Politics and Knesset
The Israeli missions in Rabat, Dubai and Abu Dhabi will make history, as Israelis have never before cast their ballots from such countries.
Nitzan Horowitz’s remark “justifying the political and anti-Semitic action of the court at The Hague and its persecution of IDF soldiers is a disgrace to the Israeli Knesset,” says Ayelet Shaked of Yamina.
Environmental Protection Minister Gila Gamliel said the oil tanker in question had turned off its radios for nearly a full day.
Israel’s largest such disaster brings out thousands of volunteers to clean beaches and sparks a renewed call for prevention and monitoring.
The decision touches on hot-button issues, including tensions between religious and secular communities, which have reached a fever pitch during the pandemic, as well as the role of the Supreme Court itself.
Right-wing parties call the Israeli High Court’s order mandating the state to recognize Reform and Conservative conversions “a fatal blow” to the country’s Jewish character.
The ruling touched off a firestorm in the Jewish state with right-wing religious politicians slamming the decision, and secular and left-wing groups praising it.
“While [her] behavior is contemptible, it does not negate Israel’s right to exist,” says Chief Justice Esther Hayut, overruling the Elections Committee ban on the participation of No. 7 on Labor’s list.
The “Minerva Helen” was not the source of the ecological disaster, says Israel’s Environmental Protection Ministry after inspecting the vessel.
In the meantime, samples have been sent to Agriculture Ministry laboratories for testing to rule out the presence of contaminants.
“To limit the invasion of privacy and prevent the misuse of the information, the law states that the information will be used solely for the purpose of encouraging people to get vaccinated,” the Knesset said in a statement.
The Greek-flagged oil tanker “Minerva Helen” is a suspect in what has been described as one of Israel’s worst-ever environmental disasters.
