The Lahav 433 National Fraud Investigations Unit has described the case as one of the largest public corruption probes in Israel’s history. Police suspect a wide-ranging network of bribery and fraud linking senior labor officials,…
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Likud minister’s contentious media regulation bill passes first reading in Knesset
Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi’s highly controversial bill that would dramatically overhaul Israel’s media landscape passed its first reading in the Knesset early Tuesday, with 54 lawmakers voting in favor and 47 against.
The…
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CM Karhi’s broadcast law passes first reading
CM Karhi’s broadcast law passes first reading | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Israel NewsThe bill includes a massive reform in the audio-visual broadcast market and, if it passes, is projected to fundamentally change it.Minister of…
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Sa’ar to visit India on Tuesday
Sa’ar to visit India on Tuesday | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Israel NewsDuring his trip, Sa’ar is scheduled to meet with senior Indian officials, including his counterpart Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar.Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar speaking…
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Iran reportedly arrests three leftist government critics, summons another
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian security forces arrested three critics of the government, summoned another, and confiscated their electronic devices, media reported on Monday.
Iranian news outlets, including the private, pro-reform Shargh…
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Pennsylvania town apologizes after Halloween parade features Auschwitz gate replica
A Halloween parade in the quiet Pennsylvania town of Hanover drew national attention last week after a float included a replica of the Auschwitz death camp gate, complete with the infamous Nazi slogan “Arbeit Macht Frei” — “Work Sets You…
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Police study gov’t connection in Histadrut corruption probe
Police study gov’t connection in Histadrut corruption probe | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Israel NewsPolice were also looking into whether senior Histadrut officials planned to sell federation assets worth millions of shekels and skim…
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Inside Israel’s shady deal with Google and Amazon
( (Santiago Mejia/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)) The tech giants agreed to extraordinary terms to clinch a lucrative contract with the Israeli government, documents show.
By Harry Davies & Yuval Abraham, Reposted from The Guardian,…
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Yitzhak Rabin was killed 30 years ago this week. Has the Jewish world forgotten?
You had to have been born in the 1980s or earlier to have a firsthand memory of the night Yitzhak Rabin was shot 30 years ago this week. For most young adults, Rabin’s assassination is something they learned about in…
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Whitewashing the Gaza Gas Exploration
Eastern Mediterranean basins including Levent basin and oil and gas fields (Wikipedia) Sizeable reservoirs of oil and natural gas wealth are located in offshore Gaza and even in the occupied West Bank.
But the Israeli occupation prevents…
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