Corruption charges against the hardline prime minister, and the handling of coronavirus, have fuelled more protests in Israel.
With economic stress deepening in recent weeks, many Israelis think the government has not done enough to compensate hundreds of thousands of workers who lost their jobs as a result of restrictions and shutdowns.
“Ofek 16” joins a fleet of Israeli spy satellites that were launched during the past two decades, a day after Iran acknowledged that last week's fire at its Natanz nuclear site had damaged a new centrifuge assembly centre.
The joint press conference has been spurred by common opposition against US President Trump's controversial peace plan, which paves the way for Israel to annex territory in the occupied West Bank.
Outside of Palestine, it is Jordan that stands to lose the most from annexation. So how will they react?
Israel's top two leaders have appeared to feud about the timing of the country's planned annexation of parts of the occupied West Bank, complicating the task of American officials who were in Jerusalem trying to finalise a plan.
Some observers suggest the move to annul law retroactively legalising unauthorised settlements was aimed at deterring International Criminal Court scrutiny of the plight of Palestinians.
Fifty percent of Israelis support annexation, half of them only with US support, and nearly 31 percent oppose annexation of Palestinian lands, says a new poll published by Israel Democracy Institute.
After more than 500 days of electoral deadlock in which he fought for his political survival, Benjamin Netanyahu takes his seat in the Jerusalem District Court for a new battle – to stay out of prison and avoid a stain on his legacy.
With Turkey's initiative, Organization of Islamic Cooperation to meet to discuss plan of Israeli annexation of the occupied West Bank
President Mahmoud Abbas declares end to "agreements and understandings" signed with Israel and US, and turns over responsibility of occupied territories back to Israel, in response to Israel's plan to annex parts of occupied West Bank.
We look into who controls what in the occupied West Bank as its total annexation is the top priority of Israel's new yet bloated government.
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