Members phkrause Posted November 2, 2022 Members Posted November 2, 2022 As Israel’s Netanyahu nears victory, trouble may lie ahead JERUSALEM (AP) — After four inconclusive elections, it looks like the fifth time finally worked for Benjamin Netanyahu. https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-religion-israel-united-states-01be04f27e55f6178ad9404c73913c97? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted November 3, 2022 Author Members Posted November 3, 2022 As Israel’s far right parties celebrate, Palestinians shrug RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The apparent comeback of former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the dramatic rise of his far-right and ultra-Orthodox allies in Israel’s general election this week have prompted little more than shrugs from many Palestinians. https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-business-israel-west-bank-b10b6c6649cd457de58a1dd4431e167b? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted November 3, 2022 Author Members Posted November 3, 2022 4 Palestinians killed in flare-up as Israel counts votes RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Israeli forces killed at least four Palestinians in separate incidents on Thursday, including one who had stabbed a police officer in east Jerusalem and three others in Israeli raids in the occupied West Bank. https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-jerusalem-israel-police-west-bank-c095cb9e48c569c5cd3752b00a99db8c Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted November 3, 2022 Author Members Posted November 3, 2022 Netanyahu set to return to power in Israel after PM concedes JERUSALEM (AP) — Former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday appeared set to return to power as head of Israel’s most right-wing government ever after winning this week’s national election, with the current caretaker prime minister conceding defeat. https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-religion-israel-benjamin-netanyahu-0f97b58db3b188bc7512854bd449f8cd Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted November 15, 2022 Author Members Posted November 15, 2022 Israeli liberals fear new government will undo gains JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s outgoing coalition has been the most diverse in the country’s history, bringing a slew of progressive policies on the environment, LGBTQ issues and funding for the country’s Arab minority. https://apnews.com/article/israel-politics-new-coalition-undoing-progress-228ecd0ef863d2345707ccf03da79318? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted December 7, 2022 Author Members Posted December 7, 2022 US Jews fear collision with expected Israeli government JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s ties to the Jewish American community, one of its closest and most important allies, are about to be put to the test, with Israel’s emerging far-right government on a collision course with Jews in the United States. https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-religion-jerusalem-israel-united-states-75263223ded4e8899c9a657e37e759ff? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted December 15, 2022 Author Members Posted December 15, 2022 Netanyahu, set to return to office, eyes deal with Saudis JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s designated prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, on Thursday vowed to seek full diplomatic relations with Saudi Arabia once he takes office, claiming that doing so would also promote peace with the Palestinians. https://apnews.com/article/israel-saudi-arabia-benjamin-netanyahu-280a04e6b0332384a2190e3392639fef Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted December 27, 2022 Author Members Posted December 27, 2022 Israeli doctors reject Netanyahu allies’ anti-LGBTQ remarks JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s largest medical center and health care workers from hospitals around the country have spoken out against remarks by allies of Benjamin Netanyahu calling for a law to allow discrimination against LGBTQ people in hospitals and businesses. https://apnews.com/article/politics-israel-discrimination-benjamin-netanyahu-lgbtq-people-99e2c1447a3bccac8e14b5ea3f07b493? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted December 28, 2022 Author Members Posted December 28, 2022 Top Israeli legal official: Planned laws undermine democracy TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s attorney general warned on Thursday against a raft of legislation being proposed by the expected next government, saying some of the planned new laws would imperil the country’s democratic principles. https://apnews.com/article/us-supreme-court-politics-west-bank-benjamin-netanyahu-democracy-7ae4f560a555bfd98c95e5303a2eced5 Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted December 28, 2022 Author Members Posted December 28, 2022 Netanyahu government: West Bank settlements top priority JERUSALEM (AP) — Benjamin Netanyahu’s incoming hard-line Israeli government put West Bank settlement expansion at the top of its priority list on Wednesday, vowing to legalize dozens of illegally built outposts and annex the occupied territory as part of its coalition deal with ultranationalist allies. https://apnews.com/article/west-bank-benjamin-netanyahu-israel-government-e36ed7260e0398406d9a8ba319b0b741? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted December 30, 2022 Author Members Posted December 30, 2022 Israel’s Netanyahu back in power with hard-line government JERUSALEM (AP) — Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday returned to power for an unprecedented sixth term as Israel’s prime minister, taking the helm of the most right-wing and religiously conservative government in the country’s 74-year history. https://apnews.com/article/politics-israel-government-benjamin-netanyahu-west-bank-2aadcdf4de57c54c59e619478bac63dc? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted January 8, 2023 Author Members Posted January 8, 2023 Biden faces Israel quandary with new Netanyahu government WASHINGTON (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s new government is little more than a week old but it’s already giving the Biden administration headaches. https://apnews.com/article/biden-politics-israel-government-united-states-palestinian-territories-67a5be67c720bfa6c85d8d5a3050b65a? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted January 11, 2023 Author Members Posted January 11, 2023 Left-wing Israelis take to the streets as new government presses right-wing agenda further (JTA) – As Israel’s new right-wing government continued to signal that it would push through measures to cripple the judiciary and clamp down on public dissent and news operations, thousands of citizens took to the streets in protest and one prominent opposition figure warned of imminent “civil war.” https://www.jta.org/2023/01/09/israel/left-wing-israelis-take-to-the-streets-as-new-government-presses-right-wing-agenda-further? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted January 14, 2023 Author Members Posted January 14, 2023 Israeli President Breaks Silence on Netanyahu's Judicial Reform, Vows to Defend Country's Founding Values Days after Knesset speaker Yariv Levin presented the government's plans to reduce the scope of the judiciary's powers, Israeli President Isaac Herzog says 'The values of the Declaration of Independence are our country's compass – I will not allow them to be harmed' https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2023-01-10/ty-article/.premium/israeli-president-breaks-silence-on-netanyahus-judicial-reform/00000185-9c7d-dea4-adcd-9f7fd85a0000? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted January 14, 2023 Author Members Posted January 14, 2023 In fiery speech, Hayut says judicial shakeup plan ‘fatal blow to Israeli democracy’ In unprecedented address, Supreme Court president denounces planned government legal reform, says it will undermine judicial independence, hand legislative ‘blank check’ to Knesset https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-fiery-speech-hayut-says-judicial-shakeup-plan-fatal-blow-to-israeli-democracy/ Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted January 19, 2023 Author Members Posted January 19, 2023 In Tel Aviv, 80,000 Israelis protest Netanyahu government’s plan to weaken Supreme Court (JTA) — Tens of thousands of Israelis gathered in Tel Aviv’s Habima Square on Saturday to protest their new government’s plans to significantly decrease the power of the country’s Supreme Court. https://www.jta.org/2023/01/14/israel/in-tel-aviv-80000-israelis-protest-netanyahu-governments-plan-to-weaken-supreme-court? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted January 19, 2023 Author Members Posted January 19, 2023 Israel, US meet to smooth relations under new government JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel and the United States sought to smooth relations between their countries Wednesday in the allies’ first meeting since Israel’s new ultranationalist government, its most right-wing ever, assumed power. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-biden-politics-israel-government-united-states-8c3d20866a957d25e130082679f3439e Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted January 19, 2023 Author Members Posted January 19, 2023 Over 90 countries, including allies, express ‘deep concern’ over Israel’s retaliation against Palestinians (JTA) — Five countries stood out on a statement signed by more than 90 countries calling on Israel to end punitive measures it imposed on the Palestinians in retaliation for a United Nations vote that referred Israel to the International Court of Justice. https://www.jta.org/2023/01/18/israel/90-countries-including-allies-express-deep-concern-over-israels-retaliation-against-palestinians? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted January 20, 2023 Author Members Posted January 20, 2023 Israel’s Supreme Court bans lawmaker from minister post, setting up potential coalition crisis In a decision that could lead to the dissolution of Israel’s new government coalition, the country’s Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that a minister who has been previously convicted in multiple fraud cases is not fit to serve in government. https://www.jta.org/2023/01/18/israel/israels-supreme-court-bans-lawmaker-from-minister-post-setting-up-potential-coalition-crisis? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted January 26, 2023 Author Members Posted January 26, 2023 NY federation CEO offers rare criticism of Israel’s right-wing government (New York Jewish Week) — The head of North America’s largest Jewish federation made the rare step of criticizing proposed legislation by Israel’s government and “imploring” its prime minister to shelve it. https://www.jta.org/2023/01/23/ny/ny-federation-ceo-offers-rare-criticism-of-israels-right-wing-government? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted January 26, 2023 Author Members Posted January 26, 2023 2 Israeli tech firms to pull funds out of the country, citing risk posed by Netanyahu government (JTA) — The Israeli founder of an international payroll company that provides services to Toyota and Microsoft has announced that she will move her company’s money out of Israel over concerns about its new right-wing government. https://www.jta.org/2023/01/26/israel/2-israeli-tech-firms-to-pull-funds-out-of-the-country-citing-risk-posed-by-netanyahu-government? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted January 26, 2023 Author Members Posted January 26, 2023 Jerry Nadler and Bret Stephens latest pro-Israel stalwarts to express alarm about Israel’s right-wing government WASHINGTON (JTA) — Rep. Jerry Nadler, a New York Democrat, is the latest Jewish pro-Israel stalwart to express alarm at proposals advanced by the new Israeli government led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. https://www.jta.org/2023/01/25/politics/jerry-nadler-and-bret-stephens-latest-pro-israel-stalwarts-to-express-alarm-about-israels-right-wing-government? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted January 28, 2023 Author Members Posted January 28, 2023 Israel’s high-tech economic engine balks at govt policies TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s tech industry has long been the driving force behind the country’s economy. Now, as Israel’s new government pushes ahead with its far-right agenda, the industry is flexing its muscle and speaking out in unprecedented criticism against policies it fears will drive away investors and decimate the booming sector. https://apnews.com/article/technology-politics-israel-government-benjamin-netanyahu-b4f9ba22e89a624b45ab093570f27ec4 Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted February 3, 2023 Author Members Posted February 3, 2023 Prominent Jewish leaders add to drumbeat of criticism of Israel’s new government WASHINGTON (JTA) — A slate of 169 prominent American Jews, including former leaders of major mainstream Jewish organizations, called on U.S. politicians not to conflate criticism of Israel with antisemitism, a signal of worsening relations between the new far-right Israeli government and the U.S. Jewish community. https://www.jta.org/2023/02/01/united-states/prominent-jewish-leaders-add-to-drumbeat-of-criticism-of-israels-new-government? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted February 5, 2023 Author Members Posted February 5, 2023 Macron to Netanyahu: Proposed Supreme Court changes threaten Israeli democracy (JTA) — French President Emmanuel Macron reportedly told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that if the Israeli government’s proposals to decrease the power of the Supreme Court become law, Paris will no longer consider Israel a “common democracy.” https://www.jta.org/2023/02/03/global/macron-to-netanyahu-proposed-supreme-court-changes-threaten-israeli-democracy? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
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