Herzl wrote "At Basel I founded the Jewish State," and this Saturday night, the Eurovision song contest takes place in Basel and Yuval Refael will perform for the State of Israel. But a lot has changed since then. Opinion.
Palestinian Arabs attempted to pilot drone carrying cell phones over prison walls. Phones would have been used to plan additional attacks.
Yisrael Beytenu MK proposes legislation to prevent deduction of a third of sentence for prisoners convicted under anti-terror law.
MK Ofer Shelah refuses to join in Yesh Atid's efforts to boot Hanin Zoabi from the Knesset.
Prosecutors hand indictments to five employees of prison canteen company who smuggled cell phones to jailed Arab terrorists.
Culture Minister blasts far-left NGO umbrella organization for its ties to Arab ex-MK convicted of aiding jailed terrorists.
Former MK will enter the Gilboa Prison to serve two-year sentence after being convicted of aiding jailed terrorists.
Former MK forced to resign after he tried to smuggle cell phones to terrorists in Israeli prison remains unapologetic over his actions.
Disgraced former MK smuggled cell phones to terrorists, including murderer of Moshe Tamam.
Yesh Atid chief blasts Joint List party, calls MK Zoabi and former MK Ghattas 'haters of Israel'.
Jewish Home MK proposes law revoking all workplace rights from MKs charged with endangering the State.
Prosecution submits plea bargain signed by Ghattas in which he admits to the crimes with which he is charged.
Criminal law expert Ornat Cameron criticizes plea bargain signed with MK Ghattas.
M Basel Ghattas submits resignation letter as part of plea bargain, will be replaced as MK within 48 hours.
MK Basel Ghattas is to submit his resignation to the Knesset as part of a plea bargain, after an amended indictment was submitted.
Nationalist MKs denounce plea bargain with MK Basel Ghattas.
Arab MK who aided jailed Hamas terrorists to leave Knesset, serve two years in prison under plea bargain agreement.
MK Basel Ghattas calls Knesset members to stop impeachment procedure against him.
Arab parties fume at Liberman's Facebook post placing Arab MKs in new Palestinian Authority state.
State Prosecutor preparing plea bargain arrangement with MK Basel Ghattas.
MK Mickey Levy proposes law to deal with 'absurd' situation where MKs indicted for offences such as aiding terrorists, receive salaries
Deal reportedly in the works to allow Joint List MK Basel Ghattas to resign and face reduced charges after smuggling phones to terrorists.
Knesset Legal Adviser says request to impeach MK Basel Ghattas needs to include the reasoning for the request.
Arab MK who smuggled cell phones to terrorists questioned over fraud and money-laundering investigation.
Yesh Atid changes mind, will support initiative to implement the MK Removal Law in the case of Basel Ghattas.
Knesset Speaker receives 72 signatures from MKs required to begin first ever impeachment proceedings against Arab MK.
Attorney General presents charges against Basel Ghattas, Joint List MK who allegedly aided jailed Hamas terrorists.
After refusing to sign initiative to use MK Removal Law on MK Basel Ghattas, Yesh Atid now agrees to the move - if he is indicted.
Basel Ghattas, who has been accused of aiding Hamas terrorists, barred from entering Knesset for half a year.
MK Oren Hazan says President Obama and MK Ghattas both aided terrorists at the UN and in Israeli prisons, respectively.
Arab MK suspected of smuggling cellular phones to terrorists claims investigation against him is “a political assassination”.
Ghattas smuggled the phones he had received to Hamas prisoners in jail.
Knesset legal adviser says MK Ghattas cannot vote in Knesset while under arrest.
Knesset Speaker orders search of office of MK who smuggled cell phones to terrorists in prison.
MK Ayman Odeh refuses to call on Basel Ghattas to resign from the Knesset but says his actions are unacceptable.
Defense Minister hopes Supreme Court will allow Knesset to ban Balad party from running in elections after MK smuggled phones to terrorists.
Court extends arrest of MK Basel Ghattas by 6 days. Fellow Joint List MKs attend hearing.
Basel Ghattas placed under arrest after losing parliamentary immunity.
Report says MK Basel Ghattas will give up his parliamentary immunity even before a Knesset discussion on the matter.
Former MK Afou Agbaria, who once called for an intifada, claims the Israeli government is deliberately plotting against Arab MKs.
Haaretz journalist says it is 'nonsense' that the smuggling of cell phones to terrorists in prison poses a national security risk.
Knesset House Committee to vote Wednesday on proposal to strip Arab MK of immunity following allegations of aiding Hamas terrorists.
Meir Indor, the head of the Almagor Terror Victim Association, warned that there are more MKs who use their immunity to aid terrorists.
MK Esawi Frej calls on MK Basel Ghattas to set an example and resign from the Knesset rather than wait to be kicked out.
The state authorized Ghattas to meet with convicted terrorists hoping to catch him redhanded smuggling cell phones - which they did.
The Knesset Committee approved the request of the Attorney General and removed MK Basel Ghattas's immunity, facilitating his arrest.
The Knesset House Committee voted, after heated debate, to ban the visits by MKs to security prisoners.
Likud MK asserts that Arab MK suspected of trying to aid terrorists could facilitate terror attack if not barred from Knesset premises.
MK Avigdor Liberman discussed the issue of MK Ghattas's actions as well as conscription issues and the length of army service.
Arab Knesset member questioned this morning on suspicion of smuggling phones to Hamas terrorists in prison.
Minister Regev to the Attorney General: Prevent visits by MKs to security prisoners, unless their belongings and bodies are searched.
MK Basel Ghattas (Joint Arab List) admitted smuggling cellphones and messages to security prisoners he visited in jail.
Most members of the coalition, including Shas, joined the initiative to oust the Arab MK, but United Torah Judaism refused to sign on.
Joint Arab List head Ayman Odeh referred to charges against his fellow MK Bassal Ghattas, claiming incitement against 'entire Arab populace'
Defense Minister vows to act to strip MKs from the Joint List of their citizenship, after MK Ghattas is summoned for questioning by police.
MK Robert Ilatov, one of petitioners who tried unsuccessfully to disqualify Balad, says courts must act to stop terror incitement by MKs.
Jerusalem Affairs Minister initiates removal of Arab MK who allegedly smuggled cellular devices to jailed Hamas terrorists.
Prime Minister warns MK may have caused serious security breach.
Police investigate Joint List MK Basel Ghattas for alleged security offenses.
MK justifies murders committed 'in passion of struggle against occupation,' Liberman demands 'fifth column' be banned.
