Benjamin Netanyahu
This has nothing to do with ultra-Orthodox conscription and everything to do with legislation over immunity, according to Jonathan Rynhold, deputy head of the department of Political Studies at Bar-Ilan University.
Yisrael Beiteinu leader Avigdor Lieberman accuses Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of waging a “propaganda” campaign, and expresses the hope of winning 18 seats in the Sept. 17 elections.
U.S. Rep. Eliot Engel said there was “nothing wrong” with the close relationship between Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump, as they see “eye to eye” on most issues.
A new prime minister? Another election? A minority government? All those scenarios could unfold in Israel over the next few days.
If Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fails to negotiate coalition agreements before May 29, he may lose the chance to form the next government. Also crucial is consideration of a clause that would give a Knesset majority the power to overturn a Supreme Court decision.
White House senior adviser Jared Kushner will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of the plan’s release, which will begin with an economic workshop in Bahrain scheduled for June 25-26.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will now have until May 29 to form a government, or another party will be given the opportunity.
“In the last two days, we resumed the policy of eliminating senior terrorists. We killed dozens of Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorists, and knocked down terrorist buildings,” said the Israeli prime minister.
“We call on the paper to review and revise its editorial processes so that blatantly anti-Semitic and racist content will not be given a platform by one of the most widely read newspapers in the world. The artist who created the cartoon and the editors who approved its publication must be held accountable.”
The newspaper quickly took down the cartoon and apologized, acknowledging that the piece was “offensive,” “included antisemitic tropes,” and that “it was an error of judgment to publish it.”
U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) and Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), met with other Israeli officials, including U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman, to discuss current issues in the region.
“After Passover, I intend to bring to the government a resolution calling for a new community on the Golan Heights named after President Donald J. Trump,” said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
