Politics and Knesset
The Otzma Yedudit Party leader reportedly received a “special invitation from his American counterparts.”
Geert Wilders, the leader of the Party for Freedom, a senior coalition partner, slammed Veldkamp’s move as “clumsy and premature.”
The moves come amid a diplomatic tug-of-war in Africa between supporters and opponents of the Jewish state.
Emotional outbursts disrupt a hearing on whether the government has the mandate to fire the head of the Shin Bet security service.
The lawmaker reportedly failed to cooperate with a “significant part” of the investigators’ questions.”
The Population and Immigration Authority said Abtisam Mohamed and Yuan Yang came to “spread hateful rhetoric” against the Jewish state.
Justice Minister Yariv Levin calls to boycott agency head Ronen Bar.
The diplomatic moves would serve to strengthen the alliance between Hungary, Israel and the United States at a time of fractious divisions over foreign policy within the European Union.
Hundreds of Palestinians have already been flown to third countries, primarily Germany, Romania and the United Arab Emirates.
The former prime minister is reportedly building a team of close associates ahead of a possible run in elections for the 26th Knesset.
Caroline Glick, Netanyahu’s international affairs adviser, actually “sought to explore the possibility of lifting the sanctions imposed on Israeli technology companies,” the PMO said.
According to the PMO, there is insufficient time to finalize a permanent appointment through the standard advisory process before the expected departure of the current director on April 10.
