Legislation

Minister Matan Kahana's comments were criticized since municipal chief rabbis are in effect never subject to disciplinary procedures despite gross violations of the regulations.

A new act in the UK targeting Jewish husbands who refuse to provide religious divorces to their wives is expected to lower the number of Jewish women held in a state of religious marriage limbo.

Prior to the defeat, the coalition managed to get one crucial win, when the Knesset voted 64 to 50 against a bill calling for the government to express its sovereignty over all of Judea and Samaria.

If passed, a law aiming to destroy sample kits of evidence from sexual assault cases will mean that samples cannot be destroyed after three months.

After a rollercoaster ride in the State Legislature — including a debate over the definition of antisemitism — the bill is now headed to Gov. Doug Ducey’s office.

A legislation approved in Arizona says that schools now have to teach that it is antisemitic to say that Israel does not have a right to exist.

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The US House of Representatives passed a similar bill last year, meaning it is almost certain to become law before the year ends and the current Congress lapses.

“As we have seen far too often, antisemitism is surging in New York state, our country, and across the world.”

After receiving government approval, the bills will be rewritten into a new law under the supervision of Blue and White MK Michal Cotler-Wunsh.