PM Netanyahu will be handing over this closely guarded ministry to Ayoub Kara.
The cabinet passed a series of concessions to appease Trump, including converting land in Area C to Area A.
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The Knesset joker, MK Oren Hazan (Likud), grabbed his phone and asked the president's permission to snap a selfie. Trump was happy to oblige, but the Prime Minister physically tried to block the shot.
Tamar dishes out a spicy platter of political commentary!
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As we can see (pictured), Ambassador Friedman's heart and HEAD are in the right place.
Minister Ofir Akunis stood up for the honor of Israel.
Just as Israel condemns terrorist attacks in Jordan, Jordan must condemn attacks in Israel.
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The Prime Minister's wife has said that these were minor issues, and certainly not criminal.
Israel needs to show more self-respect!
Netanyahu thows the new Hamas document into the garbage, where it belongs.
Full transcript from the meeting.
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'I would also like to say that this systematic harassment has a price,' the PM announced.
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North Korea called Israel the 'only illegal possessor of nukes in the Middle East under the patronage of the US.'
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The presumably lackluster pro-Bennett voters could be outnumbered by pro-Branski voters; the first group may not bother to show at the polls, the other will be charged up.
The UK helps fund the PA, which in turn transfers British taxpayer's money over to terrorists.
Prime Minister Netanyahu said the Palestinian Authority needs to "pass the test of peace."
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Lempert is planning to leave after Palestinian Authority Charmian Mahmoud Abbas' May 3 meeting with Trump.
Netanyahu was responding to the NY Times' positive portrayal of arch-terrorist Marwan Barghouti.
Haaretz writer Yossi Klein lamented that religious Jews can't be 'neutralized'.
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Minister Israel Katz's proposal to transfer casualties from Idlib to hospitals in is opposed by the defense establishment, because it would requires cooperation with Turkey.
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'We made it clear that any approval of a freeze, including outside the blocks, is a red line for us and we would not continue to sit in the government in such a case.'
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The Temple Mount Sifting Project was established following the illegal removal of 9,000 tons of earth from the Temple Mount by Israel's Northern Branch of the Islamic Movement and the Waqf.
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David's Sling is meant to bolster the second tier of Israel's theater missile defense system -- its detection and attack range is three times that of Iron Dome.
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MK Smotrich called on his colleagues on the right to keep their finger on the pulse and not allow Netanyahu 'dissolve the construction effort.'
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Shaked is probably the most popular rightwing minister today, the only politician in her camp who managed to tame the Supreme Court and clip some of its claws.
The insurmountable obstacle to a deal is that the essence of the Palestinian movement is the denial of a state belonging to the Jewish people in any part of the land between the river and the sea
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers remarks live via satellite at the 2017 AIPAC Policy Conference.
New Amona for a settlement slowdown and any permitted building restricted to the settlement blocs.
Friedman is expected to quickly leave for Israel where he has long maintained a residence in Jerusalem.
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Netanyahu noted that both countries have longstanding traditions and are committed to building societies that promote technology and innovation.
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The new Knesset amendment to the Campaign Finance Law does not deal with the possibility of super PACs.
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As to the Russian presence in Syria, Liberman said the last thing Israel wants is tension with Russia.
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On paper, Herzog could cobble a new government with relative ease, should such a vote of no-confidence succeed and the Netanyahu coalition government be toppled – even without new elections.
Israel's Ambassador to Russia was summoned following IAF airstrike, as there were reportedly Russian troops near the strike zone.
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Both of Rabbi Mark's murderers had been freed in Prime Minister Netanyahu's mass-release of more than 1,000 terrorists from Israeli jails in exchange for Gilad Shalit.
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'President Trump will soon have to decide if confronting the Palestinians on that terrorist incitement is more urgent than pursuing a pathway to peace.'
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Sources in Ya'alon's circle said the former defense minister would not align himself with the left, and that any attempt to associate him with the left 'is ridiculous.'
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'They wanted to kill us,' the children finally roared, after some hesitation.
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She was engaged to billionaire businessman James Packer until the couple separated in 1998 after five years together and a two-year engagement.
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'This guy is a wanted criminal, and our prime minister is very happy to hug him and kiss him and be with him – that's unfair.'
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'If there's one thing that I could tell you here today: Be proud Jews. Stand up. Be proud. Stand with Israel. Stand with our people. Be proud Jews. Do this in Sydney and do it in Jerusalem and come this year to Jerusalem.'
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Also on Thursday, the PM met again with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and members of his Cabinet, for the signing of agreements and memoranda of understanding (MOUs).
Updates on plans to rebuild Amona.
Selective leaks by former Obama officials which were meant to make Netanyahu look bad don’t hold up to scrutiny.
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The purpose of the bill is to 'prevent an inappropriate intervention' of non-party entities in the elections to the Knesset.
A crucial moment in the history of the State of Israel and the United States.
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President Trump has been so overwhelmed by the relentless media attacks against him, he was unable to recognize a friendly question, even though the reporter looked Haredi and peppered his question with Yiddish.
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'A two-state solution that doesn't bring peace is not our goal that anybody wants to achieve.'
A grandmother gets caught under a rock attack by Arabs on a bus she is riding home in.
PM Netanyahu is preparing for his Wednesday meeting with President Trump.
PM Benjamin Netanyahu should meet US President Donald Trump as an equal when he goes to the White House.
"Congress is willing to hold hearings about other options for the Israel-Palestinian story other than the two-state solution."
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Like it or not, the president's response downgraded his view on the settlements from 'not an impediment' to 'impediment.'
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Police are not sure yet whether the recommended indictment will be only for fraud and breach of trust, or also for taking a bribe.
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While the PM and his ministers were negotiating the peaceful evacuation of Amona in recent weeks, Netanyahu promised the residents that the state would build them a new community wherever they wish.
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The PM noted that he got two-thirds of the Congress to support him, which 'I can't get in our country.'
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'This ruthless regime continues to deny you your freedom. It prevents thousands of candidates from competing in elections. It steals money from your poor to fund a mass murderer like Assad.'
The grand opening of the Harel Tunnel on Highway 1.
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Isaac Herzog said that 'recently there has been a certain attempt to dim Peres' peace doctrine; his faith in the two-state vision and [his efforts to achieve] a comprehensive peace with our Palestinian neighbors.'
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The amendment has been dubbed the 'V15 Law' a leftwing movement that received $349,000 in funding from the US State Dept. to unseat PM Benjamin Netanyahu in 2015.
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Jared Kushner is a man who knows how to keep a grudge, and knows the secret of revenge being best served ice cold. Don't underestimate him, don't mess with him, don't take him for granted.
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The opposition bill was submitted against a backdrop of growing expectations that Israel's police will soon recommend to the state prosecution to open criminal procedures against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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The Pew survey finds that the American public has a positive opinion of the United Nations, although there, too, the gap is wide between the two parties.
Israel will not be bullied into actions that will endanger its citizens anywhere they live, said DM Liberman.
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In 1994 US envoy to the UN Madeleine Albright insisted on a paragraph-by-paragraph UNSC vote, to edit out language saying Jerusalem was occupied territory.
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MK Amsalem is working on a bill to prohibit the investigation of a prime minister in office on violations of bribery, fraud, and breach of trust.
Netanyahu thanked America and Congress for it's support.
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee takes 'selfies' in Ma'ale Adumim to show the city is no handful of tents but rather, a full city.
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Trump's team wants to arrange a meeting of the two leaders even before the swearing in ceremony.
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The prize is awarded once every two years for high-level planning, flawless operation, and outcomes that significantly contribute to the field of preventative action and state security.
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"Over decades, American administrations and Israeli governments had disagreed about settlements, but we agreed that the Security Council was not the place to resolve this issue," Netanyahu noted.
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Habayit Hayehudi Chairman MK Naftali Bennett said on Saturday night that now is the time to switch from retreat to sovereignty.'
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President-Elect Donald Trump engaged in his first act as leader of the free world on Thursday, when his tweet stopped the game clock on an Egyptian anti-settlements UN Security Council resolution.
Hillary Clinton would be a far more preferable U.S. President for Russian interests had she won the U.S. elections.
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Netanyahu called on the world's nations to "come to Azerbaijan and see the friendship and the partnership between Israel and Azerbaijan.
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The artist was no doubt referencing the gold statue of the past dictator of Turkmenistan Saparmurat Niyazov.
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MK Bezalel Smotrich said, 'Apparently, had Netanyahu been in charge instead of Ben Gurion, we would not have had a state. Ben Gurion had courage, he established a state against all odds.'
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The Prime Minister used the Supertanker to wash his cars.... This is satire people... satire.
'We have come to Haifa and we have invited council heads from across the north whose communities were affected by the fires in order to give them clear message: All government ministries are committed to extending a hand to you quickly.'
The PA sent eight fire fighting crews over.
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In August 2016 two Be-200s were sent to Portugal to help in extinguishing forest fires. Four days later it was reported that the fire was prevented from spreading in the direction of two settlements and a national park.
The government is reaching out to other nations for aid in battling the ongoing blazes across the country.
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Netanyahu's office issued a written directive at 4 PM Sunday asking cabinet ministers not to make contact with the president-elect or his staff.
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Interestingly, Netanyahu’s most ardent foe these days, Ehud Barak, served the shortest term in office as Prime Minister: eight months and one day.
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Ben Baruch would not reveal who those 20 plus countries are, but a defense ministry official whispered to the crowd, “Definitely not Russia.”
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A whopping 25 out of Netanyahu's 30 Knesset Members have signed a commitment to pass the Arrangements Act, which would force a war between the government and the high court.
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The Volcani tour will conclude with new sensors to monitor milk quality and output in cows, and new wheat storage solutions that protect against pests.
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German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier admitted that "we must adjust to the fact that American foreign policy will get less predictable in the near future."
Netanyahu told cabinet ministers that relations with Washington are “solid” and would continue to be strong with either Hillary Clinton or Donald J. Trump in the White House.
Netanyahu attends a ceremony of the unveiling of a new monument to the victims of the 1948 Altalena affair.
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The source noted that, despite their "dissatisfaction" with these requests, the PA leadership will restrain itself and avoid any UNSC move until after the elections.
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And now we'll all hold our breath until November 9, when a brave new world might just emerge for Israel…
Benjamin Netanyahu: "No matter how often lies about Israel are repeated, this doesn't make them true."
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Kerry responded by saying the Administration has not yet made its decision on this matter — which is probably what he would have said if he didn't want an Obama anti-Israel move to hit the news before the election.
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Arad was lost on a mission over Lebanon, captured by the Shiite group Amal and handed over to the Hezbollah.
On this Rosh Hashanah, I send warm greetings from Jerusalem to all the Jews around the world...