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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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Amid right-wing opposition, Israeli Cabinet to vote on Hezbollah ceasefire proposal today
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Amid right-wing opposition, Israeli Cabinet to vote on Hezbollah ceasefire proposal today

Firstpost  

Even as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears to be onboard with the proposal for a ceasefire with Lebanon-based Hezbollah, there is growing opposition against the move among his extremist ministers and right-wing MPs of Likud party Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will convene the Israeli Cabinet on Tuesday evening to vote on the proposal for a ceasefire with Hezbollah. Despite …

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Analysis: Tumultuous weekend for Israelis leaves Netanyahu with fewer options than ever
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Analysis: Tumultuous weekend for Israelis leaves Netanyahu with fewer options than ever

CNN  

CNN — They were sons, daughters, brothers and sisters to a nation. These well-tested democratic tools of change have toppled governments before, but it’s best to remember that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is a political survivor extraordinaire. Galvanized by growing frustration waiting for Netanyahu to cut a deal with Hamas to bring home from Gaza the 101 remaining hostages, including …

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Israel-Hamas war: Developments in Gaza ceasefire talks raise hopes but challenges persist
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Israel-Hamas war: Developments in Gaza ceasefire talks raise hopes but challenges persist

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. But a statement by the Israeli prime minister’s office on Sunday cast doubt on whether the deal would progress, laying out several “principles” Israel is not prepared to abandon, including resumed fighting in Gaza “until all …

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Netanyahu may be forced to choose between his government’s survival and a ceasefire deal
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Netanyahu may be forced to choose between his government’s survival and a ceasefire deal

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. For months, Netanyahu has gingerly balanced these competing imperatives by refusing to even contemplate a permanent ceasefire as he blamed Hamas’s “delusional demands” for the collapse of previous rounds of negotiations. Netanyahu told the Knesset’s Foreign …

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Netanyahu may be forced to choose between his government’s survival and a ceasefire deal
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Netanyahu may be forced to choose between his government’s survival and a ceasefire deal

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. For months, Netanyahu has gingerly balanced these competing imperatives by refusing to even contemplate a permanent ceasefire as he blamed Hamas’s “delusional demands” for the collapse of previous rounds of negotiations. Netanyahu told the Knesset’s Foreign …

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Isfahan explosions: Israel has carried out a strike inside Iran, US official tells CNN
8 months, 1 week ago

Isfahan explosions: Israel has carried out a strike inside Iran, US official tells CNN

CNN  

CNN — Israel has carried out a military strike inside Iran, a US official told CNN Friday, a potentially dangerous escalation in a fast widening Middle East conflict that Iranian government officials have so far sought to play down. Reports of Friday’s strike came hours after Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian told CNN that if Israel takes any further military …

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Isfahan explosions: Israel has carried out a strike inside Iran, US official tells CNN
8 months, 1 week ago

Isfahan explosions: Israel has carried out a strike inside Iran, US official tells CNN

CNN  

CNN — Israel has carried out a military strike inside Iran, a US official told CNN Friday, a potentially dangerous escalation in a fast widening Middle East conflict that Iranian government officials have so far sought to play down. Reports of Friday’s strike came hours after Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian told CNN that if Israel takes any further military …

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On eve of Ramadan, Jerusalem’s Old City offers little festivity as Gaza war rages
9 months, 2 weeks ago

On eve of Ramadan, Jerusalem’s Old City offers little festivity as Gaza war rages

The Hindu  

On the eve of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, Jerusalem’s Old City bears few of its usual hallmarks of festivity. “This will be the black Ramadan,” Abu Mousam Haddad said in front of his coffee stand near Damascus Gate, one of the Old City’s main entrances. The militants have urged Palestinians across Israel and the occupied West Bank to …

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Biden Has New Authority To Stop Israeli Settler Violence. His Choices May Shape Palestine's Future.
10 months ago

Biden Has New Authority To Stop Israeli Settler Violence. His Choices May Shape Palestine's Future.

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING On Feb. 1, the U.S. imposed sanctions on Israeli settler Yinon Levi, locking him out of the international economic system and spurring Israeli banks to freeze his accounts. “There are many more violent settlers than the four sanctioned, and there are groups and leaders who should have to take responsibility for their contribution and enabling settler violence.” …

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Biden reportedly foul-mouthed Netanyahu; White House reacts as Blinken heads to Middle East
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Biden reportedly foul-mouthed Netanyahu; White House reacts as Blinken heads to Middle East

Hindustan Times  

US President Joe Biden referred to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a “bad ****ing guy” in the midst of escalating tensions between the two leaders over the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict. U.S. President Joe Biden with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu As the war entered its fifth month, Biden became wary of Netanyahu and privately called him a "bad ****ing …

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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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Israeli Officials’ Calls For ‘Voluntary’ Migration Of Palestinians Alarm Human Rights Experts
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Israeli Officials’ Calls For ‘Voluntary’ Migration Of Palestinians Alarm Human Rights Experts

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING As the reported death toll of the Israeli invasion of Gaza tops 22,000, senior Israeli politicians have grown more explicit in their goal for the Palestinian enclave: the movement of a large number of Gazans out of Gaza entirely. National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir said Monday that the current war presented an “opportunity to concentrate on …

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Release of Palestinian prisoners sheds light on controversial Israeli justice system in the occupied West Bank
1 year ago

Release of Palestinian prisoners sheds light on controversial Israeli justice system in the occupied West Bank

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. The Israel Prison Service told CNN that the prisoners who were released as part of the deal “were serving time for serious crimes, such as attempted murder, assault, and throwing explosives.” But information provided by the …

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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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Netanyahu given chance to form most right-wing, religious government in Israeli history
2 years, 1 month ago

Netanyahu given chance to form most right-wing, religious government in Israeli history

LA Times  

Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife, Sara, celebrate after the first exit poll results in the Nov. 1 parliamentary elections. Israel’s president Friday asked Benjamin Netanyahu to form a new government, presenting the former longtime prime minister — who is currently standing trial on corruption charges — with the chance to end years of political instability in …

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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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Four key takeaways from Israel’s parliamentary elections
2 years, 1 month ago

Four key takeaways from Israel’s parliamentary elections

Al Jazeera  

Benjamin Netanyahu is ahead of his rivals in the vote count after Tuesday’s elections, and looks likely to become PM. Occupied East Jerusalem – Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looks set to return to power, with his bloc projected to win a majority of the seats in the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, and out on top in the early …

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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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