Posts Tagged: Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan
Hamas Leaders Should be Afraid for Their Lives, Minister Says
JNS.org - Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan on Tuesday called on the government to resume its policy of targeted assassinations against Gaza terrorists, saying Hamas’ leaders...
Israel Poised to Decriminalize Marijuana
JNS.org - Israel is poised to decriminalize marijuana, pending approval of a plan that would consider the drug a public health issue rather than a criminal one. At...
New ‘Facebook Law’ Approved by Israeli Ministers Empowers Court to Force Web Platforms to Remove Incitement From Pages
A social media bill initiated by two Israeli cabinet members who have been spearheading the campaign against incitement to violence on the Internet was approved...
Palestinians, Arab World Celebrate, Take Credit for Israeli Fires With #IsraelIsBurning Hashtag
As Israel battled tirelessly for the third day in a row to extinguish and contain dozens of fires that erupted between the center and the...
Israel Plans Prison Hospital for Terrorists, to Separate Them From Their Victims
JNS.org - Israel’s Ministry of Public Security and the Israel Prison Service announced on Thursday a plan to transform part of the Ayalon prison into a hospital...
Israel Seeking to Outlaw ISIS-Affiliated Pan-Islamic Group
JNS.org - Israel is pursuing legislation to outlaw Hizbut Tahrir, a radical, international, pan-Islamic organization affiliated with Islamic State, Channel 10 reported Monday. The group has...
Netanyahu Tours Security Barrier Along Southern Hebron Hills
JNS.org - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday toured the southern Hebron Hills region where a project is under way to close gaps in the security...
As Terror Rages in Israel, Hundreds of Ex-Combat Troops Get Gun Licenses
JNS.org - The Israeli Public Security Ministry on Thursday issued 304 firearm licenses to former members of the IDF’s anti-terrorist unit, Duvdevan. The decision was made...
Netanyahu Launches Plan to Fortify Jerusalem Bus Stops Amid Increasing Palestinian Car-Ramming Attacks
JNS.org - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday announced that concrete barriers will be placed in front of 300 bus stops in Jerusalem as protection...
Israel Fuming Over Palestinian Celebration of Returned Terrorists’ Bodies
JNS.org - Israel’s political echelon was outraged when the dead bodies of five Palestinian terrorists were received in the Palestinian Authority (PA) with celebrations, in violation...
Israeli Transportation Minister Floats ‘Jerusalem Guard’ Plan to Secure City
JNS.org - A proposal to create a “Jerusalem guard”—a special police force comprising several thousand officers permanently deployed in Israel’s capital—is being considered by the Israeli...
Gun License Applications Soar as Israelis Seek Protection
JNS.org - A day after Israeli Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan authorized a series of measures to ease the process of obtaining a firearm license, around...
PM Vows ‘All-Out War’ on Palestinian Terror After Latest Attack Kills 2 More Jews
JNS.org - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called an urgent Diplomatic-Security Cabinet meeting for Monday evening, after the Simchat Torah holiday ends in Israel, to discuss...
