Israel/Politics
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Israel: Ex-lawmaker Yaakov Litzman convicted of breach of trust
Litzman was given a suspended sentence of eight months and was forced to pay a fine of roughly $900
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Israel: Joint List lawmakers condemn Operation 'Breaking Dawn'
'(Lapid and Gantz) are trying to pave their way back to power at the expense of Palestinian blood'
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Israel: Labor, Likud may postpone primaries due to Operation Breaking Dawn
The final decision will be made by the end of the day
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Netanyahu gives 'full backing' to Gaza operation in meeting with Lapid
'I of course fully support the government, the IDF, the security forces'
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Explainer: How Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, works
With the fifth round of elections since 2019 looming, how exactly does Israel’s government function?
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Israel elections: Shaked would narrowly cross electoral threshold, poll finds
If Shaked's party were to join Netanyahu's, it would bring the opposition leader's bloc to a majority
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Israel: Galon calls for investigation into Netanyahu over Channel 14 case
'Netanyahu has learned nothing from his past crimes,' says left-wing Meretz chairwoman candidate Zehava Galon
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Netanyahu contests Kushner's claim on surprising Trump with annexation
'The allegation that Netanyahu surprised Trump... is completely false," says a Netanyahu spokesperson
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Ben-Gvir to i24NEWS: 'I want to act to strengthen the state'
The head of the Otzma Yehudit party talks about the November 1 elections, the fifth round since 2019
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Israel: Lapid's Yesh Atid party officially launches election campaign
'Everything has changed in the last year, but not our values; not the things we care about,' Lapid says
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KPF: Israel-Lebanon maritime talks require national referendum
PM Lapid held a Security Cabinet meeting on Wednesday, updating ministers on the status of the maritime talks
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Israel: Likud head Netanyahu launches economic plan
'Our country is in a deep economic crisis. This isn't fate. It is possible to exit it,' says Netanyahu
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Poll: Israeli voters don’t want ultra-Orthodox factions in next gov’t
The Israeli public 'wants to be freed from religious coercion, rather than perpetuate it'
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Israel: Former Yisrael Beitenu MK announces new 'Free Israel' party
'It’s time for an ‘Israel Free’ from dictators, corruption, coercion, fear, incitement, racism... bullying'
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Israel: Ben-Gvir, Smotrich set to announce merger agreement
Ben-Gvir will co-head the list along with Smotrich, whose party is set to hold primaries at the end of August
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Israel: Joint List MK summoned after violence against cop
Police stopped Cassif while driving to the South Hebron Hills to participate in a protest at Masafer Yatta
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Israel: Lawmaker Michal Shir leaves New Hope for Yesh Atid
Shir originally began her political career as a member of Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing Likud party
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Israel to deduct $176 million from PA's funds
Israel expects a protest from the Palestinian Authority over the move
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Israel's Shaked does not rule out sitting with Netanyahu
Shaked opposes the formation of a 'narrow government,' calling it 'not right'
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Israel: Shaked's new party crosses threshold, poll shows
Neither Netanyahu nor Lapid are able to form a coalition according to this poll
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Israel: Yamina and Derech Eretz announce merger agreement
Latest poll showed that Yamina would not pass the threshold in the upcoming election
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Israel: Netanyahu accuses Lapid of 'amateurism, irresponsibility' over Russia crisis
'When we return, with God's help, to leadership, we will fix what is being ruined now,' says Netanyahu
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Ben-Gvir preferred by Israelis over Abbas, new poll shows
40 percent of Israelis prefer a government that includes Ben-Gvir and 20 percent want a government with Abbas
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Peace with Morocco could heal Palestinian conflict, Issawi Frej tells i24NEWS
'There is no substitute for friendship, there is no substitute for closeness'