Protesters demonstrated against Sephardi Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef on Tuesday morning in response to a recent threat of his that haredim would leave Israel if forced to draft into the IDF. As part of the protest, the demonstrators presented a “Dividing Israel” award, a reference to the Israel Prize that the rabbi is set … Read more
Against the background of the protests against the Netanyahu government, which are intensifying as the war continues, on Sunday evening, Brig.-Gen Amir Haskel, one of the leaders of the protests against the government, spoke with Ben Caspit and Prof. Aryeh Eldad on 103FM. “We are starting a strike that will end on Wednesday evening … Read more
Regarding the efforts to bring about another deal for the release of hostages, 103FM broadcaster and Channel 12’s legal affairs reporter, Guy Peleg, commented on Israel’s attempts. Peleg claimed that “it is clear that such a deal or a similar deal would endanger Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition.” Are Hamas’s demands reasonable? Peleg made … Read more
MK Meir Cohen from Yesh Atid, former welfare and social services minister, was interviewed recently by Anat Davidov and Udi Segal on 103FM radio about the war in Gaza, about the departure of New Hope chairman Gideon Sa’ar from the coalition with Benny Gantz Gantz, and on whether Yesh Atid would join the current … Read more
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in the Egyptian capital of Cairo on Thursday for an important meeting. The Egyptian foreign ministry spotlighted the “expanded bilateral consultations” that took place between Blnken and his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry. The Egyptians praised the “Extensive consultation and exchanging views on means to boost bilateral strategic … Read more
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh blamed Israel for failing to adhere to its demands for a hostage deal, as the holy month of Ramadan opened Sunday night without the much sought-after pause to the Gaza war. “I tell you very clearly that the one who bears responsibility for not reaching an agreement is the occupation … Read more
Israel boycotted Gaza ceasefire talks in Cairo on Sunday after Hamas rejected its demand for a complete list naming hostages that are still alive, according to reports. A Hamas delegation arrived in Cairo for the talks, billed as a possible final hurdle before an agreement that would halt the fighting for six weeks and … Read more
Gal Hirsch, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s appointee to head up efforts to rescue the hostages will receive a yearly salary of up to NIS 500,000 shekels, but will not be a state employee or be able to direct state employees due to his pending indictment, according to a KAN news report on Thursday. Hirsch … Read more
Hamas made a demand for the release of Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti as part of a hostage deal with Israel, the Associated Press (AP) reported on Saturday. Barghouti, the head of Tanzim, an armed faction of Fatah, was arrested by the Israeli security forces in the West Bank city of Ramallah on April 15, … Read more
The opposition party Yesh Atid would be willing to join the government in order to save the 136 hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza if the far-right parties Otzma Yehudit and Religious Zionist Party leave the government in opposition of a deal, opposition leader and Yesh Atid chairman MK Yair Lapid said in … Read more
