Politics and Knesset
Israeli Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz is reportedly willing to consider “new ways” to solve contentious issues, in a bid to convince Yamina MK Idit Silman to reconsider her resignation.
Near the government compound at Cinema City, it was publicized under the banner: “Israel is bleeding—we [must] bring back security!”
Opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu predicted that the government would soon dissolve following the departure of Idit Silman.
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid scramble to save their government, while the opposition encourages more defections.
The Haifa University study found that a little more than half of the respondents believe that conditions for the sector improved over the past year, with 67% being optimistic about future improvements.
Resignation leaves Bennett-Lapid coalition with 60-60 tie in parliament • Coalition members say government will “hang on” until March 2023 • Opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu welcomed Silman “back home to the nationalist camp.”
Haifa resident Fida Kiwan was arrested last year after half a kilogram of cocaine was found in her Dubai apartment.
The Jewish community of 100,000 or so has been divided on the prime minister largely across religious-political lines, even though they agree that anti-Semitism has not really been an issue.
“Water is life,” said Israeli Ambassador to the Philippines Ilan Fluss.
The defense establishment has “hidden its head in the sand” with regard to the breaks in the fence, says Samaria Regional Council head Yossi Dagan.
“Certainty is important for the tourism industry,” said Israel’s Minister of Tourism Yoel Razvozov.
Israel faces challenges due to the “worrying developments” in Eastern Europe, says Israeli Transportation Minister Merav Michaeli.