Sanctions loom Will the Knesset sanction government offices that refuse to move to Jerusalem? Following a debate at the Economic Committee led by City Councilman Ofer Berkovitch (Hitorerut), committee chairman MK Ya’acov Margi (Shas) announced his decision to submit a bill regarding the matter. For more than nine years, Berkovitch has tried to promote … Read more
Iran inched closer to Moscow, as it completed work on a new treaty and spoke of the necessity of the Gaza ceasefire with Russia, China, and Turkey. It made those diplomatic moves as the Houthis, Yemen’s Iranian proxy group, said on Tuesday it hit a Norwegian commercial tanker delivering crude oil to an Israeli … Read more
The Biden administration had intended to present Israel with a series of steps that needed to be taken to allow for the creation of a Palestinian state as part of the potential normalization deal between Saudi Arabia and the Jewish state. “One of the things we had planned and put on the table was … Read more
A group of left-wing Israeli organizations submitted a letter to United States President Joe Biden on Tuesday, asking that he encourage Israel to discontinue military actions in the Gaza Strip and continue administering aid. The letter, which begins by condemning the October 7 massacre committed by Hamas but neglects to use the word “terrorist,” … Read more
Far-right National Missions Minister Orit Struk attacked IDF reserves officers for their “fat pockets [stuffed with money]” in an interview with N12 on Tuesday. Struk made the comment while being asked about the hundreds of millions of shekels being added to her ministry in the amended 2023 budget for uses like “family purity” counseling … Read more
Jerusalem is a large city, the largest in Israel in terms of population, and is the center of a metropolitan area consisting of localities that receive services from the major city. In the metropolitan context, the issue of employment is usually examined, but another important service is higher education. There are many higher education … Read more
The UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. Only a handful of countries opposed the vote and around twenty abstained. While many countries legitimately want a ceasefire, Iran’s strategy here is more complex. Iran backs Hamas and other groups in the Middle East that have sought to leverage … Read more
Israel is close to reaching a “diplomatic solution” to move terror organization Hezbollah away from the northern border with Lebanon, KAN News reported Wednesday morning. Along with Israel’s main goal of moving Hezbollah forces north of the Litani River and away from Israeli civilians, discussions with European partners included the potential strengthening of the … Read more
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov demanded the release of hostages held in Gaza in telephone calls on Sunday and Monday with Hamas and other Palestinian factions, the Russian foreign ministry said. The statement followed a series of meetings and calls between President Vladimir Putin and Middle East leaders in the past week. The … Read more
National Unity MK Matan Kahana discussed the contentious issue of admitting Palestinian laborers from Judea and Samaria in an interview on 103FM Tuesday morning. Kahana acknowledged the complexity of the matter, stating, “It is clear that in times of war, our priority is to protect ourselves as effectively as possible.” He also expressed the … Read more
