KESHET NEEV

Keshet is The Jerusalem Post Knesset and political correspondent.

Originally from Calgary, Canada, she moved to Israel in 2015.

She completed her national service at the Foreign Ministry and continued to pursue a BA in Communications Journalism and English Literature at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.


PRESIDENT ISAAC HERZOG addresses the Knesset plenum at the opening of the winter session on October 20, 2025.

Ohana: Knesset budget to be cut by NIS 125m. following two years of intense war with Hamas

An illustration of a soldier suffering with mental health difficulties.

IDF soldier suicide attempts spike to 279 since 2024, Knesset report reveals

A woman reacts as families of Israeli hostages and supporters protest outside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's residence, marking the two-year anniversary of the deadly October 7, 2023 attack on Israel by Hamas from Gaza, in Jerusalem, October 7, 2025

Hostage forum demands meeting with Netanyahu after Hamas 'violations'


Lapid slams haredi conscription law as Knesset debate heats up

Opposition leader Yair Lapid challenges the haredi draft law, proposing a ban on draft evaders from voting as Knesset debates intensify.

Yair Lapid speaking at a press conference October 27th, 2025

Ben-Gvir clashes with opposition lawmakers at Knesset, calls them 'Hamas spokespeople'

The meeting was held for Ben-Gvir to present information on the work done since the start of his time as minister, along with presenting future plans.

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir speaks at the Knesset, October 27, 2025

'Absolves Netanyahu of justice': A-G slams 'illegal' bill to freeze PM's criminal trial

The Sunday bill proposal to allow the Knesset to interfere in criminal proceedings against a prime minister or any sitting minister is “a dangerous opening," the legal advisory wrote.

Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara seen at a Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting at the Knesset, in the Israeli parliament, September 30, 2025

Bill to give Knesset power to freeze Netanyahu's criminal trial postponed upon PM's opposition

Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara slammed the bill proposal, saying it “allows political considerations to encroach on criminal proceedings.”

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives to the courtroom at the District Court in Tel Aviv, in the trial against him, October 15, 2025

Bennett slams ‘unconstitutional’ bill linking party debts to new political campaign

Naftali Bennett called a Likud-backed bill “unconstitutional,” accusing the government of trying to block his 2026 comeback by forcing him to repay old party debts first.

Former prime minister Naftali Bennett visits at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City during Jerusalem day, May 26, 2025

Knesset approves bill to apply Israeli sovereignty in the West Bank

According to the proposal, “the laws, judicial system, administration, and sovereignty of the State of Israel shall apply to all areas of settlement in Judea and Samaria.”

 Muslim women walk, as Israeli settlers carry Israeli flags next to a checkpoint near the Ibrahimi mosque, also known as the Cave of Patriarchs, on the day of the first Friday prayers of Ramadan, in Hebron's Old City, in the West Bank March 15, 2024.

Israeli coalition lawmakers vote to topple state probe into October 7 failures

The vote tallied 4-6; those against the proposal for the commission of inquiry were all members of the coalition.

MK Meir Porush reacts during a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem on October 22, 2025

‘We’re still struggling’: Hostage families call for more government support

Families of released and killed hostages told lawmakers they’re still without adequate financial and psychological support, urging the government to act.

Freed hostages Brothers Gali Berman and Ziv Berman arrive to their home in Kibbutz Beit Guvrin, October 19, 2025.

'Tsunami’ of citizens chose to leave Israel in past years, Knesset report reveals

"Israel’s population decreased by 29,700 citizens due to emigration; in 2023, by 58,600 people; and in 2024, up to August, by 36,900 Israelis," a Knesset Research and Information Center member said.

Aliyah, Absorption and Diaspora Committee, October 21, 2025.

Lapid: Only Egyptian control of Gaza can stop Hamas from returning to power

“The only way to prevent Hamas from reasserting control over Gaza is to bring Egypt in properly, to lead the management of Gaza," Lapid said.

Yair Lapid speaks at the Knesset plenum on October 20, 2025.