Members of the likely upcoming coalition government under Benjamin Netanyahu are said to be in favor of a proposal that would enable a 61-Knesset-member majority to overrule the Supreme Court and cancel its decisions. Netanyahu, who was initially reluctant to include the controversial override clause in coalition negotiations, agreed to do so following pressure from his allies in the ultra-Orthodox United Torah Judaism and Religious Zionist parties.
Daily Archives: 20. November 2022
Israel‘s national security adviser praises Iran protests
Israel‘s National Security Adviser Eyal Hulata on Sunday addressed the ongoing protests in Iran during a security conference in Bahrain‘s capital Manama.
Speaking directly to Iranian women in Farsi, he said that „women‘s lives are important.“
Israel‘s Religious and Far-right Parties Demand Law to Legitimize Gender Segregation
In exchange for joining the coalition, the far-right Religious Zionism and United Torah Judaism parties have demanded legislation that gender separation at public events will not be considered discrimination. Likud has not yet decided whether to grant the demand.
Top Ben Gvir Aide: Legal Adviser for Group that Donates to Rabin Assassin and Jewish Terrorists
Chanamel Dorfman, the adviser who racist Otzma Yehudit chairman MK Itamar Ben Gvir (Religious Zionism) has described as his “right-hand man” helped establish an organization that donates money to incarcerated Jewish terrorists and extremists, among them prime minister Yitzhak Rabin’s assassin Yigal Amir, Channel 13 revealed Thursday.
Islamist Ra’am Will ‘Leave Door Open to Dialogue’ With Incoming Far-right Coalition
(15.11.2022)
The Islamist Ra’am party stressed on Sunday that although it sits in the opposition, it will not necessarily vote in line with the bloc that opposes incoming prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and will keep the channels of communications open with the next far-right and racist coalition, specifically when it comes to matters that concern Arab-Palestinian communities in Israel.
Oil Prices Fall On Easing Geopolitical Tensions
(17.11.2022)
Oil prices jumped on the initial reports of the incident, in which two people lost their lives, as initial reactions from politicians suggested a further escalation between the West and Russia.
Later, as the facts began to emerge, the comments changed and the tension was effectively defused, pushing prices lower.
World War again who? Russia is toast cannot fight Ukraine, China does not want a war because it is interested in its people, India doesn‘t want one. Europe not interested. Then who?
(16.11.2022)
We will have to wait for what the Ukrainian investigators find & are *allowed* to report. They need to demonstrate the kind of navigation kit on that missile.
That will answer essentially every question that is left hanging, & if my observations are valid, w/o a trajectory.
US and Poland have been in contact with Ukraine over missile incident
On Wednesday, Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin said: “We have full confidence in the Polish government‘s investigation of this explosion, and they‘ve been conducting that investigation in a professional and deliberate manner, and so we won‘t get ahead of their work. And we‘re going to stay in close touch with our Polish counterparts, as well as with our NATO allies and other valued partners”. He added that regardless of the final results of the investigation, the ultimate blame for the incident lies with Russia.