Knesset
Mandatory service extension will not solve army manpower crisis, head of IDF personnel warns
Bar Kalifa wrote that the extension of mandatory service approved by the Knesset plenum on Thursday “does not eliminate the need to expand the pool of draftees.”
Over 70 mayors, council leaders file petition against haredi draft exemption law
New haredi party launches, aiming to secure spot in Knesset ahead of elections
A-G warns outgoing government against irreversible decisions before elections
Yuli Edelstein attacks Likud over draft legislation, plans new Zionist right-wing framework
“Hundreds of thousands of reservists who see what is happening feel as though they have been slapped in the face. It cannot be that this exacts no political price. What, is everyone blind?” he said.
'I want 50% women in every party': Can Israel's next Knesset achieve equal representation?
Yael Yechieli fights for gender equality in the Israeli government.
Who is Gary Torgow: The man who got Washington and Jerusalem to fund Jewish day schools - interview
He rarely gives interviews. When he does, it's because he wants to move something for the Jewish people, not because he wants to be seen.
The 'most right-wing government' just outed itself as leftist - opinion
This is not a technical legal debate over exemptions. It is a fundamental strategic choice about the future security of the State of Israel.
Why Gadi Eisenkot is rejecting the haredi political embrace that once helped Netanyahu win
POLITICAL AFFAIRS: Yitzhak Yosef’s embrace – and Eisenkot's effort to distance himself from it – reflects Israel's shifting political landscape.
Netanyahu's coalition falls to 48 seats, opposition gets 62 seats after legislative blitz - poll
The poll found that 83% of voters oppose the inclusion of Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) parties in the coalition that is formed after the elections, while only 8% support it.
Editor's Notes: What this newspaper will ask of every party until Election Day
A full Knesset term, the first in nearly four decades, is a real institutional achievement in a region where governments rarely die of old age. But the Temple was magnificent on its last morning too.
The warning signs for Israel in Washington can no longer be ignored - editorial
Warning signs from both Democrats and Republicans suggest the Israel-US relationship has entered a deep and dangerous crisis.
Bill to dissolve Knesset passes unanimously, officially beginning election recess
"We are completing a four year term, we have passed nine budgets, hundreds of laws," said Coalition whip Ofir Katz ahead of the bill's passing.
Knesset passes bill to extend mandatory military service to 32 months to 'meet IDF's goals'
The passage of the bill comes amid the coalition's legislative blitz before the Knesset recesses ahead of the upcoming elections. Forty-three MKs voted in favor, with 12 against and one abstention.
