Legislation

Irish bill to curb trade with Israeli settlements due in 'coming weeks', minister says

Ireland has been drafting the proposed legislation for the last year and has faced pressure from opposition politicians to include a ban on services as well as goods.

View of the settlement of Sa-Nur in the West Bank, April 19, 2026.
The Tennessee State Capitol building pictured in 2022.

Tennessee legislature passes bill mandating Judea and Samaria terminology in state communications

 A plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem on March 19, 2025.

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

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


Israel to legalize, regulate recreational cannabis market within 9 months

After receiving government approval, the bills will be rewritten into a new law under the supervision of Blue and White MK Michal Cotler-Wunsh.

An employee checks cannabis plants at a medical marijuana plantation in northern Israel March 21, 2017

Uncertainty remains as vote on conversion-therapy bill nears

The legislation, proposed by Meretz leader Nitzan Horowitz, would remove the license of a psychologist who uses conversion therapy, fine them and send them to jail for repeat offenses.

LGBT flag on Jerusalem's King George Street, July 31, 2018

Legislative committee approves bill for gender salary equality

According to the bill, employers who employ over 100 employees will be forced by law to publish an annual report detailing the differences in salary between women and men in the organization.

Illustrative photo of Israeli money

Knesset committee to approve bill to legalize cannabis

The use of cannabis will be permitted to Israelis from the age of 21, with the exception of those working in security positions.

Employee tends to medical cannabis plants at Pharmocann, an Israeli medical cannabis company in northern Israel

Supreme Court rules in favor of prisoners, orders unlimited call duration

The District Court's ruling stated that phone calls constitute a fundamental right to prisoners, inhibiting the limitation.

A boy playing the role of a prisoner has his hands tied during a rally marking Palestinian Prisoners' Day April 17, 2019.

High Court wrestles with whether Yazbak provocations are disqualifying

Likud lawyer Avi Halevi told the High Court that Heba Yazbak had more than crossed the line with her public statements and posts supporting terrorist Samir Kuntar.

MK Heba Yazbak of UAL-Balad

ILF leads first-of-its-kind international campaign against antisemitism

“The use of IHRA's definition as a practical legal tool is the key to efficiently fighting rising antisemitism worldwide,” said Yifa Segal of the Forum's work.

THOUSANDS OF New Yorkers gather in Foley Square last week at the No Hate. No Fear. solidarity march against the rise of antisemitism

Hundreds of Hong Kong protesters storm parliament, tearing down paintings

The council, the mini-parliament, issued a red alert, ordering the protesters to leave immediately.

Anti-extradition bill protesters use the flashlights from their phones as they march during the anniversary of Hong Kong's handover to China in Hong Kong

New York City is considering a ban on fur to dismay of Jewish protesters

In March, City Council Speaker Corey Johnson introduced legislation that would ban the sale of new fur apparel.

Illustrative photo of a man wearing and holding a shtreimel, a fur hat

Quebec bill bans religious symbols such as kippahs

The measure is intended to reinforce the separation of church and state, but critics say the real target appears to be Muslims and their hijabs.

$167,000 kippah