Knesset Debates and Rejects Bills
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The Knesset is debating a contentious bill to split the attorney-general's role, leading to the removal of a deputy. Lawmakers also rejected a proposal that would have prevented the Red Cross from visiting Palestinian detainees.
Knesset approves gender-segregated graduate degree programs in late-night vote
- The Knesset approved an amendment to the Student Rights Law, allowing higher education institutions to offer gender-segregated graduate degree programs. - The legislation permits segregation only within classrooms and for students who voluntarily enroll in these programs. - Opposition lawmakers protested the vote, calling the law discriminatory and a step backward for women's rights.
Knesset passes law to weaken attorney-general's power
- The Knesset passed a law significantly weakening the attorney-general's power to influence and oversee the government. - The bill, a flagship piece of legislation for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanya…
High Court freezes Knesset law stopping arrests of haredi military draft evaders
- Israel's High Court of Justice has temporarily suspended a law passed by the Knesset that would halt arrests of Haredi yeshiva students evading military service. - The court issued a provisional ord…
Knesset repeals 2021 kashrut reform, restores Rabbinate control over certification
- The Knesset has repealed the 2021 kashrut reform, returning control of certification to the Chief Rabbinate. - The reform had aimed to introduce competition by allowing private bodies to issue offic…