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Get email notification for articles from Nir Hasson Follow May. 6, 2021 3:19 PM More than 180 Israeli scientists and intellectuals have called on chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court in The Hague not to accept Israel s conclusions arising from its investigation into alleged war crimes. Instead, the group of Israelis suggested in a letter addressed to Chief ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda that the court obtain the assistance of Israeli human rights organizations to gather evidence of alleged war crimes committed by Israelis. The letter was signed by 185 Israelis, including 10 Israel Prize recipients and 35 professors, in addition to senior reserve army officers, authors, intellectuals, left-wing activists and researchers. The letter noted the ICC’s practice of approaching countries potentially subject to an investigation to determine whether they plan to launch their own war crimes investigation of their nationals’ conduct. ....
Play audio 1XChange playback rate from 1 to 1 Mute audio An Israeli unity government isn t a compromise, but a goal, Lapid told a press conference. This is what Israel needs now. Lapid, Yesh Atid party leader who was tapped on Wednesday by President Reuven Rivlin to form a government after Netanyahu’s 28-day mandate expired, counts on the backing of parties across the political spectrum who want to see Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu replaced after 12 consecutive years in power. Lapid admitted his potential coalition partners all have different opinions, but said they want to forge cooperation in a way we haven t seen in years. ....
Play audio 1XChange playback rate from 1 to 1 Mute audio Sunday s shooting attack at Tapuah junction in the West Bank left 19-year-old yeshiva students wounded, one of them critically. Open gallery view Muntassir Shalabi. Residents of the West Bank town of Turmus Ayya identified on Tuesday the shooter as Muntassir Shalabi, who is also U.S. citizen. One resident said that Shalabi recently returned from the United States, where he had lived for several years, and that he was in dire economic straits after rapidly losing money through gambling. Some of his family members denied his involvement in the shooting, which took place at Tapuah Junction on Sunday. Three 19-year-old yeshiva students were wounded, one critically, in the attack. ....
Play audio 1XChange playback rate from 1 to 1 Mute audio Open gallery view Itzik Saidian Credit: Itzik Saidian s Facebook page As the protest began, the head of the IDF Disabled Veterans Organization Idan Kleiman said, Not one of us went off to battle with a checkbook or a lawyer. We are demanding that a government meeting be called to find the means and the budget [to fund a rehabilitation program]. Kleiman added, We are not moving from this spot until the reform is enacted. We know very well what needs to be done. Only we can determine what we need and what is the best thing for us. ....
Follow May. 5, 2021 Support for the inclusion of Arabs in politics has reached a new high, with over 29 percent of Israeli Jews supporting both the inclusion of Arab parties in a future coalition and the appointment of Arab ministers. According to a newly released poll of 762 Israelis conducted in Hebrew and Arabic by the Israel Democracy Institute in late April, 5.2 percent of Jews polled strongly supported including the Arab parties in the government, with an additional 24.1 percent indicating moderate support. This support was most pronounced on the left, where the idea enjoyed 83 percent support as of late April, up from 77 percent in February and 71 percent in September. ....