Minister Livni: Time to Establish a Constitution
Source: Israel National News
Jerusalem :: Israel | updated 2013-06-12 03:47:06 -0700 | political-news
I used to advocate promotion of this issue pending national consent, but it would appear that certain minorities remain recalcitrant on approving this historic opportunity, despite the Constitution being for their own benefit. I say, move the constitution forward even...
Four Hunger Striking Detainees Forced Into Solitary Confinement
Source: International Middle East Media Center
Jerusalem :: Israel | updated 2013-06-12 13:36:57 -0700 | political-news
The four detainees, members of the Hamas movement, are held without charges under arbitrary Administrative Detention orders. Head of the Ahrar Center for Detainees Studies and Human Rights, Fuad Al-khoffash, stated that the four detainees started their strike two days...
Law: Year in prison for those who discriminate
Source: Yedioth Ahronoth
Jerusalem :: Israel | updated 2013-06-12 10:28:14 -0700 | political-news
Year in prison for those who discriminate The Justice Department and the Attorney General have circulated a memorandum to the anti-discrimination law which covers the giving of products, services or entry into public places, or places of entertainment. The...
Abbas Should Draw a Map Just Like Netanyahu
Posted by: beyondthecusp
Jerusalem :: Israel | updated 2013-06-15 16:21:19 -0700 | political-news
One of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’s now world infamous preconditions is the insistence that Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu deliver a map showing what the Israeli leaders foresees as the borders between Israel and Palestine. Abbas claims that until he is...
Akunis: No construction Freeze in Jerusalem
Source: Israel National News
Jerusalem :: Israel | updated 2013-06-12 02:31:57 -0700 | political-news
Deputy Minister Ophir Akunis responded, "There is no repeat of the last government's mistake to announce a construction freeze in Jerusalem or Yesha, and there was no official government decision on the housing units in question. On the contrary, nearly...
MK Porush: State must Acknowledge Value of Torah Study
Source: Israel National News
Jerusalem :: Israel | updated 2013-06-12 02:31:57 -0700 | political-news
The ambassador heard MK Porush's conviction that the State of Israel must realize that our miraculous success at prevailing against relentless enemies across history is not due to mere military capability. The truth is, says Porush, that Divine Benevolence is...
Journalist testifies in Lieberman fraud trial
Source: Yedioth Ahronoth
Jerusalem :: Israel | updated 2013-06-12 03:29:43 -0700 | political-news
Breaking News Journalist Geula Even testified in former Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman's trial and discussed an interview she held with former Deputy Foreign Minister Daniel Ayalon. During the interview, Ayalon said he didn't remember whether Lieberman pushed the appointment...
Edelstein puts MKs in time out
Source: Jerusalem Post
Jerusalem :: Israel | updated 2013-06-12 02:16:52 -0700 | political-news
However, this week Edelstein threatened to put MKs in time out. In a letter to all 120 legislators, the Knesset Speaker mentioned complaints from citizens and visitors about their behavior, including eating and drinking in the plenum, taking photos with...
6 Golani soldiers jailed for abuse
Source: Ynet News
Tel Aviv :: Israel | updated 2013-06-12 02:15:36 -0700 | political-news
Avihu Shapira Golani Brigade commander Col. Yaniv Asor Photo: IDF Spokesperson's Unit Commanders, combatants sanctioned for physical, mental abuse of young soldiers in Golani Brigade auxiliary company Yoav Zitun Six commanders and combatants from a Golani Brigade auxiliary company...
Canadian Muslims Rally against Extremism
Source: Israel National News
Jerusalem :: Israel | updated 2013-06-12 01:20:05 -0700 | political-news
Muslims in Canada held a rally opposite the parliament building in Ontario, calling for Muslims worldwide to embrace democracy and tolerance by abandoning ideologies of Jihad and terrorism. Moderate practice of progressive Islam has been on the rise in Canada...
Fischer: We'll have secular minority within decades
Source: Globes Online
Jerusalem :: Israel | updated 2013-06-12 00:22:52 -0700 | political-news
44, Adrian Filut "We have a demographic challenge. If the current growth rates continue, the secular population will become a minority within decades, and the process in which a segment of the population characterized by a low rate of...
New survey challenges Israel's gay-friendly image
Source: Ynet News
Tel Aviv :: Israel | updated 2013-06-12 00:16:15 -0700 | political-news
Huge gap exists between secular (61% support), religious (26%) We have more to learn : For a number of years, Tel Aviv has been considered one of the most liberal cities in the world and the gay capital of the...
Putin: Syrian War could have been Preveted
Source: Israel National News
Jerusalem :: Israel | updated 2013-06-11 23:38:50 -0700 | political-news
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Artist Gershuni to receive honorary HU degree
Source: Jerusalem Post
Tel Aviv :: Israel | updated 2013-06-11 18:23:33 -0700 | political-news
Hebrew University The Hebrew University of Jerusalem will award an honorary doctorate to artist Moshe Gershuni next week for his contribution to Israeli culture. Gershuni whose art which touches on subjects such as the Holocaust, politics, social issues and nationality...
FM workers: Gov't is using IDF to break strike
Source: Jerusalem Post
Jerusalem :: Israel | updated 2013-06-11 17:19:33 -0700 | political-news
Ariel Jerozolimski The government is trying to bypass the Foreign Ministry in order to convince striking diplomats to go back to work, ministry workers told the Knesset Labor, Welfare and Health Committee on Tuesday. Yair Fromer, chairman of the Foreign...
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