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Gantz said he wished the minister success in his future endeavors.
Shefa also spoke with Defense Minister Gantz and said on Twitter that It was clear to both of us that the rifts that have formed between myself and the party have caused my departure from Kahol Lavan.
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Ram Shefa speaks in the Knesset plenum in Jerusalem. April 27, 2020.Credit: Adina Valman / Knesset Spokesperson s Office
He added, I am very certain, but to be honest, it hurts. I love Benny and the rest of the members very much. The journey of the party aspiring to create a liberal democratic society is more crucial than ever. I will continue to take part in this journey.
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Israel and the United States vote against the UN’s budget for 2021, citing the international body’s “bias” against Israel and its plan to hold an event marking the 20th anniversary of the World Conference against Racism. Israel and the US withdrew from the 2001 conference in Durham, South Africa after texts circulated at the conference censured the Jewish state.
“Twenty years ago, the Durban conference convened with the worthy goal of combating racism. But, like many UN initiatives, it was promptly high-jacked by organization[s] and member states, that are interested in attacking Israel and delegitimizing its right to exist. They are not interested in human rights,” Israel’s Ambassador to the UN Gilad Erdan says.
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The Zaka emergency service says 157 Israelis were found dead in their homes, days after their deaths, in 2020, marking a 20% rise from 2019.
The organization notes, in a statement: “Most, but not all, were elderly people living alone, with no-one to care for them or check on their well-being – a situation exacerbated by the isolation and lockdowns that characterized 2020. In every case, these were people living alone who died alone. It was only when neighbors noticed the horrible stench emanating from the apartment, or water flowing from a bathroom, that someone remembered that they had not been seen in a while – and called the police.”
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The Tourism Ministry says 850,000 tourists visited Israel in 2020 down 81 percent from last year, amid the pandemic.
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