Politics and Knesset
“When you dig here you touch the Bible with your own hands,” said Yossi Dagan, chairman of the Samaria Regional Council.
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said the decision was part of his “normalization and de facto sovereignty revolution” in Judea and Samaria.
The incident occurred hours after an “unusual envelope” arrived at the Jewish state’s embassy in Paris.
The ministry said the move would include recognizing the Samaria Regional Council as an “official public diplomacy tool of the State of Israel.”
The Knesset passed a law in October making it illegal for the terror-linked agency to operate in the Jewish state.
Five suspects, four of them Iranians, were arrested mere hours before the planned attack.
“At the moment there is still a very significant bloc—the largest in Congress—aligned with former president Christina Fernandez de Kirchner, that are not in favor of moving the embassy,” Alejandro Finocchiaro told JNS.
The indictment accuses Eyal Yaffe, 73, of rubbing his crotch against a female Border Police officer.
Sa’ar links the Iranian-backed terror group to Al-Shabaab in joint press conference with Ethiopian counterpart; Jerusalem, Addis Ababa seek to deepen alliance across sectors.
Netanyahu’s coalition looks to push through policies high on its agenda, such as the dismissal of the attorney general.
“Israel’s relations with African countries are a strategic asset and an integral part of our effort to strengthen Israel’s standing internationally,” said Sharren Haskel.
“We are increasing the pressure with the goal of bringing our [captive] people back and defeating Hamas,” said IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir.
