The annexation of the West Bank pits two states against one state like never before. But the only way Palestinians can influence either is to have the right to vote for the only government in control of the entire area: Israel.
By Itamar Mann and Yael Berda On 5/21/20 at 11:42 AM EDT
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said he would leave "all agreements and understandings with the American and Israeli governments," including those pertaining to security issues.
The opposition leaders who came within a seat or two of ousting Netanyahu broke with the entire premise of their campaign—and gave Bibi yet another term in office.
"The Zionist regime & its criminal supporters recognize no bounds in brutality & trampling of moral norms," the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ali Khamenei said.
"The disease is the enemy of all mankind, and the world must fight it together," he said in an April interview with the Hebrew-language newspaper Israel Hayom.
A combination of a universal healthcare system, an early shutdown and a sense of solidarity allowed Israel to endure the first wave of the pandemic with less than 250 deaths. Now comes the reopening, with all its risks.
The messaging app claims that an Israeli spyware company has responsibility for human rights violations and helped hack government officials, journalists and dissidents.
On paper, Gantz got a great deal for his meager election showing—but he traded away any good will and credibility he had with his voters in the process.
Basing their decision in Jewish law, the Chief Rabbinate wrote, "The loneliness is painful, and we must respond to it... but not by desecrating the holiday."
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said the leader and several close aides would be placed in temporary quarantine after his adviser on parliamentary affairs tested positive for COVID-19.