Term limit

Should age or term limits be introduced? - opinion

Term limits are another oft-proposed solution, but would probably require a Constitutional amendment, and the concept has many other flaws.

 FORMER US president Ronald Reagan is joined by his wife, former first lady Nancy Reagan, and daughter Maureen Reagan, in 1991, in Sacramento, California. In 2004, after a battle with Alzheimer’s disease, he died at the age of 93.
 Former Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seen smiling at the Knesset in Jerusalem, on May 23, 2022.

Bill for term limits for Israeli prime minister fails to pass

Opposition head Benjamin Netanyahu at the Knesset, May 18, 2022.

Multiple anti-Netanyahu bills postponed indefinitely in Knesset

 Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett, Minister of Foreign Affairs Yair Lapid and Minister of justice Gideon Saar attend a plenum session for the 73rd establishment of the Knesset,  in the assembly hall of the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, January 17, 2022.

Term limit bill may be delayed by COVID-19


Bill limiting premiership to 8 years passes first vote

The bill introducing term limits of eight years for prime minister proposed by Justice Minister Gideon Sa'ar passed its first hurdle on Monday after a pernicious debate.

 Opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu speaks in the faction meeting on Monday

Should Israel embrace term limits? - opinion

It is now up to us, the citizens, to head to the virtual town square and support our 120 lawmakers who will deliberate this issue in the coming weeks.

Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a Likud faction meeting in the Knesset.

Cabinet approves term limits for Israeli prime ministers

The bill is expected to pass in the Knesset plenum on Monday. It must pass three more times in committee and the plenum to become law.

THE KNESSET building in Jerusalem holds one of the world’s smallest legislatures.

Sa'ar says Netanyahu supported term limits six months ago

Gideon Sa'ar is pushing a bill to limit terms for prime ministers.

 Likud MK Gideon Sa'ar speaks at The Jerusalem Post Diplomatic Conference;Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu heads the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem, November 24, 2019

Israeli ministers vote in favor of term limits for PM

"Not having term limits for prime minister encourages corruption," Justice Minister Gideon Sa'ar said in defense of the bill.

 PRIME MINISTER Naftali Bennett and Justice Minister Gideon Sa’ar participate in a press conference in Jerusalem in July.

Cabinet expected to approve term limits for prime minister bill today

Alongside Sa'ar, Yesh Atid leader and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid has also been an ardent advocate of imposing term limits on prime ministers. 

NEW HOPE leader Gideon Sa'ar, August 2, 2021

Justice Minister Gideon Sa'ar vows to bring term limit bill this month

Opposition leader and former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu mocked Naftali Bennett at a special Knesset session as a "stepping stone" to Alternate Prime Minister Yair Lapid.

New Hope leader Gideon Sa'ar.

Bill preventing Netanyahu from returning as PM drafted by Sa'ar

According to Sa'ar's new bill, anyone under a serious indictment would be prevented from forming a government.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sits at the plenum at the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in Jerusalem May 30, 2019.

Sa'ar passes PM term limits bill, but it won't apply to Netanyahu

"The one person in the country who the bill doesn't apply to is Benjamin Netanyahu," said Gaby Lasky (Meretz), calling it a personal bill.

Gideon Sa'ar

Justice Minister Sa'ar begins drafting prime minister's term limit bill

Despite expectations that the bill will be retroactive and apply to former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, sources close to Sa'ar said it will be "prospective, not retroactive."

New Hope leader Gideon Sa'ar votes in March 2021 elections.

Gideon Sa'ar: Likud MKs back anti-Netanyahu laws

Sa’ar proudly displayed Netanyahu’s signature on a Likud-sponsored bill during the tenure of then-prime minister Ehud Olmert that was aimed at blocking him from making a comeback.

Justice Minister Gideon Sa'ar is seen pointing at Benjamin Netanyahu's signature on a Likud-sponsored bill to stop Ehud Olmert from being able to form a government, in the Knesset on July 26, 2021.