Israeli Politics

Ben-Gvir assassination plot foiled as violence erupts at Tel Aviv protest

A resident of east Jerusalem has been arrested for the alleged plan to kill the far-right minister

By Ben Bloch

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EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir speaks to bystanders as he walks to the site of a reported attack in a settler neighborhood in Israeli-annexed East Jerusalem on January 27, 2023. - At least seven people were killed in a shooting outside a synagogue in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem on Friday January 27, 2023, with the gunman killed at the scene, police and medics said. "Earlier this evening at around 8:30 pm (1830 GMT), a terrorist arrived at a synagogue in the Neve Yaakov boulevard in Jerusalem and proceeded to shoot at a number of people in the area," a police statement said. (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP) (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP via Getty Images)

UK-Israel relations

UK has no plans to engage with far-right Ben-Gvir, says Foreign Secretary

By Ben Bloch

1 min read

Bezalel Smotrich, leader of the Religious Zionist Party (Tkuma), speaks during a plenum session on the state budget on September 2, 2021. (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP) (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP via Getty Images)

Israeli Politics

Israel to get even more expensive as finance minister refuses to back down

By JC Reporter

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Israeli minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir after a vote in the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on February 15, 2023. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** ???? ????? ????? ?? ???? ????? ???? ???? ??? ????? ?????? ??????

Israeli Politics

Knesset passes law stripping citizenship of terrorists paid by PA

By JC Reporter

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Otzma Yehudit party member Limor Son Har-Melech seen after a meeting with Israeli president Isaac Herzog at the President's residence in Jerusalem on November 10, 2022, as Herzog began consulting political leaders to decide who to task with trying to form a new government after the results of the country's general election were announced. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** נשיא המדינה עם פתיחת ההתייעצויות עם המפלגות השונות יצחק הרצוג בחירות בית הנשיא מתייעץ התייעצות ממליצים עוצמה יהודית לימור סון הר מלך

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Far-right MK accuses border police of sexual assault during tree removal protest

By Georgia L Gilholy

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UK Jewish groups fear for future of Israeli democracy

By Georgia L Gilholy

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Israeli woman protests modesty bill by stripping down to swimsuit at Western Wall

By Georgia L Gilholy

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Chaos erupts in Knesset over judicial reforms amid nationwide protests

Some opposition lawmakers were ejected from the committee room after heckling the chairman as thousands of Israelis take to the streets

By Ben Bloch

4 min read

February 13, 2023 12:01

Chaos erupts in Knesset over judicial reforms amid nationwide protests

'Israel can rely on Labour’ declares MP on week-long trip to Jewish state

Labour Friends of Israel’s largest delegation in a decade met with government officials in Israel as trips ramp up ahead of likely election next year

By Ben Bloch

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February 10, 2023 11:38

'Israel can rely on Labour’ declares MP on week-long trip to Jewish state

By Anshel Pfeffer

What Bibi plans for his next step is a mystery to all of Israel

With the vote looming on the PM's legal reforms, next week will provide the biggest test yet for both sides in the struggle for the future of Israeli democracy

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February 9, 2023 13:18

Thousands of Israeli protesters rally against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new government in the coastal city of Tel Aviv on February 04, 2023. Photo by Gili Yaari /Flash90 *** Local Caption *** הפגנה שינויי חקיקה כיכר הבימה פעילי שמאל שינויים במערכת המשפט דמוקרטיה דגל ישראל רפורמה משפטית מהפכה משפטית הפגנת שמאל

By Jenni Frazer

The downfall of Netanyahu's biggest critic shows male stupidity is an ever-present risk

It's such a disappointment when otherwise intelligent men behave in stupid ways

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February 8, 2023 12:07

The downfall of Netanyahu's biggest critic shows male stupidity is an ever-present risk

Itamar Ben Gvir announces plans to increase Israeli gun permits by 400%

The controversial security minister made the calls in the wake of terror attacks in Israel

By JC Reporter

1 min read

February 8, 2023 11:30

Head of the Otzma Yehudit party MK Itamar Ben Gvir at a ceremony honoring late Jewish extremist leader Rabbi Meir Kahane in Jerusalem on November 10, 2022. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** ???? ???? ?????? ????? ???? ????? ???? ????? ?? ????

Israeli ex-fighter pilot sparks controversy over remarks that appear to justify assassinating prime minister

Ze'ev Raz took part in Israel's daring mission to bomb Saddam Hussein's nuclear reactor

By JC Reporter

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February 5, 2023 13:15

Zeev Raz speaks during a protest against a controversial agreement reached over the past few months between the government and large energy companies over natural gas production, in central Tel Aviv, on November 28, 2015. Photo by Tomer Neuberg/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** ????? ????? ??? ??? ??,?????? ?? ???? ?????? ?? ???? ????? ????? ??? ???? ??? ????? ??? ?? ???? ???? ?? ???? ???? ????? ????? ???????? ???? ???? ????? ?????

Protest outside embassy attracts 'more than expected' say organisers

Yesterday's event in London was timed to coincide with other international rallies against the Israeli government's planned legal reforms

By Simon Rocker

1 min read

February 5, 2023 11:26

Protest outside embassy attracts 'more than expected' say organisers

‘Israel will stay a vibrant democracy’, says UK ambassador ahead of protest

Tzipi Hotovely's comments come as protestors around the world, including in London, plan to demonstrate outside Israeli embassies this Saturday

By Daniel Ben-David

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February 3, 2023 16:25

‘Israel will stay a vibrant democracy’, says UK ambassador ahead of protest

Israel finalises 'historic peace agreement' with Sudan

Khartoum banned relations with Israel in the 1950s but agreed to work toward ties in 2020

By Georgia L Gilholy

2 min read

February 3, 2023 13:29

Israel finalises 'historic peace agreement' with Sudan

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Israeli Politics

Ben-Gvir assassination plot foiled as violence erupts at Tel Aviv protest

UK has no plans to engage with far-right Ben-Gvir, says Foreign Secretary

Israel to get even more expensive as finance minister refuses to back down

Knesset passes law stripping citizenship of terrorists paid by PA

Far-right MK accuses border police of sexual assault during tree removal protest

UK Jewish groups fear for future of Israeli democracy

Israeli woman protests modesty bill by stripping down to swimsuit at Western Wall

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