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Israel adopts draft bill to ban 'harmful' binary options

Jerusalem - AFP

The Israeli government on Sunday adopted a draft law banning the country's firms from selling binary options to clients abroad, after widespread complaints of fraud. The move comes a year after authorities in Israel banned the sale of binary options to Israeli citizens. The draft law is to be submitted to the Knesset, or parliament, where it must pass threeRead more

Ma’ale Adumim annexation postponed again

Bethlehem - Arab Today

The Israeli Knesset on sunday postponed the bill allowing the annexation of Ma’ale Adumim settlement advancing to Jerusalem, for the second time. Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu along with other Israeli politicians has postponed the ministerial panel debate until after the Knesset’s six-week long break, which begins on the 26th of March. Israeli Knesset member and minister Yisrael Katz, askedRead more

Israel bans chairman of Palestine Solidarity Campaign, Hugh Lanning

Bethlehem - Arab Today

Shortly after the Israeli Knesset passed a law to bar BDS activists from entering Israel, Israeli Authorities have banned the chairman of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC). PSC chair, Hugh Lanning, has been denied entry into Israel, raising the likelihood he is the first high profile figure to fall foul of the Knesset law. Lanning was recently honored at theRead more

Knesset Approves Bill Banning Muslim Call to Prayer

Occupied Jerusalem - Arab Today

The Israeli parliament Knesset on Wednesday approved a bill that would ban mosques from using loudspeakers to announce the Muslim call for prayer.The bill was passed in the preliminary reading by 55-48 votes in the Knesset, according to the Jerusalem Post. If the bill becomes law, Muslims will not be allowed to use loudspeakers for the call to prayer betweenRead more

Knesset approves bill to ban BDS activists

Jerusalem - Arab Today

The Israeli parliament (Knesset) on Monday has passed a bill that will ban entry of the international BDS activists to Israel. The Israeli Haaretz newspaper said the ban applies to any activist “who knowingly issues a public call for boycotting Israel that, given the content of the call and the circumstances in which it was issued, has a reasonable possibilityRead more

Knesset approves bill to ban BDS activists

Jerusalem - Arab Today

Germany: Trust in Israel’s committment to peace shaken to core

Bethlehem - Arab Today

The Israeli newspaper, Haaretz on Wednesday has quoted the German foreign ministry as saying ‘Our trust in the Israeli government’s commitment to the two-state solution has been shaken to the core.” This statement comes two days after the Israeli Knesset passed a bill that legalizes land grab of private Palestinian lands for settlement expansion in the West Bank. It alsoRead more

Israeli lawmaker gets death threats for soldier comment

Jerusalem - ArabToday

Israel’s parliament speaker has ordered security beefed up for a Knesset member who came under threats after he said a soldier who killed a wounded Palestinian assailant shouldn’t be pardoned. Yuli Edelstein said on Friday he made the decision after “escalated threats” against Erel Margalit, an opposition lawmaker of the Zionist Union party. Margalit faced abuse on social media afterRead more

Netanyahu asks to expel Arab MK, Hanin Zoabi, from Knesset

Jerusalem - Arab Today

The Israeli Prime Minister, Binyamin Netanyahu on Wednesday spoke with Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit regarding the possible expulsion of Arab MK Hanin Zoabi from the Knesset. Netanyahu’s demand came following Zoabi’s condemnation of the continued Israeli crimes against Palestinians and calls for lifting Gaza siege. “With her actions and lies she crossed every line and she has no place inRead more

Former Shin Bet chief appointed as chairman of Knesset Foreign Affairs, Defence Committee

Gaza City - Arab Today

Israeli former Shin Bet chief Avi Dichter was unanimously voted in as the new chairman of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee on Tuesday, The Jerusalem Post reported. Dichter replaced MK Tzachi Hanegbi (Likud), who was sworn in as a Minister without Portfolio Monday night. Hanegbi first became Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee chairman in 2006, and served inRead more