Politics and Knesset
“There isn’t a person in Israel who would have voted for you if they had known what you were going to do,” says the Israeli premier, after the Yamina leader announces his intent to join a “change” government.
He would become prime minister for two years before yielding the top job to Lapid in a rotation • New government would unseat Benjamin Netanyahu after 12 straight years as Israel’s premier.
Families who lost loved ones could be allocated up to 130,000 shekels ($40,000) per casualty; in a letter to the Knesset Finance Committee head, National Insurance Institute director cites the Versailles wedding venue accident as precedent.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that in total, America will provide $360 million in support for the Palestinians and that America will “work with partners to ensure that Hamas does not benefit from these reconstruction efforts.”
The bill to pass an official commission of inquiry into Israel’s worst-ever civil disaster passed by a vote of 19-13, after a walkout by Knesset members associated with the Likud bloc.
“This is a journey that is well underway, but far from complete,” said Minister of Aliyah and Integration Pnina Tamano-Shata, who is leading the operation with the Jewish Agency.
The claim that Israeli law permits Jews to reclaim ownership of lands they owned prior to 1948 but denies Palestinians such a right is false in every particular.
Fellows from the program have taught in 19 Israeli cities and have worked alongside 350 host teachers.
Among other things, the TV presenter claimed that “Jews dominate the finance, media and Internet sectors” in the United States.
“This has nothing to do with the Arab-Israeli conflict, but is about money and power. Why are no Arab politicians in Jerusalem protesting? It is because they are focused on gaining power and prestige,” said Rodayna Badir, an expert on Arab society in Israel.
The envoy aims to “reinforce the need to work toward a sustainable calm, recognizing Israel’s right to self-defense.”
“We want to show the world that we care,” said Sigal Sidi from Maryland, “that the news that they get is not always the truth, and we support Israel 100 percent on her ability and her right to protect our citizens. That’s why we are here.”
