Israel readies new death penalty law
The Knesset has granted preliminary approval of legislation to impose the death sentence terrorists who kill Israeli citizens. By Erin Viner Historically, Israel adopted capital punishment upon the founding of…
The Knesset has granted preliminary approval of legislation to impose the death sentence terrorists who kill Israeli citizens. By Erin Viner Historically, Israel adopted capital punishment upon the founding of…
Organizers called for a “Day of Disruption” in a display of opposition to the government’s judicial reforms. By Erin Viner Today’s nationwide demonstrations come in tandem as the Knesset further…
Citizens flocked to the streets nationwide for the eighth consecutive week. By Erin Viner In what has been the largest show of opposition against controversial legal reforms advanced by the…
The national currency further dropped in value as much as 2% against the US dollar yesterday. By Erin Viner The development comes as the government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…
[Ed. Note: this article has been updated to reflect that the Knesset passed the first reading of the judicial reform amendment to the country's Basic Law, with 63 in favor,…
There has been widespread opposition from the West over the decision by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to authorize nine Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria. By Erin Viner…
This, according to the latest data released by the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). By Erin Viner Over the past year, Israel's inflation rate has risen by 5.4% - marking…
Tens of thousands of Israelis demonstrated outside the Knesset today as lawmakers inside formally launched a controversial plan to revise the country’s legal system. By Erin Viner Protesters waved a…
Israeli President Isaac Herzog delivered a rare prime-time television address in an appeal to coalition ministers to hold off on enacting their controversial judicial reform plans. By Erin Viner "We…
10-year-old Asher Menachem Pally succumbed to injuries sustained last Friday when an Arab driver deliberately rammed his car into a crowed Jerusalem bus stop. By Erin Viner "The boy arrived…