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Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman Resigns Over Gaza Ceasefire
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JERUSALEM (JTA) — Avigdor Liberman resigned as defense minister of Israel on Wednesday over a cease-fire with Palestinian terrorist groups — a move …
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Israeli defence minister resigns in protest against truce with Hamas
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Israel Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman resigned on Wednesday in protest against an Egypt-mediated truce between the country and the Hamas militant …
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Knesset votes to stop live animal transports within three years
timesofisrael.com - By Sue Surkes
Animal lovers celebrated Tuesday after the Knesset green-lighted a bill in its preliminary reading to stop controversial live transports of hundreds …
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Gaza
Breaking: Israeli Defense Minister resigns after Gaza ceasefire
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BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:00 P.M.) – Avigdor Lieberman announced his resignation from his post as Israeli Defense Minister, the Times of Israel reported on …
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Lieberman quits as Israeli defence chief, savages Gaza truce
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JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman announced on Wednesday that he was resigning from the conservative coalition government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in protest
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Netanyahu would hold 29 Knesset seats after Liberman's resignation, poll finds
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Avigdor Liberman and his Yisrael Beitenu party fell to seven seats in the poll, taken in the hours after his resignation as defense minister. > • > Prime …
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Israeli defense minister quits over Gaza ceasefire
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Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman has resigned over his opposition to a ceasefire with Palestinian militants in Gaza, slamming the move as …
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Oren Hazan suspended from Knesset for six weeks
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Meshita said Hazan’s comments shame the Knesset. > • > Likud MK Oren Hazan. (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST) X Dear Reader, As you can …
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Ex-MK imprisoned for smuggling cellphones to terrorists denied early release
timesofisrael.com - By Michael Bachner
An Arab Israeli former MK serving a two-year prison sentence for smuggling cellular phones to Palestinian terror convicts won’t be granted early …
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Court Martial
AG says deputy embattled after spat with minister won’t attend committee meeting
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Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit said Monday that his embattled deputy Dina Zilber would not participate in a scheduled committee meeting, amid a …
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‘Gal Hirsch is victim of targeted assassination’ says Lt.-Cmdr. Guy Nir
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Internal Affairs Committee allows policeman on forced leave to present his version. > • > Picture of Yoav Kish (left) and Guy Nir (right) at Knesset's …
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Israel May Soon Make It Mandatory to Sell Cigarettes Packaged With No Logos and 'The World's Ugliest Color'
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The days when Israeli smokers will be able to choose between a Camel with a camel on the package or a Marlboro with its coat of arms could be ending …
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IDF turns over 120 files concerning disappearance of Yemenite children to Knesset committee
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"It is not only important for families to know how and to whom the medical experiments were carried out, it is important for everyone," MK Nurit …
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Think About It: The first reading of the ‘Loyalty in Culture Bill’
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According to Minister of Culture and Sport Miri Regev, the amendment is needed because under the existing law the means that the Minister of Finance …
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Budget Deficit
Bennett slams Kahlon for soaring deficit as coalition partners spar
timesofisrael.com - By Raoul Wootliff
Government ministers bickered over defense policy and the national deficit Sunday, as political leaders attempted to score points and win new voters …
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The gatekeeper of Israeli democracy and rule of law
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The Knesset's Education and Culture Committee held a session on Nov. 6 on the “loyalty in culture” law, which would allow the culture minister to …
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Gaza-area teens complete protest march to Jerusalem
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Some 6,000 high school students from Israeli towns near the Gaza border reached Jerusalem on Thursday following a 100-mile march in what the teens …
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Holocaust survivor compares minister behind culture loyalty bill to Hitler
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An Israeli actor and Holocaust survivor compared Culture Minister Miri Regev to Nazi leader Adolf Hitler on Thursday over her backing of legislation …
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Emily Thornberry to speak at Limmud Festival
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Emily Thornberry, the Shadow Foreign Secretary, is to speak at this year’s Limmud Festival in Birmingham next month. It follows her attendance at the …
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Benjamin Netanyahu
Tame the tongue
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Credit to those many MKs from the Left and Right who condemned Stern and Hazan’s statements this week, who stood up to this discourse seeking to …
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Israeli Justice Minister Muzzles Official in Clash Over ‘Cultural-loyalty Bill’
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Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked said Tuesday she would bar Deputy Attorney General Dina Zilber from representing the ministry in the Knesset and …
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Netanyahu Denies West Bank is under Occupation
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has downplayed warnings made by security agencies and the opposition that he was wasting peace chances with …
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Legal Loyalty
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Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked has had Deputy Attorney General Dina Zilber in her sights for quite some time. In fact, Zilber has been targeted by …
Benjamin Netanyahu
PM, Knesset chair rebuke lawmakers who tarnish public discourse
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Knesset chairman Yuli Edelstein issued harsh rebukes Wednesday for Israeli politicians who lower the level of …
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Bennett slams left-wing 'complaining' over Shaked's firing of Deputy AG
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"I hear a community of whiners. What are you saying? Why are you complaining? After forty years, the right was voted in, and you're …
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MK apologizes for appearing to say minister slept her way to the top in army – sort of
timesofisrael.com - By Jacob Magid
Driver of truck that crashed into minibus near Dead Sea, killing 6, released to house arrest The driver of the truck that hit a minibus earlier this …
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Anti-Semitism
Israeli lawmakers debate anti-Semitism in the US without American Jewish input
timesofisrael.com - By Sam Sokol
JTA — In the wake of the deadly shooting Oct. 27 at a Pittsburgh synagogue, Israeli lawmakers gathered for a special meeting for a discussion of …
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Israeli Lawmakers Enraged by Plans to Upgrade Netanyahu's New Jet for $16 Million
haaretz.com - Hagai Amit
Members of coalition parties who sit on the Knesset Finance Committee were all urged to attend its meeting on Monday – and for good reason.
Jewish Culture
Cultural Loyalty bill passes first Knesset reading
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Israel’s Knesset passed on its first vote a cultural loyalty bill, which would allow funds to be withheld from cultural organizations that are deemed …
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Israel Police Can Now Do Saliva Test to Check Drivers for Drug Use
haaretz.com - Jonathan Lis
The Knesset has approved a bill sponsored by Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan that lets the police carry out saliva tests on drivers suspected of …