In the Knesset

  • ACRI to MK Rotem: Oppose the Law Prohibiting Use of Nazi Symbols

    ACRI to MK Rotem: Oppose the Law Prohibiting Use of Nazi Symbols

    May 29, 2012

    Ahead of tomorrow’s (30 May 2012) scheduled discussion of the Proposed Law to Prohibit the Use of Nazi Symbols and … Read more

  • NGOs Refuse to Participate in Knesset Meeting Used for MK Incitement against Asylum Seekers

    NGOs Refuse to Participate in Knesset Meeting Used for MK Incitement against Asylum Seekers

    May 28, 2012

    Ahead of a discussion that is scheduled for tomorrow (29 May 2012) in the Knesset Committee on Internal Affairs, human … Read more

  • New Bill Memorandum Seeks to Enable More Bodies to Follow Us

    New Bill Memorandum Seeks to Enable More Bodies to Follow Us

    May 17, 2012

    The Ministry of Justice is working on the memorandum of a bill (link to the draft memorandum in Hebrew) to … Read more

  • ACRI: Freedom of Expression in Universities Must Be Protected

    ACRI: Freedom of Expression in Universities Must Be Protected

    May 14, 2012

    Today (14 May 2012), the Knesset Education Committee held a heated discussion regarding an event organized by students at Tel … Read more

  • Knesset Conference – the Struggle against Poverty

    Knesset Conference – the Struggle against Poverty

    February 12, 2012

    To mark the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, the Forum for the Struggle against Poverty – of which … Read more

  • Banning “Nazi” from Public Discourse Harms Freedom of Expression

    Banning “Nazi” from Public Discourse Harms Freedom of Expression

    January 10, 2012

    Yesterday (9 January 2012), the Ministerial Committee on Legislation voted to support a private bill that seeks to prohibit the … Read more

  • Draconian “Infiltration Law” Passes Final Reading

    Draconian “Infiltration Law” Passes Final Reading

    January 10, 2012

    Yesterday (9 January 2012), late at night, the Knesset plenum has passed the “Law to Prevent Infiltration” in its final … Read more

  • Israeli Authorities Must Bolster Law Enforcement in OPT, but without Trampling on Rights

    Israeli Authorities Must Bolster Law Enforcement in OPT, but without Trampling on Rights

    January 4, 2012

    Tomorrow (Thursday, 5 January 2012) the Knesset’s Constitution, Law, and Justice Committee is scheduled to hold an expedited discussion regarding … Read more

  • Knesset Passes Law Enhancing Enforcement of Labor Laws

    Knesset Passes Law Enhancing Enforcement of Labor Laws

    December 21, 2011

    On 12 December 2011, the Knesset passed a government-sponsored law that seeks to enhance the enforcement of labor laws, after … Read more

  • Proposed Basic Law: Social Rights Tabled in Knesset

    Proposed Basic Law: Social Rights Tabled in Knesset

    December 11, 2011

    Members of Knesset from the coalition and the opposition have joined forces to support a new Basic Law that seeks … Read more