‘Generals Plan’ for Gaza Strip picks up steam Lawmakers tell Israeli Defense Minister Katz the IDF should evacuate the northern Strip and impose a siege to save soldiers' lives and win the war. Shirit Avitan Cohen Jan. 3, 2025
Netanyahu bypassed unflinching opposition to truce inside Likud "We are lying to ourselves when we say that this agreement will prevent the restoration of Hezbollah," MK Dan Illouz tells JNS. Amichai Stein Nov. 27, 2024
Coalition MKs to push to release Jews in administrative detention Likud lawmaker Amit Halevi reportedly told a detained filmmaker he intends to increase the pressure on Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz. Nov. 14, 2024
Knesset passes law to immediately fire teachers with terror sympathies The legislation authorizes the dismissal of educators employed by state schools without prior notice if they are convicted of severe security offenses. Nov. 6, 2024
MK Halevi calls for overhaul of IDF strategic thinking "This generation of senior command relies on a conceptual world that is severely lacking,” Likud Knesset member Amit Halevi tells JNS. Yaakov Lappin Sept. 2, 2024
‘Hamas will not accept a hostage deal if Israel can resume the fight’ The negotiations for phase 2 (the release the soldiers and the corpses) could last forever," says Uzi Rabi of the Dayan Center for Middle Eastern Studies. Amichai Stein July 12, 2024
Israeli lawmaker to JNS: Israel must regain control of Gaza “From the river to the sea, Israel will be free: this should be the slogan chanted at Columbia University, Harvard, Yale and Berkeley,” says Knesset member Amit Halevi. Amelie Botbol April 30, 2024
