Politics and Knesset
The proposed legislation seeks to renew a set of “emergency” regulations enacted in the aftermath of the 1967 Six-Day War.
“‘Murdered a Jew? Here’s a stipend. And if you’re an Israeli citizen, you’ll get more, depending on how many people you’ve killed,’” says MK Simcha Rothman of the P.A.'s “Pay for Slay” policy.
The Israeli government is undermining democracy and religious freedom, the Rabbinical Assembly says.
Numerous NGOs are opposing the Shas party leader’s appointment as both interior and health minister due to his past criminal convictions.
The plan includes an ‘override clause’ giving the Knesset the power to reverse the Supreme Court if it strikes down laws as ‘unconstitutional.’
Restrictions on travel due to COVID were only fully removed in May.
Israeli Minister Orit Strock: We must correct the “injustice and idiocy” of the 2005 disengagement.
Activist parents say left-wing groups are seeking to empty Israeli education of its Jewish content to suit their ideology.
“We will do everything to prevent the return to this bad agreement, which is leading to a nuclear Iran under international auspices,” says the Israeli prime minister.
“As in the past, so it will be the same in the future. Our priority will be the strategic relations with our closest ally, the United States,” says Eli Cohen.
“Now it is time to roll up our sleeves and get to work,” says Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Israel Innovation Authority to fund a technological consortium involving defense companies and startups.
