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Minister Landau: Racist to Prevent Jewish Building
Infrastructure Minister Uzi Landau said in an interview with Arutz Sheva that previous leftist governments planted hope among the Americans for Israeli concessions in Jerusalem and they are to blame for the current criticism against the Jewish State."I resent that the previous governments planted in the heart of our friends the belief that we are willing to give up precious things to us like Jerusalem," said Landau. Landau added that much work remains to be done to "make it clear that there will not be any negotiations over Jerusalem and that citizens of the city both Jewish and Arabs can build anywhere in Jerusalem undisturbed."Minister Landau said that the attempt to prevent Jewish construction in parts of Jerusalem is really a racist idea. The idea that Arab construction in Jerusalem is allowed while Jewish construction is forbidden ...
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MK Rotem Delivering the Goods on Civil Marriage and Conversion
Chair of the Knesset Law Committee, MK David Rotem is preparing two laws that, if passed, would have a significant impact on marriage and conversion among Israelis with no religious affiliation. One would create a civil marriage option, while the other would ease the conversion process by city rabbis to perform conversions.The conversion law will face an initial vote next week. It seeks to cut the bureaucracy that currently faces would-be converts by allowing converts the freedom to work with a city rabbi of their choice. In addition, the law would prevent conversions performed by the Israeli Rabbinate from being overturned retroactively."This law, when it passes, will make the entire country one region for purposes of conversion,” MK Rotem explained. “City and regional rabbis will be able to perform and register conversions, ...
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MKs Landver, Kirshenbaum, and Shemtov welcome Female WWII vets to the Knesset
Participating in the meeting were Beytenu MKs Leah Shemtov chairperson of the committee, Absorption Minister Sofa Landver, and Faina Kirschenbaum. The committee hosted veterans, who attended wearing their medals. The committee praiseThe Knesset Aliyah Committee on Monday saluted female veterans of World War II, in honor of International Women's Day, and as its opening commemoration of the 65th anniversary of victory over Nazi Germany. d the veterans as representatives of over 30,000 Jewish women who took part in the battle against the Nazis.(IsraelNationalNews)
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