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Israeli Parliament Bars Critic of PM Bennett from Reelection

Israel’s parliament has barred a breakaway member of Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's party from running for reelection with any political faction, a small political victory for the premier as he seeks to stabilize the fragile government and a warning to any other rebel lawmakers. The Knesset committee voted 7-0 on…

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Israeli parliament bars critic of PM Bennett from reelection

Israel’s parliament has barred a longtime critic of Prime Minister Naftali Bennett from running for reelection with any political faction

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Israeli Participation in a Solidarity Event with Armenia Upsets Ankara

Israel’s participation in the annual event held in Armenia in memorial of the genocide is likely to upset Ankara. At a time when Turkey announced it would maintain ties with Israel and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu would visit Tel Aviv next month, a member of the Knesset from the…

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Timeline: Al-Aqsa raids, closures and restrictions

A review of the major events that have marked the history of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem.

Al Jazeera

Israel Coalition Faces New Split over Jerusalem Violence

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett is working to hold his fractious coalition together after a split on the right and an Arab-Israeli party's threat to quit over violence in Jerusalem. Right-winger Bennett, a key figure in Israel's settlement movement, last year ended 12 continuous years of rule by Benjamin Netanyahu,…

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Israeli Doctors Work To Alleviate Ethiopia’s Overlooked Humanitarian Crisis

Medical personnel help Ethiopian hospitals treat civil-war victims, believing "aid has no color.”

Zenger

Bad or worse: On the faultlines within the Israel’s ruling coalition

The faultlines within the ruling coalition in Israel are becoming increasingly evident

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Israeli government on verge of collapse as Netanyahu eyes political comeback

Idit Silman’s deflection leaves prime minister Naftali Bennett with same number of seats as opposition

The Independent UK

Israel’s PM Bennett loses majority after MP quits coalition

Idit Silman’s decision has left Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s coalition with 60 seats, the same as the opposition.

Al Jazeera

Israeli government loses wafer-thin majority, returning country to ‘political crisis mode’

Controversial former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomes Idit Silman’s decision

The Independent UK

Israeli government on brink of collapse after key lawmaker quits coalition

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett lost his narrow parliamentary majority.

Axios

Israeli lawmaker quits, threatening Bennett's fragile hold on parliament

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett lost his razor-thin parliamentary majority on Wednesday after a lawmaker from his nationalist party quit, leaving his government with a more precarious grip on power but in no immediate danger of collapse.

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Israeli lawmaker quits, threatening Bennett's hold on parliament

Reuters

Israeli Government Loses Majority as Backbencher Quits

An Israeli lawmaker quit the government's wafer-thin ruling coalition over a religious dispute on Wednesday, throwing the fragile alliance into disarray without a majority in parliament. Backbencher Idit Silman's departure raises the possibility of new parliamentary elections less than a year after the government took office.

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Israeli government loses majority as backbencher quits

An Israeli lawmaker has quit the government’s wafer-thin ruling coalition over a religious dispute, throwing the fragile alliance into disarray without a majority in parliament

The Guardian - US

Israel blocked Ukraine from buying Pegasus spyware, fearing Russia’s anger

Revelation of denial offers new insight into the way Israel’s relationship with Moscow has undermined Ukrainian objectives

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Mansour Abbas Becomes Speaker of Israeli Knesset for 5 Days

Amid strong opposition from the Israeli extreme right, the Knesset Committee appointed alternately MPs Mansour Abbas and Zvi Hauser as speakers from March 22 until April 4, because Speaker Mickey Levy will be traveling abroad. Abbas is currently Deputy Speaker of the Knesset and leader of the United Arab List.

Axios

Zelensky tells Israeli government: "You can mediate — but not between good and evil"

"Why are you busy with calculations? Mediating without taking sides?" the Ukrainian president said during a Sunday speech.

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Zelenskiy asks Israel - why not send weapons to Ukraine?

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy chided Israel in an address to its parliament on Sunday, asking why it was not providing missile defences to his country or sanctioning Russia over its invasion.

Zenger

The Women Who Built Israel With Hands And Hearts

Women in the first half of the 20th century propelled Israel forward, making their mark in politics, public life and academia.

Zenger

Successful Women Who Overcame Extraordinary Odds

In honor of Women’s History Month, here are inspiring and diverse women who conquered substantial obstacles to achieve greatness.

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Israeli Officers Warn against Security Chaos Erupting in Ramadan

Israeli security service officials have joined the warnings issued by Palestinian civil society and political leaders against potential escalation of violence by far-right proponents who are supported by Israeli police officers. The escalation by far-right activists portends a major security explosion in Jerusalem, especially with the advent of Islam’s holy…

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Israeli Knesset Receives Emirati Delegation

The Israeli Knesset hosted on Monday an Emirati parliamentary delegation for the first time in its history. The delegation was chaired by head of the Federal National Council (FNC) Ali al-Nuaimi and included lawmakers Sara Falaknaz and Marwan al-Muhairi, and UAE Ambassador to Israel Mohamed al-Khaja. Knesset Speaker Mickey Levy…

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UAE National Council delegation in first visit to Israeli Knesset

The visit marks the first Emirati delegation in Israel since the US-brokered normalisation of ties in 2020.

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Israeli Ultra-Orthodox Party Leader Resigns over Graft

The leader of Israel's largest ultra-Orthodox Jewish party submitted his resignation from parliament Sunday, after reaching a plea deal with prosecutors in a tax fraud case. Aryeh Deri, who served as ex-premier Benjamin Netanyahu's interior minister, leads the Shas party, the third largest bloc in Israel's fractured parliament with nine…

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