Politics and Knesset
According to reports, the youth was placed in a fake prison cell in Akko Prison, where policemen disguised as cell mates convicted of crimes such as murder, planted fake drugs under his mattress and prevented him from eating or sleeping in a bid to pressure him to confess.
Honduras will be moving ahead with plans to open its Israel embassy in Jerusalem, and Israel is in talks to open its own Honduran embassy.
The recent shifts are likely only the first in Israel’s rapid election cycle that culminates at the national polls on April 9.
It was a banner year for diplomacy, though analysts say the Jewish state is now facing political pushback and some significant new challenges.
In return, Honduras has asked the Jewish state to upgrade its consulate in Tegucigalpa to an embassy, as well as work together on issues like cyber security, water management and crime prevention.
The final tally was 21-0. The bill now requires the approval of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and cabinet members.
Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon was the first Israeli envoy to be appointed to head the U.N. Legal Committee and served as vice president of the General Assembly on behalf of Western states.
“A reduced sentence is a privilege that terrorists are not worthy of receiving,” said Knesset member Anat Berko. “Terrorists are proud of their actions and therefore must bear the full consequences. We won’t stop working for our citizens’ security.”
“We will certainly continue to strengthen sovereignty where our patriarchs and matriarchs are buried,” said Knesset member Yoav Kish, referring to Me’arat Hamachpelah, the ancient tomb of Jewish forebears Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, Rebecca, Jacob and Leah.
Knesset members can opt to reject their pay increases. Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon’s Kulanu Party decided that its members would waive the increase.
Ivan Lewis, who is Jewish, who will continue to be in the British parliament as an independent.
As a result, women across Israel plan to strike for 25 minutes at 10 a.m. every day until the government approves a $66 million budget to target violence against women, which has been stalled.
