Updates from Israel’s Parliament. For informative purposes only, not as a substitute for official statements by the Knesset or its units. RT /= endorsements
Knesset Speaker MK Ohana in Independence Day speech: It is possible for us to write, together, a new chapter in the chronicles of the Jewish people—the chapter of unity
#IsraelAt76
Knesset holds annual “Songs in Their Memory” Memorial Day event honoring Israel’s fallen soldiers and victims of hostile acts; members of bereaved families talk about loved ones who were murdered on Oct. 7 or killed in ensuing war
Tonight: Knesset to hold annual “Songs in Their Memory” event honoring Israel’s fallen soldiers and victims of hostile acts
To view live broadcast starting 9:15 pm:
Speaker of the Knesset MK Ohana hosts 120 outstanding IDF soldiers: “Some have called you the TikTok and Instagram generation, but you are a generation of heroism"
Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee discusses implementation of Shield of the North plan for home front readiness; data shows only 5.3% of plan’s budget implemented; MK Edelstein, chair: Israel has to think in terms of defense, along with offense
Finance Committee holds follow-up debate on reducing gaps and budgeting in Arab and Druze society; MK Gafni, chair: We won’t relent until the problem is solved, we won’t accept cutbacks
Diaspora Affairs Committee holds urgent meeting on antisemitism on university campuses abroad; MK Forer, chair: Israel must invest funds, resources to neutralize this threat
Representatives of hostages’ families to Education Committee in debate on Independence Day preparations: There's no “for the glory of the State of Israel" without having the hostages here, we’ll hold opposite torch-extinguishing ceremony
#BringThemHomeNow
WZO to State Control Committee: Six Jews killed in antisemitic incidents abroad since Oct. 7; Committee Chair MK Levy: “Situation has spiraled out of control”
“Unto Every Person There is a Name” ceremony held at the Knesset; state leaders recite names of Holocaust victims, and Holocaust survivors and MKs light memorial candles
#HolocaustRemembranceDay
#WeRemember
#NeverForget
200 days for hostages in Hamas captivity: Brief summary of activity in the Knesset on behalf of the hostages and their families. For video:
#BringThemHomeNow
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Chair of Committee for Rights of the Child MK Dallal meets with evacuated youth in Tiberias: “Additional resources and efforts needed to ensure wellbeing of children and youth under these conditions”
Knesset hosts Zikaron BaSalon (“Remembrance in the living room”) event ahead of
#HolocaustRemembranceDay
; Speaker MK Ohana: “We have to work hard to preserve this wonder that is the State of Israel”
#WeRemember
#NeverForget
Summary of the Winter Assembly: Read about the Knesset’s activity in the Winter Assembly, including legislation in support of the war effort and the hostages’ families, special plenary sittings, committee work, international relations activity and more:
Best wishes from the Knesset for a happy and peaceful Pesach holiday, with heartfelt hopes for the swift and safe return of all the hostages and IDF soldiers.
Hag Pesach Sameach
#Pesach2024
#Passover2024
Open House Jerusalem 2024: As part of the event, the Knesset opened its gates to visitors, offering a glimpse of the building’s unique artworks and architecture, with fascinating stories about the parliament’s past and present. For brief video recap:
Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee debates extending service of soldiers in standing army by calling them up for reserve duty by emergency orders immediately after their discharge
Number of physicians per 1,000 people in Israel low relative to OECD; Immigration Committee Chair MK Forer: State has to increase number of medical students in Israel and encourage Jewish physicians to make Aliyah