Tag: Israeli Politics
Meretz leader trying to ‘smooth over differences’ with ex-coalition chairwoman–report
Israeli Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz (Meretz) has in recent days attempted to “smooth over differences” with Yamina Knesset member Idit Silman, who resigned her position as coalition chairwoman on April 6, Maariv reported on Sunday.
Silman’s resignation,...
Thousands attend right-wing rally in Jerusalem to protest current government
Right-wing politicians and organizations held a rally in Jerusalem on Wednesday night to protest the current government and its perceived left-wing policies.
The rally, which took place near the government compound at Cinema City, was...
Most Israeli Arabs believe voting in Israel’s next election is important, says survey
Eighty-four percent of Israeli Arabs agree that it is important to vote in the next Israeli election, and more than three fifths are optimistic about conditions for the sector improving in the future, according...
Bennett loses Knesset majority as coalition chairwoman defects to opposition
Coalition chairwoman and Yamina Knesset member Idit Silman on Wednesday confirmed her resignation, and called for the establishment of a right-wing government.
Silman’s announcement took coalition members by surprise, as she had not spoken of...
Knesset passes controversial citizenship law in third reading
Israel’s Knesset on Thursday voted to renew a controversial law, first enacted in 2003, that prevents the granting of Israeli citizenship or permanent resident status to inhabitants of the Gaza Strip and Judea and...
‘The Iranians are fighting like lions while Bennett, Lapid and Gantz surrender like rabbits’:...
Opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday lambasted the government for its “silence” vis-à-vis the emerging nuclear deal with Iran, saying its actions were “endangering Israel’s future.”
Speaking during a Likud faction meeting, Netanyahu said that...
Netanyahu plea deal rumors send Likud Party into a flurry
Talk of a possible plea bargain for opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu has lit a fire under members of his Likud Party; such a deal could see Netanyahu forced out of politics for several years.
Camps...
Mansour Abbas is leading a sea change for Israel’s Arabs
Just a few weeks ago, Knesset member Mansour Abbas—the head of Israel’s Ra’am Party—said it’s time for his countrymen to accept Israel’s Jewish identity.
His remarks were met with outrage—both from Arabs inside Israel and...
Israeli defense minister says left-wing threats force him to change his phone every two...
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz revealed on Tuesday that he regularly replaces his phone due to threats against his life by left-wing activists.
“It pains me to say it, but I replace my phone every...
Israel’s coalition breathes easy as 2021 state budget clears Knesset hurdle
The Israeli government passed the 2021 state budget bill on Thursday—the country’s first budget in more than three years—by a vote of 61-59.
Bogged down by political upheaval and successive election campaigns, Israel has been...