8+ hour, 53+ min ago  (291+ words) Despite opposition from legal advisers, the Special Committee on the Communications Bill approved splitting the legislation into two bills after a vote on Monday. Chaired by Galit Distel-Atbaryan, the bill calls for sweeping reforms to Israel's broadcasting sector and has…...

8+ hour, 4+ min ago  (57+ words) Dr. Yifat Ben Hay-Segev and council members argued that petitions against their appointments are politically driven and legally unfounded....

9+ hour, 54+ min ago  (675+ words) Far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir pushed for Prime Minister Benjamin Netnayhu to intensify fighting in Lebanon following Hezbollah drone attacks on Monday and amid developments over a potential US-Iran deal, which could influence Israel's ability to strike the terror…...

11+ hour, 44+ min ago  (233+ words) Likud MK Galit Distel-Atbaryan announced on Monday that she will not run in the upcoming primaries for her party and will not be in the next Knesset elections. Distel Atbaryan's announcement came after several weeks of working to advance Communications…...

15+ hour, 59+ min ago  (736+ words) Lawmakers from the haredi (ultra-Orthodox) party United Torah Judaism were instructed by spiritual leader Rabbi Dov Lando on Sunday evening to stop cooperating with the coalition's efforts to advance the controversial haredi draft bill, once again setting back progress on…...

18+ hour, 38+ min ago  (361+ words) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's testimony in his criminal trial resumed Monday morning at the Tel Aviv District Court building, with his cross-examination continuing in Case 2000, the media-bribery case involving Yediot Aharonot publisher Arnon "Noni" Mozes. Shortly after the hearing began…...

19+ hour, 46+ min ago  (102+ words) Petitioners: Mental wounds from combat should not leave families in lower category; State: Current law does not allow full military burial for those not in active service at death....

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (397+ words) The Gulf states are considering expanding their oil pipelines beyond the Strait of Hormuz in a bid to bypass dependence on the crucial Persian Gulf waterway for exports, The Financial Times reported on Thursday morning. One of the main options…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (528+ words) Leader of the Yisrael Beytenu party, MK Avigdor Liberman, "warned against any deal with Iran, calling it a "catastrophe" as developments on the framework emerged, while sharply criticizing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for allowing US President Donald Trump to control…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (650+ words) The comments came as lawmakers prepared to advance the legislation toward final votes in the committee. The contentious bill aimed at creating a new civilian authority to oversee antiquities and heritage sites within the West Bank passed its first reading…...