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Foreign Minister Eli Cohen is featured in one of the adverts, which all have the slogan, "Israeli Racism in Quotes." The campaign was launched by Europal Forum, which has been blacklisted by Israel's Defense Ministry.
Days after the Supreme Court struck down appointment of the Shas leader as interior minister due to convictions, Netanyahu bids farewell to his ultra-Orthodox ally. Meanwhile, protests continue nationwide amid plans to overhaul judiciary.
Kenneth Roth was recruited by the Harvard Kennedy School’s Carr Center for Human Rights Policy to become a fellow. This has led to criticism due to his statements on Israel.
Ten of 11 judges on the high court found that Aryeh Deri's appointment as health minister was in violation of his recent plea bargain surrounding tax offenses. The much-anticipated ruling comes as Israel is being roiled by a dispute over sweeping changes to the country’s legal system.
Head of the Knesset's Aliyah and Integration Committee calls for reform to the system, saying it must be brought "into the 21st century" by combining face-to-face and online studies.
Move comes in wake of Israel Hayom report on the dire shortage of teachers, which has led to a 6-month waiting list of 3,600 olim.
"I will ensure that outside pressures – political, legal, and others – stop with me and do not reach the gates of the IDF (Israel Defence Forces)," Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said at the appointment ceremony for the new IDF top general, Herzi Halevi.
"Israel’s economy is getting stronger; we will outpace the US, and we have already outpaced Europe,” Netanyahu says at cabinet meeting, adding that Israel "cannot safeguard Zionism by fencing it in or by restricting citizens’ movements.”
"I am now focused on two critical roles that I believe I bear as president at this hour: averting a historic constitutional crisis and stopping the continued rift within our nation," Herzog says.
The crowd at Tel Aviv's Habima Square had swelled to 80,000 people by 9 p.m. despite cool, rainy weather. Protesters, many covered by umbrellas, held Israeli flags and signs saying “Criminal Government," “The End of Democracy”.