As Israel grapples with a general strike and a wave of protests that have swept the country in recent days, the country’s main airport has become a focal point for frustration and tension. Ben Gurion Airport, which serves as the international gateway to Israel, has seen flights grounded and passengers stranded as workers join the … Read more
Sunday Israel and signedThe UAEThe two countries signed a customs agreement in 2020, which is the last stage before the free trade agreement, the first of its kind between the two countries, enters into force. “The customs agreement signed today will lead to the entry into force of the free trade agreement between Israel and … Read more
JERUSALEM – Opposition to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s move to curtail the powers of the judiciary has become public in the cabinet and the ruling Likud party. Defense Minister Yoav Galant demanded that the reforms to control the judiciary be stopped. Prominent Likud party leaders Yuli Edelstein, David Biden, and Avi Dichter also called … Read more
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sacked the defense minister after he called on Saturday evening to freeze the mechanism for reforming the judicial system, which the government is seeking, for a month. The Prime Minister’s Office said in a brief statement that “Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu decided to dismiss Defense Minister Yoav Gallant from his … Read more
A senior lawmaker in the Israeli Knesset from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party joined Sunday An invitation launched by the Minister of Defense To suspend proposed amendments to the judicial system that have caused controversy and division and raised the prospect of shrinking the government’s parliamentary majority. And those splits in the prime minister’s … Read more
23 mrt 2023 om 22:45Update: 3 uur geleden The Israeli government is continuing with the controversial legal reforms that have been protested for three months. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a televised speech on Thursday “to do everything possible to restore calm and ensure unity”. The reforms will reduce the power of the Supreme … Read more
With our correspondent in New York, Carrie Nooten Since its release on the eradication of the Palestinian town of Huwara, progressive Jewish groups had called on the Biden administration not to grant Bezalel Smotrich a visa. The White House did not accede to this request, but will not receive it as is customary. Trip wasted … Read more
On Monday, tens of thousands of Israelis held demonstrations in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem to protest against Judicial reform programme government, which they see as a threat to democracy, as lawmakers prepare to vote on the controversial bill. The demonstrators began gathering in front of the parliament, ahead of the first reading vote on legislation … Read more
By Le Figaro with AFP Published on 02/19/2023 at 07:39 This content is not accessible. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the Munich Security Conference, February 18, 2023. The head of US diplomacy spoke on the phone on Saturday with the Israeli Prime Minister and the Palestinian President. POOL / REUTERS US Foreign Minister … Read more
Tens of thousands demonstrate in Israel against a judicial reform. The President is now making an urgent appeal to the government. In Israel, President Isaac Herzog has warned of a “constitutional and social collapse” in the country under the right-wing government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. In one of his rare television speeches during prime … Read more