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Israel election: 88.6% ballots counted, Netanyahu near certain to be next PM
Jerusalem: With nearly 90 per cent of ballots counted in the Israeli general elections, veteran politician Benjamin Netanyahu was poised to be the prime minister once again, according to official data. Netanyahu’s…
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Israeli coalition becomes minority after lawmaker quits
Jerusalem: Israel’s governing coalition became a minority in Knesset or the parliament, after an Israeli-Arab lawmaker announced her resignation. Ghaida Rinawie Zoabi, an Israeli-Arab with the liberal Meretz party, handed in her…
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Hamas denies progress on prisoner exchange deal with Israel
Gaza: Palestine’s Hamas has said that there has been no progress toward reaching a prisoner exchange deal with Israel. Zaher Jabarin, a member of Hamas’s politburo, said in a statement sent to…
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Israel allows police to search Palestinian homes without court orders
Israeli parliament (Knesset) on Tuesday, December 15, 2021, passed a bill that would allow police officers to storm and search Palestinian homes and confiscate cameras without the need for court orders, local…
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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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Israeli cabinet discusses state budget after 3-yr deadlock
Tel Aviv: The Israeli cabinet has kicked off discussions on the state budget, after more than three years amid a political deadlock. “After three years in which Israel has been working without…
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Israel blocks law that keeps out Palestinian spouses
Jerusalem: Israel’s parliament on Tuesday failed to renew a law that bars Arab citizens from extending citizenship or residency rights to spouses from the occupied West Bank and Gaza, in a tight…
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Isreal faces risk of violence as Naftali Bennett set to oust Netanyahu
Tel Aviv: Former Israeli Defence Minister Naftali Bennett is finally set to oust the country’s longest-serving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The sworn-in ceremony of the new government will be held on Sunday.…
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Veteran politician Herzog elected president of Israel
Jerusalem: Isaac Herzog, a veteran politician and the scion of a prominent Israeli family, has been elected president, a largely ceremonial role. An anonymous vote was held on Tuesday among the 120…
