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Israeli coalition and opposition politicians unite in criticism of Netanyahu
Mon Jun 01 4:04 pm
Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government 'has lost control over Israeli sovereignty. Chaos is in every corner'
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Naftali Bennett comes out in favor of LGBTQ rights, walking back opposition to same-sex partnerships
Mon Jun 01 3:29 pm
The right-wing, religious hopeful for prime minister said that while he won't support gay marriage as it pertains to Jewish law, he would advance legislation for full rights and recognition of same sex civil unions
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Israeli High Court of Justice approves Netanyahu's pick for Mossad chief
Mon Jun 01 2:41 pm
The High Court of Justice rejected petitions against Maj. Gen. Roman Gofman's appointment as Mossad chief, in a split ruling over concerns about his role in an IDF influence operation involving the imprisonment of a 17-year-old for espionage charges in 2022
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U.S. midterms: A blue wave in November can't mask how ill-prepared Democrats are for 2028
Mon Jun 01 1:40 pm
As U.S. midterms approach, the same groups that pushed Democratic candidates to adopt positions on issues that are popular among highly educated progressives but unpopular among most Americans remain entrenched within the party's activist base
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Nationwide Haredi protests over arrests of draft evaders disrupt transport, clash with police
Mon Jun 01 12:21 pm
Israel's police commissioner announced last week a crackdown on enforcement of arrests of ultra-Orthodox draft evaders, after the blanket exemption for yeshiva students from military conscription expired in 2023
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For the third time: Police officer petitions Ben-Gvir over delayed promotion
Mon Jun 01 10:38 am
Chief Superintendent Reut Rosenberg, a senior police legal officer, said in her petition that the national security minister has blocked her promotion for ten months without explanation. Rosenberg is the third officer whose promotion Ben-Gvir has rejected
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A 'stupid, futile waste of lives': The empty triumph of Israel's latest conquest in Lebanon
Mon Jun 01 10:21 am
'Beaufort is in our hands!' a government minister exulted, when Israel captured a Crusader fortress it once occupied for 18 years. For Joseph Cedar, who directed an Oscar-nominated film about the last days of the IDF outpost there, it is a cursed mountain – but for Netanyahu, it is an opportunity to rewrite history
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Why the Bank of Israel isn't fighting the dollar's sharp decline: Trump
Mon Jun 01 8:32 am
The shekel's surge is stinging Israeli exporters, but as politicians pressure the central bank on interest rates, they're silent on currency markets, reflecting the limits of economic independence under a U.S. president Israel can't afford to defy
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Israel's Supreme Court president warns against efforts to undermine election results
Mon Jun 01 6:58 am
Speaking at the Israel Bar Association conference in Eilat, Supreme Court President Isaac Amit warned of attempts to sow doubt about election results. Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara warned that court decisions could soon be seen by the public as non-binding
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Israeli Ultra-Orthodox protesters storm police station over draft evasion arrest
Mon Jun 01 5:54 am
Demonstrators clashed with police outside a station in Beit Shemesh after a yeshiva student wanted for evading military service was detained; police said protesters set fires and blocked nearby roads
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Israeli High Court hears challenge to government's boycott of Haaretz
Mon Jun 01 4:59 am
Justices pressed the government on its authority to end advertising and subscription agreements with the newspaper, while Haaretz argued the move amounts to a content-based boycott
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IDF names soldier killed in southern Lebanon drone strike
Mon Jun 01 2:24 am
Staff Sgt. Adam Tzarfati, 20, of Rosh Haayin, was killed when an explosive-laden drone struck troops in southern Lebanon, the military said. His death brings the number of Israeli soldiers killed in the current round of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah to 26
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