Knesset
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The political system reacted to Netanyahu's speech in the American Congress. President Yitzhak Herzog greeted: "an important speech". Foreign Minister Israel Katz: "The enormous sympathy of the members of Congress - evidence of the strong alliance between Israel and the USA."
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Israeli Knesset, Palestinian State
The proposal terms the establishment of a Palestinian state following October 7 as "a reward for terrorism," claiming it would only serve to encourage Hamas.
![Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/07/17/3b20bfb0-4427-11ef-9b01-b9b61028cadd__h4000_w6000.jpg)
Israel-Gaza War, Knesset
The Prime Minister said in the Knesset that Israel is progressing towards its goals, and that "they explained to us that you can't defeat an idea. We came to destroy Hamas' capabilities."
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Healthcare, Israel medicines, pharmacies
Israel's Knesset Health Committee has greenlit new regulations under the Pharmacists' Regulations that pave the way for selling certain pharmaceuticals without prescriptions and beyond pharmacy confines. This move, aligning with practices in many Western nations, comes after significant delays.
US attempted assassination, Trump, Israel
Following the shocking assassination attempt on formal US president Donald Trump, Israel is calling for heightened security for those being threatened within the Israeli government, including the Prime Minister, and the attorney general.
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Health
The law creates the regulatory framework for a patient to allow different health organizations and institutions to easily access their medical records.
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Internal politics, Israel, Gallant, Netanyahu
According to a report by Dafna Lial, Netanyahu's office is considering moving Gallant from his position as defence minister, after he was seen as an obstacle to the integrity of the coalition and the passage of the conscription law.
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Knesset, UNRWA
The Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee unanimously passed a law proposal to designate UNRWA as a terrorist organization.
![Ben Gvir in the Knesset.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/07/09/81d74b70-3dda-11ef-92f9-1b32553736e2__h3159_w4739.jpg)
Knesset
Due to Ben Gvir's refusal to pass the "Rabbi's Law" and Shas' anger at Ben Gvir for doing so - the coalition lacks the majority
![Gideon Saar Right-Wing Knesset member](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/07/08/49a1a6b0-3d30-11ef-92f9-1b32553736e2__h331_w650.webp)
IDF, draft law, military service
MK Gideon Sa'ar clarified that his faction will support the law to extend regular military service: "We will not politicize this issue; we are opposition to the government, not the state."
![Yoav Gallant.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/07/01/5955e2a0-37af-11ef-9b01-b9b61028cadd__h3679_w5518.jpg)
IDF, Israel-Gaza War
Defense Minister Gallant spoke to the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, saying that the IDF is in urgent need of more soldiers, not just from among Charedim but also from elsewhere.
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Internal politics, Netanyahu elections
If Naftali Bennett, Gideon Sa'ar, Yossi Cohen, and Avigdor Lieberman run under one right-wing list, this party is expected to win the elections and become the largest party in Israel. Even in the question of suitability for prime minister, Bennett defeats Netanyahu.
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Politics, Hostages
Dozens of leftwing protestors against the government burst into the visitors' balcony and clashed with the ushers.
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Haredi Draft Bill, Knesset Member
The Knesset member Elazar Stern refers to the issue of recruiting the ultra-Orthodox and says that it is difficult for him to define the ultra-Orthodox who do not enlist as "brothers". He also said: They tell us; "We can't be seen as Ultra-Orthodox."
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IDF, Conscription Law, Opinion
The continuation of the controversial draft bill in Israel serves as a slap in the face to soldiers who have been serving since October 7th.
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Israel-Gaza War, International Criminal Court
The Labor Party and the Arab parties refused to sign, each for their own reasons. Labor MK Naama Lazimi called the petition a "meaningless statement" meant to be a "tool of Bibi's."
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Israel-Gaza War, Al-Jazeera
Prime Minister Netanyahu announced from his hospital bed that following the passage of the law against al-Jazeera's broadcasts in Israel by the Knesset, he will work to implement the law immediately.
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Israel-Gaza War
The ministry said that Israel has never had to handle so many wounded in such a short time.
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Protests in Israel
Dozens of protesters blocked the entrance to the Knesset demanding new elections. Two rioters tied themselves to the vehicle blocking the emergency exit.
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Fiancés of Fallen Soldiers
The bill to recognize fiancées of fallen IDF soldiers was approved today in its second and third readings. Noa Rubin who lost her fiancé in Gaza shared her pain: "The system I believed in abandoned me."