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Israeli Knesset, Jerusalem. The Prime Minister is the most powerful political figure in the country. Under sections 7 to 14 of Basic Law: The Government, the Prime Minister is nominated by the President after consulting party leaders in the Knesset; the appointment of the Prime Minister and cabinet is in turn confirmed by a majority vote of confidence from the assembled Knesset members. [4]
When Israel was founded, the position of the United States was that its recognition of Israel did not imply a particular view on the status of Jerusalem. [108] The US voted for the UN Partition Plan in November 1947, which provided for the establishment of an international regime for the city, and Resolution 194 in 1948, following the 1948 Arab ...
The following is a list of people who were in the position of the leaders of the Jewish nation, heads of state and/or government in the Land of Israel. Because of the position of the Land of Israel in Judaism, the leaders of the inhabitants of the land had a priority status also over Diaspora Jewry, although there were periods when this status weakened due to the weakening of the Jewish ...
Watch live on Friday (24 May) as the International Court of Justice (ICJ) rules on Israel’s offensive in Rafah. Judges at the U.N.’s top court are set to rule on an emergency request to order ...
Hamas, which has ruled the Gaza Strip since 2007, launched an attack inside Israel over the weekend, killing hundreds and taking others hostage. Its unprecedented breach of the border sent ...
The thirty-seventh government of Israel is the current cabinet of Israel, formed on 29 December 2022, following the Knesset election on 1 November 2022. [5] [6] The coalition government consists of seven parties — Likud, United Torah Judaism, Shas, Religious Zionist Party, Otzma Yehudit, New Hope and Noam — and is led by Benjamin Netanyahu, who has taken office as the Prime Minister of ...
Earlier today, Mr Sunak told Israeli President Isaac Herzog that the UK stood in solidarity with Israel and reiterated Israel’s “right to self-defence in line with international law”. (Amos ...
Magen Yisrael (Shield of Israel) Mahane Yehuda — Royalist Party of Israel; Meimad (held seats between 1999 and 2009 as part of the One Israel alliance) New Horizon; New Right; Or; Piratim — The Pirate Party of Israel; Rappeh — a political party protesting COVID restrictions. [9] Shavim (Community) — Founded in 2018 as an LGBT party ...