Politics and Knesset
Once Israeli deterrence is restored, said Blue and White Party leader Benny Gantz, the second objective should be to “initiate a diplomatic-political process that will harness external powers to this place, and create a situation in which the gaps between the rounds of fighting increase.”
The ceremony, established 20 years ago by then-Knesset speaker, Holocaust survivor and partisan fighter Dov Shilansky, was named for a poem by the famed Israeli called Zelda.
“Forbes“ magazine estimated Barkat’s worth at $139 million. The incoming MK requested to have his salary cut to just one shekel a year.
He lauded the new edition of J.A. Hobson’s original 1902 “Imperialism: A Study,” released in 2011, four years before becoming the leader of political party that has been associated with anti-Semitism.
Following a petition by NGO Regavim, the Israeli government has declared that it will evacuate squatters from an illegal agricultural compound near Rumat al-Heib in August.
The orientation event for the 21st Knesset’s record-breaking number of new members included a tour of the premises, a lot of reading material ... and some sage advice.
Former Education Minister Amnon Rubinstein discusses the results of the April 9 elections, the possibility of the far-right securing the education portfolio and praises Meretz as the only party that fights for Israel’s secular majority.
Labor leader Avi Gabbay is trying to evade responsibility for the party’s April 9 disaster, but Israel’s oldest political party was on the skids long before he was even elected chairman.
The right-wing bloc is expected to consist of the Likud, Kulanu, Yisrael Beiteinu, Shas and United Torah Judaism parties—a 65-seat majority in the 120-seat Knesset.
After days of conflict with the Central Elections Committee and demands for vote recounts, Naftali Bennett and Ayelet Shaked close the book on Israel’s 2019 elections.
Though coalition talks are still underway, Netanyahu is believed to be likely to form a government comprised of the Likud (35), Shas (8), United Torah Judaism (8), Union of Right-Wing Parties (5), Kulanu (4) and Yisrael Beytenu (5).
Confusion around the possibility that the New Right Party passed the minimum threshold to enter the Knesset increased as announcements that the party succeeded were quickly followed by saying it had failed.
