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The Latest Breaking News from Benjamin Netanyahu

Israel’s far right hits ground running, and ripple effects are already being felt

Ultranationalist religious rulers sworn in last week have made explicit what was previously obscured: annexation

The Guardian - UK

Biden faces Israel quandary with new Netanyahu government

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new government is vexing the Biden administration as it embarks on policies that U.S. officials fear will run counter to longstanding American goals

The Independent UK

Far-right threat to Israeli democracy

Netanyahu government is coalition of the most extreme right-wing and religious parties in the history of the state

Salon

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New Israeli Government Takes Steps to Penalize Palestinians

In some of its first acts since coming to power, Israel's new Security Cabinet approved a series of punitive steps against the Palestinian leadership, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said Friday. According to a statement from Netanyahu's office, the move is in retaliation for Palestinians pushing the UN's highest judicial…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israel approves punitive response to Palestinian moves at ICJ

PA rejects Israeli measures, which include a moratorium on Palestinian construction in parts of the occupied West Bank.

Al Jazeera

New Israeli government takes steps to penalize Palestinians

Israel’s new Security Cabinet has approved a series of punitive steps against the Palestinian leadership

The Independent UK

Israel’s Justice Minister Announces Sweeping Plan For Judicial Reform

Israeli Justice Minister Yariv Levin announced a far-reaching program for judicial reform with an emphasis on the Supreme Court.

Zenger

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UN Security Council Members Stress Al Aqsa Mosque Status Quo

UN Security Council members voiced concern on Thursday and stressed the need to maintain a status quo at the Al Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem, days after Israel's new far-right security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir briefly visited the site. The decades-old status quo allows only Muslim worship at the compound. An…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Security Council stresses Al-Aqsa status quo, takes no action

Palestinian envoy: ‘What red line does Israel need to cross for the Security Council to finally say, enough is enough?’

Al Jazeera

U.N. Security Council members stress Al Aqsa mosque status quo

U.N. Security Council members voiced concern on Thursday and stressed the need to maintain a status quo at the Al Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem, days after Israel's new far-right security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir briefly visited the site.

Reuters

4 ways Netanyahu's new far-right government threatens Israeli democracy

Democracy is not just about holding elections. It is a set of institutions, ideas and practices that allow citizens a continuous, decisive voice in shaping their government and its policies.

The Conversation

Analysis-New Arab allies face dilemma as Israel shifts hard-right

Israel's sharp tilt to what is likely to be the most hard right government in its history puts its new Arab allies in the awkward position of having to deal with ultra-nationalists while trying to do more than just pay lip service to the Palestinian cause.

Reuters

Israeli government plan to limit judicial powers sharply criticised

Grave concerns over Netanyahu coalition’s plan to invalidate supreme court decisions with simple majority

The Guardian - UK

Jewish Organization Condemns ‘latest Disgraceful’ UN Resolution On Israel

“No other member state in the history of the U.N. has faced this level of incendiary scrutiny,” the Conference said.

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The Independent UK

UN to hold emergency meeting on Israeli visit to holy site

The U.N. Security Council has scheduled an emergency meeting at the request of the Palestinians and other Islamic and non-Islamic nations to protest the visit of an ultranationalist Israeli Cabinet minister to a flashpoint Jerusalem holy site

Al Jazeera

Israel’s new government unveils plan to weaken Supreme Court

The new justice minister wants to curb the power of the high court, a move critics say would undermine democracy.

Reuters

Religious dissent in Israel at Ben-Gvir's Al Aqsa compound visit

Leading ultra-Orthodox Jewish figures supporting Israel's coalition government on Wednesday criticised a visit by a far-right minister to a flashpoint holy site in Jerusalem, adding internal religious dissent to a cascade of foreign censure.

Zenger

Israeli Opposition Warns Of Potential New Round Of Violence

Yair Lapid warned on Monday against a proposed visit to the Temple Mount by Ben-Gvir, saying that it would lead to bloodshed.

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Netanyahu Vows to Fight Efforts to Revive Nuclear deal

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that he would work strongly and publicly at the international level against the return to the nuclear agreement, and unlike the last government's behind-the-scenes approach, he intends to apply public pressure. "Unfortunately, contrary to the popular opinion that this dangerous nuclear agreement has been…

Al Jazeera

UAE, China call for UN meeting over Ben-Gvir’s Al-Aqsa visit

The UN Security Council is expected to convene on Thursday, according to diplomats.

Tribune News Service

Netanyahu pledges open opposition to return of Iran nuclear deal

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged to step up his efforts to derail a return to the Iran nuclear deal by airing his opposition openly and in public, in an apparent shift from a more circumspect approach taken by the previous government.

The Independent UK

US ambassador rebukes Israel over far-right minister’s visit to holy site

Attempts to change status quo at al-Aqsa mosque are ‘unacceptable’, says Tom Nides

Reuters

Turkey condemns 'provocative act' by Israel's Ben-Gvir

Turkey condemned on Tuesday a "provocative act" by Israel's new far-right national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, referring to his visit to Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem.

Al Jazeera

Israel’s Ben-Gvir enters Al-Aqsa: Why was it seen as provocative?

The far-right Israeli national security minister was warned that his move could spark violence – by Israel’s former PM.

The Independent UK

Ben-Gvir visit to Al Aqsa compound is condemned by Jordan, Palestinians OLD REDIRECTED

Jordan says move by ultra-nationalist Israeli minister violates international law

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