It does not help, say experts, that the news media and Opposition politicians conflate the various investigations. Tel Aviv, March 6 – Investigators questioning Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu in one of several open inquiries into his alleged misconduct in multiple ...
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“The same goes for followers of Osama Bin Laden – how can this country make a serious claim to diversity without such people in the legislature?” Jerusalem, March 1 – Social activists decried the composition of Israel’s legislature today, calling ...
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“This is a serious development,” declared a subdued Ahmad Tibi. Tel Aviv, February 22 – Following the sentencing of an IDF soldier for a manslaughter conviction after he killed a wounded, neutralized Palestinian terrorist, members of the Joint List of ...
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“Yael and Yaakov can help us shore up our sense of frustration and dissatisfaction. That’s our currency,” said Herzog. Jerusalem, February 20 – Two prominent Opposition factions have reached a deal to exchange established MKs for politicians in the farm ...
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The Meretz Euphemism-Required-Doublespeak Enactment (1984)(2017) (MERDE) Jerusalem, February 16 – Legislators from the far-left Meretz Party seek to establish Doublespeak as an official language of Israel alongside Hebrew and Arabic, a statement by the party announced today. Officials from Meretz ...
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Israelis look forward to Livni’s eventual impact on the UN, which, if Livni’s record serves as an indicator, will descend into irrelevance and impotence. Tel Aviv, February 12 – Reports of the new UN Secretary-General offering MK Tzipi Livni a ...
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“Taking this firm ideological stance – which is also a practical one – will convey our gravitas as an alternative to the failures of the current government.” Jerusalem, February 7 – Senior figures within Israel’s Labor Party found themselves in ...
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The ascendancy of the Left was cemented into the workings of the justice-appointment process, and the Left has been clinging to its hold on the institution for dear life. Jerusalem, February 2 – Israel’s supreme court handed down a decision ...
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“The monthly payments start at 48,815 shekels. Netanyahu then gives kickbacks to the State and its institutions, such that more than 36,000 shekels of the total figure go back to Israel.” Jerusalem, January 29 – Senior figures in the parliamentary ...
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Criticism of the measure was not long in coming. “In any norm- I mean, this is no way to go about making or enforcing public policy.” Jerusalem, January 25 – Tax Authority officials announced today the imposition of a charge for ...
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