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Ben-Gvir Visits Temple Mount: ‘We Are The Owners Of Jerusalem And Israel’

Jerusalem and the territory of Israel belong to the Jewish state, says Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir.

Zenger

Swedish Ultra Nationalist Party Seeks Friendship With Israel

Two members of the Swedish Democrats Party were in Israel last week seeking to cement their friendship with the Jewish state

Zenger

Israeli Cabinet Boosts Funds For Kotel Infrastructure

The proposal by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to boost by roughly 60 million shekels was agreed by the Israeli Cabinet

Zenger

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US ‘deeply Troubled’ By Prospect Of Jews Returning To Homesh

The US on Monday harshly criticized Israel’s decision to walk back legislation barring Israeli citizens from entering Homesh

Zenger

A desperate Israeli leader plays the security card

The weeks ahead will show whether Benjamin Netanyahu will survive or whether the Israeli people will still seek his removal from office

The Hindu

Israel may pursue some judicial reforms by August, lawmaker says

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government could pass part of its contested judicial overhaul by August if compromise talks with the opposition fail, a senior lawmaker in the ruling religious-nationalist coalition said on Monday.

Reuters

Israel is a powder keg waiting to blow

The death in custody on May 2 of Khader Adnan, the first Palestinian to die of a hunger strike for more than 30 years, sparked mass protests in Gaza and an exchange of fire between Israel and armed Palestinian groups. It was later announced that a ceasefire had been agreed,…

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Israeli FM Addresses Rapprochement with Europe to Confront Iran

Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen has said that Europe is finally coming to Israel's side on Iran. Cohen held consultations with senior European officials in Brussels as part of Tel Aviv's efforts to push the EU to take a more assertive policy with Iran, according to the Times of Israel…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Netanyahu: Preventing Iran's Nuclear Armament Remains Israel's Top Priority

The need to block Iran's nuclear armament will continue to be Israel's top priority, announced Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Netanyahu spoke at the Knesset plenum attended by US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. He noted that the first and most urgent challenge was the joint effort of Israel and the US…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Biden should invite Israeli PM to White House, McCarthy says

The U.S. should invite Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House for an official visit, U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy said on Monday, as a customary invitation has not been extended in the five months since Netanyahu's election.

Reuters

Israeli Opposition Leader Says No Progress on Judicial Overhaul Talks

Israeli parties have made no progress towards a compromise over the government's bitterly disputed judicial overhaul package after a month of meetings, Benny Gantz, head of the largest opposition party, said on Monday. The planned overhaul, which would give the government control over naming judges to the Supreme Court and…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Fraught US-Israel Ties on Display as Knesset Reconvenes

Israeli lawmakers reconvene Monday after a month-long parliament recess, resuming the fight over a contentious government plan to overhaul the judiciary that has split Israelis and drawn concern from Israel's most important ally, the United States. The tensions will be on full display when the highest-ranking Republican politician in the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Fraught U.S-Israel ties on display as Knesset reconvenes

The Independent UK

US House Speaker Pledges to Support Israel for Next 75 Years

The US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy pledged to support Israel in the next 75 years, saying the special bond will only grow stronger. In solidarity with Israel on its 75th anniversary, McCarthy arrived in Tel Aviv on his first official visit since he assumed the position, heading a bipartisan delegation.…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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The Guardian - UK

Gun-toting, prayer-reciting protesters throng Jerusalem to back judicial overhaul

Large numbers march on Knesset in biggest rightwing protest in Israel in nearly two decades

Reuters

Thousands rally in Jerusalem in favor of planned judicial overhaul

Tens of thousands of Israelis demonstrated in Jerusalem on Thursday to show support for controversial planned legislation by the far-right coalition government which would see the country's highest court stripped of much of its powers.

The Guardian - UK

Netanyahu’s ‘national guard’ deal with Ben-Gvir raises fears of intercommunal violence

Political rivals have denounced the national guard plans as creating a personal ‘militia’ for extremist minister

The Guardian - UK

Protests show depth of mistrust in Israeli government, says Rothman

Architect of Israel’s judicial changes doubles down for next round of legislative battle when Knesset reconvenes in May

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Israeli hospitals scramble to comply with ‘chametz law’ for Passover

New law bans people from taking leavened food made from grain into medical centres during Jewish holiday

Reason

Is Proportional Representation On the Way?

If Congress wants to stave off such far-reaching demands, it should start behaving in ways that inspire more public confidence.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Palestinian Presidency Accuses Israel of Deliberate Escalation at Al-Aqsa

The Palestinian presidency on Saturday accused Israel of deliberate escalation at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem’s Old City during the holy fasting month of Ramadan. Official presidential spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeineh said Israel was seeking to provoke violence after Israeli police killed Mohammed al-Osaibi, 26, from Naqab, at the entrance…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Trudy Rubin: Israeli democracy is still under threat, even if Netanyahu has hit the 'pause' button

The urgent threat to Israeli democracy that brought that entire country to a halt on Sunday is far from over.

Chicago Sun-Times

Breaking down Israel’s fight over Netanyahu’s judicial reforms

Opponents of the proposed reforms are right that unlimited majority rule is a recipe for tyranny.

Reuters

U.S. says Israel has not met requirements to join Visa Waiver Program

Israel has not met eligibility requirements to join the U.S. Visa Waiver Program (VWP), the U.S. State Department said on Wednesday, after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he expected his country to join soon.

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: What Netanyahu and Israelis learned from the Trump playbook

Early in 2019, as Israel was heading into a divisive parliamentary election, a massive campaign poster along a Tel Aviv freeway showed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shaking hands with President Donald Trump. Now, five such elections and one near-civil war later, that same highway has been repeatedly blocked by protesters…

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