Posts Tagged: Politics
Coalition Tensions Escalate as Otzma Yehudit Boycotts Cabinet Meeting
JNS.org - Israeli Public Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and the two other ministers from his Otzma Yehudit party boycotted Sunday’s weekly Cabinet meeting, raising tensions...
Netanyahu, Ben-Gvir in Spat Over Response to Gaza Terror
JNS.org - The latest rocket barrage from the Gaza Strip sparked intra-coalition fighting on Wednesday between the Likud Party and one of its more right-wing...
Ben-Gvir’s Party Boycotts Knesset Votes Over ‘Weak Response’ to Gaza Terror
JNS.org - Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir’s Otzma Yehudit Party will boycott Wednesday’s scheduled Knesset votes in protest of the government’s “weak response” to...
Israeli FM to Visit India to Mark 30 Years of Relations
JNS.org - Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen will visit India later this month as the countries celebrate 30 years of diplomatic relations. Cohen’s trip follows recent visits...
Ben-Gvir Reiterates Call to Loosen Criteria for Arming Citizens
JNS.org - Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir on Sunday reiterated his call to make it easier for civilians to obtain a license to carry...
Despite Economic Headwinds, New Jersey-Israel Trade Increased 11% in 2022
JNS.org - Trade between the Garden State and the Jewish state, which is valued at $1.72 billion, was up 11% between 2021 and 2022, and...
Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov Again Refers to ‘Nazi’ Ukraine at UN
JNS.org - In a meeting of the U.N. Security Council, which Russia chairs this month, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov referred to “the Nazi Kyiv...
Eli Cohen in Madrid to Press United Front Against Iran
JNS.org - Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen met in Madrid on Thursday with his Spanish counterpart José Manuel Albares, with the Iranian threat topping the...
Calgary Multicultural Council Member Resigns, Apologizes for Antisemitic Posts
JNS.org - In one image, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is shown, with a Star of David on his forehead, consuming children’s blood. “Can’t get...
Fox News, Tucker Carlson Part Ways Days After Dominion Lawsuit Settlement
Fox News Media and its top-rated host Tucker Carlson have agreed to part ways, less than a week after parent company Fox Corp settled for $787.5 million a defamation lawsuit in which Carlson played a starring role. The outspoken Carlson embraced conservative issues...
Netanyahu Assures Judicial Reform Proposal will be Modified in Compromise
i24 News - When asked about judicial reform on Sunday, on American television, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu indicated that he was seeking a compromise...
Israel Arrests Jordanian MP for Smuggling Weapons into Samaria
JNS.org - Israeli authorities arrested a Jordanian lawmaker on suspicion of smuggling hundreds of weapons and possibly gold into Judea and Samaria, Amman revealed on...
UK Labour Party Suspends MP Abbott over Claim Jews don’t Suffer Systemic Racism
JNS.org - Britain’s opposition Labour Party on Sunday suspended member of Parliament Diane Abbott, pending an investigation, after she asserted in a public letter that...
Chief Rabbi Tells Health Minister to Prioritize Funding for Locales that Build Synagogues
JNS.org - Israel’s Sephardic Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef has come under fire for instructing Shas Party lawmaker and newly-minted Health Minister Moshe Arbel to prioritize...
