By Jonathan Tobin, Israel Hayom— As Israel heads to its fourth Knesset election in two years on March 23, polls show that the outcome is very much in doubt. Neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nor any of his rivals seem to have a clear path to a 61-seat Knesset majority, leaving open the distinct possibility…
By Hezki Baruch, Israel National News— The Knesset on Monday night failed to pass the first reading of the bill that would have postponed the deadline for the approval of the state budget. 49 MKs voted against the bill and 47 voted in favor. As a result, the Knesset is expected to dissolve in the…
By David Rosenberg, Israel National News— A bill to dissolve the 23rd Knesset and force early elections is being held up in the Knesset by Likud lawmakers, who have used parliamentary procedures to force repeated delays on the bill’s vote in the Knesset plenum. On December 2nd, the Knesset voted 61 to 54 to giving…
By Gil Hoffman, Jerusalem Post— The Knesset Law Constitution and Justice Committee voted nine to six on Tuesday morning to approve changes to the Coronavirus Law that would limit protests against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The amendments, which must still pass in the Knesset plenum, would limit the protests during the current lockdown to people…
By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz, Breaking Israel News— Avi Lipkin, a well-known lecturer who has spoken in over 1,000 churches, announced that he has formed the first joint Jewish-Christian party and intends to lead it in the next Knesset elections. A closer look at his motives reveals that this may be the wave of the future.…
By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz, Breaking Israel News— Vice President Mike Pence’s address at a special session of the Israeli Knesset on Monday emphasized the unbreakable alliance between the US and Israel. But even more significant in his speech was his description of a common bond in the Bible between the respectively dominant religions of the…
By Noam Barkan, YNet— It was only a year and a half ago that right-wing activist Yehuda Glick was dangling between life and death. After being shot point-blank four times by a terrorist, he managed to utter “Shema yisrael” (the Jewish declaration of faith that the devout strive to say before death) before falling into…
By Tricia Miller, Breaking Israel News— In a precedent-setting event, the Institute on Religion and Democracy (IRD) sponsored a recent conference titled “People of the Land: A Twenty-First Century Case for Christian Zionism” in Washington, DC. It was reportedly the first-ever event specifically devoted to presenting academic arguments in support of Christian Zionism. The 11…
By Israel Today— Israel’s Knesset last week renewed its Christian Allies Caucus, something that must be done after each election. The fact that the Knesset continues this trend is evidence that it views relations between Israel and the Christian world with increasing importance. The event, chaired by Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein, was attended by no…
By: RAPHAEL AHREN, Times of Israel— A senior United States lawmaker and presidential hopeful on Wednesday threatened a “violent pushback” against any country that would support a United Nations Security Council resolution calling for Palestinian statehood. He also warned that a possible UN report likening alleged crimes against children by Israel and Boko Haram was an…