Politics and Knesset
Mental-health professionals will be at the disposal of callers five days a week in English, French, Spanish, Amharic and Russian.
Citing his “mistake” in joining Netanyahu’s government, the former Labor Party Knesset member says he is “taking a break from politics.”
Ahead of the March 23 elections, the Joint List will comprise the Balad, Ta’al and Hadash parties with polls predicting that Ra’am won’t make it into the Knesset if it runs independently.
“Initial impressions suggest a mischievous attempt to create a sensation,” a New Delhi police spokesperson said in a statement.
Pakistan’s top court has ordered the immediate release of Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh and three co-defendants in the case • The Pearl family is in “complete shock,” says their lawyer.
“The Labor Party is starting over,” says Merav Michaeli, who just won the primary.
The coronavirus cabinet previously approved the bill, though it stalled when initially brought to Israel’s parliament, where it encountered opposition from the haredi factions.
A new report from the self-described human-rights group accused the Israeli government of such policy—the first time that the left-wing organization has used the heavily loaded term.
Balad, Ra’am, Ta’al and Hadash launch independent campaigns, but Joint Arab List insiders say that doesn’t necessarily indicate the alliance is crumbling.
Meanwhile, more than 25 percent of the population has received the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine, and more than 6 percent has been fully inoculated.
The outgoing president set a new standard among Republicans for what it means to be pro-Israel.
The PAC was formed by Republicans and former Republicans to prevent the re-election of Donald Trump and Republicans in close Senate re-election races.
