Gideon Sa’ar
The government was shaken by failure to pass a bill giving Israel legal jurisdiction over citizens in Judea and Samaria, then suffered a second blow when it failed to ratify the appointment of the religious services minister.
Hamas leaders should be “taken out of their comfort zone,” says Israeli Justice Minister Gideon Sa’ar.
Israeli Justice Minister Gideon Sa’ar says the choices reflect “the correct decision according to the three parameters that I set as a compass: excellence, balance and diversity.”
Sa’ar moves ahead to try to decriminalize recreational cannabis in Israel
If the new regulation is approved, recreational cannabis would become an administrative offense for many, akin to a traffic violation.
Justice Minister Gideon Sa’ar, who introduced the bill, claims widespread support for it among the Likud • Opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu vows to repeal “Iranian laws.”
The bill, voted on by the Ministerial Committee for Legislation, would limit a prime minister to two terms, or eight years • Likud: Proposed legislation is “clearly anti-democratic.”
The bill, proposed by Justice Minister Gideon Sa’ar, would bar those under indictment from forming a government or serving as alternate premier.
“I don’t think that the attorney-general should be the one to determine who is prime minister,” says Ayelet Shaked following publication of a bill to prohibit a criminal defendant from heading the country.
Sahar Ismail, 50, was gunned down outside his Galilee home • Israeli Justice Minister Gideon Sa’ar: Ismail was a “dear friend and beloved like a brother.”
Justice Minister Gideon Sa’ar announces that Acting State Prosecutor Adv. Amit Aisman will fill the role vacated in December 2019 by Shai Nitzan.
Yamina and New Hope leaders are “dangerous,” as they have burned all their bridges by “deceiving” everyone that voted for them, says Likud lawmaker May Golan.
The New Hope Party leader must end his “foolish” boycott of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Likud officials say, as Yesh Atid enters coalition talks with Ra’am leader Mansour Abbas.
