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Israel approves new R&D tax incentives in bid to keep high-tech investment

Parliament backs 2026 R&D tax credits, with bigger incentives for firms in periphery and major tech companies, as Israel moves to protect its high-tech edge amid OECD-led tax changes and intensifying global competition for investment

ynet Global | 04.11.26

איתמר בן גביר במליאת הכנסת - הצעת חוק עונש מוות למחבלים

Knesset approves death penalty for terrorists with Netanyahu backing

Parliament passes measure by 62-48 vote after push by Ben-Gvir, despite opposition warnings that the law could trigger legal challenges and international fallout

Amir Ettinger, Itamar Eichner | 03.30.26

More money for defense, less for education and health: inside Israel’s $221.6 billion budget

Defense spending jumps to NIS 144 billion while education, health and welfare absorb cuts; coalition pushes through NIS 790 million in disputed funds after surprise vote

Gad Lior | 03.30.26

Israel passes record 2026 budget as coalition pushes through last-minute funds for Haredi schools

Ultra-Orthodox parties back wartime budget after coalition frees frozen funds for yeshivas in surprise Knesset move that catches opposition off guard

Amir Ettinger, Moran Azulay | 03.30.26

‘Deterrence will be restored’: Death penalty for terrorists nears despite legal, global concerns

Bill backed by Ben-Gvir expected to pass final readings as opposition, security officials and European powers warn of legal risks, discrimination and damage to Israel’s democratic standing

Amir Ettinger | 03.29.26

Knesset approves expansion of powers of rabbinical courts

Law allows the religious courts to adjudicate not only marriages, divorces and religious matters, but also civil disputes with the consent of both parties; Opposition leader: 'Today is the day the status quo died'

Amir Ettinger | 03.24.26

רה"מ בנימין נתניהו ושלמה קרעי במליאה - דיון 40 חתימות

Government races to pass state budget as war continues, faces elections if it fails

Coalition plans final vote Thursday, just days before legal deadline; opposition filed more than 5,000 objections to filibuster proceedings, while ultra-Orthodox parties are expected to back budget despite tensions over military draft bill

Yuval Karni | 03.22.26

ראש ממשלת הודו נרנדרה מודי מקבל מדליית עיטור הכנסת מיו"ר הכנסת אמיר אוחנה

Ohana awards new Knesset 'highest honor' to Modi, opposition cries foul

Speaker presents Indian prime minister with first-ever 'Medal of the Knesset' during historic address, as opposition boycotts session and challenges legality of newly created decoration

Amir Ettinger | 02.26.26

US ambassador Huckabee at Knesset: threats facing Israel also threaten America

Speaking at Knesset caucus dedicated to strengthening Israel-US relations, Huckabee says Iran poses global danger, defends $3.8B US aid as mutual investment

ynet Global | 02.25.26

Indian PM Modi condemns Oct. 7: 'We feel your pain, stand with Israel'

During a special Knesset session, India’s prime minister declared support for Israel: 'Nothing can justify the murder of civilians and terrorism'; Netanyahu: 'We will break the axis of evil'

Amir Ettinger | 02.25.26

רה"מ בנימין נתניהו במליאה - דיון 40 חתימות

Netanyahu delivers rare brief speech on Iran: ‘We are in complex days’

‘No one knows what tomorrow will bring,’ Netanyahu said in a rare brief Knesset speech a day after Cabinet talks, amid reports of US preparations for a strike on Iran; Lapid urged action, saying Oct. 7 will define him and calling to ‘hit the oil’

Amir Ettinger | 02.23.26

ראש ממשלת הודו נרנדרה מודי חוגג ניצחון ב בחירות

Opposition to boycott India PM’s speech? Knesset speaker moves to fill seats

After opposition parties threatened to skip Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address over the Supreme Court president’s exclusion, Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana invited former lawmakers to attend, seeking to avoid images of an empty chamber

Amir Ettinger, Itamar Eichner | 02.23.26

אתי אברהמי לצד פסלה של ברטה אחותה, במוזיאון הכנסת בירושלים

She toured Israel’s Knesset museum and found a statue of her late sister waiting

During a seniors’ visit to Jerusalem’s restored Knesset building, Eti Abrahami was stunned to see a statue of her sister Berta Winter, the iconic cafeteria waitress who served lawmakers in the 1950s

Idan Bloemhof | 02.23.26

The prime minister is down: inside the 1957 Knesset bombing

Grenade thrown from visitors’ gallery wounded David Ben-Gurion and three ministers, exposed security failures and led to years of hidden correspondence that surfaced decades later, revealing unexpected postscript to only violent attack inside Knesset

Liran Friedmann | 02.16.26

Lawmakers: Immigration Ministry funds meant for new immigrants, not religion-state agendas

The Knesset Immigration and Absorption Committee convened after a ynet report found most ministry funds go to ultra-Orthodox and religious groups, with MKs warning of biased criteria and messages that immigrants are 'not Jewish enough'

Itamar Eichner | 02.12.26