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Northern voters push Netanyahu toward tougher Lebanon stance as polls slip

A June Agam Labs poll exclusive to Reuters shows Netanyahu's Likud sinking in Israel’s north, where residents want a harder line against Hezbollah and blame the prime minister for not pursuing the war forcefully. Just 23% of northern voters would back Likud in the next election, a sharp drop from 2022, with many supporters tilting toward the anti‑Netanyahu bloc. The north, a key electoral battleground, faces pressure from U.S. diplomacy and regional tensions, as rivals campaign hawkishly and residents call for continued military action until Hezbollah is dismantled, complicating Netanyahu’s bid to balance domestic politics with diplomacy.

via Yahoo News Canada|

#hezbollah #israel #lebanon

politics1 year ago•3 min saved

Netanyahu Faces Scrutiny as Corruption Trial Unfolds

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's testimony in his corruption trial was contradicted by records showing that the Likud party spent NIS 283,300 on advertisements on the Walla news site during the 2015 elections, despite his claims to the contrary. This revelation challenges Netanyahu's assertion that Walla was insignificant and that no campaign funds were allocated to it. The spending records, revealed by Ifat Media Research, indicate that Likud invested significantly in digital advertising, raising questions about Netanyahu's relationship with media outlets and his influence on media coverage.

via The Jerusalem Post|

#advertising #corruption-trial #likud

politics2 years ago•3 min saved

Conflicting Reports Surround Liberman's Involvement in Israeli Unity Government

Avigdor Liberman, leader of the Yisrael Beytenu party, denied joining Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's emergency government shortly after it was announced by Likud. Liberman expressed dissatisfaction with Netanyahu's offer and instead wants a position on the newly created war cabinet. He offered to join the government on the condition that Israel seeks to eliminate Hamas and its leaders. The back-and-forth comes after Benny Gantz and his National Unity party joined the government, forming a high-level war cabinet. Opposition leader Yair Lapid is not planning to join the government.

via The Times of Israel|

#avigdor-liberman #emergency-government #hamas

politics3 years ago•6 min saved

Likud's Push for Overhaul Sparks Rebellion and Uncertainty in Netanyahu's Alliance.

Negotiations over the Israeli government's judicial overhaul have been suspended by the opposition, but there are growing calls from coalition voices to resume the legislative push. Justice Minister Yariv Levin is determined to pass the necessary reforms to repair the justice system. Opposition leaders Yair Lapid and Benny Gantz have halted their participation in negotiations until the Judicial Selection Committee can convene. Some in Likud are losing patience over the overhaul effort and are calling for the coalition to move ahead with at least some parts of the legislation.

via The Times of Israel|

#coalition #israel #judicial-reform

politics3 years ago•6 min saved

Netanyahu's coalition faces backlash after opposition wins judicial panel seat.

Members of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ruling coalition traded blame and accusations Wednesday night after an opposition lawmaker was elected to a key judicial panel, sparking a hunt for who broke ranks to support the move. Several coalition members directed their fire at Netanyahu’s Likud party, the most moderate faction in the right-religious coalition, following the election of Yesh Atid MK Karine Elharrar to the Judicial Selection Committee, which nominates judges, including for the Supreme Court.

via The Times of Israel|

#coalition #israel #judicial-selection-committee

politics3 years ago•6 min saved

"Far-right Israeli Minister Asserts Control During Visit to Temple Mount"

Three Likud members of the Knesset, along with two members of the far-right Otzma Yehudit party, ascended the Temple Mount, leading to condemnation from Arab countries. The Likud party is becoming more radical, with no major differences of opinion between some senior Likud members and those of Otzma Yehudit. The left is shifting to the center, which itself is leaning right, while the right is becoming national-religious. The Temple Mount is the holiest site for Jews and the third holiest shrine in Islam, turning the area into a major source of tension in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

via The Times of Israel|

#israeli-palestinian-conflict #likud #nationalism

politics3 years ago•3 min saved

Israeli protests target political and religious reforms.

Justice Minister Yariv Levin is reportedly in talks with Ra'am chair Mansour Abbas to secure his support for the government's judicial overhaul as a "safety net" in case ongoing negotiations fail to produce a compromise reform package. Levin has allegedly offered funding and specific assistance to the Arab community in exchange for Ra'am's backing. However, Abbas has demanded that any cooperation be predicated on the government giving the Arab community meaningful tools to deal with soaring violent crime, as well as that the party cease its delegitimization of his party. Both parties have denied the reports.

via The Times of Israel|

#israel #judicial-overhaul #likud

politics3 years ago•3 min saved

Israeli Protests Against Judicial Overhaul Gain Momentum.

Israel's Justice Minister Yariv Levin has accused the US administration of cooperating with protesters against his judicial overhaul proposals. Levin has spearheaded proposals to bring most judicial appointments under government control and curb the High Court of Justice’s ability to execute judicial review over the coalition’s decisions. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered a pause to the efforts in late March in order to allow for President Isaac Herzog to lead negotiations aimed at reaching a broad consensus. Critics say the overhaul will make Israel a democracy in name only, shielding leaders from accountability while leaving minority rights largely unprotected and subject to the whims of Netanyahu’s hard-right government.

via The Times of Israel|

#coalition #israel #judicial-overhaul

politics3 years ago•6 min saved

Massive Protests Against Israeli Judicial Overhaul Continue for 15th Week.

Hundreds of thousands of Israelis are set to protest against the hardline coalition's plans to overhaul the judicial system, bring most judicial appointments under government control, and curb the oversight powers of the High Court of Justice. The main event on Saturday evening will be held at Tel Aviv's Kaplan Street, with protests set to take place at a further 150 locations around the country. Meanwhile, a poll published Friday evening by Channel 12 news showed that just 52 percent of voters for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud said they would vote for the party again.

via The Times of Israel|

#israel #judicial-overhaul #likud

politics3 years ago•7 min saved

The Controversial Israeli Judicial Overhaul: Calls to Pause or Push Forward.

Internal divisions within the ruling Likud party came to the fore on Saturday night in the wake of Defense Minister Yoav Gallant’s call for the government to temporarily halt its judicial overhaul legislation to allow for compromise talks. At least two Likud MKs backed Gallant, and a third reportedly did so, while other coalition members were enraged and called for his sacking. Gallant urged the legislation to be frozen until after Independence Day, which will be held on this year on April 26.

via The Times of Israel|

#benjamin-netanyahu #judicial-overhaul #likud

politics3 years ago•6 min saved

Gallant urges halt to judicial overhaul over security concerns.

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has called for the government to halt its judicial overhaul legislation, citing a "tangible danger" to state security. Gallant stressed that Israel was facing "great threats - both near and far," and that the growing rift in Israeli society was penetrating the IDF and security agencies, posing a clear, immediate, and tangible threat to the security of the state. The defense minister called for holding "a unifying national process with broad participation, a process that will strengthen the State of Israel and preserve the strength of the IDF."

via The Times of Israel|

#judicial-overhaul #likud #politics

politics3 years ago•6 min saved

"Israeli Coalition Strained by Judicial Reform Criticism and Reservist Refusals"

Israel's ruling party, Likud, is in turmoil after Defense Minister Yoav Gallant planned to call for an immediate halt to the coalition's bid to overhaul the judiciary. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu summoned Gallant to his office amid public recriminations against him by Likud lawmakers. Gallant postponed his statement and traveled to the capital. The meeting was brief and preceded by a sit-down between Netanyahu and Justice Minister Yariv Levin, the chief architect of the dramatic judicial overhaul. The protest movement against the judicial revamp has grown over the past three months to comprise large swaths of Israeli society.

via The Times of Israel|

#benjamin-netanyahu #israel #judiciary-overhaul