Israeli knesset

Haredi parties plan to remain outside government coalition until draft law is resolved

Once the issue that has shaken the haredi political establishment is resolved, the haredi parties could then consider joining the sitting government.

|ByANNA BARSKY
Shas chairman Aryeh Deri, government ministers and members of Knesset attend a plenum session and a vote on a bill to freeze arrests of haredi draft evaders at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, July 14, 2026.
Israeli Knesset Member Esterina Tartman arrives at a press conference of the Israel Beiteinu Party, in Jerusalem on March, 01, 2007.

Former Yisrael Beytenu MK Esterina Tartman dies at 68

After retiring from political life, Tartman turned to private business and public activity outside of government.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A giant election campaign poster for the Amcha Yisrael party is displayed on a building at the entrance to Jerusalem ahead of the upcoming general elections, September 14, 2026.

Deadlock deepens as post-deadline polls leave both blocs short of 61 Knesset seats - analysis

The deadlock has forced parties to recalibrate. If the country is headed towards yet another deadlock, the question becomes: how can it be broken?

|ByHERB KEINON
Member of Knesset Mickey Levy attends a court hearing at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on petitions seeking to overturn the election of attorney Michael Rabello as State Comptroller, June 18, 2026.

Yesh Atid MK Levy confirms he will not be on Knesset list, says he is not leaving party

Levy also mentioned that he had met with party leader Yair Lapid, and had agreed to serve as the head of the party's court.

|ByTZVI JASPER

Israel's Knesset committee approves EU import reform

This move is expected to dramatically reduce the cost of living in Israel and create a structural change in the Israeli market.

FEBRUARY 29, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Prime Minister Netanyahu while Israel committee approves EU import reform

MK Ofer Cassif avoids impeachment in political drama, vote splits coalition and opposition

85 voted in favor, five less than the required amount.

FEBRUARY 19, 2024ByELIAV BREUER
MK Ofer Cassif attends a House committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem on January 30, 2024

Netanyahu delays Palestinian statehood vote to ensure passage

Ministers from Netanyahu's Likud Party, as well as from the Religious Zionist Party (RZP) and Otzma Yehudit, criticized the language, as it did not rule out a Palestinian state in general.

FEBRUARY 19, 2024ByELIAV BREUER
A child waves a Palestinian flag as Muslim scholars take part in a protest in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, organised by supporters of the Islamic Group in Lebanon and Hamas, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Beirut, Lebanon, October 29, 2023.

Relatives of Gaza hostages storm Knesset panel

One woman held up pictures of three family members who were among the 253 people seized in the cross-border Hamas rampage of Oct. 7 that triggered the worst fighting in decades.

JANUARY 22, 2024ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Relatives of Israelis who have been held hostage by Hamas terrorists since October 7, storm a parliamentary committee session demanding that the lawmakers do more to try to free their loved ones, in Jerusalem January 22, 2024

‘Don’t be afraid to attack Tehran,’ Iranian activist tells Knesset

A Knesset forum event saw guest speakers from Israel and overseas discuss the situation in Gaza amid Israel’s war against Hamas – including anti-Iranian regime activist Vahid Behashti.

JANUARY 3, 2024ByJOSH ARONSON
The Knesset building, home of Israel's legislature, in Jerusalem, on November 14, 2022 (Illustrative).

There is no reason for the Israeli Left to disappear - opinion

Being left-wing involves, inter alia, seeking peace and believing in humanism, the welfare state, and a mixed economy. There is no reason for the Israeli Left to disappear.

DECEMBER 11, 2023BySUSAN HATTIS ROLEF
LABOR PARTY leader MK Merav Michaeli holds a news conference in Tel Aviv last week. Michaeli announced that she won’t seek reelection as party leader and will not run for the next Knesset.

Is Barkat preparing to run against Netanyahu for Likud leadership?

The former Jerusalem mayor has met with Likud activists and told them that he would not support Netanyahu again and that the party needed to see a change.

DECEMBER 5, 2023ByARIELLA MARSDEN
Nir Barkat

New law makes it illegal to fire evacuees, hostages, and their families

A new Knesset legislation passed prevents employees from firing those unable to work because they are evacuees or families of hostages.

NOVEMBER 27, 2023ByARIELLA MARSDEN
The assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on March 13, 2023

Israel's forensic center at 10-15% level of manpower compared to West

Conditions at the Institute of Forensic Medicine are pathetic and inadequate to cope with ordinary work, not to mention the current disaster.

NOVEMBER 15, 2023ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
Dr. Nurit Bublil, head of the DNA laboratory in Israel’s National Center for Forensic Medicine, stands next to a blood-stained baby's mattress, Oct. 16, 2023

War is not the time for slogans - opinion

Imagine a person – for convenience let us call him Issy, short for Israel – who faces a challenging medical problem. 

NOVEMBER 1, 2023ByTOVA HERZL
PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu holds a news conference in Tel Aviv, last Saturday night. Replacing a suit, white shirt, and tie with a black open-necked shirt is a political act, meant to convey a message, according to the writer.