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UN seeks court opinion on 'violation' of Palestinian rights

The U.N. General Assembly has asked the U.N.’s highest judicial body to give its opinion on the legality of Israeli policies in the occupied West Bank and east Jerusalem

The Independent UK

U.N. asks World Court to give opinion on Israel's occupation

The 193-member United Nations General Assembly on Friday asked the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to give an opinion on the legal consequences of Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territories.

Reuters

Israeli Press Gives Netanyahu Government Critical Reception

The Israeli press gave a tentative, if not cold, reception to Benjamin Netanyahu's new government on Friday, fearing changes to judicial powers as the prime minister's ongoing corruption trial proceeds. After winning the November 1 election, and following weeks of negotiations with ultra-Orthodox and far-right parties, Netanyahu was sworn in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Israeli land registration threatens Palestinian mass expulsion

Palestinians fear a continuing Israeli plan to resolve property ownership claims will evict them from their homes.

Al Jazeera

White House sending Jake Sullivan to Israel for talks with Netanyahu

The trip could set up a possible visit by Netanyahu to Washington.

Axios

Palestinians watch on as far-right Israeli gov’t comes into power

While some Palestinians see the new government as no different from previous ones, others are worried.

Al Jazeera

Israel charges two soldiers for revenge attack on Palestinians

Israeli soldiers very seldom face prosecution and conviction for crimes committed against Palestinians.

Al Jazeera

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Israel indicts soldiers for trying to bomb Palestinian home

Israel’s military says its prosecutor has filed indictments against two soldiers who allegedly hurled an explosive device at a Palestinian home in the occupied West Bank last month

The Independent UK

Israeli Prime Minister Threatens Iran With Attack If It Develops Nuclear Weapons

Outgoing P.M. Yair Lapid reiterated on Israel's "wall-to-wall" commitment to preventing Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons

Zenger

Will Netanyahu Clip the Wings of His New Cabinet Hawks?

One is a pistol-packing ex-member of an outlawed Jewish militant group. The other is a religious fundamentalist. Both are West Bank settlers averse to Palestinians' self-rule - let alone their hopes of statehood. And as senior coalition partners to reelected Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich will…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Will Netanyahu clip the wings of his new cabinet hawks?

One is a pistol-packing ex-member of an outlawed Jewish militant group. The other is a religious fundamentalist who once called himself a "proud homophobe". Both are West Bank settlers averse to Palestinians' self-rule - let alone their hopes of statehood.

Reuters

Biden says he looks forward to working with Netanyahu’s new gov’t

US president calls Israeli prime minister ‘friend for decades’, ignores concerns about rise of far-right politicians.

Al Jazeera

Israeli army charges two soldiers for revenge attack on Palestinians

Israel's military said on Thursday it filed "severe indictments" against two soldiers who threw an improvised explosive at a Palestinian house in the occupied West Bank in retaliation for the kidnapping of the body of an Israeli teenager last month.

Reuters

Biden: looks forward to working with Netanyahu, supports two-state solution

U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday he looked forward to working with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and promoting regional peace, including between Israelis and Palestinians, with the new Israeli government.

Reuters

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Israel’s New Defense Minister: Netanyahu Loyalist, Settlers’ Friend

Israel's new defense minister Yoav Galant is a former general, a staunch ally of Benjamin Netanyahu and a vocal advocate of Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. In the military, the 64-year-old oversaw Israel's 2005 withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and later commanded the "Operation Cast Lead" offensive against…

Tribune News Service

Benjamin Netanyahu sworn in as Israel’s premier once more

Benjamin Netanyahu was sworn in as Israel’s new prime minister on Thursday, following a vote approving his cabinet that cements his political return after just 18 months in opposition.

Radio France Internationale

Israeli parliament approves controversial Netanyahu coalition government

Following elections in November, Israel's parliament on Thursday voted to approve a government headed by incoming Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a coalition of his own rightwing Likud party and ultra-orthodox and far-right groups.

Al Jazeera

Who are the ministers leading Israel’s new far-right government?

Top ministers in Israel’s new right-wing, religiously conservative cabinet headed by Netanyahu include illegal settlers.

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The Independent UK

As Israel's Netanyahu returns to office, troubles lie ahead

After five elections that have paralyzed Israeli politics for nearly four years, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has finally returned to power with the government he has long coveted: a parliamentary majority of religious and far-right lawmakers who share his hard-line views toward the Palestinians and hostility toward Israel’s legal system

Reuters

Israel's Netanyahu must manage right-wing firebrands on return to power

Benjamin Netanyahu will need all his experience as Israel's longest-serving prime minister as he returns at head one of the most right-wing governments in the country's history, facing division at home and unconcealed alarm abroad.

Al Jazeera

Middle East round-up: To move forward, we look back on 2022

Here’s a round-up of Al Jazeera’s Middle East coverage this week.

Al Jazeera

Who is Israel’s new Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu?

Israel’s longest-serving premier has ushered in the country’s most religious and hardline government in history.

The Independent UK

Netanyahu's hard-line government prepares to enter office

Benjamin Netanyahu was set to return to office at the helm of the most religious and ultranationalist government in Israel’s history, vowing to implement policies that could cause domestic and regional turmoil and alienate the country’s closest allies

WEKU

Benjamin Netanyahu's new Israeli government will make West Bank expansion a priority

The incoming Israeli ruling coalition agreements will make it the country's most religious and right-wing government in history, potentially putting it at odds with large parts of the Israeli public.

Al Jazeera

Benjamin Netanyahu returns as PM of Israel’s most far-right gov’t

The new government seeks to expand illegal settlements in occupied West Bank and pursue other anti-Palestinian policies.

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