Posts Tagged: Israeli government
Israeli Security Cabinet Orders Demolition of Truck-Ramming Terrorist’s Home
JNS.org - Israel’s security cabinet approved several measures in the wake of Sunday's truck-ramming attack in Jerusalem, which claimed the lives of four Israeli soldiers and...
John Kerry’s Harsh Rebuke of Israeli Government Criticized by Lawmakers From Both Parties
US Secretary of State John Kerry’s rebuke of the Israeli government on Wednesday set off a wave of criticism from lawmakers in both parties. Republicans...
Netanyahu: Government ‘Working Overtime’ to Find ‘Responsible Solution’ to Illegal Outpost Issue
The government is “working overtime” to come up with a “responsible solution” to the Amona issue that will both protect the settlement enterprise and the...
Israeli Knesset Committee Recognizes Armenian Genocide
JNS.org - An Israeli Knesset committee has announced that it recognizes the Armenian Genocide, encouraging the Israeli government to formally adopt the move. "It is our...
Isaac Herzog’s Shameful Deceit
Zionist Union Chairman MK Isaac Herzog is the scion of one of Israel’s most distinguished families. His late father Chaim served with distinction as president,...
Israel to Bolster Evacuated Gaza Jewish Communities’ Infrastructure
JNS.org - The Israeli government will provide 24 million shekels ($6.2 million) to build public infrastructure in southern Israel for communities who were evacuated from the...
Despite Anger Over the Political Shenanigans, We Must Rally Behind Netanyahu’s New Government
The recent shenanigans that preceded the expansion of the government sickened even those reconciled to the reality that, since the Menachem Begin era, there exists...
Survey of Israeli Arabs Finds Feelings of Alienation, Susceptibility to Extremism
JNS.org - A new survey has found that a large majority of low-income Israeli Arabs feel deeply discriminated against and alienated, making them susceptible to growing...
Israeli Official Blasts Abbas for ‘Perplexing’ Leadership, ‘Many Contradictions’
A senior Israeli government official blasted Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas for comments he made during a televised speech from his Bethlehem office on Wednesday...
Shin Bet Claims Jewish Terror Cell Working to Overthrow Israeli Government
Israel's Shin Bet intelligence agency made a second rare public statement on Thursday responding at "slander" attempts they say are meant to discredit and disrupt the...
Israeli President Hopes Pope Francis Can Be a ‘Bridge’ for Peace
JNS.org - Israeli President Reuven Rivlin met with Pope Francis on Thursday at the Vatican, where Rivlin praised the pontiff’s ability to bring people together and...
Aliyah Update: Ulpan, Bureaucracy, and Reacting to Jewish Terrorism
JNS.org - It has now been a whole month since my aliyah date, so I thought that this week I’d reflect on the process as a...
Moral Equivalence on the Rampage
The report of the international commission of inquiry, established by the United Nations Human Rights Council to allocate responsibility for last summer’s Gaza war, exposed...
Israel Submits Gaza War Findings to Netanyahu Ahead of UN Report
JNS.org - An Israeli government-appointed panel on Sunday submitted a report to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu concluding that Israel adhered to international law during last year’s...
