Gilad Kariv

Jerusalem Reform synagogue vandalized, Pride flags torn down in latest attack

MK Gilad Kariv called those responsible “incited hooligans” and accused the Israeli government of contributing to hostility toward Reform and other liberal Jewish denominations. 

A damaged window at Kol HaNeshamah synagogue in Jerusalem.
Ben Gurion Airport, May 17, 2026

Nearly one-fifth of citizens considered leaving Israel over past two years, KAN poll finds

A British Airways flight at Ben-Gurion Airport, February 25, 2026.

MK Kariv warns of emigration 'tsunami' as study shows nearly 270,000 people left Israel since 2023

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir on Temple Mount, Tisha B'Av, July 23, 2026.

Ben-Gvir visits Temple Mount to mark Tisha B'Av, says Jews feel like 'rightful owners'


'This is incitement to murder': Israeli officials demand action on Australian nurses

The two nurses were seen in a video on social media saying that they have already killed Israeli patients in the past, and will send more Israelis to hell.

 Policemen in central Melbourne, Australia, November 9, 2018.

Controversial MK immunity bill pulled from Knesset agenda amid criticism

Gotliv’s bill would block any investigation from opening in the first place unless a 90-MK supermajority approves it, except for corruption-related charges.

 MK Tally Gotliv arrives for a court hearing at the High Court of Justice in Jerusalem on June 2, 2024

'A lowly terrorist': MKs Nissim Vatori, Gilad Kariv exchange barbs

Kariv replied, "The fact that you are already labeled as one of the greatest villains of this house, it is already known. Both a villain and a liar."

 MK Nissim Vaturi attend a conference Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on April 1, 2024.

Twice in one day: Rioters break into Beit Lid army base, clash with police

In response, New Hope-United Right Chairman Gideon Sa'ar posted on X, saying, "The anarchy must stop. Immediately."

 Rioters break into the Beit Lid army base, July 29, 2024.

Labor MK Kariv to Senator Schumer: 'We thank you for your leadership, courage'

Kariv also said that Schumer's words "introduced us to a different type of Jewish and Zionist leadership."

 MK Gilad Kariv speaks during a discussion in the Knesset, on July 23, 2023

Netanyahu seeks to plug leaks with legal action against journalists

The Union of Journalists in Israel attacked the plan saying it was anti-democratic and would harm press freedoms, with "no equal" in democratic countries.

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu at a press conference about the Gaza war late last year

Netanyahu 'ignored most crucial aspects of Israel's future in UNGA speech'

Opposition head Yair Lapid attacked the PM, saying Netanyahu "ignored the fact that Israel is being torn apart due to his government."

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the 78th United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City, New York, US, September 22, 2023

Israeli opposition MK bashes Rothman's 'chutzpah' over judicial reform bill

Likud MK Moshe Saada said that reasonableness is a complex issue, but decried those that engaged in rioting.

 MK Simcha Rothman, Head of the Constitution, Law and Justice Committee seen during a meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem on June 20, 2023

Breaking the taboo on sexual abuse in all communities - opinion

Shame is a weapon used by abusers and predators across the social and religious spectrum, and we have got to take it away from them.

 YAEL SHERER, a survivor of domestic sexual abuse and founder of the Lobby for the Fight Against Sexual Violence, was one of the torchlighters at the Independence Day ceremony on Mount Herzl last year.

Let them eat cake: What's at stake with Israel's controversial Hametz law?

SOCIAL AFFAIRS: Why are hospitals being targeted with a new law banning Hametz over Passover? How will it affect staff, and is there a halachic basis for it?

 BURNING HAMETZ in Jerusalem before the start of Passover.