Jewish historyKnesset displays 2,000-year-old jar used by ancient JewsThe jar, known as a ‘kalal’, is part of an exhibition to celebrate the history of Israeli governanceBy Jamie Shapiro1 min read
Israeli PoliticsCoalition MKs submit bill to scrap fraud and breach of trust offences from criminal codeThe crimes make up two of the three charges currently face by Prime Minister Netanyahu, though it is not clear whether the law could be changed retroactivelyBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read
Israeli PoliticsThree MKs ejected as Knesset advances bill on death penalty for terrorist murderersOne lawmaker labelled National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir a ‘terrorist’ for championing the legislationBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read
KnessetKnesset committee advances bill on death penalty for anti-Israel terroristsThe bill would not impose the same sentence for Israelis convicted of killing PalestiniansBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
ZionismYitzhak Rabin’s assassination commemorated by grassroots group in LondonMembers of We Democracy gathered in London on Sunday to remember the Israeli prime minister who was murdered in 1995By Jamie Shapiro1 min read
Tommy RobinsonRow breaks out in Israel over Tommy Robinson visitOpposition politician calls on Chikli to apologise for inviting the far-right activist who has largely been warmly received in IsraelBy Jane Prinsley2 min read
Donald Trump‘The best friend Israel ever had’: Trump cheered in Knesset after hostage releasesKnesset Speaker Amir Ohana hailed the US President, whose speech was interrupted by a vocal protest, as ‘the best friend Israel has ever had in the White House’By Jacob Jaffa5 min read
Knesset to hold committee hearing on possible West Bank annexationThe meeting comes after ministers in Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party unanimously called for a plan to absorb the territory to be in place by the end of the monthBy JC Reporter2 min read||July 15, 2025 14:38
Trump calls for end of Netanyahu’s ‘witch hunt’ corruption trialThe US president claimed that the charges against his Israeli counterpart were ‘unfair’ and called for a pardon for ‘a ‘great hero’By Jacob Jaffa2 min read||June 26, 2025 15:14
Israel’s antisemitism envoy warns Jews being used as a ‘political tool’ in Trump policiesMichal Cotler-Wunsh called for equal legal treatment for Jews as a minority and for Israel as a nation-state amid rising antisemitism and anti-ZionismBy Jane Prinsley5 min read||May 23, 2025 14:00
Israeli source denies claims that Emily Thornberry was secretly filmed at Knesset meetingLabour MP claims she was secretly filmed at Knesset; Israeli source hits back against allegationsBy Jane Prinsley2 min read||March 12, 2025 17:25
Violent clashes break out in Knesset as October 7 families barred from entering public galleryFootage shows guards wrestling with campaigners ahead of a special session set to decide on the necessity of a public inquiry into the massacresBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||March 3, 2025 16:37
Israelis fear democracy remains in ‘grave danger’While Israelis feel they can rely on their fellow-citizens for support, their trust in the political echelons is lowBy Simon Rocker2 min read||December 18, 2024 17:36
Knesset passes controversial law allowing deportation of terrorists’ families from IsraelThe new law empowers the interior minister to deport family members of terrorists who had advance knowledge of attacks but failed to report itBy JC Reporter2 min read||November 8, 2024 09:14
Bill to deport relatives of terrorists is unconstitutional, warns Israeli civil rights groupThe proposed legislation will now be considered by the Knesset after being approved in committeeBy Imogen Garfinkel2 min read||October 30, 2024 14:29
A law to permanently commemorate October 7 to be discussed this week in IsraelThe bill will look to establish a national memorial authority and create a permanent day of commemoration based on the Hebrew calendarBy Daniel Ben-David1 min read||September 15, 2024 11:22
