Politics and Knesset
Education minister threatens to sue after the unions balk at the extension of the 2019-20 school year due to the two-month COVID-19 lockdown.
The “Norwegian Law” was sought by Blue and White as 12 of the party’s 15 MKs are ministers or deputy ministers, and thus are unable to formulate laws or sit on parliamentary committees.
Failure to implement Israeli sovereignty in Judea and Samaria now “will be a missed opportunity of historic proportions, and only the settlement leaders will be responsible,” says a Likud official.
“The system today needs to be defended. Its public image has been tarnished, mostly without justification,” says Justice Minister Avi Nissenkorn.
“This is a sign of the beginning of the end” of polluting industries in the area, says environmental protection minister after oil refinery cooling tower falls.
The move is seen by some segments of the country as overreach and hypocritical, and proved an issue in the year-long elections in the Jewish state.
According to a survey by the Tel Aviv-Jaffa Municipality, out of 2,000 children infected with COVID-19, all but one were part of these groups.
Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh stated that he was unaware of the flight.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud Party calls the ruling “unfortunate” and vows to “work to legislate a new law.”
Ruling follows P.A. refusal to pay out court-ordered compensation to a group of 52 Palestinian citizens.
Aaron Klein will serve as a strategic and communications consultant to the Israeli premier.
Israel announces permanent cuts in customs duties and purchase tax, as well as an extension of unemployment benefits, to spur growth in the wake of coronavirus lockdowns.
