Author: Chen Maanit
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Israel’s Top Court Dismisses Petitions to Return Bodies of Terrorists to Their Families
Haaretz | Israel News Agreeing with the government’s policy, Israel’s High Court of Justice dismissed petitions by families of six deceased Israeli citizens, most of them killed while perpetrating terrorist acts, requesting to release their relatives’ bodies for burial Jan 5, 2025 3:00 pm IST Jan 5, 2025 3:00 pm IST The High Court of…
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Israel requests 16th delay in response to court on visits to Palestinian prisoners
Haaretz | Israel News Israel’s government seeks to establish an alternative mechanism to the Red Cross for visits to Palestinian Prisoners in Israeli detention, and says talks with U.S. officials about American involvement in a new system are ongoing Dec 31, 2024 7:49 pm IST Dec 31, 2024 7:49 pm IST The state submitted a…
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‘The State Failed to Protect Its Citizens. Everything Must Be Done to Bring Them Back’
Haaretz | Israel News 100 Hostages, 452 Days in Captivity | There are values we all grew up with, and I say this as an Israeli and as the child of Holocaust survivors. Israel missed some opportunities to bring back the hostages, says Dudi Zalmanovich whose family member Omar Shem Tov was kidnapped on October…
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Justice minister says top court judges left no choice but to revive judicial coup
Haaretz | Israel News ‘They are shutting the courthouse doors to anyone who does not think like them,’ Justice Minister Levin wrote after the High Court ordered him to convene the Judicial Appointments Committee, after months of delay Dec 14, 2024 10:34 pm IST Dec 14, 2024 10:34 pm IST Justice Minister Yariv Levin reiterated…
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Israel’s State Prosecutor Opposes Netanyahu’s Latest Bid to Postpone Corruption Trial Testimony
Haaretz | Israel News The prosecution related to a Haaretz report, according to which the PM’s Office had asked the Shin Bet for an opinion that would enable Netanyahu to avoid testifying on security grounds. The Shin Bet refused, and began a review due to Wednesday of whether the testimony can take place while keeping…
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AG won’t investigate remarks by Israeli ministers, MKs for inciting harm to Gazans
Haaretz | Israel News Haaretz Exposé | Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara accepted the State Prosecutor’s recommendation that ‘there is no public interest’ in investigating the remarks, three days before the ICC’s decision to issue arrest warrants against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant Nov 25, 2024 5:34 pm IST Nov 25,…
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Netanyahu Asks to Delay Trial Testimony by 15 Days, Citing ICC Arrest Warrants
Haaretz | Israel News Netanyahu’s lawyers said that ‘the sad, cynical’ decision by the ICC to issue arrest warrants against the Israeli PM for alleged war crimes caused several preparatory meetings for his testimony to be canceled Nov 24, 2024 8:09 pm IST Nov 24, 2024 8:09 pm IST Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made another…