Coalition Rift Emerges as Israeli Lawmakers Advance Sovereignty Bills
"Israeli lawmakers advance sovereignty bills despite opposition from the United States, creating rift within coalition partners."
— Pesach Benson
Politics
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Joint statement of the Knesset and the EP Delegation for Relations with Israel calls on the EU to adopt “further concrete sanctions against Hamas”
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Knesset Plenum approves in preliminary reading bill to split the post of the Attorney General and bill to separate between the Attorney General’s Office and the General Prosecution
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IDF to National Security Committee: 8,000 entry permits issued to Palestinians since start of the war
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Approved in preliminary reading: Minimum fine of NIS 100,000 for person convicted of possession of illegal weapon
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