There are fears that the government will not be able to muster a majority for the 2026 budget because of the crisis with the haredi parties over the conscription bill.
Category: 1. Israel
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Treasury submits budget to Knesset late amid political uncertainty
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Turkish, Qatari role in Donald Trump Gaza plan raises war risks
With US President Donald Trump appointing Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and senior Qatari official Ali al-Thawadi to the US-led Gaza oversight board, Israel’s remaining leverage would hinge on Hamas’s refusal to disarm and the United…
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Families, opposition protest October 7 inquiry bill
Bereaved families and opposition MKs formed a separate committee meeting in the Knesset in protest of the first debate advancing the government bill that aims to establish a politically appointed committee to investigate the failures surrounding…
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Pennsylvania’s Shapiro: Harris team asked if I was ever ‘a double agent for Israel’
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro wrote in a new book that during his vetting by Kamala Harris’s team as a potential vice presidential candidate for the 2024 US election, he was asked by her team whether he had at any time “been a…
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An Opera on Blindness Is the Bravest Production in Israel Right Now
A stage covered with mounds of crumbling dunes, occasional dust storms in the background and three blinding torch lights welcome operagoers to the Israeli Opera in Tel Aviv these days. The stage evokes an unknown place with no clear…
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Israeli Forces Launch Multi-day Operation in West Bank's Hebron – Haaretz
- Israeli Forces Launch Multi-day Operation in West Bank’s Hebron Haaretz
- Israel launches ‘large-scale’ military raid in occupied West Bank’s Hebron Al Jazeera
- IDF announces launch of a ‘wide-scale’ counter-terrorism operation in Hebron
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Artists protest after culture minister cancels dozens of awards including cash prizes
More than two dozen organizations representing artists, dancers, musicians, writers, and other creatives have signed a letter protesting Culture Minister Miki Zohar’s sweeping cancellations of a series of 2026 arts awards.
“Awards do…
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Katz: Israel to expands aid for orphans of IDF soldiers
In the aftermath of the 2023-2025 Middle East War, in which over 2,000 Israelis died, Defense Minister Israel Katz announced on Monday that the Knesset will pass a dramatic increase in benefits for orphans of fallen IDF soldiers.First, the new…
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Knesset panel advances political inquiry bill as families demand state commission on
The Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee began deliberations Monday on advancing legislation to establish a political commission of inquiry into the October 7 Hamas attack, as opposition parties boycotted the sessions and bereaved…Continue Reading
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Ex-hostage Eitan Horn says captors used relationship with brother for mental abuse
Freed hostage Eitan Horn, in an interview that aired Sunday, described what he endured during his 738 days in Hamas captivity, including the traumatic moment when his brother was released while he remained in Gaza.
Eitan and his brother…
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