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Israel: Chief Rabbinate elections delayed amid power struggle
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The Knesset voted overnight Monday to postpone the elections for the country's Chief Rabbinate, extending the tenure of the serving rabbis until next spring. The elections were originally scheduled for August.
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Israeli Knesset passes controversial Deri, Smotrich Laws, legislative blit
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The bills, referred to as the "Deri Law" and "Smotrich Laws" have been key demands by the Shas and Religious Zionism parties. Following an all-night Knesset debate, lawmakers passed the bills together by a vote of 63-55.
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Netanyahu forms new government in Israel
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday late night notified President Isaac Herzog that he had managed to form a government after 38 days of coalition negotiations, reported The Washington Post.
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