset plenum to discuss haredi draft, hostages

Shas and United Torah Judaism said in a statement that they were willing to meet to discuss a hostage deal.

  Head of opposition and head of the Yesh Atid party MK Yair Lapid leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on June 30, 2025.

Netanyahu-picked Milwidksy appointed head of Knesset Finance cmtee despite rape allegations

Accusations against Milwidsky include rape and witness tampering, which he has denied.

Likud MK Hanoch Milwidsky chairs a Finance Committee meeting in the Knesset, in Jerusalem, July 29, 2025

Likud MKs jostle for Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee chairmanship

With at least six MKs aiming for the position of FADC chairman, including Yuli Edelstein, who's aiming to keep the position, the vote pitted MKs in the party against each other.

 Benjamin Netanyahu and Yuli Edelstein seen at the Knesset on November 4, 2021

Israel's post-holiday politics: Will Netanyahu take a political hit to keep coalition intact?

NATIONAL AFFAIRS: With Shas out of the government, Netanyahu faces a decision between taking a hit to maintain the coalition or preparing for the upcoming elections.

Even as Shas followed United Torah Judaism’s lead and declared on Wednesday it was leaving the government, it did so with a major caveat: ‘We are leaving the government, but we are not quitting the coalition.’ Here, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sits alongside Shas chairman Arye Deri in 2023.

Knesset's new law on religious courts and what it means for democracy - opinion

The bill in question would further expand their authority, allowing rabbinical courts and Sharia courts to rule as arbitrators on civil matters.

Knesset constitution, Law and Justice Committee Chairman Simcha Rothman (standing) speaks to Justice Minister Yariv Levin in the Knesset plenum.

National Unity MK Gadi Eisenkot formally resigns from Knesset

"I have seen greatness in serving the people," he wrote. "I will act with faith and commitment to creating a leadership alternative worthy of the State of Israel."

 MK Gadi Eisenkot seen at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, June 30, 2025.

Knesset electoral reform: the case for common sense - opinion

Israel remains the only developed democracy with a solely national, closed-list proportional representation system that includes neither a personal nor a district-based element.

 Ballots are tallied in the Knesset, a day after the parliamentary election in March 2020. Voters select the party; the names of the candidates do not even appear on the ballots, but a bill making its way through committee seeks to amend this system, the writer notes.

Coalition begins prepping bill to subject police watchdog unit directly to gov’t

A Knesset committee is advancing a bill to place the Police Investigations Department under the justice minister’s control. Critics warn this risks politicizing investigations and abusing power.

 THE CALM HOLIDAY period will end Monday, when the Knesset returns from its recess.