Politics and Knesset
His unofficial goal was to meet with American Jewish organizations increasingly concerned about democracy in Israel.
The coalition is said to be waiting until its judicial reform package is passed before formally presenting the bill, out of concern that otherwise it will be struck down by the Supreme Court.
In response to a warning letter from coalition party heads, Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara dismisses Hebrew media reports on the matter as “fake news.”
“Are 11 or 10 judges more reasonable than 63 Knesset members who were lawfully elected?” Aryeh Deri asked.
The Shas Party leader will retain his title of vice premier after being stripped of his ministerial roles. Benjamin Netanyahu says he will seek “any legal way” for Deri to “continue to contribute to the State of Israel.”
The Iranian nuclear program is of “decisive importance” to the security of the state, says the Israeli premier.
Ronen Hoffman served as a member of Knesset for opposition leader Yair Lapid’s Yesh Atid party between 2013 and 2015.
The organizers hinted on Sunday that their next step will involve civil disobedience.
“There are large-scale illegal activities non-stop, from unsupervised burning to water pollution,” Gush Etzion Council head told the minister.
The gaggle of radical sponsors at the first anti-judicial reform rally vanished from the second.
Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara informed the prime minister that he must abide by Wednesday’s Supreme Court decision.
“The court threw into the trash the votes of 400,000 voters,” the Shas Party said.
