Israeli police deployed water cannons and arrested 55 people overnight in a protest in Jerusalem against the country’s accused prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic. A few thousand people had gathered in the city for what have become frequent protests against Benjamin Netanyahu. The …
Read More »Israeli Army Strengthens Lebanon Border After Hezbollah Warnings | News
Israel has said it is sending military reinforcements to its northern border after the Lebanese-based Hezbollah group threatened retaliation for the murder of one of its members in an attack in Syria earlier this week. The Israeli army said on its Twitter account on Thursday that the move was “according …
Read More »Foreign journalists covering protests against Netanyahu attacked by police
JERUSALEM – Israeli police mistreated international journalists and used water cannons and mounted police to ram peaceful protesters near Benjamin Netanyahu’s official residence early Wednesday morning in the latest round of protests demanding the resignation of the Israeli prime minister . The protests started about six months ago, following Netanyahu’s …
Read More »Israeli doctor is ‘diagnosed with coronavirus TWICE’
A doctor in Israel has been diagnosed with Covid-19 twice, months apart and after testing negative between the two swabs, according to local media. The doctor, who had been working at the Sheba Medical Center in the city of Ramat Gan, four miles east of Tel Aviv, reportedly recovered from …
Read More »Israel: anger at Netanyahu virus response, corruption charges | News
Dozens of Israeli protesters have been arrested after shackling and briefly blocking the entrance to Parliament, as protests against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government grow louder. The meeting in West Jerusalem on Wednesday was called to protest an upcoming vote to give the government radical authority to bypass …
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