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Israeli parliament passes law to boost Netanyahu’s emerging coalition
Tel Aviv: The Israeli parliament has passed a law intended to strengthen the emerging coalition of Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of his looming deadline on Wednesday midnight to form a new…
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26/11 Mumbai attack survivor invited at inauguration of newly elected Israeli parliament
Jerusalem: Moshe Holtzberg, who as a toddler survived the Mumbai terror attack in 2008, was invited to the inaugural ceremony of the newly elected Knesset (Israeli parliament) on Tuesday in a special…
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Israel’s parliament dissolves, sets fifth election in four years
Jerusalem: Israel’s parliament voted Thursday to dissolve itself, marking the end of a year-old experimental coalition government, and sending the country to the polls in November for the fifth time in less…
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Israeli parliament approves state budget
Tel Aviv: The Israeli parliament has approved the state budget in a preliminary vote years after two years of a political deadlock. On Thursday, the lawmakers voted 59-54 in favour of the…
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Israel approves $183mn cut from Palestinian tax revenues
Tel Aviv: Israel’s security cabinet has decided to cut millions of dollars from tax revenues it collects on behalf of the Palestinian Authority (PA), according to a statement issued by the Prime…
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Naftali Bennett becomes Israel’s new PM, ending Netanyahu’s 12-year reign
Tel Aviv: Israeli Parliament on Sunday voted in favour of a precarious coalition government, ending Benjamin Netanyahu’s 12-year historic run as prime minister. Israeli Parliament, commonly known as Knesset, approved the new…
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Israeli Parliament to vote on approving new govt by June 14
Tel Aviv: The Israeli Parliament will vote on approving a new government that could oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by June 14. Parliament Speaker Yariv Levin, a lawmaker with Netanyahu’s Likud party…
