Likud News

The Head of the Knesset's Committee of Internal Affairs and Environment, MK Miri Regev , fired off a letter Thursday to Justice Minister Tzipi Livni, following her announcement that she would not let Religious Affairs Minister Naftali Bennett issue regulations for Kotel prayer as part of a compromise with the Women of the Wall.

Deputy Defense Minister Danny Danon said on Monday that he will personally ensure that there is Jewish construction in Judea and Samaria.

Palestinians from across the political spectrum have attacked Israel, following reports of an Israeli government plan to allow Jewish prayer on Jerusalem's Temple Mount.

While ministers threaten to vote against the budget because of cuts, the Knesset has decided to voluntarily spend NIS 20 million less this year.

Former Knesset speaker Reuven Rivlin complimented Finance Minister Yair Lapid, Monday morning, telling the Ma'ariv daily, "I see in him the serious potential to be a prime minister of Israel." The Likud lawmaker added, referring to Lapid's Yesh Atid party and Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's Likud party, which finished on top by virtue of its ... (more)

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon, Finance Minister Yair Lapid and IDF Chief of General Staff Lt.- Gen.

There was a significant shift in Israeli politics this week - not one you'll read about on the front pages of newspapers, but one that could have profound effect both on future governments and on the future of the Arab-Israeli peace process.

Hanegbi: Israel should not seek, much less rely on, a presidential commitment to hit Tehran; PM in China warns nuclear Iran would 'blackmail' the world Likud MK Tzachi Hanegbi said Thursday that Israel will come to a final decision over whether to attack Iran's nuclear facilities within a year.

A Likud minister once remarked-off the record, of course-that Israeli politicians can be categorized based on how they perceive Prime Minister Netanyahu's intentions toward the peace process.

Arab terrorists attempted to murder a Jewish motorist near Hevron Thursday morning.

"While Lapid is pummeling middle class exemplar Ricki Cohen and friends, PM is protecting Israel from high up on the Great Wall of China." During one of the coalition negotiation meetings in the not so distant past, a Likud Beytenu member offered Yair Lapid the Finance Ministry.

Police have decided to close their criminal investigation of sexual harassment allegations against Interior Minister Gideon Sa'ar due to a lack of evidence, the national police headquarters announced on Thursday.

By "recognizing Palestine," Google is hampering the success and even the continuation of the peace process, Deputy Foreign Minister Ze'ev Elkin said in a Knesset session Wednesday.

The Knesset passed on Wednesday, in a preliminary reading, the so-called "Governance Bill" proposed by MK David Rotem .

WND EXCLUSIVE 'What happened under the communist regime is horrible' By Alex Newman JERUSALEM - Despite pressure from authorities in Israel and China to ignore the issue, Israeli lawmakers from various political parties held an official conference at the Knesset to expose the Communist Chinese regime's practice of harvesting body organs from ... (more)

The director-general of the Religious Affairs Ministry has announced that regulations governing the right of Jews to pray on the Temple Mount will be reviewed and updated in an initiative that may relax an informal ban on worship at the holy site.

Israel should take additional steps to encourage peace talks, longtime Likud minister Dan Meridor, who most recently served as Israel's minister for intelligence and atomic energy, told The Times of Israel this week.

Deputy Defense Minister Danny Danon of the Likud told Army Radio on Tuesday that he was not aware of any silent freeze on construction in Judea and Samaria.

Law c'tee chairman: Letter is "interference"; Labor MK Bar: MKs should see critiques as a warning against supporting bill.

Israel's former deputy prime minister said Monday that if the Palestinians or the Arab League are ready to negotiate a peace agreement Israel should "go for it!" Dan Meridor's indication of support for the Arab League's decision to modify its 2002 peace initiative was in sharp contrast to the cool reception from his fellow Likud Party member, Prime ... (more)