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“The fragile government does not have a mandate from the public to deal with the peace process,” said Ido Zelkovitz, head of the Middle East Studies program at the Max Stern Yezreel Valley College and a research fellow at the University of Haifa.
Ben Gurion International Airport, June 20, 2021. Photo by Yossi Aloni/Flash90.
Wary of new outbreak, Israel to increase COVID screening at Ben-Gurion Airport
Amid concerns regarding the highly contagious Delta variant of the virus, Israel assigns 250 police officers to enhance quarantine enforcement.
Israel will not tolerate a “trickle” of attacks from the Gaza Strip, warns Israel’s new prime minister.
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett calls him “the hangman from Tehran,” and says his election is a wake-up call for the world.
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett reportedly intends to remain at his home in Ra’anana • Bill to be advanced setting a 14-day limit for the handover of the official residence in the future.
Major policy topics include issues of religion and state; the drafting of the haredi community into the army; and Israel’s policies when it comes to building in “Area C” of Judea and Samaria.
The call between the leaders was the second this week after the new Israeli government was sworn in on June 13.
“You know about the big challenges, but it is important that you know that the atmosphere here is very good,” tweeted Shimrit Meir, the prime minister’s new political adviser.
Bringing down Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s “fraudulent, motley and erratic” government is “for the good of the state,” says Israel’s new opposition leader.
Israel’s incoming prime minister expresses his thanks to those who came before him and lays out his plan for the future.
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett also thanked U.S. President Joe Biden for his recent support for Israel during the Gaza war.
The Yamina Party leader replaces Likud’s Benjamin Netanyahu, the longest-serving prime minister in the country’s history.