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Israel At War: Iron Swords / Government / News Briefs

Otzma Yehudit Ministers Resign From Israeli Gov’t, Smotrich to Stay

By Pesach Benson / TPS

It is widely expected that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will replace the three with Likud MKs on an interim basis.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Government / Judea & Samaria

Israeli Cabinet to Vote on New War Objective on Judea and Samaria Terror

By Shirit Avitan Cohen

Surge of attacks expected after the release of hundreds of terrorists in the ceasefire deal with Hamas.

Terrorism / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / Government

Accusing Hamas of Backtracking, Netanyahu Refuses to Convene Cabinet Debate on Hostage Deal

By Pesach Benson / TPS

, “Negotiations remain ongoing, and no official announcement has been made regarding their outcome or the scheduled cabinet meeting."

Government / Media

Israel’s Cabinet Approves Immediate Closure of Al Jazeera

By Pesach Benson / TPS

The directive allows authorities to revoke the Al Jazeera’s press credentials and confiscate its transmitters.

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / US / Government

Gov’t to Discuss Linking Ceasefire Talks to US Approval for Rafah Op

By Shirit Avitan Cohen

The deal wants a US commitment to supporting a Rafah operation in exchange for the ceasefire.

Israel At War: Iron Swords / US / Eye on "Palestine" / Government / Left vs. Right

Israeli Cabinet Rejects Int'l Recognition of 'Palestinian' State

By Charles Bybelezer

"Israel utterly rejects international diktats regarding a permanent settlement with the Palestinians," the text begins.

Israel At War: Iron Swords / Government / Judea & Samaria / Settlements

Israeli Gov’t OKs $20m to Secure Judea and Samaria Young Settlements

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Arab terrorists in Judea, Samaria and the Jordan Valley have escalated their terror campaigns against Israeli civilians and security forces in the wake of Hamas’s Oct. 7 massacre.

Politics / Government / News Briefs / Jerusalem / The Temple Mount

Israeli Cabinet Boosts Funds for Kotel Infrastructure at the Western Wall Tunnels

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s proposal will add approximately 60 million shekels ($16.5 million) to the five-year project.

Government / News Briefs / Judea & Samaria / Settlements

Israeli Cabinet Approves Regulating 9 Settlements

By Jewish Press News Desk

Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir demanded that settlements be approved following the Neve Yaakov terror attack.

Terrorism / Government / News Briefs

Israeli Cabinet Decisions in Response to Weekend Terror Attacks

By Jewish Press News Desk

In response to the Neve Yaakov terror attack on Friday, in which 7 people were murdered outside a synagogue, including a 14-year-old boy, the Israeli cabinet made a number of decisions on Saturday night that will be implemented in response.

Headline / Government / The Courts / Left vs. Right

Netanyahu Submits to Supreme Court Ruling, Fires Deri as a Minister

By Jewish Press News Desk

"The Supreme Court decided... that I have an obligation to remove you from your position as Minister... This unfortunate decision ignores the will of the people..."

Government

New Israeli Government Appointments

By Jewish Press News Desk

The various special cabinets and deputy ministers were established.

Headline / Politics / Government / The Knesset / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / Jerusalem / Religious & Secular in Israel

Bennett to Propose Supermajority to OK Jerusalem Moves

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

"It is important to make clear, before the start of a diplomatic process, that Jerusalem will never be divided under any circumstance."

US / Politics / Government / News Briefs / Video of the Day / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / United Nations (UN) / Settlements

PM to Cabinet: I Told Kerry, Friends Don’t Take Friends to the Security Council

By JNi.Media

"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.

Politics / Government / History / News Briefs / Archaeology / Judaism

Minister Regev Presents 67 CE 'Great Rebellion' Coin at Cabinet Meeting

By JNi.Media

The coin bears on one side a vine leaf and the statement 'Freedom of Zion.' On the opposite side it bears a standing cup and the statement 'Second year of the great rebellion' – the year 67 CE.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Government / News Briefs / Israeli Arabs

Cabinet Holds Special Meeting in Fire Plagued Haifa

By Jewish Press Staff

'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.'

IDF & Security / US / Politics / Government / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority / Judea & Samaria / Settlements

Gloves Are Off as Cabinet Revives Settlement Division

By JNi.Media

Justice Minister Tzipi Livni recommended that the next government (which she expected to head) dismantle the division by blocking its state budget. Without a budget, the division was expected to wither and die.

IDF & Security / Government / News Briefs / The Knesset / Jerusalem

Liberman Appointed Defense Minister After Government Compromise

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Yisrael Beytenu party chairman Avigdor Liberman was unanimously voted in as defense minister by the cabinet after a government compromise.

Israel / Politics / News Briefs / Intifada

Attorney General Clashing with Netanyahu over Changing Rules of Engagement Against Rioters

By JNi.Media

Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein opposed the changes Netanyahu presented to end the Arab violence. It remains to be seen who is in charge of the government.

Politics / Government / News Briefs / The Knesset / Jerusalem

Barkat Peeved at Netanyahu for Dividing Him from Jerusalem Affairs Post

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Netanyahu had promised that he would head the ministry and work with the mayor.

Politics / Government / The Courts / News Briefs / The Knesset

Supreme Court Slaps Down Lapid's Appeal to Freeze Netanyahu Coalition

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Lapid won headlines for his grandstanding and now suffers an embarrassing loss.

Haredim & Hassidim / Government / News Briefs / The Knesset

Bennett Flexes Muscles and Threatens to Knock Out Coalition

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Bennett drew his red line on Twitter, but don’t worry. There is a Jewish solution.

Global / Government / Antisemitism / News Briefs / Aliyah / Geulah / Assimilation

Israeli Ministers Told to Prepare for 'Large-Scale Immigration'

By Jewish Press News Desk

Israeli ministers were warned on Sunday to prepare for large-scale immigration as figures on anti-Semitism continue to rise abroad.

Government / News Briefs / Jerusalem / Settlements

Gush Etzion Fence Vote Delayed

By Shalom Bear

Gush Etzion residents were surprised and angry when the issue of the fence was raised from the dead.

Government / News Briefs / Jerusalem / Settlements

Cabinet to Vote Sunday on Cutting Gush Etzion Off from Jerusalem

By Jewish Press News Desk

The cabinet is set to vote on the path of the security fence which would cut off Gush Etzion from Jerusalem as well as be a major eyesore.

Israel / Gaza / News Briefs / Rockets from Gaza

Cabinet Decides Against IDF Gaza Op

By Jewish Press News Desk

The Cabinet decided to not do an IDF op in Gaza, despite the escalation in rocket attacks.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Hamas / Government / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority / Settlements

Cabinet Meeting Moved to Tel Aviv

By Jewish Press News Desk

The Cabinet will hold its weekly meeting in Tel Aviv on Sunday to be close to the Kirya IDF headquarters.

News Briefs / Egypt

Egyptian Government Resigns

By Jewish Press News Desk

In what is apparently a surprise move, the army-backed Egyptian government just resigned, following a 15 minute cabinet meeting.

Government / News Briefs

Cabinet Appoints Panel to Decide on ‘Air Force One’ for Israel

By Jewish Press News Desk

The Cabinet on Sunday appointed a committee to evaluate the possibility of purchasing a plane for the flights of the Prime Minister and President instead of the current procedure of using chartered planes. The panel will also come up a recommendation on whether a new office-residence should be built for the Prime Minister, whose official […]

The Muqata

An Even More Centralized Israel: Cashless and Criminal

By JoeSettler

The Israeli government wants to track every single financial transaction you make - EVERY. SINGLE. TRANSACTION!

US / Government / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority / The Knesset / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / Settlements / Israeli Arabs

Kerry Jumps on Okay for Freeing Terrorists, Announces Peace Talks

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Kerry and Livni have a lot in common. They both talk a lot and say nothing; they love themselves; and they are celebrating their return to diplomatic stardom. They may be “stars for a day.”

Government / News Briefs / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords

Cabinet Approves Referendum Bill

By Jewish Press News Desk

The Israeli cabinet approved a bill that would require a referendum on any deal with the Palestinian Authority that would involve relinquishing sovereign Israeli land. The bill does not include Judea or Samaria, which have not yet been annexed, unlike the Golan and parts of Jerusalem after it was liberated. The bill will now go […]

Terrorism / US / Government / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority / The Knesset / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / Israeli Arabs

Cabinet OKs ‘Peace Process’ Referendum, Delays Vote on Terrorists

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Netanyahu threw a sugar pill at the Cabinet by proposing a change in the Basic Law for a national referendum before giving Israeli land to the PA. The Cabinet is contemplating swallowing the bitter pill – freeing terrorists.

Terrorism / News Briefs / The Knesset

‘Price Tag’ Attackers an ‘Illegal Group’ but not Terrorists

By Jewish Press News Desk

“Price Tag” vandals who damage and burn Arab property and spray graffiti on mosques and churches are now official an illegal organization in Israel, thanks to a Security Cabinet decision. It is not quite clear how a group of people without any formal party or unit can be called an “illegal organization.” The Security Cabinet […]

Politics / News Briefs / The Knesset

Cabinet Passes ‘Austerity Budget’

By Jewish Press News Desk

The Cabinet Monday evening passed a two-year budget, nearly five months late, with tax hikes and across-the-board cuts in spending, Only one minister voted against the  budget, the second and last time it will cover two years instead of one. Finance Minister Yair Lapid, who is chairman of the Yesh Atid party, said after the […]

Emes Ve-Emunah

Mr. President, What Are You Thinking?

By Harry Maryles

How many times do we have to hear statements like 'the Jews have too much Power' before we realize that the people saying it are anti- Semites?!

J.E. Dyer

You Don’t Have to be Jewish to Oppose Hagel for Defense

By J. E. Dyer

Chuck Hagel writes his own narrative, in which threats aren’t really threats and policies that actually work are just horrible.

News Briefs

Netanyahu to Cabinet: World Leaders Understand Us

By Malkah Fleisher

The following was recorded and released by the Government Press Office from Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's weekly cabinet meeting:

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Eye on "Palestine" / News Briefs

PM, Israeli Officials Respond to Gaza Attacks

By Malkah Fleisher

At the opening of the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said terrorists would be “hit hard” in response to attacks on Israeli soldiers on civilians over the weekend. “The world needs to understand that Israel won’t just sit by… we’re ready to heighten our response,” Netanyahu said. “The IDF is acting, and will act, with force in Gaza.”

Politics / News Briefs / Settlements

Government Approves Ariel University Upgrading, Despite Fierce Objection from the Left and from Barak

By Jacob Edelist

According to the Prime Minister, “Ariel is an inseparable part of the State of Israel and it will remain an inseparable part of the country in any possible future arrangement, just like all other population blocs.

Politics / Settlements

Cabinet Appoints Scourge of Settlers as Deputy Attorney General

By Daniel Tauber

Israel's cabinet approved today the appointment of Shai Nitzan to the position of Deputy Attorney General for Special Assignments. Nationalist activists and politicians say that as Deputy State Prosecutor for eight years Nitzan had a left-wing, anti-settlement, anti-nationalist agenda.

Iran

Netanyahu Furious Over Security-Cabinet Leaks, Cancels Second Meeting

By Daniel Tauber

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cancelled the second meeting of the security cabinet due to leaks from the meeting held yesterday about discussions onIran’s nuclear program.

Politics / News Briefs

Politicians Talk About the Universal Draft

By Jewish Press News Desk

Chief Rabbi Amar and President Peres met today and discussed the draft issue. They concluded that the debate must continue, but without extremism from any side. Peres restated that everyone must bear the burden. Prime Minister Netanyahu announced at the weekly cabinet meeting that drafting every 18 year old makes for a good headline, but […]

Op-Eds

Learning From The 1930s

By Dr. Manfred Gerstenfeld

Since Oslo we have had some Israeli governments emulate Neville Chamberlain’s foolish position. While the current government has not done so, there certainly is vast room for improvement in the presentation of Israel’s case to the world.

Israel / News Briefs

Israel's Cabinet Smashes Mega-Corporations

By Malkah Fleisher

Israel's cabinet on Sunday approved a plan to force some of Israel’s largest conglomerates to break up, in an attempt to drive competition and reduce the cost of living. According to a report in the Chicago Tribune, Israel has one of the highest concentrations of corporate power in the developed world, with 10 of Israel’s […]

Israel / News Briefs

Ya'alon Wants Barak Removed from Decision Making on Hebron House, Jewish Communities

By Jacob Edelist

Deputy Prime Minister Ya'acov Ya'alon accused Defense Minister Ehud Barak of "starting up fires," after Netanyahu and his cabinet had decided that the newly settled Machpela House, at the Cave of the Patriarchs, would be evacuated only if it is proven that it had been purchased illegally. According to Ya'alon, Barak is purposefully "sticking up the process, not only in Hebron, but all across the Jewish communities."

News Briefs

Tal Law Will Not be Brought to Cabinet Vote

By Jewish Press Staff

PM Netanyahu recently said that the law would be extended another five years.

News Briefs

PM Netanyahu Condemns Jerusalem Mufti's Anti-Semitic Speech

By Jewish Press Staff

Sheikh Muhammad Hussein in response: "I can't change the Hadith."

News Briefs

Cabinet To Extend Law Denying Citizenship to Palestinians Who Marry Israelis

By Jewish Press Staff

One-year extension of the Citizenship and Entry into Israel Law supported by Israel Security Service.

Serials

Persuaded - Chapter IV

By Barbara Bensoussan

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