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Israel announced on Tuesday that it will offer a fourth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to people older than 60, amid concern about the spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. A Health Ministry expert panel recommended the fourth shot, a decision that was swiftly welcomed by Prime Minister Naftali Bennett as “great news […]
Israel has banned the entry of all foreigners into the country, making it the first nation to shut its borders completely in response to a new and potentially more contagious coronavirus variant. In a statement on Saturday, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said the ban, pending government approval, would last 14 days. Officials hope that within […]
Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett accused Iran for its involvement in a deadly tanker attack off Oman and called Tehran’s accusations baseless. Two crew members died when the MV Mercer Street, operated by an Israeli-owned firm, was attacked on Thursday. Mr Bennett warned “we know how to send a message to Iran”, while Tehran said […]
Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett warned the head of Unilever that Israel will “act aggressively” against Ben & Jerry’s over the subsidiary’s decision to stop selling its ice cream in the Israeli-occupied territories of the West Bank and East Jerusalem. Ben & Jerry’s said in a statement earlier that its longstanding licensee for distribution won’t […]
The new government in Israel approved an inquiry into a stampede that killed 45 people and injured dozens at a Jewish pilgrimage site. A full scale inquiry into the deaths were rejected by previous government amid feuding between its ultra-Orthodox Jewish and opposition politicians. “The responsibility for learning the lessons and preventing the next disaster […]
Benjamin Netanyahu’s 12-year long tenure as Israel’s prime minister ended, as the country’s parliament on Sunday approved a new coalition government led by right-wing nationalist Naftali Bennett. Mr Bennett controls 6 seats in the 120-seat Knesset, was sworn in as prime minister after the parliament backed the new coalition government by a razor-thin margin of […]
Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu has lashed out at a newly agreed coalition which looks set to remove him from power after 12 years as prime minister. Mr Netanyahu called on right-wing members of parliament to block the coalition from taking office. Eight opposition parties reached an agreement to work together to form a new government late […]