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23/05/2013
Spotlight

Press Releases from the KnessetPress Releases from the Knesset
The Knesset Website translates on a regular basis a selection of the many press releases that are published in Hebrew. Reading them can give the user a taste of some issues on the Knesset`s agenda.


Press Releases
 A delegation of Knesset Members will be going to NATO to discuss the situation in Syria and the Iranian threat (16/5/2013)
 The Bank Supervisor: ”Lowering commissions, opening an online bank and starting federal credit unions will help increase the competition” (13/5/2013)
 Deputy Minister of Finance in response to the motion of no-confidence: ”Either way, there will be a certain cut to the security budget” (13/5/2013)
 Approved in the Plenum: There will be rule of continuity for the bill to prohibit the transfer of infiltrators’ money outside of Israel (13/5/2013)

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In the Committees
Finance Committee
26/5/2013 10:00
Bill for Encouraging Competition and Reducing...

House Committee
27/5/2013 08:30
1. Bill for Management Fund for the State's...

Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee
27/5/2013 09:00
Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee's visit to...

State Control Committee
27/5/2013 09:00
Ombudsman Report 39, 2012...

Public Petitions Committee
27/5/2013 09:00
public petitions on the subject of adding legal...

Labor, Welfare and Health Committee
27/5/2013 09:30
Regulations to prevent violence in care-giving...

Finance Committee
27/5/2013 10:00
The housing crisis and solutions for it. ...

Economic Affairs Committee
27/5/2013 10:00
Aid to small and medium sized businesses....

Internal Affairs and Environment Committee
27/5/2013 10:00
Palmachim Beach- situation report. ...

Labor, Welfare and Health Committee
27/5/2013 10:00
Minister of Health's report on smoking in Israel...

Finance Committee
27/5/2013 11:00
Added Value Tax Order (tax rates on business...

Constitution, Law and Justice Committee
27/5/2013 11:00
Bill for Auctins Law (Amendment 20- ordinance)...

Committee for Immigration, Absorption and Diaspora Affairs
27/5/2013 11:00
Immigrant licenses to practise medicine- with the...

Labor, Welfare and Health Committee
27/5/2013 11:00
Working conditions of junior academic staff in...

State Control Committee
27/5/2013 11:00
Gezer Regional Council- business licenses- State...

Committee on the Status of Women
27/5/2013 11:00
Arrangements Law and suggested budget for...

Internal Affairs and Environment Committee
27/5/2013 11:30
Foreign construction workers. ...

Labor, Welfare and Health Committee
27/5/2013 11:45
Applying the collective agreements on cleaning...

Internal Affairs and Environment Committee
27/5/2013 12:30
Bill for Prohibition of Money Laundering Law...

Labor, Welfare and Health Committee
27/5/2013 12:30
Regulating the use of medicinal Cannabis...

Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee
28/5/2013 09:00
Review by Chief of General Staff, Lieutenant...

Education, Culture, and Sports Committee
28/5/2013 09:00
Motion for urgent discussion on the subject of...

State Control Committee
28/5/2013 09:30
Government Companies authority- supervision...

Finance Committee
28/5/2013 10:00
Bill for Advancing Competition and Reducing...

Economic Affairs Committee
28/5/2013 10:00
Regulations for flight services (compensation and...

Constitution, Law and Justice Committee
28/5/2013 10:00
Motion to apply rule of coninuity for the Bill of...

Education, Culture, and Sports Committee
28/5/2013 10:00
Negative effects of publicizing School Efficiency...

Internal Affairs and Environment Committee
28/5/2013 11:00
Security for authority leaders, motion for urgent...

Committee on the Status of Women
28/5/2013 11:00
Traffic of women- updated situation report and...

Committee on the Rights of the Child
28/5/2013 11:00
Cosmetic treatment for minors- licensing and...

Internal Affairs and Environment Committee
28/5/2013 11:30
Indictment of mayors immediately before municipal...

Committee for Immigration, Absorption and Diaspora Affairs
28/5/2013 12:00
Motion for agenda on the topic of: "commemorating...

State Control Committee
28/5/2013 12:00
State Comptroller's report on Bar Ilan...

Committee on the Rights of the Child
28/5/2013 12:15
Mental treatment for minors who suffered sexual...

Finance Committee
28/5/2013 13:00
Bill for Advancing Competition and Minimizing...

Science and Technology Committee
28/5/2013 14:30
effects of budget cuts for the Head Scientist and...

Internal Affairs and Environment Committee
29/5/2013 08:30
Tens of prisoners imprisoned in severe illegal...

Constitution, Law and Justice Committee
29/5/2013 09:00
1. Bill for Basic Law: President of the State...

Education, Culture, and Sports Committee
29/5/2013 09:00
Teachers discussion...

Committee on Foreign Workers
29/5/2013 09:30
The reform in employing foreign workers in the...

Internal Affairs and Environment Committee
29/5/2013 10:00
1. Unnecessary overnight detainment of...

Labor, Welfare and Health Committee
29/5/2013 10:00
Policy changes in the Hot media company's hiring...

Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee
3/6/2013 09:00
Defense discussion with the participation of...

State Control Committee
3/6/2013 09:00
1. Actions to prevent accidents in the...

Economic Affairs Committee
3/6/2013 10:00
Increasing competition in the field of...

State Control Committee
3/6/2013 11:00
Ashdod Port Company- buying supplies, goods and...

Education, Culture, and Sports Committee
4/6/2013 08:45
Electing Knesset representatives for "Yad Ben...

Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee
4/6/2013 09:00
Review by Head of the General Security Service,...

State Control Committee
4/6/2013 09:00
Israel Land Administration- preserving Israeli...

Economic Affairs Committee
4/6/2013 10:00
Producing electricity from renewable energy....

State Control Committee
4/6/2013 11:00
Tel Aviv-Jaffa municipality- actions to prevent...

Economic Affairs Committee
4/6/2013 12:00
Water and sewage corporations' activities. ...

State Control Committee
5/6/2013 09:00
Aspects of the private health care system-...

Labor, Welfare and Health Committee
5/6/2013 10:00
The working conditions in "Herut Women" hostels...

State Control Committee
10/6/2013 11:30
Employment in public services using special...

Economic Affairs Committee
10/6/2013 12:00
Advancing a national policy of industry in Israel...

Public Petitions Committee
11/6/2013 14:00
Public petitions about closing the Licensing...

State Control Committee
18/6/2013 09:30
Aspects of advancing integration of Ethiopian...

Committee for Immigration, Absorption and Diaspora Affairs
18/6/2013 12:00
The Maccabia as a propellant to encourage...


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