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Following in the footsteps of his long-time friend Uzi Landau, Mayor of Nazereth Ilit, Shimon Gapson, annouced his decision to join Yisrael Beytenu today. He will remain the head of his local "City, Awake!" party. Yisrael Beytenu City Council member Alex Gedalkin said that Yisrael Beytenu's three council seats would join Gapson's coalition. "We welcome Shimon Gapson to Yisrael Beytenu and look forward to joining forces on the City ... |
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The former minister Uzi Landau, member of Yisrael Beytenu, in reaction to today's shower of 17 kassam rockets on the Negev, which left three people injured, insisted that the Governernment "remove the kid gloves and change its policies." Landau continued to say, "If there is fear in Sderot, there should be dread in Jabaliya (a town in Gaza). Jabaliya must be treated like Sderot. For every kassam fired on Sderot, two must be fired on Jabaliya." ... |
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"If the Israeli government doesn't make sure there is a Jewish majority in the Galilee, the Arab majority could declare independence and [demand] international recognition based on the precedent of [breakaway Georgian provinces South] Ossetia and Abkhazia," Danny Ayalon, former ambassador to the US and current ... |
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Arguing that Adolf Hitler too was elected democratically, Yisrael Beytenu head MK Avigdor Lieberman called for the dismissal of Tibi from his position as deputy Knesset speaker after Tibi told Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, during her diplomatic visit to Qatar, that Israel is an "apartheid state." "Any parliament that respects itself would not let this happen. Tibi is using the international forum to hurt Israel's name and status," the ... |
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"Tibi again tramples on Israeli law, and ignores his responsibility to be a loyal citizen of our country," said Israel Beytenu MK David Rotem Thursday, commenting on recent reports that Israeli Arab MK Ahmed Tibi (United Arab List) visited Beirut. |
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Addressing the Arab Knesset members during a no-confidence motion Monday, Lieberman said that a new administration would soon be established and would "take care" of the Arab parties. "Today we have a government made up of cowards. This is temporary, just as you [the Arab factions] are temporarily here," said Lieberman. He added that the Knesset should follow the example of the Kuwaiti government, which recently decided to ... |
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The Knesset on Wednesday rejected two bills calling for the state to recognize the rights of couples who did not marry in religious ceremonies. |
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