Tag: Israeli Politics
Netanyahu: Herzog’s judicial reform proposal perpetuates imbalance of power
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected a judicial compromise proposal presented on Wednesday night by President Isaac Herzog during an address to the nation earlier in the evening.
“I think that any attempt to reach...
Herzog pitches ‘people’s plan’ to resolve growing societal rift over judicial reform
Israeli President Isaac Herzog presented what he termed the “people’s plan,” referring to a compromise judicial-reform proposal that he developed, in a national address on Wednesday night.
He began his speech by painting a bleak...
Noam Party MK Avi Maoz resigns as deputy minister
Knesset member Avi Maoz resigned his post as deputy minister on Monday, citing a lack of intent on the part of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government to honor its coalition agreement.
However, the right-wing lawmaker...
Three more judicial reform bills pass first reading in Knesset
Three draft laws related to the government’s judicial reform program passed their first reading in the Knesset plenum on Wednesday.
The first, coined “Deri Law 2.0,” passed by a vote of 62-53. It would prevent...
Ayman Odeh and coalitions of hate
On Dec. 9, MK Ayman Odeh met in New York with U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres. The meeting was arranged by the PLO’s mission to the U.N. Odeh heads the Hadash Party and is...
Lapid calls for protests against prospective Netanyahu government
Outgoing Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid’s Yesh Atid Party on Tuesday called on supporters to attend protests planned for this weekend against the emerging government of Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu.
“We’re done being upset by...
Netanyahu’s Likud reaches coalition deal with Noam Party
Israeli Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu struck a coalition deal with Noam Party head Avi Maoz on Sunday night that will make the latter a deputy minister in the Prime Minister’s Office, according to media...
‘There is no problem with having a halachic state’
The return of the right to power in the recent Israeli elections is “a badge of honor for the sector and proves that this is what the public wants,” according to Rabbi Haim...
‘Respect our democracy’: Smotrich slams US over implied warning on defense portfolio
The Religious Zionist Party criticized the Biden administration on Wednesday after U.S. ambassador to Israel Thomas Nides implicitly warned Israeli Prime Minister-elect Benjamin Netanyahu against appointing party head Bezalel Smotrich as the next defense...
Gantz, Sa’ar announce merger of Blue and White and New Hope parties
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz (Blue and White) and Justice Minister Gideon Sa’ar (New Hope) announced on Sunday the formation of a new joint political list.
Sa’ar’s party will receive three out of the first...