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As the anti-Netanyahu bloc inches toward a coalition, sources say that there are still 'significant ideological differences to bridge'

Get email notification for articles from Amos Harel Follow Apr. 28, 2021 6:03 AM The quiet on the Gaza border since Monday morning reflects the calming messages from both sides. After the launching of 40 rockets and mortar bombs at Israel from the Gaza Strip and many threats of Israeli retaliation, the firing stopped. Hamas conveyed to Israel, through intermediaries that included the United Nations, Egypt and Qatar, the message that it wanted to return to a full cease-fire. Israel, for its part, saw to it that an operational plan approved by the Israel Defense Forces calling for an additiona...

Play audio 1XChange playback rate from 1 to 1 Mute audio Israel's top court is scheduled to convene Wednesday afternoon to continue discussion regarding Israel's unfilled justice minister post, after freezing the appointment of Netanyahu's pick for the post on Tuesday, due to the "illegal" nature of the vote. In a statement Netanyahu said, "The prime minister submitted a detailed response to the High Court that completely rejects the court's claim that yesterday's vote was illegal." "However," Netanyahu said, "after the prime minister's attempts at compromise were rejected again this morning,...

Get email notification for articles from Yaniv Kubovich Follow Apr. 27, 2021 4:14 AM The military prosecution and the Military Advocate General’s office on Monday presented a periodic update on the work of the committee appointed by the IDF chief of staff on incorporating women in combat roles. The survey was submitted following a High Court of Justice response to a petition by four young women seeking to serve in combat roles in elite units. The court rejected their petition in November 2020, and accepted the state’s position that the chief of staff appoint a committee to examine the is...

Play audio 1XChange playback rate from 1 to 1 Mute audio Apartheid is deemed a crime against humanity by the Rome Statute, which established the International Criminal Court. The definition has three elements: an intent to maintain domination by one racial group over another; systematic oppression of the group; and inhumane acts. Open gallery view A right-wing activist and a Palestinian demonstrator go head-to-head in Sheikh Jarrah in East Jerusalem, this monthCredit: Ohad Zwigenberg The Rome Statute and customary international law define the crime of persecution as severe deprivation of fund...