Knesset: “Crimes Against Humanity Occurring in China”
JERUSALEM – “It is the moral duty of the Jewish people to oppose the crimes against humanity occurring in China”, said Deputy Speaker of the Knesset and Chair of the Liberal Lobby, MK Moshe Feiglin (Likud). MK Feiglin made this statement during a special session of the Liberal Lobby in the Israeli parliament on Monday […]
Israeli Christian Leader Threatened by Arab MKs at Debate
An Israeli Christian leader was threatened by Arab Israeli Knesset members in a heated exchange during a Knesset committee meeting Wednesday. The hearing was part of an effort to legally differentiate Christians as a separate minority group from Arabs, similar to the Druze and Bedouins. That effort has been led by Likud MK Yariv Levin […]
56,000 Fewer Abortions and Not a Single Protest
Israel has some of the most liberal laws on abortion in the western world. Around 40,000 abortions are carried out each year; that is about 110 abortions every single day. There is no protest or public outcry; there is no real debate in the public discourse. No pro-life or pro-choice movements. Recent legislation is making […]
Knesset Christian Allies Caucus Honors Foreign and Local Christians (Photos)
The Israeli Knesset’s Christian Allies Caucus and the World Jewish Congress hosted their eighth annual Night to Honor Israel’s Christian Allies last week. Knesset members and governmental leaders from across the political spectrum joined Jews and Christians in honoring Father Gabriel Naddaf and Jane Hansen Hoyt for their steadfast commitment to Israel. Father Gabriel Naddaf […]
Israeli Knesset Heads to Auschwitz for Holocaust Memorial Day
Today marks the International Holocaust Remembrance Day in commemoration of the savage crime perpetrated by the Nazis against Jews during the Second World War. On January 27, 1945, Soviet troops liberated the Auschwitz-Birkenau extermination camp. In 2005, the United Nations passed a resolution marking January 27 as an international day of Holocaust commemoration. In what […]
Same-Sex Bill Rejected in Knesset
A heated debate in Knesset Wednesday ended with the rejection of a bill to recognize the family rights of same-sex couples. The bill, proposed by Knesset’s only openly gay member, Nitzan Horowitz (Meretz), was shut down by a vote of 42 to 17. This is just the latest in a series of controversies in Knesset […]
Harper: “Through fire and water, Canada will stand with you” (Video)
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper addressed the Israeli Knesset Monday night in a historic, overwhelmingly pro-Israel speech. Harper, the first Canadian prime minister to address the Knesset and Canada’s first evangelical prime minister in 50 years, is known as an outspoken supporter of Israel. His speech briefly touched upon the Israeli-Palestinian peace process and […]
Canadian PM Stephen Harper to Arrive in Israel
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his wife Laureen will arrive today in Israel on an official four day visit. This is the first visit Harper has made to Israel and the Middle East in general since becoming Prime Minister in 2006. The last time a Canadian Prime Minister visited Israel was in 2000. The […]
Tu B’Shvat: New Year for the Trees – and the Environment
According to Jewish tradition, there are four “new years” in the calendar: the new year for the world, the new year for kings, the new year for animals and the new year for trees. The date of the latter is disputed in rabbinic writings, but the final conclusion puts it on the fifteenth day of […]
Christian Arabs to be Favored Over Muslim Arabs in New Legislation
Coalition Whip MK Yariv Levin (Likud) is set to propose a series of bills in the Israeli Knesset that would legally favor Israeli Christian citizens over Muslims. Over the last several years, the Christian Arab community in Israel has been making strides in differentiating themselves from the Muslim Arab population. Levin told Maariv: “My legislation […]