Days after telling Wall Street Journal he ‘threw out’ controversial bill, PM reportedly tells fuming cabinet behind closed doors that softened version of legislation could return

By TOI STAFF     2 July 2023, 5:55 pm

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads a cabinet meeting, at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem on July 2, 2023. (Marc Israel Sellem/POOL)

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly told members of his cabinet on Sunday that despite recent comments he made to international media, he has not fully backed away from passing some form of “override clause.”

In closed-door comments, Netanyahu reassured some ministers that he still supports a watered-down version of such legislation, but not an unlimited and all-encompassing bill as was initially proposed, according to a report Sunday by the Walla news site.

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T. Belman.  Why does Israel give the US notice of such operations and why promise to not go further. Probably we have committed ourselves to do so.   Too Bad.

Because the operation had been defined as a small-scale incursion, there was no need to convene the Diplomatic-Security Cabinet and get a green light, allowing the exact timing of the operation to be kept under wraps until the forces were already on their way.

By  Shirit Avitan Cohen, TOI 07-03-2023 16:31

Israeli military armored vehicles advance on a road during the operation in Jenin, July 3, 2023 | Photo: AFP / Ronaldo Schemidt

Israel told the US about Monday’s Jenin operation a week in advance, Israel Hayom has learned. Moreover, it made sure to explain to officials in Washington that the operation would be limited to Jenin in order to rout the terrorist hotbeds there.

This is the reason the US has yet to condemn the IDF activity. Israel has also pledged to carry out the operation in a surgical manner – similar to past raids – to avoid harming noncombatants as much as possible.

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Chief of Israeli forces in West Bank says campaign – the largest there in 20 years — aims to ‘change the situation’ in Palestinian city; gunmen targeted in drone strike

By EMANUEL FABIAN Today, 2:13 pm  

Palestinians run amid clashes during an Israeli military operation in Jenin in the West Bank, on July 3, 2023 (Jaafar ASHTIYEH / AFP)

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Monday afternoon said the Israeli army’s major operation in the West Bank city of Jenin was “progressing as planned,” according to remarks issued by his office.

“In the past few hours, we dealt a heavy blow to the terror organizations in Jenin and managed to record impressive operational achievements,” Gallant said following an assessment he held with military chief Lt. Gen Herzi Halevi and other senior officers.

He said the troops would “receive full support to do whatever is necessary and to operate on the ground and in the air, in order to protect the citizens of Israel and preserve full freedom of action throughout [the West Bank].”
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By Robert Spencer GELLER REPORT – on July 1, 2023

While the Leftist-Islamic alliance is cracking elsewhere due to the Left’s determination to normalize gender delusions and fantasies and sexualize children, in France, it has the whole country aflame, and could conceivably bring about the end of the Republic. What is happening now in France was entirely foreseeable, but few dared foresee it, for fear of being called “racist,” “Islamophobic,” and “far right.” Once again those who have been smeared with such terms turn out to have been right all along.

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by Uzay Bulut, GATESTONE June 30, 2023 at 5:00 am

• “The conflict resulted in the massacre of an estimated three million East Pakistani citizens, the ethnic cleansing of 10 million ethnic Bengalis who fled to India, and the rape of at least 200,000 women (some estimates put the number of rape victims at closer to 400,000).” — hinduamerican.org

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Reuters

JERUSALEM, June 27 (Reuters) – Israel should urgently examine how much natural gas the country should export to make sure it keeps enough for itself, a senior official at Israel’s Finance Ministry said in a letter seen by Reuters.

The country is expected to roughly double its gas output over the coming years and is weeks away from a highly-anticipated licensing round for new oil and gas exploration blocks offshore Israel.

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T. Belman. The same criticism applies to the Israeli left who purport to be about saving democracy in Israel in their fight against judicial overhaul. The left in the US refused to recognized the election of President Trump in 2016 and made it very difficult for him to govern. The left in Israel is similarly not recognizing the election of this government earlier this year and are doing their utmost to prevent them from governing.

By Lewis Dovland, AM THINKER

One of the rallying calls from the Marxist leftists and Democratic leadership (but then, I repeat myself) is: “We must save our democracy.” The veiled hint is that MAGA and Trump supporters, conservatives in general, and overall decent citizens are trying to take away ‘Our Democracy.’ Note one thing: they never define that democracy.

Examples: From his website, “. . . Chuck Schumer has never backed down in the fight to save our democracy.” (Emphasis mine.). In 2021, our paragon truth-seeker Adam Schiff introduced H.R.5314 – Protecting Our Democracy Act, which is nothing more than a tool to tie Trump’s hands if he does win in 2024 and probably will be ignored if he loses.

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T. Belman.  I doubt its about  “the growing gulf between haves and have-nots”.

All reports that I have read blame the riots on “many young, especially people of colour”. No one suggests that the rioters are predominantly Muslim nor do they identify who is promoting the riots. This article points to “vexed questions about France’s dogmatic insistence on racial assimilation, secularism and a one-size-fits-all identity. An increasingly diverse republic, its changing character deeply influenced by the colonial past, is still officially colour-blind.”

Diversity is not a strength as many on the left suggest.  But how do you assimilate Muslim immigrants or accommodate them. Most host countries yield to their demands but this is not the answer either.

The answer is ban Muslim immigration.

The aggressive police tactics that led to the death of Nahel Merzouk reflect wider problems in French society

Observer editorial

Right- and leftwing politicians, social scientists, analysts and commentators have rushed to variously condemn, explain, exploit and justify the fury and violence that erupted in many French cities after Tuesday’s fatal police shooting of Nahel Merzouk, a 17-year-old boy of north African descent. But some of the most revealing and insightful testimony came from Kendra, a resident of the Pablo Picasso estate in the Nanterre suburb of Paris, near to where the teenager was killed during a traffic-stop. There have been 21 fatal police traffic-stop shootings since 2020. Most of the victims were of black or Arab origin.

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The New Atlas

There will be war in any case, and we are talking about a costly war, but delaying means a devastating one 

By Dr. Aaron Lerner, INN 1.7.23

Here are five reasons to destroy Hezbollah in a surprise attack now:

#1. Superior results: By definition, a surprise Israeli attack minimizes the damage Hezbollah can cause before it is destroyed. In sharp contrast, if our forces only implement our battle plans after Hezbollah opts to compel us to act, Hezbollah will be the party geared to maximize damage.

#2. War not involving Iran and others: A surprise Israeli attack buys the Jewish State precious time to benefit from carrying out operations in a single-arena or at most dual-arena (Lebanon and Gaza) conflict rather than the treacherously broad multi-arena conflict we could very well face if we allow Hezbollah to decide when the conflict starts.

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By Victor Davis Hanson, AM GREATNESS

The American post-Cold War order from the Ronald Reagan through George W. Bush administration is over.

Barack Obama began its erosion with his tired lectures about the past sins of the United States.

Obama empowered radical Islamists. He invited Russia back into the Middle East after a forty-year hiatus. He snored while Vladimir Putin swallowed large areas of Ukraine. He nonchalantly allowed ISIS almost to take over Iraq. And he authored the Libyan misadventure.
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by Majid Rafizadeh, GATESTONE 1.7.23

• “I urge the Administration to remember that U.S. law requires that any agreement, arrangement, or understanding with Iran needs to be submitted to Congress.” — Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, in a letter to US President Joe Biden, June 15, 2023.
• “INARA [the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015] was enacted with strong bipartisan support to ensure Congressional oversight of U.S. policy regarding Iran’s nuclear program…. This definition makes clear that any arrangement or understanding with Iran, even informal, requires submission to Congress.” — Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, in a letter to US President Joe Biden, June 15, 2023 [Emphasis added].
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By: Amil Imani

We must closely examine the Quran, Islam’s inviolable, immutable charter since it enjoys such a sanctified standing. Muslims believe that Allah himself writes the Quran. Allah handed down the book, piece by piece and chapter by chapter, to the Archangel Gabriel. Gabriel, in turn, whispered these words to Muhammad himself over some 23 years.

Muhammad could neither read nor write. Therefore, he had to find people who could write down what he called his revelations from Allah. Several of these katibs (scribes) wrote down the surahs (chapters), eventually making up the Quran.

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Funeral set to take place of 17-year-old whose killing by police unleashed unrest; 45,000 police officers deployed as interior ministry says over 2,500 fires set overnight

By JOHN LEICESTER, SYLVIE CORBET, TOI and LEWIS JOLY    Today, 11:30 am

PARIS (AP) — Rioting raged in cities around France for a fourth night despite a huge police deployment and 1,311 arrests, with cars and buildings set ablaze and stores looted, as family and friends prepared Saturday to bury the 17-year-old whose killing by police unleashed the unrest.

France’s Interior Ministry announced the new figure for arrests around the country, where 45,000 police officers fanned out in a so-far unsuccessful bid to quell violence.

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By Andrea Widburg, AM THINKER

It’s been a busy two days as the Supreme Court ended its 2022-2023 term. The three most noteworthy opinions ended affirmative action (although with a dangerous caveat), limited executive authority to erase debt, and struck a blow for free speech. Because all three are completely normal in analysis and effect, they’re rather uninteresting. What’s more interesting are the dissents, which predict what a leftist-controlled future will look like.
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The “extreme unreasonableness doctrine” under the British Mandate morphed into the personal opinion of a judge. How it happened.

By Yotam Eyal, INN

These days, the Knesset’s Constitution, Law and Justice Committee is discussing the proposal to abolish the use of the reasonableness clause. This clause has been used many times by the Israeli court in recent years when it wants to invalidate various governmental decisions including civil servant appointments and even the awarding of the Israel Prize. The extensive use of this clause has received a lot of criticism among jurists and professionals; even Chief Justice Noam Solberg did so when he published a comprehensive article several years ago on the use of the reasonableness clause, explaining why it is a problematic tool and stating that it should be significantly reduced.

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The Honorable Stephen Rademaker, JINSA

Former Assistant Secretary of State for International Security and Nonproliferation, Member, JINSA’s Iran Policy Project; Senior Advisor, JINSA Gemunder Center

Accordingly to press reports, the Biden administration is considering entering a very narrow nuclear agreement with Iran that would impose many fewer restrictions on that country’s nuclear program than the original Iran nuclear deal (also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA).

Most analysts ascribe the administration’s renewed interest in diplomacy with Iran to electoral politics—the deal under consideration won’t do much to restrain Iran’s nuclear weapons program, but it can be expected to postpone any crisis with Iran till after the 2024 presidential election. But there is an even more urgent Ukraine problem that may be motivating the administration to want a deal now.
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By George Hill, UNCOVERDC   – June 29, 2023

The Plan

The story of January 6th until now. Only the planners know the exact date the story was hatched. Most likely just after the loss of Donald Trump to now President Joe Biden. Who actually hatched the plan remains open for speculation. Though mercurial and unpredictable, the now Lame Duck President could be expected to raise a fuss about the election results, and his voters would be easy to manipulate as they poured into D.C. for the “Stop The Steal” rally. It was time for the kill shot and to end Orange Man once and for all.

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By Kevin Stocklin, EPOCH TIMES

The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on March 23, 2023. (Richard Moore/The Epoch Times)

As Harvard and the University of North Carolina (UNC) await a landmark Supreme Court decision, expected this week, on their racial admissions policies, companies are also watching nervously, fearing that the decision could expose their race-based hiring and training programs to civil rights lawsuits.

According to a Harvard Business Review 2022 survey, more than 60 percent of U.S. companies had a diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) program, which categorizes employees according to race and gender. In addition, following the 2020 police murder of George Floyd, a black man, numerous companies including Wells Fargo, United Airlines, JPMorgan Chase, Delta Airlines, Ralph Lauren, Estee Lauder, and Google parent company Alphabet Inc. announced race-based hiring and promotion policies.
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