Politics and Knesset
A nuclear Iran would threaten the entire Middle East, Israel’s foreign minister said.
“Standpoint” with Gabriel Groisman and guest Yechiel Leiter
The Ethics Committee also voted to cut the salary of Cassif, the lone Jewish lawmaker for the Arab Hadash-Ta’al Party, over his anti-Israel incitement.
The PM reportedly told Ben-Gvir he didn’t know “a faster way to bring about a constitutional crisis than trying to fire a minister without an indictment.”
The Israeli premier condemned as an “organized witch hunt” the “wild and unstoppable attacks” against his office in connection with leak and misconduct allegations.
The Foreign Ministry will always proudly represent the State of Israel and what it represents, Gideon Sa’ar said.
“Yechiel Leiter is a highly capable diplomat, an eloquent speaker and possesses a deep understanding of American culture and politics,” the Israeli prime minister said.
Just under half of those surveyed said they supported the decision to fire Gallant, according to Direct Polls.
The attorney general defended the prime minister’s decision to fire any minister whom he felt couldn’t carry out his policies.
The new law empowers the interior minister to deport family members of terrorists who had advance knowledge of attacks but failed to report it.
The legislation authorizes the dismissal of educators employed by state schools without prior notice if they are convicted of severe security offenses.
“As with previous attempts to inflate accusations against the prime minister and his circle, this matter, too, will lead to nothing,” the Prime Minister’s Office stated.
