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Gideon Sa’ar is expected to announce that a senior Likud MK is defecting to his New Hope party during tonight’s press conference, according to Channel 12.
Likud MKs Yifat Shasha-Biton, Michal Shir and Sharren Haskel have announced they’re leaving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s party to join Sa’ar.
Gideon Sa’ar visiting Hadassah Hospital Ein Kerem in Jerusalem on December 16, 2020. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90) I m proud to work at The Times of Israel
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Likud minister Ze’ev Elkin will leave Benjamin Netanyahu’s party and join Gideon Sa’ar’s New Hope ahead of the March 2021 elections, Channel 12 reports.
Ze’ev Elkin, at the time leaving his position as environmental protection minister, speaks at a ceremony at the Ministry of Environmental in Jerusalem on May 18, 2020. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90) I m proud to work at The Times of Israel
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Joint List MK Ahmad Tibi says there’s “no way” his party would recommend that New Hope leader Gideon Sa’ar be tasked with forming the next coalition following the March 2021 elections.
After the vote, the president consults with all political parties and gathers their recommendations for the next prime minister. The Joint List recommended Benny Gantz after the previous election, only to see the centrist former IDF chief join Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Illustrative: Joint List party member Ahmad Tibi speaks during a Knesset plenary session on February 17, 2020. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
“There is no way we would recommend Gideon Sa’ar for the premiership,” Tibi tells Army Radio. “You don’t always have to recommend someone. Instead of recommending generals, should we go with the worst inciters against the Arabs?”
EU renews commitment to two-state solution
BRUSSELS, Tuesday, December 22, 2020 (WAFA) - The European Union renewed its firm commitment to a negotiated and viable two-state solution based on internationally agreed criteria.
In a statement issued by the EU spokesperson, the EU congratulated Tor Wennesland, Norway’s Special Representative to the Middle East Peace Process, for his appointment as the new UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and Personal Representative to the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Authority.
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oPt: Top Official on Middle East Peace Process Spotlights Continued Violence, Settlement Activities in Briefing to Security Council 22 December, 2020 - 02:50
Country: occupied Palestinian territory Source: UN Security Council
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Speakers Also Discuss Diplomatic Thaw, Resumed Israeli-Palestinian Coordination
The United Nations official on Middle East peace updated the Security Council today on developments in the region, highlighting continued violence, including against civilians and children, as well as Israel’s ongoing settlement-related activity in the occupied West Bank.
Briefing via videoconference, Nickolay Mladenov, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, emphasized that the global community “must persevere in its efforts to prevent violent escalation in the region and encourage leaders on both sides to takes steps towards enabling a return to negotiations, not a re