Category Archives: Blog Ksenia

Israeli ties with Egypt may be thawing, but no ‘love and warmth’ just yet

In an interview with Al-Monitor, Zionist Camp Knesset member Ksenia Svetlova claims that while progress is being made, Egyptian society is still influenced by anti-Israeli discourse and not yet ready for normalization. Mazal Mualem March 7, 2016 Read more: http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/03/ksenia-svetlova-knesset-egypt-al-sisi-security-cooperation.html#ixzz42K272mGn Activists shout slogans against Israel during a protest in front of the Syndicate of Journalists…

Amid uproar, Shas MK pulls bill to mark Victory Day on Hebrew date

jpost.com By LAHAV HARKOV 02/24/2016 Lawmaker decided to remove the bill from the agenda in order not to offend WWII veterans.  Soviet World War Two veterans march in Israel. (photo credit:MARC ISRAEL SELLEM) MK Yoav Ben-Tzur removed his bill that would have Victory Day be marked on its Hebrew date – 26 Iyyar – as…

“It cannot be that women are being excluded from Israeli democracy,” MK Svetlova says.

Netanyahu and Edelstein file complaint against Arab MKs

israelnationalnews.com In an unprecedented move, Prime Minister and Knesset Speaker file complaint against Arab MKs who met with family members of terrorists. By Ido Ben Porat First Publish: 2/5/2016   Edelstein and Netanyahu Yonatan Sindel/Flash 90 In an unprecedented move, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein on Thursday evening announced they would…

MKs, IDF accuse media of fomenting conflict in West Bank; journalists’ groups say security forces are increasingly violent towards reporters.

By LAHAV HARKOV \ 02/02/2016 16:31 ‘Journalists orchestrating events to make Israel look bad’ – Arab-Israeli Conflict  Lawmakers and an IDF representative accused journalists of orchestrating events to make Israel look bad, during a Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee discussion Tuesday of violent incidents between security forces and the press. “With all the importance of…

We still have a long road ahead of us

photo: MK Ksenia Svetlova’s press office State recognition of rights of non-Orthodox won at cost of original fight of Women of the Wall Dear friends, Women of the Wall have won an important battle in the struggle for equality and recognition of all religious movements of Judaism. Two months ago, I had the great honor…

According to Bayit Yehudi MK, the lack of policy in Judea and Samaria has allowed for a situation of lawlessness

http://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/Yogev-Investigate-IDF-failure-to-halt-illegal-Palestinian-building-441479 The Jerusalem Post By TOVAH LAZAROFF \ 01/14/2016 EU funded illegal Palestinian Beduin construction in the area of the Ma’aleh Adumim settlement. (photo credit: TOVAH LAZAROFF) The IDF has failed to tackle the issue of illegal Palestinian building, particularly those projects funded by the European Union, charged MK Moti Yogev during a stormy meeting Wednesday…

Zionist Union MKs split on Iran sanctions removal – The Jerusalem Post 18/1/2016

“Where all the money will come from?”

June 29, 2015 During the campaign, everybody was constantly asking me: The money will come from the depths of the sea, hundreds of billions are there, they belong to all Israelis, but a handful of tycoons shameless try to stuff their pockets as much as they can. Today, in the Knesset, of course, I will…

Instead of unity – to divide. Instead of getting closer – to sow hatred

Yesterday we celebrated Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, and among other things, prayed about such sublime and beautiful values as national unity. It turns out that Justice Minister from the “Jewish Home” had other thoughts on the matter: instead of unity – to divide; instead of getting closer – to sow hatred; How else…