By Pablo Duer Tel Aviv, Jan 18 (EFE).- The LGBTQ community in Israel says it is on the frontline of a widespread offensive against several minority groups that Benjamin Netanyahu’s new hard-line government and his far-right and ultra-Orthodox partners are targeting. “I have nothing against LGBTQ people or leftists, I oppose the ideas and the …
By Pablo Duer Tel Aviv, Jan 14 (EFE).- More than 70,000 people were on the streets here Saturday to protest the plans of Israel’s new right-wing government to limit the authority of the Supreme Court and give politicians the biggest say in choosing judges. Despite intense winter rains, people of all ages and from every …
By Pablo Duer Efrat, West Bank, Nov 18 (EFE).- The far-right’s historic triumph in Israel was buoyed by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank, where the Religious Zionist Party won voters with a promise of territorial expansion and a harshline against Palestinians. Itamar Ben-Gvir’s face is ubiquitous in Efrat, a Jewish settlement to the …
By Pablo Duer Jerusalem, Nov 13 (EFE).- Israeli president Isaac Herzog on Sunday formally asked Benjamin Netanyahu to form a government following his victory in the November 1 elections amid hopes he will pull the country out of the political impasse it has been locked in for four years. Netanyahu, a prominent figure in Israeli …
By Pablo Duer Jerusalem, 31 oct (EFE).- The politicians, pacts and projections in play as Israel readies for its fifth general election since 2019 remain little changed but there is one new factor that could sway voters – the growing cost of living. It is the leading concern among Israeli voters, eclipsing security issues in …