29 avril 2012

          PM Binyamin Netanyahu says he is considering the possibility of bringing forward the Knesset elections, which otherwise would not take place until late next year. Netanyahu was speaking at a weekly meeting of Likud cabinet ministers. Over the weekend, individuals close to the prime minister approached advisers of opposition leader Shaul Mofaz over the matter. Minister Eli Yishai says the election campaign is being launched on the backs of the Haredi sector. He was referring... [Lire la suite]

        Former television personality Yair Lapid officially registered his new political party "Yesh Atid" (There is a future) at the party registrar’s office on Monday. Lapid stated that registering the party marked another step on the path to fulfilling the central goal he set for himself - to establish a large and meaningful political force that will bring about a change in the State of Israel's priorities and "finally" offer real representation for the middle class. In a letter to his supporters,... [Lire la suite]

         Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that he intends on setting into motion a new law that would include mandatory civilian national service for Israeli Arabs. The statement came after Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman threatened on Saturday that a vote on a replacement to the Tal Law, which allows full-time yeshiva students to defer national service, would decide the date of Israel's elections. Lieberman advocated for a mandatory service law that would require the enlistment... [Lire la suite]

           Opposition leader Shaul Mofaz said Sunday he took former Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) chief Yuval Diskin's criticism of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak very seriously and rejected claims that the comments were made out of personal, political considerations. Diskin lashed out at Netanyahu and Barak on Friday for poor leadership, saying that the two were lying to the Israeli public about the projected effectiveness of an Israeli strike on... [Lire la suite]

‏            Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet this morning with the leaders of the campaign for drafting ultra -Orthodox  Israelis into the IDF.Campaign leaders urged all Zionist factions to cooperate with their struggle, "without political considerations." Representatives told Kol Yisrael that they will press the prime minister to introduce legislation during the summer Knesset session , which opens tomorrow, calling for national service for all citizens.