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.


 GADI EISENKOT after announcing his resignation in Tel Aviv.

'Yashar! With Eisenkot': Former IDF chief Gadi Eisenkot establishes new political party

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich attends a committee meeting on September 14, 2025.

‘Shameful’: Smotrich faces uproar from bereaved families amid push for NIS 30b. defense budget rise

The removed posters of the fallen soldiers crumpled up and thrown on the ground near a garbage bin.

Hadera orders removal of fallen soldier posters, images show them torn, dumped on ground


Jobs for friends, missing funds: Police arrest lawyer, probe May Golan’s ministry, office

The probe focuses on suspicions that ministry employees and outside individuals were involved in obtaining financial benefits through deception.

Minister May Golan seen in the Knesset plenum, in Jerusalem, January 8, 2024

Five years on: Abraham Accords still source of Mideast hope, Haskel tells ‘Post’ - interview

The Deputy Foreign Minister shared her thoughts on the legacy and future of the Abraham Accords.

 Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel sat with ‘The Jerusalem Post’ to discuss Palestinian statehood, the chance of peace with Saudi Arabia, and the wars in Gaza and with Iran.

Police not doing enough to find Haymanot Kasau, family tells Knesset panel

Haymanot Kasau’s family accused police of neglect nearly two years after she disappeared, telling MKs her case would be treated differently if she weren’t Ethiopian.

 Nine-year-old Haymanot Kasau. The police released the image on February 26, 2024.

Knesset to vote on NIS 30 billion increase in defense budget, making cuts to other ministries

Israel’s 2025 budget vote will boost defense by NIS 30b, with haredi MKs set to abstain, leaving the tied coalition hoping the measure will still pass.

A plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, September 10, 2025.

Haredi draft law revisions: Knesset FADC discusses reducing exemption age from 26

The Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee wrapped three days of stormy talks on the haredi draft bill, focusing on whether to lower the exemption age of 26.

A meeting to discuss updated sections of the controversial haredi (ultra-Orthadox) conscription law took place on Tuesday at the Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee on September 9th, 2025.

‘A flawless execution': Politicians, MKs commend Israeli strike on Hamas leadership in Doha

Israeli leaders from the coalition and opposition praised the IDF and Shin Bet strike on Hamas leaders in Doha, calling it historic and justified.

Smoke rises after several blasts were heard in Doha, Qatar, September 9, 2025.

'He told me to leave him': Iair Horn recalls fleeing Gaza as his brother remains hostage

Former hostage Iair Horn recalled dragging his brother Eitan through a Gaza tunnel under missile fire, as Eitan remains in Hamas captivity.

 ‘He told me to leave him’: Former hostage Iair Horn recounts running from missiles in Gaza with brother who remains captive.

Lapid, Eisenkot agree to meet with 'Change Bloc' leaders to set guidelines for next gov't

With the next elections currently scheduled for October 2026, the "Change Bloc" aims to deepen coordination and begin formulating the basic principles for the next government.

Opposition leader Yair Lapid (Yesh Atid) and former MK Gadi Eisenkot.

Israel in intense war on terror, Netanyahu says at scene of deadly Jerusalem attack

Speaking alongside Netanyahu, Ben-Gvir appeared to blame a High Court ruling for the deadly attack, drawing condemnations from opposition leader Lapid.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and National Secuirty Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir at the scene of a terror shooting attack in Jerusalem, Septermber 8, 2025.

Israel to sign NIS 3 billion housing agreement in Ma’aleh Adumim, doubling population

The agreement is set to be signed this Thursday with the Prime Minister’s Office, the Construction and Housing Ministry, the Finance Ministry, and the Ma’aleh Adumim Municipality.

FINANCE MINISTER Bezalel Smotrich walks to attend a press conference last month, announcing the approval of the long-frozen E1 building plans near Ma’aleh Adumim.