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“I want to believe that the lessons of the ‘Altalena’ have been internalized,” said the Israeli prime minister. “Division is weakness. Unity is strength.”
“Only when Jewish children are playing in the Strip will the Nukhba terrorists realize that they have lost,” said MK Zvi Sukkot.
Justice Gila Canfy-Steinitz wrote that the decision was made after reviewing classified documents submitted by security agencies.
“Our goal is clear: to return the mandate to the people and go to elections before the anniversary of the Oct. 7 failures,” one protest leader said.
Hadash-Ta’al MK Aida Touma-Sliman also downplays Oct. 7.
“If there is a change in the fighting and our hostages are returned, and we do what needs to be done in the Gaza Strip in a year, or in two years, that’s not an issue.”
“We did it then, and we can do it again. We will establish a state here that is worthy of this people,” declared the former premier.
The National Unity Party head’s resignation from the emergency government will ultimately have little effect, expert tells JNS.
U.S. to attend the summit as part of his regional tour.
Hamas: Gantz’s resignation “points to the downfall” of Israel’s political system.
“It was an easy decision to enter the government, but the decision to leave was very difficult,” said Gantz.
In Israel’s hospitality industry, optimism reigns.