Tel Aviv, March 31 (IANS) Israel’s parliament has passed a controversial law making death by hanging the default punishment for Palestinians convicted in military courts of carrying out deadly attacks, fulfilling a key demand of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right allies. The legislation, passed on Monday (local time), has drawn sharp international criticism, with opponents describing it as discriminatory and unconstitutional. Critics argue that the law creates a differential legal fra…
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Tel Aviv, March 12 (IANS) Leader of the Opposition in Israel, Yair Lapid, said on Thursday that Israel is fighting a “just war” to ensure that all the people in the country are safe and not being harmed by terrorist organisations. Speaking to reporters, Lapid stated that Israel is fighting the war in the north as Hezbollah and Iran are targetting the area with drones and rockets.He said, “If you want to know why is it that we’re fighting this war here up in the Israeli north, it’s because if the…
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated on Wednesday that he is looking forward to his visit to Israel and expressed confidence that it will further strengthen bilateral ties. “I am also looking forward to my visit to Israel. I am confident that my visit will further strengthen the bilateral relations between our two countries,” PM Modi posted on X while replying to Israel’s Leader of Opposition Yair Lapid’s post.”Whole Israel is excited to welcome Prime Minister Modi tomorr…