Sam Sokol is the Times of Israel's political correspondent. He was previously a reporter for the Jerusalem Post, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and Haaretz. He is the…
The Knesset Finance Committee approved a series of budget transfers totaling nearly NIS 250 million for the haredi education system, including funding for kindergarten teachers based…
Sam Sokol is the Times of Israel's political correspondent. He was previously a reporter for the Jerusalem Post, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and Haaretz. He is the…
The Knesset Finance Committee is set to vote on Tuesday on transferring hundreds of millions of shekels to Haredi and settler interests despite a legislative recess…
In a social media post in English, Knesset Member Benny Gantz (Blue and White) addressed the current deal with Hamas, warning that Israel cannot compromise on…
Maj. (res.) Shai Kalach says he aims to fight 'deep state' influence and strengthen Israel’s Jewish identity as he enters Likud primaries ahead of the next…
Knesset Constitution Committee chairman says he backed compromise on judicial reform, but claims opposition withdrew once a deal appeared possible. He also acknowledges mistakes in how…
The congestion charge project is moving forward despite continued opposition from Transportation Minister Miri Regev, although it has already been approved by the Knesset and the…
A report claims Yesh Atid MK Yoav Segalovitz is expected to meet Mansour Abbas about joining Ra'am ahead of the next Knesset elections.
Israel elects 120 members of Knesset by proportional representation; nobody has ever won a majority, 61 is the only number that counts.
A Hamas supporter from eastern Jerusalem threatened in a Facebook message to murder Israeli lawmaker Zvi Sukkot after the Religious Zionist Party legislator toured Arab schools…
The opposition parties reached 70 seats, compared to the current coalition parties who received 50 of the 120 Knesset seats, the N12 poll found.
Just 130 party officials chose a hard-line, settler-dominated slate, sidelining more moderate figures and leaving Smotrich reliant on two personal appointments to broaden the party as…
The vote also comes after Likud’s top internal court rejected a Netanyahu-backed provision that would have allowed the party to cancel its Knesset primaries in the…