The big winner from holding elections now would be the last party that joined the government and is now extending its days: The State Party led by Gantz. It is projected to garner 31 seats in the poll, compared to only 12 seats in the current Knesset.
"If there were acts of genocide, they have been perpetrated against Israel," Israeli jurists tell ICJ, adding, "Hamas seeks genocide against Israel."
A third of all the femicide cases took place after the outbreak of the current war. The Israel Observatory on Femicide report notes murders of women reached an all time record in 2023.
As lawmakers expressed outrage over army's probe of Israel's mistakes leading to October 7, the Coalition's ideological divide became evident.
Zamir was head of Israel's spy agency from 1968 to 1974.
Lamenting the baseless "blood libel" of a supposed uptick in settler-perpetrated violence, they note that there has been a decrease in such instances, as was first reported by Israel Hayom. "Battling violence is an objective that we share – but our efforts must not stray from the facts and the truth," they write.
The prisoner was from the West Bank and associated with Fatah. His list of convictions included attempted murder, shooting, involvement in causing death, as well as other serious crimes like wearing an explosive belt.
"You will not escape the wrath of Allah," he said right before he lost consciousness, fainting and seemingly hitting his head on the floor.
State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said the bans would be implemented starting Tuesday and would cover “dozens” of settlers and their families, with more to come if the settler violence continued.
Figures, measured between Oct. 7-Nov. 7, show that cases of settlers acting violently (including what is classified as "serious incidents") dropped by some 50%. However, the smaller amount generally had a more violent nature.
