When the Israeli Knesset (parliament) failed to renew what is commonly referred to as the Family Reunification Law, news reports and analyses misrepresented the story altogether. The even split of 59 MKs voting in favor […]
The corruption trial of former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been delayed for the third time due to disagreements between the prosecution and the defense over the handling of new evidence. The trial was […]
The US State Department has criticized Israel for not making a significant effort to combat human trafficking or meet international standards to combat trafficking. The State Department’s annual Trafficking in Persons Report, which cited the […]
Israeli Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked has issued the head of the only Arab party in the country’s coalition government an ultimatum that if he does not support the extension of the controversial family reunification law, […]
Many Palestinians believe that the May 10-21 military confrontation between Israel and the Gaza Resistance, along with the simultaneous popular revolt across Palestine, was a game-changer. Israel is doing everything in its power to prove […]
Dozens of Palestinian families on Tuesday rallied in front of the Knesset (Israel’s parliament) against government plans to vote on extending the family reunification law, Anadolu Agency reported. Protesters held banners calling to save Palestinian […]
Israel’s Foreign Minister Yair Lapid on Tuesday began the first-ever official visit by an Israeli minister to the United Arab Emirates, after the two nations normalized ties in September. Lapid tweeted a picture of himself […]
Israeli Defense Minister and leader of Blue and White coalition, Benny Gantz, called for a new investigation into Tel Aviv’s purchase of submarines from Germany in a case which sees former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu […]
Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid will visit the United Arab Emirates (UAE) next week, in the first such trip by a top Israeli diplomat to the Gulf state since the countries agreed to normalize ties […]
When Palestinians face the prospect of the colonization of the last remaining shards of their land by Israel, the answer is surely not collaboration with the right-wing apartheid state. And yet this is what Mansour […]
Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly destroyed documents stored in safes before leaving office, according to Haaretz. Staff at the Prime Minister’s Office were ordered to shred the documents prior to Naftali Bennett taking […]
Israeli judges rejected yesterday a request to postpone former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s trial until after the Jewish holidays in September, Ynet News reported. Netanyahu’s lawyers claimed the postponement would allow them enough time […]
The now-former Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, is as much American as he is Israeli. While other Israeli leaders have made their strong relationship with Washington a cornerstone of their politics, Netanyahu’s political style […]
Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has refused to leave the postholder’s official residence in Jerusalem, the Times of Israel reported on Tuesday. According to his office, the leader of the opposition will not vacate […]
Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu refused to attend the inauguration of his successor Naftali Bennett, Israeli media reported yesterday. Bennett’s government won a narrow 60-59 vote of confidence in the Knesset on Sunday. Likud […]
Around 70,000 far-right Israelis are expected to take part on Tuesday in the march that risks reigniting tensions with Palestinians and poses an early test for Israel’s new government. Calling the march a “provocation”, Palestinians […]
Israel’s longest-serving leader, Benjamin Netanyahu, has been ousted from office by a loose coalition of rivals from across the political spectrum, united by their wish to end his 12-year run in power. Israel’s parliament voted […]
Outgoing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s 12 years in office are expected to end today as the Israeli parliament, Knesset, is scheduled to vote on a new government. Chaos and tensions at the Knesset session […]
After weeks of controversy over security concerns, Israeli police approved a flag march organized by right-wing Jewish Israelis including ministers and MKs, Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported on Friday. Haaretz reported that the flag march would […]
Israel’s outgoing government Tuesday approved a controversial march by far-right Jewish nationalists through occupied East Jerusalem next week, according to a statement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office. “The march will be held on Tuesday, […]
Israeli parliament will vote on Sunday on approving a new government, Reuters reported the speaker of parliament saying today, a move that is likely to unseat Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the country’s longest-serving leader. Knesset […]
We are led to believe that history is being made in Israel, following the formation of an ideologically diverse government coalition, which for the first time includes an Arab party, Ra’am, or the United Arab […]
Zionist rabbis in Israel have called for the proposed government to be blocked by any means necessary. According to a leaflet being circulated, the rabbis claim that the coalition government formed by Yesh Atid party […]
The Israeli Knesset Guard yesterday granted extra security protection to two other lawmakers of the right-wing Yamina Party after they claimed to have been threatened by protesters aiming at pressuring them against backing the country’s […]
The head of Israel’s domestic security service issued a rare warning on Saturday of possible violence during one of the most politically charged periods in decades, with the country on the verge of unseating Prime […]
Israeli Members of the Knesset today voted Isaac Herzog as the new president as Reuven Rivlin’s term has come to an end. According to the Knesset website, Herzog becomes Israel’s 11th president following a secret […]
Yisrael Beiteinu leader Avigdor Lieberman yesterday questioned whether Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “has lost” his mental stability, Al-Watan Voice reported. Quoting the Israeli Public Broadcaster (Kan), Al-Qatan Voice reported Lieberman saying: “I have watched the […]
Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s longest-serving Prime Minister, might finally be on his way out. While Netanyahu was still hoping to drag the power struggle in Israel a bit longer, Naftali Bennett, the country’s ultra-nationalist power broker, […]
Israel’s Yesh Atid leader, Yair Lapid, who has been tasked with forming a government, on Monday signed his first coalition agreement with the Yisrael Beiteinu party led by Avigdor Lieberman, local media reported. The two […]
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to the Middle East “in the coming days,” the State Department said on Thursday after the Israeli government has decided to cease its military operations. This halted […]
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