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Times of Israel: Netanyahu to meet right-religious bloc leaders as coalition negotiations kick off
Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu has invited the leaders of his right-wing and religious bloc for individual meetings on Sunday in Jerusalem, his office said Saturday, as talks on forming Israel’s next government begin even before Netanyahu has been formally asked by the president to do so. 11.5.22 Feb 15, 2022: Palestine Chronicle: US Calls on Israel to Deescalate Tensions in Jerusalem to Avoid Possible Violence
The US administration of President Joe Biden has warned Israel that continuous tension in Jerusalem might lead the region to possible war as Muslim, Jewish, and Christian holidays confluence in April, the Times of Israel reported on Monday. |
Jan 4, 2022: AP: Future of prayer site in doubt under Israel’s fragile govt
When Israel’s new government took office last June, it indicated it would press ahead on an egalitarian prayer site at Jerusalem’s Western Wall — a sensitive holy site that has emerged as a point of friction between Jews over how prayer is conducted there.
When Israel’s new government took office last June, it indicated it would press ahead on an egalitarian prayer site at Jerusalem’s Western Wall — a sensitive holy site that has emerged as a point of friction between Jews over how prayer is conducted there.
Dec 26, 2021: Jerusalem Post: ‘Israel could be completely unprotected against COVID-19 in a month’ - report
Israel’s Pandemic Response Team was warned last Tuesday night that Israel could go from being reasonably protected against Omicron to not being protected at all within just a month.
As a result, the team – along with the COVID-19 Vaccination Advisory Board – voted to allow the country’s highest risk population to receive a fourth shot of the Pfizer COVID vaccine, sparking controversy in Israel and around the world.
Israel’s Pandemic Response Team was warned last Tuesday night that Israel could go from being reasonably protected against Omicron to not being protected at all within just a month.
As a result, the team – along with the COVID-19 Vaccination Advisory Board – voted to allow the country’s highest risk population to receive a fourth shot of the Pfizer COVID vaccine, sparking controversy in Israel and around the world.