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The President of the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, has called on the Jewish people to stick closely to Jerusalem because "the Zionist movement will be empty if it...

A member of Israel's parliament, the Knesset, has called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to rethink the country's relationship with Hamas. Speaking to Israel Radio on Wednesday, MK Nachman...

The Israeli parliament has approved the extension of a ban on granting residency to Palestinians or Arabs married to Israeli women. Israeli media outlets have reported that parliamentarians from...

A member of the extreme right-wing Yisrael Beitenu Party is drafting a law to deny access to academic institutions for anyone "assisting 'terrorist' organisations". The move is intended to...

At dawn on 23 March, the Knesset (Israel's parliament) approved two new laws which critics say are discriminatory against the state's Palestinian citizens. The "Nakba Law" was proposed by...

The popular demonstrations demanding the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak and his regime have prompted the head of the Israeli parliament's Committee for Foreign Affairs and Security, Shaul Mofaz,...

A member of the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, has condemned as "unethical and inhumane" the methods used by Israeli soldiers to investigate Palestinians, particularly children. Dr. Afu Agbaria MK...

Knesset Member, Jamal Zahalka, who heads the National Democratic Alliance bloc in the Israeli parliament, considers the implementation of Israel's Absentee Property Law in East Jerusalem as "a declaration...

Sources in Israel have claimed that anger is spreading within the Likud Party following the Prime Minister's declaration of the electoral alliance between his party and Yisrael Beiteinu, the...

The Israeli authorities have stopped a number of Palestinians from travelling to Saudi Arabia to perform the Hajj pilgrimage. Sources said that they were turned back because they refused...

A criminal court in Istanbul is due to begin the hearing of 490 witnesses from 37 countries in the case against Israeli officials responsible for the murderous attack on...

The Speaker of the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, has expressed concern that Israel will face security and political obstacles over settlements if US President Barack Obama is re-elected. Reuben...

Israel's parliament, the Knesset, is discussing a bill submitted by right-winger Aryeh Eldad to split Al-Aqsa Mosque for use by both Muslims and Jews. A similar arrangement has been...

Hebrew media sources have revealed moves in the Israeli parliament (Knesset) to enact a law which will ban student activities and events which are "incompatible with the Jewish character...

The Knesset (Israeli parliament) has passed a law offering tax breaks on donations to NGOs which encourage illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank. The new law was endorsed...

A group of illegal Jewish settlers, accompanied by an Israeli government minister and a number of members of the Knesset (Israeli parliament), broke into the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque...

An Arab member of the Knesset (Israeli parliament) has revealed that the government has approved the establishment of a special police unit of around 200 officers in the Negev...

A study conducted by Al-Aqsa Foundation for Endowment and Heritage in Israel has revealed that Al-Aqsa Mosque and its surrounding area has been subjected to around 100 attacks and...

The Speaker of Israel's parliament, the Knesset has issued a warning about the growth of what he described as "Jewish terrorism" in the occupied Palestinian territory. Reuven Rivlin regards...

Israel's Attorney General, Yehuda Weinstein, has issued his legal opinion on the proposal to disqualify Knesset member (MK) Hanin Zoabi and prevent her from standing in the forthcoming election....

An Arab member of the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, has accused the country's prison administration of "slow murder" following the death in custody of Maysara Abu-Hamdiyya. Haneen Zoabi, MK,...

The Israeli central court in Beersheba has compelled two men from the Alsid village to demolish their own homes before they were demolished by bulldozers and fined them large...

Israeli officials are making Israeli security an excuse not to reopen peace negotiations with the Palestinians, Israeli Justice Minister Tzipi Livni claimed on Monday. Livni, who is in charge...

Israel's Likud Party, headed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has proposed a basic law with constitutional status which, if passed by the Knesset, would lead to the annexation of...

The Yesh Atid Party in Israel has said that the coalition government is in danger following a freeze in the debate over the recruitment of religious students into the...

Contradicting statements by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and senior officials, Deputy Defence Minister Danny Danon has repeated his claim that Israel's ruling party and the governing coalition are strongly...

The Ministerial Committee for Legislative Affairs in Israel has ratified a new law relating to the "rights of servants of the state". The proposed legislation will give demobilised soldiers...

The head of Israel's National Democratic Alliance has called for the regional director of the Education Ministry's northern branch to be sacked after she banned the use of Arabic...

The Knesset, Israel's parliament, has approved a "racist" bill which will lead to the eviction of "illegal" Palestinian Bedouin communities from the Negev Desert occupied in 1948 by Israel,...

Reports in the Israeli media suggest that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "has no control" over Likud, the party that he is supposed to lead. The daily Yedioth Ahronoth has...

The United Jewish Appeal-Federation has announced in New York that it will allocate $145 million to support its own and other projects intended to Judaise the city of Jerusalem....

By Jonathan CookAn Arab member of the Israeli parliament is demanding that a newspaper be allowed to publish an investigative report that was suppressed days before Israel attacked Gaza...