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Netanyahu Government: West Bank Settlements Top Priority

Benjamin Netanyahu’s incoming hard-line Israeli government put West Bank settlement expansion at the top of its priority list on Wednesday, vowing to legalize dozens of illegally built outposts and annex the occupied territory as part of its coalition deal with ultranationalist allies. The coalition agreements, released a day before the…

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Netanyahu government: West Bank settlements top priority

Benjamin Netanyahu’s incoming hard-line government has put West Bank settlement expansion at the top of its list of priorities a day before it’s set to be sworn into office

The Independent UK

On eve of Israel's new government, far-rightists offer reassurances

Israeli Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu finalised coalition deals on Wednesday as his prospective far-right partners offered reassurances that they would serve all Israelis and not radically shift strategy in the conflict with the Palestinians.

Reuters

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Israeli Envoy Named in Türkiye after Years of Strain

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan received the credentials of Israel's new ambassador to Türkiye on Tuesday, as the two countries normalize ties after four years of strain. Türkiye and Israel began improving relations with high-level visits this year including Israeli President Isaac Herzog's visit to Ankara.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israeli envoy named in Turkey after years of strain

(This Dec. 27 story has been corrected in paragraph 5 to show the ship was part of a flotilla)

Reuters

Netanyahu closer to far-right Israel gov’t with new legislation

Amendments include revising ministerial fitness standards, meaning officials with suspended sentences can serve in gov’t

Al Jazeera

Russia Threatens Israel with Legal Action to Regain Ownership of 3 Churches in Jerusalem

The Russian government has demanded its Israeli counterpart to transfer ownership of three historic churches to Moscow, political sources in Tel Aviv revealed. Russia wants state ownership of the Maria Magdalena Monastery, the Ascension Monastery, and the Viri Galilaei Church (People of the Galilee) all situated on the Mount of…

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U.S. Jewish leaders warn Israeli officials over incoming right-wing government

The Jewish leaders said extremist moves by the new Israeli government could seriously hamper support for Israel in the U.S.

Axios

Report: Israel To Suspend Palestine Annexation Plans In Exchange For Saudi Arabia Peace Pact

Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu would suspend plans to annex parts of Judea and Samaria, known as the West Bank

Zenger

Israeli Zionist Party Sparks Controversy Among American Jews

CJV representing over 2,000 traditional, Orthodox rabbis in American public policy, said the letter had "unrestrained hypocrisy."

Zenger

Israeli doctors reject Netanyahu ally's anti-LGBTQ remarks

Israel’s largest medical center and healthcare workers from hospitals around the country have spoken out against remarks by allies of Benjamin Netanyahu calling for a law to allow discrimination against LGBTQ people in hospitals and businesses

The Independent UK

Israel’s Netanyahu Closer to Hard-Right Government with New Legislation

Israeli Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu moved one step further on Tuesday toward establishing a government after parliament approved divisive legislation agreed with his far-right coalition partners. Already facing criticism on policy before taking office, Netanyahu has vowed to govern for all Israelis even as he will head one of the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israel's Netanyahu closer to hard-right government with new legislation

Reuters

Israeli air force veterans say incoming government a danger

Over 1,000 senior Israeli air force veterans have urged the country’s top legal officials to stand tough against the incoming government

The Independent UK

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Israeli businesses decry calls to revise anti-discrimination law

Calls by far-right members of Israel's incoming government to revise anti-discrimination laws have triggered criticism from some of the country's leading businesses and prompted them to announce new policies of their own to combat discrimination.

Reuters

Israel's Netanyahu looks to vote in new government on Thursday

Israeli Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu intends to hold a vote in parliament on his new government on Thursday Dec. 29, just days before his mandate to do so expires, the speaker of parliament said on Monday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

New Israeli Laws Cement Racial Discrimination

New Israeli draft laws allow a doctor to abandon their professional oath to treat any patient and gives them the right to refuse to treat on religious grounds. Opposition lawmakers said the new laws were an abandonment of values for Israel. Outgoing Prime Minister Yair Lapid described them as the…

The Independent UK

Haim Drukman, leader of Israeli settler movement, dies at 90

Haim Drukman, a prominent rabbi who was one of the founders of Israel’s settlement movement, has died

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Israel's president urges protection of people's rights as far right eyes legal revisions

Israel's president voiced concern for the well-being of all members of the public regardless of their identity or values on Sunday after far-right members of the incoming government called for revisions to anti-discrimination laws.

The Independent UK

Netanyahu rebukes far-right ally for anti-LGBTQ comments

Designated Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has issued a rare rebuke of his presumed coalition allies for saying they would advance laws allowing discrimination against LGBTQ people, pledging there would be no harm to their rights by his new government

Asharq Al-Awsat

Chile to Open Embassy in Palestinian Territories, Says President

Chile plans to open an embassy in the Palestinian territories, President Gabriel Boric said late on Wednesday, which could make the Andean country one of only a handful to have an embassy-level office in the territories that are contested with Israel. Chilean Foreign Minister Antonia Urrejola confirmed the plan on…

Reuters

Chile to open embassy in Palestinian territories, says president

Reuters

Israeli forces kill Palestinian fighter in West Bank clashes

Israeli forces killed a Palestinian combatant in clashes near a flashpoint site on Thursday, underlining the continuing violence in the occupied West Bank that will confront the incoming government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Financial Times

How professors’ children are shaping the world

Zelenskyy, Macron and Sam Bankman-Fried are all academics’ kids on a global stage

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Israel’s Netanyahu Says He Has Formed New Government

Designated Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced late Wednesday that he has successfully formed a new coalition, setting the stage for him to return to power as head of the most right-wing Israeli government ever to hold office. Netanyahu made the announcement in a phone call to President Isaac Herzog moments…

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