Politics and Knesset
“As I sometimes said to my interns, it is good to be in the majority opinion, but it is not terrible to be in the minority,” he remarked.
In response to the outcry over a “Nakba Day” rally, professor Daniel Chamovitz tells Knesset committee that if they want to ban the flags, they should pass a law.
Speaking with Nefesh B’Nefesh co-founders Rabbi Yehoshua Fass and Tony Gelbart, Israel’s Aliyah and Integration Minister Pnina Tamano-Shata said that more than 100,000 new immigrants have moved to Israel from other countries in the last four years.
Funds were included in a previous budget but got “stuck” for months • Move comes two weeks after Ra’am agreed to rejoin coalition.
Report: Despite forming more than 50% of Israeli exports, Israel Innovation Authority figures show the two communities’ participation in high-tech industry is declining.
The government will subsidize 75 percent of discharged soldiers’ tuition fees.
Experts weigh in on the significance of the consultative body, which holds sway over the southern branch of Israel’s Islamic Movement and its political party, Ra’am.
Likud accuses the government of paying “millions” to Arab sector for her return, Yamina says “no new money was promised.”
The killing, which was carried out in broad daylight, crossed a “red line” and those responsible “will pay a heavy price,” says Iran.
“This is an unprecedented incident in which a Knesset member allowed himself to attack a policeman who is fulfilling his duties,” police officer’s attorney says.
Attempts by Meretz to convince Zoabi to resign from the Knesset have so far been unsuccessful; move may lead to early elections.
The prime culprit is a steep difference in land prices between Arabs and Jews due to discriminatory enforcement of building regulations, says a local council chairman.