Politics and Knesset
“Israel’s economy is strong and will continue to be so,” said Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich.
Hamas has ceased to function as a terror group in “most parts” of the Gaza Strip, the defense minister said.
Hagay Lober, who son Elisha Yehonatan was killed in action in Gaza, says they are hijacking the captives’ cause to try to bring the government down.
The MedEx campaign aims to recruit 2,000 physicians to address Israel’s shortage.
Israel is in the middle of a war to defeat Hamas and to bring the hostages home. An election wouldn’t contribute to either goal, Israel Katz said.
The Yesh Atid Party head has been among the parliament’s most-absent lawmakers of late.
“At the end of the day, we want the same things: the release of all hostages and the end of the Hamas regime,” says a spokeswoman for the Prime Minister’s Office.
“Al Jazeera will be closed in the coming days,” Israeli Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi vowed following the vote.
The Channel 14 poll contradicted polls of the other major Israeli TV channels three weeks ago, which showed the opposition leading by a wide margin.
On Thursday, Israel’s High Court annulled stipends for some haredi Jews who do not serve in the Israel Defense Forces.
“The first who welcome this is Hamas, and that says everything,” Netanyahu said in response to the call for elections.
The Tikva Forum denounced statements by some hostages’ relatives calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
