Politics and Knesset
The visit would be the first by a senior U.S. foreign official since Israel closed its borders amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Likud officials warn that if Israel’s top court rules that Benjamin Netanyahu can’t continue to serve as prime minister, the right loses its say in the Judges Selection Committee or the rotation deal for the premiership is rejected, the unity deal is done.
According to data presented to Knesset’s intelligence subcommittee, 5,516 of 16,265 infected people were discovered by the high-tech surveillance program.
“We hope the court doesn’t interfere. It doesn’t need to interfere. There is the will of the people, the clear expression of the will of the people,” says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The judges made it clear that they do not rule regarding political agreements. They rule on laws, and since the laws in the coalition agreement have not yet been voted into law, they will not issue rulings about them.
Jennie Formby defended former Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn and his controversial ties, saying that it “is impossible to eradicate” anti-Semitism, and that it is “dishonest to claim to be able to do so.”
The court is being asked to decide whether or not a prime minister under indictment should be permitted to form a government.
Likud official: “Either Yamina comes on board with what’s been offered, or it won’t be in the government” • Yamina head Naftali Bennett: “If we can make a difference we will join, and if we can’t, we won’t.”
If the expanded panel of 11 judges rules that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu can’t form a government, then the country will be sent back to elections for the fourth time in a year.
Controversy ensues over members invited to address the participants.
Israel’s High Court of Justice is scheduled to rule on the issue, as well as on the changes to Israel’s Basic Laws involved in the unity deal reached between Netanyahu and Blue and White’s Benny Gantz.
Regarding how a Joe Biden administration might react to West Bank annexation, Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) said “it’s hard to exactly prejudge the circumstances on the ground as of January of next year, and we only have one president at a time.”
