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Daily Archives: May 1, 2023

Justice Minister Yariv Levin speaks during a committee meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem, Jan. 11, 2023. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Levin: ‘US government interfering in reform debate’

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Israeli Justice Minister Yariv Levin accused the U.S. government of helping opponents of judicial reform, speaking in a video obtained by the Walla! website on Monday. Speaking to ultra-Orthodox activists at the home of haredi strategist Yossi...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) meets with United States House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in Jerusalem, Israel, May 1, 2023. Credit: Amos Ben-Gershom/GPO.

Netanyahu meets with McCarthy in Jerusalem

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with United States House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Monday in Jerusalem. The two held a tête-à-tête and then an expanded meeting as part of a working lunch with a...
United States House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy visits the Western Wall in Jerusalem, Israel, April 30, 2023. Credit: Western Wall Heritage Foundation.

US House speaker at Western Wall: ‘Israel is a blessed nation’

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United States House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy and a bipartisan delegation of lawmakers opened their visit to Israel on Sunday at the Western Wall. The 20-member delegation of Republican and Democrat lawmakers was welcomed...
An Israeli passport with visa and entry stamps. Credit: Israel.Travel.

Israeli foreign minister pledges US visa waiver for Israelis ‘in the coming months’

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Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen said on Sunday night that Israel was making progress in getting visa exemptions for citizens who wish to travel to the United States. “Today, we hosted representatives of the U.S....
A father and his adopted sons. Photo by Brendon Connelly via Wikimedia Commons.

High Court ends Orthodox monopoly on conversion for adoption

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After a 20-year legal battle, the High Court of Justice on Sunday ended a practice whereby non-Jewish children adopted in Israel have to undergo an Orthodox conversion to Judaism. The nine-justice panel issued its ruling...