AVI SOLOMON

Avi Solomon is the Knesset reporter for the Hebrew news site, Walla.


An Israeli armoured personnel carrier (APC) manoeuvres on the Israeli side of the border with Gaza, Israel August 19, 2025

More than half of Likud, 30% of far-right voters support ending war for hostage deal, poll finds

  Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich attends a Plenum session of the Knesset, Israel's Parliament, also attended by Argentine President Javier Milei (not pictured), in Jerusalem, June 11, 2025.

'I will give the money, you will build the Temple,' Smotrich tells Jerusalem mayor

 MK Tally Gotliv attends a conference as part of International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, at the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on November 28, 2022.

Netanyahu party MK Gotliv slams inside party critics as terror supporters, hiding behind anonymity


Likud MKs slam Gotliv for erratic behavior, lack of legislative success

According to a Likud MK, Gotliv chastised ministers for engaging with Arab colleagues and was seen singing provocatively to MK Walid Taha in the Knesset corridors.

 MK Tally Gotliv speaks outside the court in Tel Aviv during a case against Eli Feldstein, November 21, 2024

'You can't wage a war like this': Likud MK blasts demands for return of hostages

“We are at war; we went to war against Iran; we took into account that there would be hundreds of casualties on the home front, as well as pilots who might be taken captive,” Kallner said. 

MK Ariel Kallner speaks during a Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting at the Knesset, in the Israeli parliament on May 5, 2025.

Right-wing Israeli orgs appeal to Netanyahu: Halt Gaza op, change course in war tactics

"We did not get injured in vain. Stop trading in the blood of our soldiers. Land that is conquered in blood is not returned until Hamas is defeated," the Wounded Warriors Forum's Kfir Zer said.

An IDF armored personnel carrier manuvering next to other military vehicles on the Israeli side of the Gaza border, July 16, 2025; illustrative.

Liberman's Yisrael Beytenu petitions for emergency Knesset debate on Gaza takeover

As the Knesset is currently in recess, the party's motion will require at least 25 MKs' signatures, but opposition parties have agreed in principle to sign the request.

Yisrael Beytenu head MK Avigdor Lieberman leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, July 14, 2025

Rothman refuses to watch videos of Gaza hostages, drawing families' outrage

The Hostages Forum slammed Rothman's comments and urged for the return of their loved ones in a deal, saying, "the attempt to erase October 7 and forget the hostages will not succeed."

 Religious Zionist Party MK Simcha Rothman leads a vote during a Constitution, Law and Justice Committee at the Knesset, April 27, 2025

'All of Gaza will be Jewish': Heritage minister claims Israel working to resettle Gaza

"The government is rushing to erase Gaza, and thank God we are erasing this evil. All of Gaza will be Jewish,” Eliyahu stated in the interview.

 Amichai Eliyahu

Likud seeks inquiry into foreign funding of Israeli protests

The move comes days after Likud issued a statement citing what it called “astonishing revelations” contained in an official document recently published by the US Congress.

Israelis protest against Benjamin Netanyhahu's government in Jerusalem, March 23, 2025