Politics and Knesset
The left sees its grip on the Israel Security Agency and the Attorney General’s Office as being at risk.
The law replaces two spots on the committee with attorneys appointed by coalition and opposition, respectively, instead of members of the Israel Bar Association.
The security buffers in Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria are “unequivocally” permanent, said Israeli Cabinet Secretary Yossi Fox.
“As long as Hamas persists in refusing to release our hostages, the pressure we apply will become stronger and stronger. This includes capturing territories,” said the Israeli premier.
The court rejected Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara’s demand for a ban on the premier interviewing a replacement for Ronen Bar.
“There is no place for songs against IDF service. This is the time to unite our forces against our external enemies,” said the prime minister.
The election of delegates to the panel for appointing and dismissing the AG is the next step toward a final Cabinet vote on Baharav-Miara’s removal.
The budget will be 620 billion shekels, with about 110 billion shekels going to the defense budget, the highest ever.
“Protesters who have lost their minds are tearing down pictures of fallen IDF soldiers,” tweeted Education Minister Yoav Kisch.
A cross-party initiative envisions the facility being built five miles southeast of the capital of the Negev.
Opposition leader Yair Lapid threatened to shut down the economy should the government defy a High Court injunction against a Cabinet decision to fire Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar.
“Yair Lapid should be ashamed,” Likud lawmaker Tally Gotliv tells JNS.
