Issawi Freij

'Massacre Bill' leads to shouting match between Arab lawmakers

Knesset deliberations devolve into shouting match as Arab minister blasts Arab lawmakers for pushing bill to recognize 1956 massacre.

Arab minister says Shaked agreed to give 3,000 Palestinian Arab families legal status in Israel in exchange for passage of Citizenship Law.

Meretz MK, mayor of Arab town visit Samaria town to console family of elderly Jewish man murdered by terrorists ahead of Sukkot holiday.

MK Issawi Freij claims rap star Yoav Eliasi, better known by his stage name Hatzel, incited to violence against him.

13-year-old female Arab shot by guard as she ran at entrance to Samaria town with drawn knife in hand; Arab MK cries 'execution.'

Leftist MK suggests amending Civil Service Law so those who live beyond the Green Line cannot represent Israel internationally.

Yesh Atid head Lapid says Oren Hazan mocked the disability of Karin Elharar, but Hazan says it's a lie.

Central Elections Committee chairman is uncomfortable with the party's platform - to move Israeli Arabs to the PA - but it is still legal.

Arab MK demands that Yisrael Beytenu chairman, Otzma Yehudit representative be barred from 20th Knesset elections.

MK Issawi Freij promises plenum government will be overturned March 17, but then overturns himself.

Without confirming airstrikes in Syria, Israeli official rejects opposition's claims that alleged airstrikes were politically motivated.

Bill approved in preliminary reading to host Arab-language radio on Israeli Arab topics, in effort to bridge cultural gaps.

MK slams decision as 'racist,' despite inherent differences between terrorism and 'price tag' vandalism.

Arab MK counters Foreign Minister's idea for land swaps with PA, suggests his Judean community be cut off from Israel.

MK Isawi Frej says “racist” pronouncements by Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu make him unfit for chief rabbi post.