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Israel: Knesset Ethics Panel probing Yair Lapid’s Italian trip
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The Knesset Ethics Committee is looking into opposition leader Yair Lapid’s trip this week to Italy, which was reportedly paid for by his Yesh Atid Party.
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Israel passes four laws toughening punishments for domestic abuse
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Israel’s Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir on Sunday said that his party, “Otzma Yehudit” (Jewish Strength) fulfilled its campaign promise with the passage of four new laws in the Knesset. All four laws deal with fighting against violent crime.
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Protests erupt in Israel as Netanyahu govt advances plan of judicial overh
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
In Tel Aviv and other Israeli cities, tens of thousands of protesters gathered and vowed "days of disruption" as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's far-right administration decided to advance its plan to reform the judiciary, Al Jazeera reported.
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Israelis protest judicial overhaul after Knesset advances legislation
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Opponents of the Israeli government’s judicial overhaul initiative began blocking highways and interchanges across the country on Tuesday after the Knesset overnight voted to advance key legislation.
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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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Knesset approves state budget after marathon session
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The final vote passed 64-56, with lawmakers voting along coalition lines. The state budget for 2023 will be 484 billion shekels (USD 130 billion) while the budget for 2024 will be 514 billion shekels (USD 138 billion).
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New coalition tensions flare as Otzma Yehudit party boycotts Knesset vote
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Tensions within Israel's governing coalition flared out in the open on Wednesday as the right-wing Otzma Yehudit party boycotted a Knesset vote on Wednesday.
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Terrorists of 26/11 Mumbai attacks should be brought to justice: Israel Kn
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Israeli Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana has said terrorists involved in the 26/11 attacks in Mumbai should be brought to justice. Amir Ohana made the remarks during a visit to the Nariman House in Mumbai to pay tribute to victims of the 26/11 terror attack.
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Knesset speaker Amir Ohana calls India Israel's closest and dearest friend
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Amir Ohana said that Israel and India are marking 31 years of diplomatic ties. He stated that the two nations share a "deep historical connection."
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Israel: Blue and White leader Benny Gantz concedes failure to form governi
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], Nov 21 (ANI): Israel seemed to be headed for the third round of election under a year as the Blue and White leader Benny Gantz on Wednesday night informed President Reuven Rivlin that he had failed to form a governing coalition.
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Israel: PM Modi greets 'dear friend' Netanyahu on poll results
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 10 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday congratulated his "dear friend" Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu as unofficial results projected a clear win for the right-wing leader in Israel's April 9 elections for the 21st Knesset.
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