Legislation

Six appear in UK court charged over banned group Palestine Action

Six people face 50 charges in London court for organizing support for the proscribed Palestine Action group, accused of trying to make its ban unenforceable through civil disobedience.

A person holds up a placard outside the Royal Courts of Justice, on the day judges decide whether the co-founder of Palestine Action can challenge the UK government's ban on the group, in London, Britain, September 25, 2025.
JPost sits down with...GFIDF

GFIDF: Partners of fallen soldiers must be recognized in the system

Tennessee lawmakers and Jewish community leaders at a ceremony at the State Capitol in Nashville, marking new Antisemitism law

Tennessee Holds Ceremony Marking New Antisemitism Law Covering Public Schools and Universities

Likud MK Yuli Edelstein attends a a plenum session in the Knesset, in Jerusalem, June 4, 2025

Haredi rabbi calls Likud MK Yuli Edelstein 'traitor' over draft law


Report: One in five Israelis smokes, rate 30% higher than global average

Health Minister Uriel Bosso: 'The smoking epidemic continues and constitutes one of the deadliest health risk factors in the State of Israel'

 Report: One in five Israelis smokes, rate 30% higher than global average.

Ethnic studies compromise opens door to broader antisemitism legislation in California

Pro-Palestinian groups oppose new California bill targeting antisemitism in schools.

 Jewish students at El Camino Real Charter High School walk out to protesting antisemitic incidents at the Los Angeles school on Feb. 27, 2024.

Knesset electoral reform: the case for common sense - opinion

Israel remains the only developed democracy with a solely national, closed-list proportional representation system that includes neither a personal nor a district-based element.

 Ballots are tallied in the Knesset, a day after the parliamentary election in March 2020. Voters select the party; the names of the candidates do not even appear on the ballots, but a bill making its way through committee seeks to amend this system, the writer notes.

Gov’t committee greenlights controversial media reform bill

The bill now heads to the Knesset plenum to begin its legislative process, which will likely take months.

Israeli newspapers

Knesset's Immigration Basic Law narrowminded, risks alienating secular, diaspora Jews - opinion

An initial reading of the bill has the potential to negatively impact the rights of minorities in the Jewish state, many of whom are seeking refuge from growing antisemitism.

 MK SIMCHA ROTHMAN, chairman of the Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee presides over a vote during a committee meeting last week.

UAE launches world's first AI legislative system to draft and amend laws

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum: 'We will analyze vast data in the AI system to track the daily impact of laws and regularly propose law amendments.'

 UAE launches world's first AI legislative system to draft and amend laws.

Opposition leaders to 'act in full cooperation' against judicial reform bill

Levin rejects last-ditch attempt by Gantz to convince him to rescind bill.

 The Knesset building, home of Israel's legislature, in Jerusalem, on November 14, 2022 (Illustrative).

Mahmoud Khalil can be deported. Arguments of free speech violations are simply wrong - opinion

Many people espousing their views shape their opinions on the irresponsible and ill-informed opinions of commentators from media outlets with once highly respected names.

People rally against the detention by ICE agents of Hamas supporter and Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil, in New York City, on March 20, 2025. Media analysts who spew incorrect details proclaim violations of freedom of speech and the right to assembly, the writer claims.

Herzog – ‘Worried’ about ‘dramatic’ wave of legislation altering democratic foundations

Herzog added, “It's clear that Israel's constitutional structure isn't perfect. I have said this over and over in recent years."

 Israel's President Isaac Herzog speaks during a swearing in ceremony for new chief rabbis at the President Residence in Jerusalem, November 4, 2024.

Texas Pushes Forward with 100% Gold-Backed Transactional Currency Legislation

Texas unveils bold plan: Gold-backed digital currency. Lawmakers propose state-wide digital coins fully redeemable in precious metals, offering alternative to traditional currency.

 Texas Pushes Forward with 100% Gold-Backed Transactional Currency Legislation

A global war on antisemitism must start now – opinion

What are we doing wrong in our war against Jewish hatred, and how can we fix it?

 DEMONSTRATORS IN support of Gaza raise red hands behind Rabbi Mark Goldfeder, CEO of the National Jewish Advocacy Center, as he testifies at a US House Judiciary Subcommittee hearing on ‘Antisemitism on College Campuses,’ on Capitol Hill, in May.