Ayelet Shaked
Nitzan Horowitz’s remark “justifying the political and anti-Semitic action of the court at The Hague and its persecution of IDF soldiers is a disgrace to the Israeli Knesset,” says Ayelet Shaked of Yamina.
Former Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked to present legislation limiting the High Court’s ability to strike down Knesset laws • Blue and White: We won’t allow anti-democratic laws to pass.
“The International Criminal Court is being misused by the Palestinians and others to pursue political campaigns against democracies, while distorting international law,” tweeted Israeli politician Ayelet Shaked.
Though the so-called “French law” cannot apply to Benjamin Netanyahu’s current trial, it is expected to be opposed by MKs from Benny Gantz’s Blue and White Party.
National-religious faction accuses Likud of “gross disrespect,” says unity government will be “leftist” • Likud official: “We hope Yamina will come to its senses.”
“We have to keep promises made to the electorate,” says Yamina Party leader Ayelet Shaked, “but we also need to see what’s right for the State of Israel, the ideological right and religious Zionism.”
Yamina candidate Naftali Bennett says the plan will be “hell” for Israelis living in the West Bank and spell “the end” for the settlement enterprise; Yamina leader Shaked says U.S. plan “will divide Jerusalem.”
Yamina Party head Ayelet Shaked also called on Israelis not to vote for small right-wing parties that have little chance of passing the threshold and make it into the Knesset following the Sept. 17 elections.
Heading a party polling consistently at 10 mandates, Shaked has been open about her nationalist vision for Israel, including the situation in Gaza, Israeli judicial reform and Jewish settlements.
In a dramatic reversal, Ayelet Shaked and Naftali Bennett say that in light of the security situation, a new election is out of the question.
Yamina Party leader Ayelet Shaked says Israel must evacuate Gaza border towns for “maximum flexibility” and then “change the situation on the ground” in the coastal enclave.
Yamina Party leader Ayelet Shaked says “it’s clear” that the Likud Party is “preparing the ground” to bring Blue and White into a Netanyahu government • Dismisses Netanyahu’s attacks on Channel 12 as a campaign tactic.
