Shakeup in the Peace Process: Jerusalem, Refugees off the Negotiating Table?
Miri Regev (Likud Beiteinu) plans to introduce another piece of legislation to the Knesset on Sunday, according to Yediot Ahronot, which would limit the ability of the Prime Minister to carry out peace negotiations with the Palestinians. The proposed legislation would require prior consent of an absolute majority of Knesset members (61) in order to […]
Shin Bet: Second Terrorist Attack was “Days Away”
The terrorist cell behind the December 22, 2013 bus bombing in Bat Yam was days away from conducting a second similar attack in Tel Aviv. The Shin Bet, Israel’s domestic security service, confirmed the thwarted plan after arresting and questioning members of the cell. Four terrorists and 10 suspects were arrested last week in Bethlehem, […]
John Kerry and Shimon Peres “Optimistic” About Peace Talks
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has been shuttling between meetings with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, attempting to broker a viable peace agreement between the two sides. For the last three days, Kerry has met with advisers in both Jerusalem and Ramallah in efforts to reach a mutual peace […]
Revolutionary Bill: No More Pardons for Terrorists
The release of terrorists from Israeli prison as part of peace agreements with the Palestinians has been a contentious issue in Israeli society for years. This week, in the wake of the release of 26 terrorists, a revolutionary bill was proposed on the floor of the Knesset that would redefine the legal system of Israel. […]
Rocky Start to Israel-PA Peace Talks
This is a week that saw 26 Palestinian prisoners released from Israeli jails as a precondition for ongoing peace talks, yet the fragile negotiations are continuing under constant threat. While speculation regarding settlement expansion in Judea and Samaria drew criticism from PA Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas, both Israel’s right and left wing put forth conflicting […]
I’m Glad My Son’s Murderers Have Not Been Found
Please, Israeli government, I beg you: Don’t go looking for my son’s killers. The ones who cruelly beat Koby and Yosef to death with rocks, the barbarians who attacked two eighth grade boys — my son and his friend — who were on a hike near our home in Israel. Please don’t find them. Don’t […]
The Jordan Valley is Suddenly on Everyone’s Radar Screen – Is it Part of Israel or Isn’t it?
On Sunday, the Ministerial Committee for Legislation voted in favor of a bill that would annex the Jordan Valley and place it under full Israeli sovereignty. Israel National News noted that this bill comes weeks after US Secretary of State John Kerry presented a plan to withdraw from Judea and Samaria altogether, and to temporarily […]
Speaking from the Heart: An American Turned Israeli Knesset Member
In nine short years, an American immigrant to Israel rose up to become a member of the Israeli Knesset. Meet MK Dov Lipman who speaks in this video to new immigrants who have just arrived at Ben Gurion Airport. He instills a tremendous sense of pride and gratefulness that after more than 2,000 years of […]
Arab Member of Knesset Claims ‘There is No Temple Mount’
Then they brought the golden vessels that were taken out of the temple of the house of God which was at Jerusalem… (Daniel 5:3) Tempers flared during a meeting of the Knesset Committee for the Interior on Monday, over a discussion regarding Jewish visitation rights to the Temple Mount, according to the Jerusalem Post. Committee […]
French President Banned From Knesset After Speech Snub
Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay. (Ecclesiastes 5:4) After canceling a scheduled speech at the Knesset, French president Francois Hollande has been banned from the Israeli parliament by Knesset speaker Yuli Edelstein, according to The Times of Israel. Edelstein told French authorities that he would […]