At a Religious Zionism faction meeting in the Knesset, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich denounced Justice Yitzhak Amit as a “violent megalomaniac,” drawing a sharp rebuke from the Judicial Authority, which called the remarks a grave threat to judges and democratic discourse.
Despite Israel’s recognition of Somaliland, we discovered that for Israelis, getting there is nearly impossible.
The Atlanta Falcons defeated the LA Rams 27-24 on a late 51-yard field goal by Zane Gonzalez. Matthew Stafford's comeback bid fell short on Monday Night Football.
Two weeks before the October 7 Massacre, testimony, some of it classified, indicates that Israel’s Foreign Ministry and National Security Council received information from Egypt warning that the situation in Gaza was “explosive.”
Recognition did not conjure a new political reality. Somaliland has governed itself since 1991. It has maintained internal order, held elections, enforced the rule of law, and delivered basic services without international trusteeship or peacekeeping forces. Israel did not create Somaliland’s statehood; it acknowledged a durable fact that much of the international community has preferred to sidestep.
