Knesset installs Mofaz as deputy prime minister
After dramatic break to query backroom deals
PA: Israel’s new unity government must freeze all settlement activity
RAMALLAH (JWN and agencies)—Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’s said Tuesday that Israel’s new unity government has the opportunity to establish peace with the Palestinian people, provided it halts all settlement activity. “This is the right time for the Israeli government to reach peace with the Palestinian people by immediately accepting the requirements of the peace ... PA: Israel’s new unity government must freeze all settlement activity
Biden: Israel has both the time and the right to strike Iran
Tells Rabbinical Assembly Israel faces existential threat
Netanyahu forms unity government, dumps early elections
Signs deal with Mofaz to bring Kadima into coalition
Knesset in marathon session to approve early elections
Cabinet approves government bill for September 4 poll
High Court orders illegal Ulpana outpost demolished by July 1
Rejects state’s request to reopen case for a change in policy
Abbas lifts censorship of critics’ websites after public outcry
RAMALLAH (JWN and agencies)—Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday instructed his attorney-general to halt a campaign of censorship and arrests against his critics. The move came in response to widespread public criticism. Over the past two months PA security forces have blocked websites critical of Abbas’s administration and arrested at least nine Palestinian journalists ... Abbas lifts censorship of critics’ websites after public outcry
IDF removes another half dozen West Bank checkposts
JERUSALEM (JWN)—The Civil Administration of Judea and Samaria has removed a number of checkposts on key West Bank roads recently in an effort to ease transportation for the Palestinian population. The roadblocks were lifted from six roads near Tulkarm, Nablus, Balata, and Ariel. In one example, the removal of one checkpost enabled Palestinians living in ... IDF removes another half dozen West Bank checkposts
Netanyahu allots special fund to missile-proof vital infrastructure
Okays fortification of country’s main oil, gas, water facilities
