Politics and Knesset
Passage of the bill will reduce the amount of money the Palestinian Authority receives each month from Israel by approximately NIS 150 million ($42 million) per month—about one-quarter of the P.A.’s monthly allocation—unless it can prove that terrorists and their families are no longer receiving monthly stipends.
Yesh Atid comes in at distant second with 18 seats, according to Channel 10 poll • On question of who is best qualified to serve as prime minister, 39 percent say Benjamin Netanyahu, 13 percent say Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid and 7 percent say Labor leader Avi Gabbay.
Interesting exchange: The United States will not host its July Fourth celebrations in Israel from its controversial new Jerusalem embassy, while Russia this year will celebrate its independence day in Jerusalem, as opposed to Tel Aviv.
Hundreds of arson kites outfitted with Molotov cocktails and fuel have been flown into Israel since the Hamas-led “March of Return” began, setting more than 270 fires and burning 6,200 acres of land.
The court ruled that allowing multinational corporations to determine jurisdiction in cases involving customers posed a serious imbalance of power, regardless of the text of user agreements.
A new bill that would require Palestinians to file land ownership and demolition cases in Israeli district courts, rather than jumping directly to the Supreme Court, passed its first reading in the Knesset.
The Arab League lashed out at Guatemala on Wednesday, saying it will no longer engage in relations with the country because of the decision to move its Israel embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
“We thank our Western Hemisphere partner for joining us in recognizing Israel’s capital and encouraging additional moves,” said a statement issued by Washington.
“The opening of the embassy holds special meaning because it expresses the sincere friendship and the brave solidarity between Paraguay and Israel,” said Paraguayan President Horacio Cartes.
From the potential move of its embassy to Jerusalem and an uptick in economic ties to a shared history of belligerent neighbors, the Czech Republic is becoming closer to Israel at a time when allies in Western Europe are moving away.
Josh Reinstein, director of Knesset Christian Allies Caucus, said “when people take their biblical faith and take it into political action, there is nothing we cannot accomplish.”
“Guatemala was with us at the beginning and Guatemala is with us today, and we welcome the opening of the embassy in Jerusalem,” said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
