7 may 2020
The Knesset on Thursday passed its final readings of the amended Basic Law: Government bill clearing the path for the formation of a unity government headed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and supported by the Blue & White party under Benny Gantz.
The law was passed with a 72 to 36 majority after the High Court ruled on Wednesday that there was no legal impediment to either Netanyahu's appointment to head a government or his coalition agreement with the Blue & White party that required changes to the existing basic law.
Likud has begun collecting signatures of Knesset Members who wish to name Netanyahu's to form the new coalition, to be submitted by the end of the day to President Reuven Rivlin who is expected to task the PM with forming Israel's 35th government - expected to be sworn in on Wednesday.
Former Gantz ally and current opposition MK Yair Lapid said Gantz has lied to voters with his support of Netanyahu.
Gantz ran three consecutive election campaigns on the promise that he would refuse to participate in a Netanyahu-led government and that the PM is unfit for the job because he is under criminal indictment for bribery, fraud, and breach of trust.
The office of President Reuven Rivlin announced that the signatures of at least 61 members of the parliament are of great importance and must be submitted to him no later than midnight on Thursday with a letter naming Benjamin Netanyahu as the MK that should be tasked with forming a coalition.
The list of signatories will be posted on the Presidential website.
"When the signatures and requests are received, the president will respond," his office said.
Chief Justice Esther Hayut wrote in the High Court ruling Wednesday on petitions to ban Netanyahu from assuming the premiership and on the controversial changes to the Basic Law: Government, that the court refrained from interfering in the process of forming this coalition because such an intervention can come only in extreme cases.
"Our judicial ruling does not diminish the gravity of the charges against Member of Knesset Netanyahu or the difficulty that stems from having a prime minister who is charged with such crimes but according to the law he is innocent until proven guilty." Hayut wrote.
The law was passed with a 72 to 36 majority after the High Court ruled on Wednesday that there was no legal impediment to either Netanyahu's appointment to head a government or his coalition agreement with the Blue & White party that required changes to the existing basic law.
Likud has begun collecting signatures of Knesset Members who wish to name Netanyahu's to form the new coalition, to be submitted by the end of the day to President Reuven Rivlin who is expected to task the PM with forming Israel's 35th government - expected to be sworn in on Wednesday.
Former Gantz ally and current opposition MK Yair Lapid said Gantz has lied to voters with his support of Netanyahu.
Gantz ran three consecutive election campaigns on the promise that he would refuse to participate in a Netanyahu-led government and that the PM is unfit for the job because he is under criminal indictment for bribery, fraud, and breach of trust.
The office of President Reuven Rivlin announced that the signatures of at least 61 members of the parliament are of great importance and must be submitted to him no later than midnight on Thursday with a letter naming Benjamin Netanyahu as the MK that should be tasked with forming a coalition.
The list of signatories will be posted on the Presidential website.
"When the signatures and requests are received, the president will respond," his office said.
Chief Justice Esther Hayut wrote in the High Court ruling Wednesday on petitions to ban Netanyahu from assuming the premiership and on the controversial changes to the Basic Law: Government, that the court refrained from interfering in the process of forming this coalition because such an intervention can come only in extreme cases.
"Our judicial ruling does not diminish the gravity of the charges against Member of Knesset Netanyahu or the difficulty that stems from having a prime minister who is charged with such crimes but according to the law he is innocent until proven guilty." Hayut wrote.
The Israeli high court of justice has ordered the Israeli government to reply to a petition filed by Jewish temple activists calling for allowing Jews to enter the Aqsa Mosque as long as Islamic Awqaf employees and officials are allowed entry despite the lockdown measure at the holy site.
According to different Hebrew websites, chief judge of the high court Daphne Barak-Erez asked the government to respond within five days to a claim filed by a lawyer representing Jewish groups stating that there was a political agreement between Jordan and Israel regarding the closure of the Aqsa Mosque to Jews and Muslims except for Islamic Awqaf staff during the coronavirus crisis.
The petitioners claim that Jordan and the Islamic Awqaf authority in Jerusalem agreed to stop Muslim prayers at the Aqsa Mosque after the Israeli government promised them, as a condition, to prevent visits by Jews to the Islamic holy site.
They called for allowing Jews to enter the Mosque and tour its courtyards since the agreement accepted the entry of Awqaf staff to the holy site.
Meanwhile, temple groups have announced intents to organize a mass march to the Aqsa Mosque to desecrate its courtyards on Ramadan 29 (May 22, 2020) in order to celebrate what they called Jerusalem day (the occupation of east Jerusalem).
According to different Hebrew websites, chief judge of the high court Daphne Barak-Erez asked the government to respond within five days to a claim filed by a lawyer representing Jewish groups stating that there was a political agreement between Jordan and Israel regarding the closure of the Aqsa Mosque to Jews and Muslims except for Islamic Awqaf staff during the coronavirus crisis.
The petitioners claim that Jordan and the Islamic Awqaf authority in Jerusalem agreed to stop Muslim prayers at the Aqsa Mosque after the Israeli government promised them, as a condition, to prevent visits by Jews to the Islamic holy site.
They called for allowing Jews to enter the Mosque and tour its courtyards since the agreement accepted the entry of Awqaf staff to the holy site.
Meanwhile, temple groups have announced intents to organize a mass march to the Aqsa Mosque to desecrate its courtyards on Ramadan 29 (May 22, 2020) in order to celebrate what they called Jerusalem day (the occupation of east Jerusalem).
4 may 2020
Member of the Knesset May Golan (Likud) on Sunday submitted a bill calling for imposing Israel’s sovereignty on the occupied territories of the Jordan Valley, the northern Dead Sea area and the West Bank.
According to Israel’s Channel 7, economy minister and MK Eli Cohen (Likud) also joined the initiative and expressed his support for it.
"This is an area that is a political, security, and economic asset, and there are thousands of Zionist Israelis and true pioneers who are an integral part of the State of Israel [there]," Golan claimed.
"The bill is intended to rectify the existing situation and end all historical injustice. I have no doubt that there is a broad consensus in all parts of the Knesset that supports the proposal and it is time to implement it," she added.
Yesha settlement council chairman David Elhayani also expressed his support for the Knesset bill. "I applaud MK May Golan, who today received an exemption from the initial reading of the bill to apply Israeli sovereignty in the Jordan Valley, Northern Dead Sea area, and Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria (West Bank). The bill can already be introduced for preliminary reading at the Knesset plenum."
"The proposed law would apply Israeli sovereignty in Judea and Samaria (West Bank) and the Jordan Valley without recognition of a "Palestinian state" that endangers the future of the State of Israel, nor does it refer to president Trump's 'deal of the century.'
We urge all Knesset members of the national camp to stand behind the bill in order to promote sovereignty and prevent the establishment of a Palestinian state, God forbid," Elhayani was quoted as saying .
In this regard, Channel 7 affirmed that US president Trump's deal of the century, in principle gave Israel the green light to impose sovereignty on the Jordan Valley and the West Bank.
According to Israel’s Channel 7, economy minister and MK Eli Cohen (Likud) also joined the initiative and expressed his support for it.
"This is an area that is a political, security, and economic asset, and there are thousands of Zionist Israelis and true pioneers who are an integral part of the State of Israel [there]," Golan claimed.
"The bill is intended to rectify the existing situation and end all historical injustice. I have no doubt that there is a broad consensus in all parts of the Knesset that supports the proposal and it is time to implement it," she added.
Yesha settlement council chairman David Elhayani also expressed his support for the Knesset bill. "I applaud MK May Golan, who today received an exemption from the initial reading of the bill to apply Israeli sovereignty in the Jordan Valley, Northern Dead Sea area, and Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria (West Bank). The bill can already be introduced for preliminary reading at the Knesset plenum."
"The proposed law would apply Israeli sovereignty in Judea and Samaria (West Bank) and the Jordan Valley without recognition of a "Palestinian state" that endangers the future of the State of Israel, nor does it refer to president Trump's 'deal of the century.'
We urge all Knesset members of the national camp to stand behind the bill in order to promote sovereignty and prevent the establishment of a Palestinian state, God forbid," Elhayani was quoted as saying .
In this regard, Channel 7 affirmed that US president Trump's deal of the century, in principle gave Israel the green light to impose sovereignty on the Jordan Valley and the West Bank.
11 mar 2020
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A state of anxiety and fear in the families of Idris and Taha in Beit Hanina, north of Jerusalem, with the approach of a session to discuss the lawsuit filed by the occupation’s “Absentee Property Guardian", which demands the land on which their houses are built claiming that the settlers owned the land before the occupation of the city of Jerusalem.
The "Absentee Property Guardian" delivered legal notices to Taha and Idris families about 3 years ago, asking them for the land on which the houses are built, but they rejected the allegations and confirmed their ownership of the land. In addition, Jamal Idris explained that his family and the Taha family purchased the land in 2000, and they built the house and expanded on it. |
Today, it has 10 residential homes for the two families, and it houses about 50 individuals, most of them children. video
Idris added that they were surprised in 2017 by receiving judicial notices demanding the land, where they have lived for years, and a new session will be held next month in court to consider the case and make a decision.
He called on family members to support them and provide them with support from officials and human rights institutions to preserve the land and homes.
The two families affirmed that the danger of eviction and confiscation threatens the entire 8000-square meter land, where several other families live as well, and the matter will not stop with the eviction orders of only the two families.
Idris added that they were surprised in 2017 by receiving judicial notices demanding the land, where they have lived for years, and a new session will be held next month in court to consider the case and make a decision.
He called on family members to support them and provide them with support from officials and human rights institutions to preserve the land and homes.
The two families affirmed that the danger of eviction and confiscation threatens the entire 8000-square meter land, where several other families live as well, and the matter will not stop with the eviction orders of only the two families.
4 mar 2020
The Israeli municipality of West Jerusalem demolished today part of a Palestinian-owned home in the occupied East Jerusalem neighborhood of Jabal a-Mukabir, local sources said. video
Bulldozers of the Israeli municipality broke into Jabal al-Mukabir and demolished part of the house of Mr. Iyad Fatafta,, a local Palestinian citizen, under the pretext of construction without an Israeli permit.
Fatafta said the demolition took place despite of an Israeli court's order putting the demolition on hold until further proceedings.
Israel frequently uses the pretext of unpermitted construction to demolish dozens of homes belonging to the native Palestinian population of occupied East Jerusalem in attempt to squeeze their natural expansion, in favor of the Jewish settler population to make them a majority in the city.
Israel also bans almost all kinds of housing and infrastructural development of the Palestinian neighborhoods in the city to drive its population to voluntarily leave to the occupied West Bank.
Bulldozers of the Israeli municipality broke into Jabal al-Mukabir and demolished part of the house of Mr. Iyad Fatafta,, a local Palestinian citizen, under the pretext of construction without an Israeli permit.
Fatafta said the demolition took place despite of an Israeli court's order putting the demolition on hold until further proceedings.
Israel frequently uses the pretext of unpermitted construction to demolish dozens of homes belonging to the native Palestinian population of occupied East Jerusalem in attempt to squeeze their natural expansion, in favor of the Jewish settler population to make them a majority in the city.
Israel also bans almost all kinds of housing and infrastructural development of the Palestinian neighborhoods in the city to drive its population to voluntarily leave to the occupied West Bank.
5 feb 2020
The Israeli Magistrate Court in Jerusalem ordered on Wednesday the eviction of two Palestinian families from their homes in Batn al-Hawa area of Silwan, a neighborhood of occupied East Jerusalem, for the benefit of Israeli settlers, according to Wadi Hilweh Information Center.
It said the court gave the families until Mid-August to vacate the building, which consists of a ground storage and two upper floors, under the pretext the house was bought by the Ateret Cohanim settler group.
The Magistrate Court issued the eviction decision after rejecting a petition submitted by the Showaiki and 'Odeh families to refute claims by the Ateret Cohanim settler group of ownership of the property and to prove their ownership of the house and land.
The settlement organization, which in 2001 claimed the right to administer Jewish property, claimed that it had owned the land before 1948 and began in September 2015 to hand over letters to residents of the neighborhood confirming its ownership of the land and buildings.
It said the court gave the families until Mid-August to vacate the building, which consists of a ground storage and two upper floors, under the pretext the house was bought by the Ateret Cohanim settler group.
The Magistrate Court issued the eviction decision after rejecting a petition submitted by the Showaiki and 'Odeh families to refute claims by the Ateret Cohanim settler group of ownership of the property and to prove their ownership of the house and land.
The settlement organization, which in 2001 claimed the right to administer Jewish property, claimed that it had owned the land before 1948 and began in September 2015 to hand over letters to residents of the neighborhood confirming its ownership of the land and buildings.
27 jan 2020
An Israeli court on Sunday issued a ruling in favor of the Ateret Cohanim settler group and ordered the eviction of five Palestinian families from their own homes in Silwan district, east of Occupied Jerusalem.
The families to be evicted live in a five-story apartment building belonging to the family of Duweik in the Baten al-Hawa neighborhood of Silwan district. 25 individuals, including children, would be homeless if the court order was implemented.
Mazen Duweik, one of the real estate owners, stated that his grandfather had bought the land where the building was built in 1963 and since then his children and grandchildren have been living in it.
According to the Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan, the Jerusalem magistrate court rejected the objections that had been filed by the Duweik family against previous court eviction notices it received in 2014 from Ateret Cohanim, and gave the family until next August to evacuate the building.
Ateret Cohanim claim the land on which the building was built belong to Jews who owned it in the past.
The same settler group won a similar lawsuit recently against the Jerusalemite family of Rajbi, whose members have been living in Baten al-Hawa neighborhood since 1975.
84 Palestinian families living in Baten al-Hawa neighborhood received during the past years court eviction orders.
All the families in this neighborhood have been fighting lengthy and costly legal battles to prove their right to the lands their grandparents had bought from previous owners.
The families to be evicted live in a five-story apartment building belonging to the family of Duweik in the Baten al-Hawa neighborhood of Silwan district. 25 individuals, including children, would be homeless if the court order was implemented.
Mazen Duweik, one of the real estate owners, stated that his grandfather had bought the land where the building was built in 1963 and since then his children and grandchildren have been living in it.
According to the Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan, the Jerusalem magistrate court rejected the objections that had been filed by the Duweik family against previous court eviction notices it received in 2014 from Ateret Cohanim, and gave the family until next August to evacuate the building.
Ateret Cohanim claim the land on which the building was built belong to Jews who owned it in the past.
The same settler group won a similar lawsuit recently against the Jerusalemite family of Rajbi, whose members have been living in Baten al-Hawa neighborhood since 1975.
84 Palestinian families living in Baten al-Hawa neighborhood received during the past years court eviction orders.
All the families in this neighborhood have been fighting lengthy and costly legal battles to prove their right to the lands their grandparents had bought from previous owners.
