Category Archives: Israel & Middle East

Likud MK Yuli Edelstein: “The State of Israel tonight began the recovery process from the deportation disaster” in reference to the 2005 expulsion of 8,000 Jews from their homes in Gaza and Samaria

ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS) Knesset repeals 2005 act on West Bank settlement pullout JNS/ILH staff March 21, 2023 The Knesset on Tuesday voted 31-18 to repeal articles of the 2005 Gaza Disengagement Law banning Israelis from entering and … Continue reading

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A former member of the United States Marines was shot in a Palestinian terror attack on March 19.

JEWISH JOURNAL Former U.S. Marine Shot in Palestinian Terror Attack Aaron Bandler March 22, 2023 A former member of the United States Marines was shot in a Palestinian terror attack on March 19. The victim, American-Israeli weapons instructor David Stern, … Continue reading

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Proposed Knesset bill could spark “serious clash with Evangelical Christians in the US and around the world who are among the biggest supporters of the State of Israel”

CBN NEWS Netanyahu: ‘No Law’ Will Pass in Knesset That ‘Harms Christianity’ Chris Mitchell March 22, 2023 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responded Wednesday to a chorus of concern from evangelical Christians in the U.S. and from believers in Israel … Continue reading

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What if Democrats were to condition aid to Palestinians based on their willingness to recognize a Jewish state rather than swearing to destroy it. Nah.

ALGEMEINER Democratic Senators Mull Legislation Conditioning US Aid to Israel Andrew Bernard March 17, 2023 US Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) on Thursday said that he believes the US should condition aid to Israel based on the country’s support for a … Continue reading

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Survey just released: Only 27% of Palestinians support the so-called “Two-State solution”

JPOST Ben-Gvir orders closure of Voice of Palestine radio offices in Jerusalem Tzvi Joffre March 20, 2023 National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir ordered the closure of the Voice of Palestine radio station’s operations in Israeli territory on Monday. The order … Continue reading

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MK Simcha Rothman, Chair of the Constitution, Law and Justice Knesset committee, explains need for judicial reform

On Sunday, March 5th, Benjamin Anthony, Co-Founder of The MirYam Institute, sat down to interview Simcha Rothman in the Knesset in front of a group of 23 active officers of the U.S. Army, brought to Israel on the annual MirYam … Continue reading

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How an Israeli whistleblower has been arrested, facing indictment for providing DOJ information about Biden family corruption

JNS Gal Luft’s distressing predicament Caroline Glick March 16, 2023 On Feb. 16, Israel Defense Forces Lt. Col. (retired) Dr. Gal Luft was arrested at the airport in Cyprus as he was about to board a flight home. Three days … Continue reading

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The question of the day: Can you explain what’s going on in Israel?

COMMENTARY The Mess in Israel Editor’s Commentary John Podhoretz April 2023 In November 2022, for the first time in a nearly a decade, an election in Israel had a decisive outcome. The government that emerged from that election two months … Continue reading

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Representatives of Israel’s government issue joint statement opposing Herzog’s proposal, while Itamar Ben-Gvir slammed it in his own comments.

JNS Netanyahu: Herzog’s judicial reform proposal perpetuates imbalance of power March 15, 2023 …Netanyahu: “Only four months ago, we held elections. The government I head received a clear mandate from the citizens of Israel. The fact that for two whole … Continue reading

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Bills include override clause, which would permit Knesset to re-legislate laws struck down by the Supreme Court as “unconstitutional”

ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS) Knesset advances first batch of judicial reform bills Amir Ettinger March 14, 2023 The Knesset Tuesday passed the first reading of major bills pertaining to the judicial reform, including the highly contested override clause. … Continue reading

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