Gali Baharav-Miara

Rule Changes

Powers curtailed by a law passed July 15

Gadi Eisenkot and Avigdor Liberman met on November 9 and agreed to open talks with the ultra-Orthodox parties Shas and United Torah Judaism, with a softer military draft law on offer. They also agreed that a Yashar lawmaker, Matan Kahana, would be the bloc's candidate for Knesset speaker.

Updated Yesterday

Rule Changes

Her opinion backing Abu Shehadeh's disqualification became moot after withdrawal

Final results published October 30 put Netanyahu's right-wing bloc at 53 seats, eight short of the 61 needed to govern. Arab-led parties won 19 seats: the Joint List took 11 and Ra'am eight, after the Supreme Court restored both lists to the ballot.

Updated 2 days ago

Force in Play

Received Abbas's letter; no public response reported

Israeli authorities demolished about 80 structures, including a mosque, in Al-Dahiya north of Rahat on Oct. 12, displacing roughly 400 members of the Abu Wadi family, according to Anadolu Agency and Al Jazeera. A joint statement from Adalah and other civil society groups on Oct. 18 said the orders covered 50 residential buildings and a mosque in a community of about 250 people, and that residents report around 80 families affected.

Updated Oct 31