Herzog has also been observed trying to make a show in Netanyahu’s presence of having a healthy alliance with other MKs. Tel Aviv, May 25 – The week after an acrimonious end to negotiations between Likud and Labor over the formation ...
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He hopes to be able to invoke it if the government’s policies and legislation in the coming months do not reflect his wishes. Jerusalem, May 23 – Prospective Minister of Defense Avigdor Liberman managed to surreptitiously insert a passage into ...
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Margalit vowed to fight the strengthened coalition by fomenting disunity and open rebellion in his own Opposition party. Jerusalem, May 19 – Politicians and commentators across the left side of the political spectrum reacted with anger today that the right-wing ...
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“This government continually boasts how the country made the desert bloom. Anyone with such power over nature is automatically suspect in inclement weather.” Jerusalem, May 15 – Members of the Arab Joint List delegation to Knesset denounced the government of ...
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The most indicative response has been a shrug of the shoulders and the word ‘Fine’ or ‘Whatever.’ Jerusalem, May 10 – Ministry of Education representatives urged caution today in assessing the behavior of high school students in response to a ...
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“He continues to surprise us with his, shall we say, unique interpretation of what is and is not proper in this setting.” Jerusalem, May 5 – A Member of Knesset known for courting controversy has provoked critics again, this time ...
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“Not that there’s anything here that smells wrong.” Jerusalem, April 27 – The Knesset Comptroller’s Office has noticed an increase in the amount of deodorant bought by MK Tzipi Livni in the last three weeks, Knesset observers have reported. The ...
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“Buji doesn’t want to be coddled, and he repeatedly insists he can handle himself, but the Seder runs pretty late, and it was already past his bedtime.” Tel Aviv, April 24 – Two days after the Passover Seder, Isaac Herzog still ...
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“Why did the administration rely on a set of numbers to determine whether or not I belong in physics, calculus, or chemistry?” Tel Aviv, April 15 – A coalition of non-governmental organizations has petitioned the Ministry of Education to remove ...
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Absent serious chances of a criminal conviction, Herzog would stick out like a sore thumb and generate more conflict than harmony. Jerusalem, April 7 – Amid rumors that Opposition leader Isaac Herzog might bring his Labor Party into Prime Minister ...
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