Daily Archives: 23. Juli 2023


23.07.2023 - 21:36 [ Yale.edu ]

Declaration of Israel‘s Independence 1948

(14th May,1948)

THE STATE OF ISRAEL will be open for Jewish immigration and for the Ingathering of the Exiles; it will foster the development of the country for the benefit of all its inhabitants; it will be based on freedom, justice and peace as envisaged by the prophets of Israel; it will ensure complete equality of social and political rights to all its inhabitants irrespective of religion, race or sex; it will guarantee freedom of religion, conscience, language, education and culture; it will safeguard the Holy Places of all religions; and it will be faithful to the principles of the Charter of the United Nations.

23.07.2023 - 21:29 [ Times of Israel ]

Far-right minister says coalition to push for more judicial change: We demand reform

“We have 64 mandates that aren’t willing to give up on the judicial system. We have 64 mandates that demand judicial reform,” he says, referring to the number of seats the coalition holds in the 120-member parliament.

“We say to the High Court of Justice political party… we don’t want your reasonableness,” adds Eliyahu, a member of the far-right Otzma Yehudit party.

23.07.2023 - 21:12 [ Haaretz ]

Smotrich in Tel Aviv: ‚Overhaul protesters, way you feel now is how we felt in Oslo‘

Speaking to a crowd of pro-judicial overhaul demonstrators in Tel Aviv, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said: „Those against the reform, I understand how you‘re feeling, this is how we felt during Oslo,“ referencing how right-wing Israelis felt during the Oslo peace process led by Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin during the 90s.

23.07.2023 - 20:59 [ Ynetnews.com ]

Over 100,000 gather in Tel Aviv in support of judicial reform as protests against continue in front of Knesset

Tens of thousands are heading to Tel Aviv from throughout the country to support government lawmakers as they prepare to vote for legislation to cancel the courts‘ reasonableness test; Meanwhile, anti-judicial overhaul protesters crowd the streets of Jerusalem

23.07.2023 - 19:28 [ Daniel Neun / Radio Utopie ]

A Blunt Speech For Peace

(June 18, 2008)

The General Security Service (GSS) alias Shabak alias Shin Bet is the operational nerve center of Israeli secret services. Those who head this organisation get informations not only by agents in or outside of Israel, they are in contact with every major political group in the country, watch every relevant non-government group closely and receive a lot of information unfiltered by the media every day. Likely those heads of service can be called “informed” about what´s happening in Israel.
So there must have been some reason for those former Chiefs of Shin Bet, Avraham Shalom (Bendor) (December 1980 to September 1986), Yaakov Peri (April 1988 to March 1995), Carmi Gillon (March 1995 to February 1996) and Maj. Gen. (res.) Ami Ayalon when they publicly critized their goverment on Friday, November 14, 2003 in most explicit ways, rejected raw war power politics and called ultimately for peace between Israelis and Palestinians.

The interview they gave has been silenced in and outside Israel, most people have forgotten about it. Though some say this could be the very right point of time to remember.

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Ayalon: “Yaakov Peri says that one of the great errors of the political leadership today is that fact that most of the debate revolves around the question whether we do or do not have a partner. And I think that this is indeed an error. In this terrible situation, where civilians are slaughtered in restaurants and buses, in my opinion there is no other way but to take unilateral steps. And I believe that if the State of Israel were to get up tomorrow morning — or three years ago, as far as I am concerned — and leave the Gaza Strip and Gush Katif, and really and truly begin to dismantle illegal settlements, then I tend to believe, based on long standing acquaintance with our future dialogue partners, that the Palestinians would come to the negotiating table.”

We asked Shalom if he agrees with Peri. “Yes,” he says, “one hundred percent.” Gillon and Ayalon also agree with him.

23.07.2023 - 19:15 [ Haaretz ]

Former Shin Bet chief: Bill will lead to Rabin‘s assassin being released

It will allow „liars, thieves, or maybe even rapists and murderers“ to be elected to the Knesset, form a coalition, and run as president, Ayalon, formerly commander of the navy and the Shayetet 13 navy commando unit, said. „Yigar Amir, the murderer of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, will be pardoned and it‘s likely that he‘ll run for the Knesset.“

23.07.2023 - 18:54 [ Times of Israel ]

Herzog wraps up meeting with Netanyahu, will hold talks with Lapid later tonight

President Isaac Herzog has finished meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, his office says.

Herzog will meet later this evening with Opposition Leader Yair Lapid, according to a statement from the President’s Office.

23.07.2023 - 18:30 [ Wikipedia ]

Mapai

Mapai (Hebrew: מַפָּא“י, an acronym for מִפְלֶגֶת פּוֹעֲלֵי אֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל‎, Mifleget Poalei Eretz Yisrael, lit. „Workers‘ Party of the Land of Israel“) was a democratic socialist political party in Israel, and was the dominant force in Israeli politics until its merger into the modern-day Israeli Labor Party in 1968.

23.07.2023 - 18:23 [ Times of Israel ]

Likud, protest leaders reject labor union’s compromise overhaul bill

Likud minister David Amsalem launched a public attack on Bar-David, anticipating that the latter could end up launching a nationwide strike.

“I remind you that you represent workers who are mostly Likud people who are struggling to make a living,” Amsalem tweeted. “The issue of the judicial reform should be decided in the Knesset, not in the corridors of the Mapai-like Histadrut,” he argued, citing the workers’ party that was a precursor to left-wing Labor and was the ruling party for Israel’s first three decades.

23.07.2023 - 18:07 [ i24news.tv ]

Netanyahu releases video update on his condition, says legislation continues

“We are continuing with our efforts to complete the legislation, and the effort to do so with agreement. Either way, I want you to know that tomorrow morning I’ll join my friends at the Knesset [the Israeli parliament]. Meanwhile, thank you all very very much to you all,” the Israeli prime minister concluded.

23.07.2023 - 13:15 [ Jerusalem Post ]

Lapid meets with Histadrut leader amid talks of widespread strike

Lapid and Histadrut Chairman Arnon Bar-David reportedly discussed the outline for dialogue that the chairman and his colleagues had recently presented to the prime minister.

Bar-David said after meeting with Lapid: „I will continue to turn over every stone and work with all my might to try and find the right compromise.

23.07.2023 - 13:01 [ Haaretz ]

Lapid meets chief of Israel‘s labor federation amid calls to shut down the economy

Following the meeting, Lapid said he commends „the efforts of the chairman and the framework set by the Histadrut as a basis for shared dialogue.“ Bar-David said „I call on the other parties to show responsible leadership.„

23.07.2023 - 12:34 [ Times of Israel ]

Lapid meets with union chief in Tel Aviv, amid protesters’ pressure for strike

Opposition leader Yair Lapid is meeting with Histadrut labor federation chair Arnon Bar-David in the latter’s office in Tel Aviv.

Bar-David has come under pressure from anti-overhaul protesters to call a strike over the coalition’s bill to curb the authority of the courts.

23.07.2023 - 12:27 [ archive.org ]

BRAVE NEW WORLD by Aldous Huxley (1894-1963)

(1932)

Suddenly ,from out of the Synthetic Music Box a Voice began to speak. The Voice of Reason, the Voice of Good Feeling. The sound-track roll was un winding itself in Synthetic Anti-Riot Speech Number Two (Medium Strength). Straight from the depths of a non-existent heart, „My friends, my friends!“ said the Voice so pathetically, with a note of such infinitely tender reproach that, behind their gas masks, even the policemen‘s eyes were momentarily dimmed with tears, „what is the meaning of this? Why aren‘t you all being happy and good together? Happy and good,“ the Voice repeated. „At peace, at peace.“ It trembled, sank into a whisper and momentarily expired. „Oh, I do want you to be happy,“ it began, with a yearning earnestness. „I do so want you to be good! Please, please be good and …“

Two minutes later the Voice and the soma vapour had produced their effect. In tears, the Deltas were kissing and hugging one another–half a dozen twins at a time in a comprehensive embrace. Even Helmholtz and the Savage were almost crying. A fresh supply of pill-boxes was brought in from the Bursary; a new distribution was hastily made and, to the sound of the Voice‘s richly affectionate, baritone valedictions, the twins dispersed, blubbering as though their hearts would break.

23.07.2023 - 12:25 [ Times of Israel ]

‘Unity march’ draws large crowd, with only handful of overhaul supporters

A “unity march” held by both opponents and supporters of the judicial overhaul is ongoing in Jerusalem, and on its way from the Western Wall to the Knesset by way of the Israel Museum.

23.07.2023 - 12:15 [ Times of Israel ]

Knesset begins final votes on reasonableness law, curbing court review of decisions

Advanced on a rushed timeline that only dedicated nine committee sessions to preparing the core text for a substantive amendment to one of Israel’s quasi-constitutional Basic Laws, the bill is expected to clear extensive filibusters to become law by Monday or Tuesday, in line with the coalition’s goal to show movement on its judicial overhaul program before the Knesset breaks forits summer recess on July 30

23.07.2023 - 11:50 [ Ynetnews.com ]

Protest march to Jerusalem: IDF reservists declare service strike

„We, graduates of Israel‘s wars, feel like „the eve of the Yom Kippur war“ and are showing a bright red ‘stop’ sign to you and your government.“

On Sunday, following the conclusion of today‘s march, the protesters plan to hold a „Prayer for the Nation“ at the Western Wall, followed by another march to the Knesset. Later that afternoon, the protesters intend to officially establish a „Democracy Outpost“ in Sacher Park.

23.07.2023 - 11:40 [ i24news.tv ]

Israel: Knesset to debate on major part of govt‘s judicial reform

Israel‘s parliament has entered two crucial days to determine the country’s future. Starting from Sunday noon, the Knesset debates will be held on a judicial reform bill submitted by the coalition and aimed at limiting the Israeli courts’ ability to rule on the „reasonableness“ of the government’s decisions.

23.07.2023 - 00:00 [ Nachrichtenagentur Radio Utopie ]

„March on Jerusalem“-organizers: NATO-coup in Ukraine and military coup in Egypt as a blueprint

Obviously, spies are trying to infiltrate Israel´s Democracy Movement that resists the judicial coup of Benyamin Netanyahu´s extreme right-wing government. That spies agenda seems to follow some „broad consensus“ of Mossad and CIA, demanded by US state leadership, to keep situation under control and safequard geostrategic goals.

An analysis and prognosis.