Tag: Benjamin Netanyahu
Democracy: Sheer self-interest reigns in Israel
Benjamin Netanyahu has always played for high stakes, but this time he overbid his hand. The prime minister has plunged the country into a state crisis with his judicial reform.…
Israel: Netanyahu apparently wants to stop controversial judicial reform – Politics
According to several media reports, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will announce a halt to the controversial judicial reform on Monday morning. A statement by Netanyahu announced for the morning…
Netanyahu apparently wants to stop controversial judicial reform – Politics
According to several media reports, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will announce a halt to the controversial judicial reform on Monday morning. The Jerusalem Post Netanyahu is scheduled to make…
Israel: Protests against judicial reform – Netanyahu could stop reform – politics
After the dismissal of Israeli Defense Minister Joav Galant, the situation in Israel deteriorated dramatically: tens of thousands demonstrated angrily on Sunday evening against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision. He…
US calls for compromise in Israel – politics
In view of the widespread protests in Israel against the course of the right-wing religious coalition, the US government has called for a compromise. “We are deeply concerned about today’s…
Netanyahu fires his defense minister
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired Defense Minister Joav Gallant on Sunday evening. Gallant had previously been the first member of the government to call for a halt to the…
Israel’s defense minister backs down – politics
In the fierce dispute over Israel’s judicial reform, cracks in the camp of the right-wing religious coalition are becoming apparent for the first time. Defense Minister Joav Galant from the…
Israel: Defense Minister Galant calls for end to judicial reform – Politics
Protests on the streets – and a reprimand from Berlin The Knesset has scrapped a law that banned Israelis from inhabiting certain West Bank settlements. It is the opposite of…
Israel: New law protects Benjamin Netanyahu from impeachment – Politics
Foreign Office sharply criticizes Netanyahu’s settler law In 2005, the Israeli government decided to evacuate four settlements in the north of the West Bank. Now the residents are officially allowed…
Federal Foreign Office criticizes Netanyahu government’s law – policy
In 2005, the Israeli government decided to evacuate four settlements in the north of the West Bank. Now the residents are officially allowed to return. The federal government warns that…