Politics and Knesset
Violence, said Joint Arab List leader Ayman Odeh, is “a natural response to any occupation. What can you do? These are the laws of nature.”
According to figures released by the Central Bureau of Statistics ahead of Jerusalem Day, the capital’s population is nearing 1 million.
During the swearing-in ceremony, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared to the Knesset that “the public wants a unity government, and that’s what the public will get. We decided to avoid a fourth election that would have wasted 2 billion shekels.”
Israel’s outgoing Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon sits down to discuss the ups and downs of his time at the Treasury, and especially the economic aspects of the coronavirus pandemic, which has left more than a million Israelis out of work.
The incoming government will be the largest in Israel’s history, with 34-36 ministers • Jewish Home leader Rafi Peretz splits from Yamina and will join the government as minister for Jerusalem affairs and national projects.
The event, which will be on Zoom, will be hosted by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.).
Discussing cooperation on the coronavirus front, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said “we’ll certainly talk about the challenges the globe faces with COVID, Israeli technology, Israeli medical expertise—all the things that you and I and our teams can work on together.”
National-religious faction accuses Likud of “gross disrespect,” says unity government will be “leftist” • Likud official: “We hope Yamina will come to its senses.”
Hundreds of thousands of children head back to classrooms around the country • Education Ministry: School system will resume operating next week if coronavirus cases don’t rise.
Reactions pour in from across political spectrum after landmark High Court ruling in favor of coalition deal • Former Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked: “Even the obvious must be stated: This isn’t law, it’s politics.”
The new arrivals, from a year-old baby to a 66-year-old, hail from New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Florida and Illinois.
The left sees it as a bulwark against the right and a defender of democracy. The right sees it as another example of tyranny of the courts and its effort to wrest away democracy from the people.
