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Jerusalem planners give initial approval to Jewish enclave in Palestinian Abu Dis

Plans for 400 new homes inside a Palestinian neighborhood straddling the West Bank and East Jerusalem were given the go-ahead by the Jerusalem...

22.05.2023 50

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On the way up to the Temple Mount, Likud is becoming Otzma Yehudit

Not long ago I asked Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu why he doesn’t go up to the Temple Mount. The prime minister has never gone up, even when he...

20.05.2023 20

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An uncompromising right could drag Netanyahu in a direction he doesn’t want to go

On the morning after Thursday’s major right-wing rally in Jerusalem, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continues to lack a consistent approach...

28.04.2023 80

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Jailed Egyptian dissident’s wife arrested after reporting he was mistreated

CAIRO — The wife of a jailed dissident in Egypt was arrested early on Monday after posting on social media that her husband had been mistreated in...

17.04.2023 70

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Labor MKs seek to replace leader Michaeli, claim party’s future depends on it

Fed up with the conduct of party leader Merav Michaeli, Labor’s other three lawmakers have decided to take steps against her with the goal of...

17.04.2023 80

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Bitter, frustrated and afraid: Deri to quit observer role in security cabinet

Shas chair Aryeh Deri is annoyed and frustrated, and he has good reason to be. This week, he decided that he will no longer continue to attend...

31.03.2023 100

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Jerusalem pushing plans for new Jewish enclaves inside Palestinian neighborhoods

Plans are being advanced by the Jerusalem municipality for thousands of new housing units in and around Palestinian neighborhoods of East Jerusalem...

28.03.2023 70

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As Israel’s constitutional crisis brews, overhaul brings Likud party to a boil

The star of the Likud party’s Monday faction meeting in the Knesset was without a doubt MK Amit Halevi. True to form — he’s one of the most...

22.03.2023 80

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With unbridled attack on security chiefs, Netanyahu shows he’s at point of no return

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was edgy and irritable. After a long weekend spent with the family, sans the soothing views of the Villa Borghese...

20.03.2023 100

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Source close to Netanyahu accuses US of funding rallies against judicial overhaul

A senior government official traveling in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s entourage on his weekend trip to Italy claimed on Friday without...

12.03.2023 100

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In apparent gesture to Netanyahu, Orban to move Hungary’s embassy to Jerusalem

Hungary will move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem next month, apparently in a special gesture to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from his...

03.03.2023 400

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Netanyahu looks to cover West Bank with highway tunnels, in vision laid out by Musk

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has proposed building underground highway systems across the West Bank to connect both Israeli settlements and...

04.02.2023 70

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Herzog must threaten to resign as the government begins to enact a judicial overhaul

Shortly after Justice Minister Yariv Levin first presented his radical plan to overhaul the judicial system early this month, and protesters began to...

25.01.2023 80

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To succeed, anti-government protests need to draw religious moderates

National Unity MK Gadi Eisenkot, a former IDF chief of staff, will join anti-government protests on Saturday night, following his call for a million...

13.01.2023 80

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Deri confidants fear court will nix his appointment, blame Levin’s legal ‘bombshell’

Sources close to Shas chairman Aryeh Deri on Thursday expressed concern that the High Court of Justice would disqualify his bid to become a minister...

05.01.2023 80

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IDF razes homes, water tanks in disputed West Bank ‘firing zone’

The IDF has demolished homes, water tanks and olive orchards in two Palestinian villages in the southern West Bank where some residents are at risk of...

04.01.2023 70

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New coalition stance emboldens settlers, who plan to reestablish flashpoint outposts

While completely overshadowed this week by the outcry over Itamar Ben Gvir’s visit to the Temple Mount, more drama is brewing in other focal points...

04.01.2023 80

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