Tag: Israeli Politics
Israeli interior minister opposes ‘anti-Netanyahu law’
Israeli Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked announced on Wednesday that she opposes newly proposed legislation that would prevent those under indictment from serving as prime minister.
“I don’t think that the attorney-general should determine who is...
Expectations kept at a minimum for Lapid’s trip to Washington
No major news is expected to come from a visit by Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid to the United States this week for a series of meetings with officials from the Biden administration.
Lapid will...
Israel’s opposition blasts Bennett’s ‘hollow, cliché-filled’ UNGA address
The Likud Party criticized Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Monday, saying he had squandered an opportunity to make Israel’s case during his address to the United Nations General Assembly earlier in the day.
Bennett’s...
Meretz MK: Bennett knows his government will fall if he takes military action
Israeli lawmaker Ghaida Rinawie-Zoabi said on Sunday that her party, Meretz, together with the Arab Ra’am Party, can prevent the government from taking military action, according to Israel’s Kan News.
“It’s in the coalition agreements. The...
Knesset rejects bill to strip terrorists of citizenship
A bill to revoke the citizenship and residency of terrorists receiving stipends from the Palestinian Authority failed to pass a preliminary reading in the Knesset on Wednesday.
The bill, which was introduced by Religious Zionist...
Israel’s Interior Minister: ‘It will be easier for our government to work with the...
The past three months have been the stormiest of Ayelet Shaked’s political life. She broke promises, bucked norms, was protested against, shifted allegiances and sparked antagonism that only time and action might allay.
At the...
In a blow to Israel’s coalition, Knesset fails to pass citizenship bill
A bill seeking to extend a law regulating the status and residency of Palestinian spouses of Arab Israelis failed to pass a Knesset vote early Tuesday morning.
The “family reunification law,” first passed as a...
Can Israel’s new government make up with Democrats?
Like a student on the first day of a new school semester, the slate is clean for new governments seeking to improve relations with other countries. In such circumstances, hope and optimism are the...
Israel unveils composition of new diplomatic-security cabinet
Three days after its inauguration, Israel’s new government on Wednesday approved the composition of its diplomatic-security cabinet. The government also approved the establishment of a ministerial committee on foreign service appointments.
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett...
Lapid vows Israel will counter Iran’s nuclear ambitions ‘with every available option’
Israel will work relentlessly to ensure Iran’s nuclear ambitions are frustrated, incoming Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid said on Sunday.
Lapid, who was sworn both as foreign minister and alternate prime minister on Sunday, echoed...