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Israeli minister calls for ban on loudspeakers in mosques
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Israeli minister calls for ban on loudspeakers in mosques

India Today  

Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir directed the police to ban the use of loudspeakers in mosques for broadcasting the azaan. In a post on X, Gvir claimed that the ban on loudspeakers in mosques would eliminate "unreasonable noise from mosques, which has become a hazard for Israeli residents". Knesset for the Democrats member Gilad Kariv called Ben Gvir's …

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Israel’s far-right wants to move Palestinians out of Gaza. Its ideas are gaining attention
11 months, 1 week ago

Israel’s far-right wants to move Palestinians out of Gaza. Its ideas are gaining attention

CNN  

Editor’s Note: A version of this story appears in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. Social Media Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected the idea of establishing Jewish settlements, but has said only that neither Hamas nor the Ramallah-based Palestinian Authority should govern the territory, and that Israel will keep “full …

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Israeli minister proposes post-war plan for Gaza as government divisions burst out into open
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Israeli minister proposes post-war plan for Gaza as government divisions burst out into open

CNN  

Tel Aviv and Jerusalem CNN — Rifts in the Israeli government emerged publicly on Friday as members of the cabinet argued over plans for the post-war future of Gaza and how to handle investigations into the security failings around Hamas’ October 7 attacks. In northern Gaza, he said the Israel Defense Forces’ campaign would encompass “raids, the destruction of terror …

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Netanyahu in a rare apology says he was wrong in criticising security apparatus
1 year, 1 month ago

Netanyahu in a rare apology says he was wrong in criticising security apparatus

The Hindu  

Faced with sharp criticism from allies and opposition alike, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on October 29 apologized for an earlier statement in which he blamed the security services for failing to prevent the Hamas attack on October 7. Late Saturday night, Mr. Netanyahu in a post on X said that he never received any warnings of Hamas' “war intentions” …

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From now on, terror prisoners will bathe less in Israel after found wasting water in shower
1 year, 10 months ago

From now on, terror prisoners will bathe less in Israel after found wasting water in shower

Firstpost  

Jerusalem: Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir has ordered the country’s Prison Service to reduce shower time for security inmates. Prisoner group reacts As per Times of Israel, Palestinian prisoners threatened “disobedience” following Ben Gvir’s order. We can no longer tolerate the daily abuse against us since Ben Gvir came to power.” President of the Palestinian Prisoner’s Club Qadura …

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Netanyahu, the godfather of modern Israeli fascism
2 years ago

Netanyahu, the godfather of modern Israeli fascism

Al Jazeera  

Fascism has been on the minds of Israel’s friends and foes alike since “the Jewish State” held its latest elections and its former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu began negotiations to form a new coalition. But make no mistake, the problem of fascism in Israel lies less with the extremist parties that will be part of the next government and more …

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Netanyahu informs Israeli president he has formed government
2 years ago

Netanyahu informs Israeli president he has formed government

CNN  

Jerusalem CNN — Benjamin Netanyahu has officially informed Israeli President Isaac Herzog that he has successfully formed a government, his Likud party said Wednesday. In what was a last minute announcement, Netanyahu tweeted 10 minutes before the deadline expired, “I have managed.” Netanyahu, who had already served as prime minister for 15 years until being ousted last year, had until …

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Israel’s far-right kingmaker joins memorial for racist rabbi
2 years, 1 month ago

Israel’s far-right kingmaker joins memorial for racist rabbi

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — A far-right Israeli lawmaker, whose surging popularity helped propel former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu back to power in last week’s general election, delivered a glowing tribute Thursday at a memorial event for an extremist rabbi assassinated in 1990. “We urge all parties to maintain calm, exercise restraint, and to refrain from actions that only serve to exacerbate tensions …

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Opinion: What a Netanyahu comeback means for Israel – and the world
2 years, 1 month ago

Opinion: What a Netanyahu comeback means for Israel – and the world

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Aaron David Miller is a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and author of “The End of Greatness: Why America Can’t Have Another Great President.” Miller was a Middle East negotiator in Democratic and Republican administrations. Indeed, the biggest star in the new political firmament wasn’t Netanyahu but the extremist Itamar Ben Gvir, whose bloc …

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Analysis: The fall and rise of Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu
2 years, 1 month ago

Analysis: The fall and rise of Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu

Al Jazeera  

Netanyahu was able to return to power by utilising the far right, a side of Israeli politics that had been shunned. Rise of the far right For Netanyahu’s opponents, the shock has not so much been having him as prime minister – he has already served a total of 15 years in the position – but instead the stunning success …

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Israelis vote for parliament again, but strong coalition unlikely
2 years, 1 month ago

Israelis vote for parliament again, but strong coalition unlikely

Al Jazeera  

Voters are heading to the polls for the fifth time in three and a half years, but the country remains divided. The elections are the result of the collapse of the previous government and the dissolution of parliament in June after defections from the governing coalition made former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s position untenable. The remaining four seats are expected …

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Far-right ultra-nationalist Itamar Ben-Gvir emerges as key player in Israel elections
2 years, 1 month ago

Far-right ultra-nationalist Itamar Ben-Gvir emerges as key player in Israel elections

The Telegraph  

Israel is heading to the polls for the fifth time in less than four years on Tuesday, as the Jewish state chooses between a cautious, compromise-led incumbent or a return to the ultra-divisive rule of Benjamin Netanyahu. At Rabin Square in Tel Aviv, many Israelis seemed generally pleased with Mr Lapid's record as prime minister but were deeply concerned about …

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Israel’s Haredi voters drift hard right in leadership vacuum
2 years, 1 month ago

Israel’s Haredi voters drift hard right in leadership vacuum

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — One of Israel’s most extremist politicians, known for his inflammatory anti-Arab speeches and stunts, is attracting new supporters from a previously untapped demographic — young ultra-Orthodox Jews, one of the fastest-growing segments of the country’s population. Voting records from predominantly Haredi communities indicate that since Ben-Gvir entered politics in 2019, support for him in those areas has increased …

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Netanyahu eyes extremist political support in comeback attempt
2 years, 1 month ago

Netanyahu eyes extremist political support in comeback attempt

CNN  

Editor’s Note: A version of this story first appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. We’re not really talking about cost of living, though Israel, like every other country is facing its own cost of living crisis,” said Anshel Pfeffer, The Economist and Haaretz correspondent who wrote a 2018 biography …

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Extremist lawmaker surges ahead of elections in Israel
2 years, 3 months ago

Extremist lawmaker surges ahead of elections in Israel

Associated Press  

TEL AVIV, Israel — Israeli lawmaker Itamar Ben-Gvir calls his Arab colleagues “terrorists.” He wants to deport his political opponents, and in his youth, his views were so extreme that the army banned him from compulsory military service. “Over the last year I’ve been on a mission to save Israel,” Ben-Gvir recently told reporters. Ben-Gvir, for instance, calls Kahane “righteous …

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Far-right party set to gain new influence after Israeli vote
3 years, 9 months ago

Far-right party set to gain new influence after Israeli vote

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — An alliance of far-right groups including openly racist and homophobic candidates appears poised to enter Israel’s parliament, possibly as an indispensable member of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing coalition, according to exit polls Tuesday. Exit polls by Israel’s three main television channels projected the Religious Zionist Party will win six to seven seats, the best-ever showing by an …

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