Meretz News

Opposition MKs hope to filibuster the Migrant Bill into irrelevance, after preventing it from coming to a vote Wednesday hours after it was authorized by the Knesset Interior Committee.

Shaked of Bayit Yehudi says bill 'defies religious status quo'; Horwitz of Meretz says move reveals Bennett's "dark worldview."

Three Israelis who have made a mark in their country campaigning for social justice were honoured with the New Israel Fund's annual human rights awards in London on Sunday.

Bringing back Labor voters who shifted their loyalty to Meretz and Hatnua is an easy task.

A debate over a proposed law on illegal entry grew heated Tuesday evening, with MKs trading accusations of communism and McCarthyism.

MK Zahava Gal-On, of the far-left Meretz party, this morning welcomed the new agreement signed with Iran in Geneva.

THE Star of David on Israel's flag is no surprise in a Knesset member's office. What seems unusual in Israel's parliament is just two yards away: an engraved icon bearing an Islamic prayer in Arabic script.

Former opposition chair Yacimovich calls MK Isaac Herzog to hand over leadership; 2 MKs agree to work together toward common party goals; Labor has overthrown its leader 8 times since 2001.

As much as President Barack Obama would like to wave his wand over a hat and declare a new Middle East reality, peace is a two-way street.

Meretz MK Zehava Gal-On on Saturday accused Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu of trying to sabotage American diplomatic efforts to roll back the Iranian nuclear program.

Knesset votes 62-17 to reinstate Liberman as FM; prior to vote, opposition MKs voice displeasure at move; "Liberman is an explosive that will blow up under the wheels of the peace process," Meretz chief Gal-On says.

The time has come to stop using chauvinist language in the press. It's legitimate to criticize female politicians - but only on equal grounds with their male counterparts.