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Meron commission calls for Israeli Police Chief to resign

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In its findings published on Wednesday, the State Commission of Inquiry into the 2021 Meron disaster found multiple Israeli officials responsible for the tragedy, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. On April 30, 2021, 45 Israelis...
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken holds a press conference in Tel Aviv on Jan. 9. 2024. Credit: Chuck Kennedy/U.S. State Department.

Blinken to visit Israel for sixth time since Oct. 7

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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Israel for three days beginning on Feb. 3, his sixth trip to the Jewish state since Hamas invaded the northwestern Negev on Oct. 7. Blinken was in the...
U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (center) and Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana (right) visit the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem on May 1, 2023. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Kevin McCarthy, ‘true friend of Israel’ ousted from House Speakership

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The end of the 269-day tenure of Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives has provoked responses ranging from friendly, warm regards to spiteful snark. “Kevin McCarthy is a true...
Then-Israeli Justice Minister Amir Ohana delivers a speech at a Likud Party election rally in Or Yehuda, Feb. 13, 2020. Photo by Gili Yaari/Flash90.

Report: Likud lawmaker Amir Ohana frontrunner to become foreign minister

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Likud Party lawmaker Amir Ohana is the frontrunner to be named Israel’s next foreign minister, while fellow party member Miri Regev has been tapped to head up the Education Ministry, sources said on Tuesday. Previously,...
Israel Police Chief Kobi Shabtai arrives at the scene of a suspected terror attack near Ammunition Hill in Jerusalem on May 24, 2021. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Israel Police arrest 74 people on day one of ‘Operation Law and Order’

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Seventy-four people were arrested in the first 24 hours after Israel Police launched a nationwide crackdown on Sunday in the wake of the violent riots that have rocked the country in recent days, particularly in cities...
Israeli public security minister Amir Ohana in Tzfat, visiting the family of Shlomo Zalman, who died on April 30 in the Meron stampede, May 5, 2021. Photo by David Cohen/Flash90.

‘If your conscience is clear, there’s no reason to resign,’ says Israel’s public security...

Israeli Public Security Minister Amir Ohana is sticking to his guns after sparking controversy for saying that while he was responsible for the tragedy at Mount Meron on April 30, “responsibility does not mean...
Sadi Ben Shitrit. Source: Facebook.

Leader of ‘Crime Minister’ protests compares Netanyahu to Hitler

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Sadi Ben Shitrit, one of the leaders of the so-called “Crime Minister” protests against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, elicited a harsh response from Defense Minister Benny Gantz for comparing Netanyahu to Adolf Hitler. Demonstrating...
The groom dances with family and friends during his wedding in Giv'at Ze'ev, near Jerusalem, on Oct. 14, 2020, after violence erupted when police attempted to shut down the celebrations for violating coronavirus lockdown regulations. Photo by Flash90.

Netanyahu demands probe after brawl erupts during police break-up of wedding for lockdown violations

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday requested a review of a violent affray that broke out in a Jerusalem suburb after police shut down a wedding in Jerusalem due to violations of the...
Israeli Public Security Minister Amir Ohana, when he served as justice minister, delivers a speech at a Likud Party election rally in Or Yehuda, on Feb. 13, 2020. Photo by Gili Yaari/Flash90.

Israeli minister accuses attorney general of attempt to ‘politically eliminate’ Netanyahu

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Israeli Public Security Minister Amir Ohana accused Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit of waging a campaign to “politically eliminate” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. During an on-stage interview at a conference held by the Hebrew-language weekly B’Sheva,...
Israelis protest against Israeli Public Security Minister Amir Ohana in Tel Aviv on July 28, 2020. Photo by Tomer Neuberg/Flash90.

‘My feeling is that it will turn bloody,’ minister says of anti-Netanyahu protests

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Israeli Public Security Minister Amir Ohana warned on Wednesday that unless Israelis find a way to rise above their differences, “we will end up with blood.” Speaking with Israel Hayom, he warned that the latest protests...