Legislation

Knesset goes on recess after approving key war laws, death penalty

With elections to be held no later than October, the upcoming summer session, set to begin on May 10, is the government's last opportunity to pass legislation during its term.

 A plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem on March 19, 2025.
A concerned man sits at a desk, surrounded by a computer showing an online casino and a laptop with a blocked page.

Strict legal frameworks are changing gambling behavior in Germany

Finance Committee chair MK Hanoch Milwidsky leads a Finance committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, during the war with Iran and Hezbollah, March 15, 2026.

Business as usual: Knesset work continues while Israel is in a state of emergency - opinion

Opposition leader Yair Lapid speaking at the Knesset, Jerusalem, January 26, 2026.

'Correct a historical injustice': Yair Lapid to table Knesset bill branding Qatar as 'enemy state'


Israel could permit sale of wine in Israel after 11 p.m. on Thursdays

The new legislation will ease Shabbat and holiday preparations for consumers, particularly those who are busy working and studying.

THE KNESSET Finance Committee’s incoming chairman, United Torah Judaism’s Moshe Gafni, presents an anti-economic bill that challenges the capitalist zeal of incoming finance minister Bezalel Smotrich.

Burundi's president says gay people should be stoned

"If you want to attract a curse to the country, accept homosexuality," Ndayishimiye said.

 Burundi's President elect Evariste Ndayishimiye takes oath of office during his inauguration ceremony at the Ingoma stadium in Gitega, Burundi June 18, 2020.

Knesset Health Committee approves law to make it easier to identify bodies

This amendment will permit public health funds and hospitals to expedite the release of medical information, streamlining the identification of corpses and body parts.

 Israeli soldiers at the forensic center in the Shura military base near Ramle, where hundreds of dead bodies arrived since the start of the war with Gaza, October 24, 2023.

New law makes it illegal to fire evacuees, hostages, and their families

A new Knesset legislation passed prevents employees from firing those unable to work because they are evacuees or families of hostages.

 The assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on March 13, 2023

Knesset to pass bill to allow economic extensions for Israelis affected by war

The people mentioned in the bill will now have an extra month to make certain payments to protect them economically from the effects of Israel's war with Hamas.

Justice Minister Yariv Levin holds a press conference at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem on January 4, 2023.

Netanyahu: We'll advance law to change judicial selection committee

Proponents of the legislation say it restores balance to the branches of government, while those against say it removes checks on government powers.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Sunday's cabinet meeting, July 30, 2023.

Arkansas legislature names ‘Judea and Samaria’ as ‘Israel’s biblical heartland’ in resolution

The resolution, which is non-binding, is the latest instance of Republican support for Israeli territorial claims in the West Bank.

 A construction site of a new residential neighborhood at the mixed religious-secular Jewish settlement in the West Bank Kfar Adumim, March 9, 2023.

Protest organizer Roee Neumann questioned by police, released

As he was being questioned, dozens of people came to demonstrate outside the police station. 

 Protest held against the judicial reform in Rehovot, Israel on April 8, 2023.

Jewish woman inspired lawmaker's speech against anti-trans laws

Pamela Stevenson said her conversations with Zahava Kurland have made her attuned to Jewish sensibilities.

 tate Rep. Pamela Stevenson (D-KY) speaks at the Center for African American Heritage before a bill signing event on April 9, 2021 in Louisville, Kentucky.

The Hametz Law and Supreme Court coercion - opinion

Opposition leader MK Yair Lapid lambasted the legislation, accusing the coalition of having dismantled the Passover holiday.

 Workers prepare matza, traditional unleavened bread eaten during the 8-day Jewish holiday of Passover, in "Yehuda Matzos" Plant in Jerusalem March 29, 2023.