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Daily Archives: 9. September 2023
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.
Government tells High Court nullifying ‘reasonableness’ law will result in ‘anarchy’
In its brief, the government argues that the court lacks statutory authority to annul Israel’s quasi-constitutional Basic Laws, and therefore any such verdict would be based on unlegislated and unclear “basic principles.”
“All government institutions may argue that they have the right to determine what these principles mean. It is a short path from here to anarchy,” the brief said
Masses expected at 36th week of anti-overhaul protests ahead of key court showdown
An unprecedented full 15-justice panel of the High Court is slated to hear the petitions against the law on September 12. A variety of government ministers and other figures have warned of the potential for chaos if the court strikes down the law passed by the Knesset to curb the court’s authority, setting up a potential constitutional crisis.
Demonstrations are to be held at dozens of locations across the country. The Tel Aviv protest begins with a march from Habima Square to the central rally at Kaplan Street at 8 p.m.
‚We Are the Only Thing Stopping Netanyahu‘s Coup‘: These Are the Leaders of the Israeli Pro-democracy Protests
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ISRAEL’S OCCUPATION: 50 YEARS OF DISPOSSESSION
(June 2017)
For half a century, Israel’s occupation of the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip has resulted in systematic human rights violations against Palestinians living there.
We can’t wait 30 more years for another breakthrough in the Middle East
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Russia holds elections in occupied Ukrainian regions in an effort to tighten its grip there
The voting for Russian-installed legislatures in the Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions has already begun and concludes Sunday. It has been denounced by Kyiv and the West.
“It constitutes a flagrant violation of international law, which Russia continues to disregard,” the Council of Europe, the continent’s foremost human rights body, said this week.
‘Historical‘: Top leaders react to adoption of New Delhi Declaration at G20
In a massive breakthrough, the G20 member states on Saturday adopted a 100 percent consensus to the New Delhi Leaders‘ Summit Declaration, announced Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Calling it “historic and pathbreaking”, G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant said India‘s G20 Presidency “delivered phenomenal action on high ambitions for the world.”
G20 nations reiterate national positions on Ukraine, oppose territorial acquisition by force
“In line with the UN Charter, all states must refrain from the threat or use of force to seek territorial acquisition against the territorial integrity and sovereignty or political independence of any state. The use or threat of use of nuclear weapons is inadmissible.”
The declaration was adopted after prolonged negotiations on the outcome document that had been held up over a reference to Ukraine.
At G20, Biden looks to fill hole left by Putin & Xi, shore up India ties
President Joe Biden arrived in New Delhi on Friday for a global summit where he will present the United States as an economic and strategic counterweight to China and Russia, taking advantage of the absence of leaders from those two countries, who are skipping the gathering.