Noa Tishby Dismissed as Special Envoy on Antisemitism
Noa Tishby announced this morning that she has been dismissed as Israel’s Special Envoy for Combating Antisemitism and Delegitimization of Israel.
Noa Tishby announced this morning that she has been dismissed as Israel’s Special Envoy for Combating Antisemitism and Delegitimization of Israel.
The suspension of the controversial legislation came after a day that saw a far-reaching general strike – including hospitals and banks – and a massive protest in front of the Knesset
The Israeli prime minister would be wise to heed the Emiratis when they call on Israel to reconsider its approach and respect the principles of peaceful coexistence and mutual respect between all peoples and religions.
What if the judicial overhaul is passed, the Supreme Court strikes it down, and the Knesset doesn’t abide by that decision? Who holds final authority – the court or the Knesset?
What is clear after observing the current Netanyahu government’s actions over the nearly three months it has been in power is that security has almost nothing to do with anything that it is contemplating.
The debate over the role of Israel’s Supreme Court is connected to important developments that occurred in the 1990s.
Under massive public pressure, PM Binyamin Netanyahu could decide to soften the judicial reforms or forfeit certain parts.
Hundreds of thousands of Israelis took to the streets on Saturday night, protesting the sweeping judicial reforms that the government recently began to legislate. All the while, the government carries on legislating the reforms, seemingly unrattled by the protests.
Costumer and designer Adi Anna Telezhynski takes TML on a tour of the massive installations adorning famous landmarks that have caused quite a stir in the capital.
They said that their “love and support” for Israel has caused them to follow “the increasingly acrimonious debate” over judicial reform that would “allow the Knesset to overturn decisions of the Supreme Court with a bare majority vote.”