Some 27 ministers and Members of Knesset (MKs) from Israel’s coalition called in a letter to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the national security cabinet on Wednesday to adopt a plan to transfer all civilians in northern Gaza to its south in order to “cleanse” the territory and defeat the remaining Hamas terrorists. The … Read more
Israel’s parliament (Knesset) will convene on Monday and Thursday this week in order to amend the 2024 budget by increasing government spending by approximately NIS 3.4 billion. The increase in spending will go towards a number of war-related issues, including funding for evacuees and released hostages and their families until the end of 2024; … Read more
The far-right Otzma Yehudit party ran a paid ad in a number of newspapers on Sunday morning against Shin Bet head Ronen Bar. The ad read, “Ronen Bar failed on October 7 and is leading Israel to another disaster. Say no to a reckless deal.” The ad came in the wake of a letter … Read more
A months-long feud between the coalition parties Otzma Yehudit and Shas flared up on Monday as Israel’s Knesset plenum convened for a rare August session. The plenum may convene during the Knesset’s summer recess following a special process initiated by either the government or a group of at least 25 Knesset members. Knesset speaker … Read more
The far-right Otzma Yehudit party is negotiating with the two haredi parties, Shas and United Torah Judaism, in an attempt to cut a deal to pass a number of controversial bills and measures this week, before the Knesset sets out on its three-month summer recess on Sunday, an Otzma Yehudit spokesperson confirmed on Monday. … Read more
Otzma Yehudit MK Yitzhak Kreuzer discussed Israel’s hostage negotiations with Hamas in a recent interview on 103FM. Kreuzer began by stating, “It is true that the State of Israel has been conducting a policy of negotiations with the terrorist organization in recent years. Today, we see that Hamas has not budged even a millimeter … Read more
Heritage Affairs Minister Amichai Eliyahu recently spoke on 103FM radio, discussing Hamas’s response to the outline of the latest hostage deal proposal and the differences of opinion between members of the coalition and Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara. Eliyahu stated: “To rely on Hamas is to return to the mistakes of the Oslo Accords. We … Read more
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party is continuing to regain some of the political ground it lost on October 7, according to a new Maariv poll, but National Unity party head Benny Gantz remains the frontrunner to form a new government if elections were held today. The poll, conducted April 10-11, saw Likud gain two … Read more
An initiative by the US administration to end Israel’s conflict with Hamas by forming a Palestinian state provides a “tailwind for terrorists,” Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu of the far-right Otmza Yehudit Party said in an interview with The Jerusalem Post on Monday. Rather than “award” the Palestinians a state, Hamas must come “crawling and … Read more
