Time to say no to Trump: Israeli officials condemn Netanyahu's decision to cancel Lebanon strike
“This is the time to tell our friend, President Trump - ‘no’,” National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir wrote on X/Twitter.
“This is the time to tell our friend, President Trump - ‘no’,” National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir wrote on X/Twitter.
As Baharav-Miara warned of efforts to weaken democratic institutions, the system she was defending was in the process of rejecting her objections to one of Netanyahu’s most sensitive appointments.
Netanyahu is currently being cross-examined in Case 2000, the media-corruption case involving his conversations with Yediot Aharonot publisher Arnon “Noni” Mozes ahead of the 2015 election.
Speaking at the Israel Bar Association’s annual conference in Eilat, Baharav-Miara said the judicial overhaul had entered a more extreme “second phase."
He said the situation had reached the point where some judges were afraid to answer phone calls from unknown numbers out of fear of threats and harassment.
The panel determined a range of possible dates to move up the elections that spans from September 8 to October 20.
The ruling was issued after the Minister of Justice refused to convene the committee for about a year and a half due to the lack of a broad consensus regarding the selection of candidates.
Mamdani's boycott came against the backdrop of a sharp rise in antisemitic incidents in New York and pushed Ohana to lead the large delegation of MKs.
The minister is scheduled to return to Israel as early as Wednesday, after conducting an intensive marathon of meetings in the United States with key Latin American figures.
Building on years of experience in national security and policymaking, in her book, the author sharply observes the undercurrents that shaped modern Israel.
The delay also comes as local northern authority heads have called for urgent government aid and IDF action.