Politics and Knesset
The government does not plan to submit a response to the High Court of Justice in the case against Gali Baharav-Miara’s dismissal proceedings.
“Iran declared war on Israel a long time ago. Now it is facing the consequences,” said opposition leader Yair Lapid.
The dissolution bill was defeated after the coalition reached a deal with ultra-Orthodox parties on a proposal to regulate the military draft of haredi men.
A prominent Likud lawmaker used the fringe phenomenon to mock a Reform rabbi’s tangential plea for religious egalitarianism.
Javier Milei, the country’s president and one of Israel’s staunch supporters, is on his second visit to Israel in as many years.
“It will be one of the highest honors of my life,” the Louisiana Republican stated. “We’re bound by the same beliefs, the same psalms and the same pursuit of liberty.”
The finance minister said the decision was made against the background of the “delegitimization campaign” led by the P.A. against the Jewish state.
The Sephardic ultra-Orthodox Shas Party needs to vote in favor of the dissolution bill to trigger an election.
Hebrew media cited Hamas sources as denying any significant progress had been made; “In light of past experience, I don’t want to overstate it,” says Israel’s foreign minister.
Nine MKs voted in favor of the defense minister’s proposal, while seven committee members opposed it.
The move comes a day after Israel’s Cabinet voted to circumvent an independent public committee responsible for appointing and firing attorney generals.
TUS IL will focus on Europe, and later add flights to the Gulf.
