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Netanyahu calls Ben-Gvir’s Evyatar statement ‘unacceptable’

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reprimanded National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir on Sunday for encouraging Jews to come and settle the unauthorized outpost of Evyatar in Samaria. Hundreds of Israeli Jews flocked to the outpost...
Then-former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives at Jerusalem District Court to hear testimony in his trial, March 23, 2022. Photo by Shalev Shalom/TPS.

Netanyahu bribery case to proceed despite report of its collapse

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The bribery prosecution against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will continue despite a report last week that the case is collapsing, Israel’s attorney general said. In a closed-door meeting with lawyers from both sides, three Jerusalem District Court...
The Nile River, Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea, contrasted by the desert nations of Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Israel and Jordan, as seen from the International Space Station, June 19, 2019. Credit: NASA.

Emirati astronaut: From space, Jerusalem looks like ‘flower of all flowers’

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Emirati astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi’s Twitter feed is full of photos of different parts of the world taken from the International Space Station. On June 22, Al Neyadi—whose handle states that he is part of...
U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Barbara Leaf. Source: Twitter.

Israeli national security adviser hosts US Mideast envoy

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U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Barbara Leaf met with Israel’s National Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi in Jerusalem on Thursday. Leaf expressed condolences on behalf of the Biden administration for Tuesday’s Palestinian terrorist attack...
Likud MK Amit Halevi in front of the Dome of the Rock at the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. Source: Twitter

Likud MK’s plan spotlights discrimination on Temple Mount

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A Likud lawmaker’s plan to divide the Temple Mount between Jews and Muslims has drawn outrage from Muslim political, religious and terrorist corners. The real outrage, say Temple Mount activists, is that Jews don’t...
The Ministerial Committee on Legalizing the Settlement and the Economic Development of the Bedouin Sector meets, June 20, 2023. Photo by Haim Zach/GPO.

Netanyahu: The Bedouin ‘need to be part of Israel’s success story’

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday convened the first meeting of the Ministerial Committee on Legalizing the Settlement and the Economic Development of the Bedouin Sector in the Negev. "While the Negev is indeed flourishing,...
Members of the Knesset's Land of Israel Caucus tour the Binyamin region, June 15, 2023. Photo by David Weil/Regavim via Twitter.

Israeli lawmakers tour the Binyamin region

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The Knesset Land of Israel Caucus toured the Binyamin region in Samaria on Thursday to get a first-hand perspective on the issues facing the residents there. Binyamin is the most populous regional council jurisdiction in...
Likud Anglo Division members with Israeli Education Minister Yoav Kisch. Courtesy of Paul Wiener.

Educating the Israeli education system

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Shrinking the school week, school vouchers and closing gaps in teacher training were just a few of the topics floated by a group of English-speaking Likud members during a recent meeting with Israeli Education...
UTJ Knesset members Ya'akov Tessler and Uri Maklev attend a party meeting at the Knesset, Dec. 5, 2022. Credit: Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.

Knesset pushes bill to criminalize incitement against ultra-Orthodox

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Israel's parliament on Wednesday voted (54 to 34) to advance a bill seeking to amend Israel's Penal Law to make it a criminal offense to incite against haredim, or ultra-Orthodox Jews. Sponsoring the bill were Knesset...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, ministers and MKs seen after a discussion and a vote on the state budget at the Knesset in Jerusalem, May 23, 2023. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Opposition threatens to torpedo reform talks amid tense Judicial Selection panel vote

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The Knesset on Wednesday was holding a tense vote for two spots reserved for lawmakers on a nine-member Judicial Selection Committee. At the time of the voting, it was unclear whether any candidates would...