KESHET NEEV

Keshet is The Jerusalem Post Knesset and political correspondent.

Originally from Calgary, Canada, she moved to Israel in 2015.

She completed her national service at the Foreign Ministry and continued to pursue a BA in Communications Journalism and English Literature at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.


Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with opposition head Yair Lapid, June 17, 2025

Lapid testifies in ‘Qatargate’ affair at police request, says PMO must operate per procedure

Former prime minister Naftali Bennett and Head of the Yisrael Beytenu Party MK Avigdor Liberman hold a joint meeting on Wednesday, August 27, 2025.

Bennett, Liberman discuss war, replacement of gov't 'to fix Israel' in meeting

Yisrael Beiteinu party chairman MK Avigdor Lieberman leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on July 14, 2025.

Liberman looks to set 'guiding principles' for next gov't with Bennett, Eisenkot


Politicians decry attempts to allow haredi draft dodgers to travel to Uman, New York

The government decision to invest NIS 10 million to finance the various aspects of the annual haredi pilgrimage to Uman sparked widespread criticism.

 Jews in the streets of Uman, a day after the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah, September 18, 2023.

Accepting left-wing push for Palestinian state 'suicidal,' Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar says

Sa’ar’s statements come after various countries recently announced that they would recognize a Palestinian state under different conditions.

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar at a briefing with the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations.

Israel aims to improve absorption of olim into education system ahead of coming school year

Making Aliyah is a massive life change for all olim, but school-aged children often face a unique struggle when integrating into the Israeli education system.

NEW IMMIGRANTS from France arrive at Ben-Gurion Airport in June. Instead of fearmongering, we should be encouraging an aliyah of ideals and idealism, the writer maintains.

'Obvious’ Netanyahu won't break up right-wing bloc for Gantz, Likud source tells ‘Post’

“There’s no need to convey such a message because it’s obvious and self-evident" that Netanyahu won't break up the bloc for Gantz, the Likud source told the Post.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and MK Benny Gantz on the forefront of the Philadelphi Corridor (illustrative)

Tel Aviv decries 'non-issue' in synagogue controversy, ‘faith’ clause removed months ago

The most up-to-date text of the clause shows that the “faith” part has been taken out, undercutting what many ministers and Members of Knesset were quick to catalogue as a widespread liberal threat.

Religious Jews gather on the eve of Tisha B'Av at a synagogue in Tel Aviv, August 12, 2024

'A pitiful show': Liberman rejects Gantz's hostage redemption gov't proposal

Gantz has entered two unity governments under Netanyahu in the past. The last time was after the Hamas attacks on October 7, 2023.

Blue and White party head Benny Gantz, Yisrael Beytenu party chair Avigdor Liberman.

'Through generations enemies have risen against Judaism': Ministers decry Tel Aviv synagogue ruling

The decision by the municipality was met with some condemnation by Israeli officials.

Jews read the Megillat Esther (the Story of Esther) on the eve of the Jewish holiday of Purim, in the Great Synagogue of Tel Aviv, March 23, 2024.

Gantz calls on Netanyahu, Lapid, Liberman to form temp. gov't to return Israeli hostages

Gantz outlined two main goals of the temporary government: Returning all the hostages and passing the haredi draft law. Afterwards, he said it would dissolve and Israel would go to elections,

 Leader of the National Unity Party MK Benny Gantz leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on May 26, 2025.

'Time to intensify efforts': Hadash Party backs mass protest against Gaza starvation in Tel Aviv

Thousands of peace activists will stand together, participating in an anti-war, anti-hunger protest in Tel Aviv backed by the Hadash Arab party.

Arabs and Israelis protest against the current war in Gaza, in Tel Aviv, April 24, 2025

Gantz not in talks to join Netanyahu gov't, Blue and White Party confirms to 'Post'

The spokesperson added that if the possibility of bringing back living hostages was on the table, “political considerations would not be made.”

 Leader of the National Unity Party MK Benny Gantz leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on May 26, 2025.