Knesset members

Tally Gotliv's emerging influence in Likud politics – opinion

MK Tally Gotliv’s unconventional style, loyal base, and clashes with Israel’s legal system make her one of Likud’s most interesting figures.

|BySUSAN HATTIS ROLEF
MK Tally Gotliv makes a point at the Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee last week. Her boisterous appearances in the Knesset are popular in Likud circles, according to the writer.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his cabinet seen at the Knesset plenum, June 11, 2025

Israel's 2026 state budget to be brought for gov't approval on Dec. 4 amid tensions

After passing the first hurdle of government approval, the budget proposal will still need to be brought to the Knesset’s plenum for three separate readings before it is finalized.

|ByKESHET NEEV
Hadash-Ta'al chairman MK Ayman Odeh at Pardes Hana.

Ayman Odeh's Pardes Hana event disrupted by right-wing protesters

Event organizers issued a statement where they claimed that the disruption “illustrates the violent culture that has become a symbol of the fascist right in recent times.”

|ByBATYA GILADI, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Bereaved families attend a Knesset hearing, September 14, 2025.

Bereaved families to join Knesset debate with Netanyahu on inquiry into Oct. 7 failures

The October Council, made up of hundreds of families affected by the October 7 Hamas attacks, will attend the debate and call for a state commission of inquiry in a press conference beforehand.

|ByKESHET NEEV

Campaign season begins as Knesset winter session opens – analysis

While the government should last until 2026, few believe that it will last that long.

OCTOBER 20, 2025ByHERB KEINON
Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the Knesset plenum on October 20, 2025.

May Golan storms Lahav 433, takes off with her mother during interrogation

The Israeli Police is now looking into the possibility of arresting Golan over this incident, even if she still has immunity as a member of the Knesset, according to Israeli media.

SEPTEMBER 18, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
MK May Golan visits at MK Itamar Ben-Gvir's makeshift office in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, February 14, 2022.

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.

SEPTEMBER 8, 2025ByKESHET NEEV
Opposition leader Yair Lapid (Yesh Atid) and former MK Gadi Eisenkot.

Netanyahu party MK Gotliv slams inside party critics as terror supporters, hiding behind anonymity

Tally Gotliv fired back at Likud ministers, condemned "terror-supporting" MKs, and slammed hostage protests as a bid to "topple the government."

AUGUST 22, 2025ByAVI SOLOMON
MK Tally Gotliv attends a conference as part of International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, at the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on November 28, 2022.

New Knesset Museum opens, showcasing a modern interactive experience with the past

The museum was built within the old building of the Knesset, also known as the Froumine House, which is located on King George Street in Jerusalem’s city center.

AUGUST 11, 2025ByKESHET NEEV
New Knesset Museum.

Liberman's Yisrael Beytenu petitions for emergency Knesset debate on Gaza takeover

As the Knesset is currently in recess, the party's motion will require at least 25 MKs' signatures, but opposition parties have agreed in principle to sign the request.

AUGUST 10, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, AVI SOLOMON
Yisrael Beytenu head MK Avigdor Lieberman leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, July 14, 2025

Independent MK Idan Roll resigns from Knesset, political life, Yesh Atid's Ezuz to replace him

Roll was operating as an independent one-man faction in the Knesset after he split off from the opposition Yesh Atid Party back in January.

AUGUST 10, 2025ByKESHET NEEV
MK Idan Roll during a Knesset house committee meeting on January 14, 2025; illustrative.

The Knesset: A legislature that rarely acts like one - opinion

In recent years, several serious institutional proposals have been put forward to restore balance between the branches of government.

AUGUST 5, 2025ByEITAN WACHSPRESS
PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu sits among his ministers in the Knesset plenum. As long as the executive dominates the Knesset unchecked, the chamber will remain what it too often is: performative, loud, and largely hollow, says the writer.

Rothman refuses to watch videos of Gaza hostages, drawing families' outrage

The Hostages Forum slammed Rothman's comments and urged for the return of their loved ones in a deal, saying, "the attempt to erase October 7 and forget the hostages will not succeed."

AUGUST 4, 2025ByAVI SOLOMON, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Religious Zionist Party MK Simcha Rothman leads a vote during a Constitution, Law and Justice Committee at the Knesset, April 27, 2025

New poll shows Bennett-led opposition could oust coalition

The survey shows the current coalition receiving 49 seats, compared to 61 for the opposition bloc led by Bennett, while Gantz's Blue and White party is expected to be just above the threshold.

AUGUST 2, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, WALLA!
(L-R) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Former Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett, Opposition Leader and Yesh Atid Chairman Yair Lapid.

Opposition demands to convene Knesset plenum to discuss haredi draft, hostages

Shas and United Torah Judaism said in a statement that they were willing to meet to discuss a hostage deal.

JULY 30, 2025ByELIAV BREUER
Head of opposition and head of the Yesh Atid party MK Yair Lapid leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on June 30, 2025.