The protests were over 5 months into Gaza war and against Netanyahu’s coalition govt, demanding end to exemption of ultra-Orthodox Jewish men from compulsory military service.
In a televised address on Thursday, Netanyahu said the Israeli government will insist on security control over the entire area west of the Jordan River.
In a historic decision, the Israeli Supreme Court asserted that it will continue to have the right of judicial review over government laws, legislative bills, and ministerial decisions.
Israel Democracy Institute's poll found Benny Gantz, Netanyahu's political rival & current war cabinet partner, received support from 23% of respondents while 30% named no preferred leader.
In July last year, Israeli parliament passed law restricting courts from ruling against government and ministerial decisions on grounds of judicial reasonableness.
In an op-ed, Monday, the Israeli PM reiterated three prerequisites for peace: Hamas must be destroyed, Gaza must be demilitarised, and Palestinian society must be deradicalised.
Biden & Arab rulers are facing questions from within their countries for their extended support of Israel. They can overcome criticism if Netanyahu accepts the two-state solution.
Writing in Israeli daily Haaretz, Barak slams Netanyahu over conduct of Israel-Hamas war, criticising lack of clear 'day after' plan. ‘Nobody believes a word Netanyahu says,' he adds.
The Italian term sprezzatura—a studied nonchalance that conceals intention—best captures the spirit of Trump’s foreign policy so far. The pattern is unpredictability, transactionalism, and disruption as diplomacy.
With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
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