المركز الفلسطيني للدراسات الإسرائيليةIn an open statement published by several Israeli newspapers, hundreds of Israeli university professors expressed strong opposition to the new bill, which provides for extending powers of the Council for Higher Education in Israel to “academic institutions” in Israeli settlements in the West Bank. The statement was signed by almost 220 university professors, including laureates of the Israel Prize and various international awards.
A new bill extends powers of the Council for Higher Education in Israel to “academic institutions” in the West Bank settlements
Quietly, quietly, and without any resistance or opposition whatsoever, the Israeli ideological right wing, particularly the religious groups represented by the Jewish Home party, are proceeding both confidently and persistently with achieving their intellectual visions and implementing
There is almost unanimous “surprise” at the ongoing events on the Israeli political stage. For nearly 16 months, the Prime Minister has been subjected to a series of investigations. The police have recommended that he be put on trial on account of two corruption cases. Meantime, investigations have also been opened into another two cases. Still, his government is stable and cohesive. All the more so, his party, the Likud, has achieved higher scores in public opinion polls than before. Practically, however, there is no room for surprise. This is a reflection of the right wing settler movement and figures’ control over the government and public opinion making in Israel.
(A bill that legalises the withholding of the corpses of martyred fighters)
Initiator: Sharren Haskel (Likud)
Bill No. 5118/20/F
Sharren Haskel, MK for Likud, proposed a bill, which practically provides an additional article to the Anti-Terrorism Law. According to the bill, upon the Prime Minister’s approval, the Minister of Security will be vested with the power to decide to not hand over the corpse of a Palestinian combatant, to whom the so-called “terrorism” is imputed by the government of the Israeli occupying authorities. This is so when the organisation, which sent those fighters, detained an Israeli or withheld the corpse of an Israeli. This bill is similar to others.
The bill can possibly be enacted into a law.
Following air engagements in Syria last Saturday, Israeli security assessments indicated that the current round of engagements ended. At the same time, however, assessments highlighted that the next round with Iran was just a matter of time.
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The Repercussions of the War against Gaza on Israel's Relations with Russia and Turkey: Will There Be Fundamental Changes?
On the collapse of the concept of "moving away from America and the West and replacing them with new friends": "Netanyahu was looking for comfortable political partners, even at the cost of harming Israel's national security."
Israeli Affairs (Issue no. 91)
