Politics and Knesset
British Labour Party leader Keir Starmer acknowledged that the reinstatement is a “painful day” for the Jewish community, but also remarked that Corbyn won’t be allowed to “prevent” the party “from doing the vital work of tackling anti-Semitism.”
“The global climate crisis demands that we rethink how we produce and consume energy,” says Israeli Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz.
According to Israel’s Environmental Protection Ministry, Israelis discard nearly $1,000 a year in food waste, costing $352 million annually in garbage treatment alone.
“The clock is running out,” Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz tells Netanyahu • Likud official: “It’s time for Blue and White to show responsibility and work on behalf of the people, not the polls.”
The regional “revolution” in Arab-Jewish relations must extend within Israel’s borders, and “the first component is personal security—defeating crime, defeating the rule of fear,” says the Israeli premier.
The platform said a network used fake accounts to develop fictitious personas who purported to be based in Israel and Iraq.
“If [U.S. President Donald] Trump indeed loses, we will have to take this measure,” said Yamina Knesset member Bezalel Smotrich.
If the COVID-19 morbidity rate increases, “we will need to stop and maybe tighten the restrictions,” warns the Israeli premier.
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz is said to have told confidants that he knows he’ll never be premier under the rotation deal with Likud.
The Equality and Human Rights Commission released a report that found Labour violated the Equality Act of 2010 in three ways: “political interference in anti-Semitism complaints,” “failure to provide adequate training to those handling anti-Semitism complaints” and “harassment.”
The measure will take effect upon approval by the Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee.
According to researchers, the tiny gem seal, the third ever found in Jerusalem from the Second Temple period, was likely the property of a Jew.