The Times of Israel liveblogged Wednesday’s events as they unfolded.
Helen Mirren in Jerusalem: Golda ‘one of most extraordinary characters I’ve played’

British actress Dame Helen Mirren says in Jerusalem that Israeli prime minister Golda Meir is “one of the most extraordinary characters I’ve ever played.”
Mirren, who is in town for the premiere of “Golda” at the Jerusalem Film Festival this evening, tells reporters at a press conference at the Inbal Hotel that the late premier “is one of the most extraordinary characters I’ve ever played.”
“Her history, her commitment to her country, her character in general… she had utter dedication to her country. Her commitment to her country was over everything — over family, over personal contentment, over personal ambition,” Mirren says.
At the Berlin Film Festival earlier this year, Mirren opined that Meir “would have been utterly horrified” by the Israeli government’s move to overhaul the judiciary, but in Jerusalem she deflected questions about the current political climate.
“I don’t want to speak to [it] because I’m not Israeli and I haven’t lived in Israel,” she says. “I’ve watched it from from afar, obviously, in these past weeks. I’m personally very moved and excited when I see those huge demonstrations. I think maybe it’s a pivotal moment in Israeli history.”
Palestinian gunmen open fire at military post near Tulkarem
Palestinian gunmen opened fire a short time ago at a military post near the West Bank city of Tulkarem, the Israel Defense Forces says.
The IDF says troops returned fire at the source of the shooting, and during scans of the area found several shell casings.
No soldiers were hurt in the attack, the IDF says.
Over the past year, Palestinian gunman have repeatedly targeted Israeli forces, military posts, settlements and civilians on the road.
UEFA to weigh sanctions after Israel-Malta match halted by ‘Palestine’ chant, flares

UEFA opens disciplinary proceedings after Israeli side Maccabi Haifa’s Champions League qualifier against Hamrun Spartans in Malta was disrupted following chants of “Palestine, Palestine” by local fans.
Last night, with the visitors two goals up, tensions rose as Maccabi fans launched flares onto the pitch in the Centenary Stadium in Ta’ Qali in Malta in response to the Maltese supporters’ chants. The game had to be stopped for 30 minutes.
UEFA, the governing body of European football charges both clubs over “throwing of objects” and “crowd disturbance” by their fans. Maccabi faces additional charges over “lighting of fireworks” and “acts of damage.”
Five Israeli supporters were arrested. Malta Today reports that two pleaded guilty today in a local magistrates court.
Maccabi won the match 4-0. The second leg is scheduled for July 18 in Israel.
Prosecutor argues that Pittsburgh synagogue shooter should be eligible for death penalty

The gunman who committed the deadliest antisemitic attack in US history should be deemed eligible for the death penalty because he intentionally planned the 2018 Pittsburgh synagogue attack and preyed on vulnerable victims as they were beginning Sabbath worship, a prosecutor urges jurors.
“On Oct. 27, 2018, this defendant violated the safe, holy sanctuary that was the Tree of Life synagogue. He turned it into a killing ground,” prosecutor Soo Song tells jurors in the sentencing phase for Robert Bowers, who was convicted last month in the attack that claimed 11 lives.
Bowers’ defense lawyers are scheduled to make their own closing arguments later today.
At issue is whether Bowers is eligible for the death penalty — a preliminary stage in the weekslong sentencing process. If it determines he is eligible, the jury will then hear evidence in the coming weeks before deciding whether to impose the death penalty. If it determines he is not eligible, Bowers will receive a life sentence without parole, Judge Robert Colville says during jury instruction earlier today.
Herzog: Israel-US bonds are ‘beyond any and all disagreements’

President Isaac Herzog proclaims that the US-Israel relationship is “unbreakable” as reports emerge of severe White House dissatisfaction with the current government.
“In just a few days, I will pay an important visit to the United States, to mark 75 years of Israeli independence, and 75 years of our solid alliance, which lies above and beyond any and all disagreements,” says Herzog at a gathering of the IDF 7th Armored Brigade.
“The alliance between Israel and the United States is unbreakable and irreplaceable. Just like Israeli democracy — which is also unbreakable and irreplaceable. It has always been and will always be.”
In a widely shared New York Times column, Tom Friedman claims that Biden will be forced to tell Herzog during his visit that “when the interests and values of a US government and an Israeli government diverge this much, a reassessment of the relationship is inevitable” — something which Jerusalem and Washington have since denied.
FM Cohen says Iran behind attempt to attack Israeli embassy in Azerbaijan

Foreign Minister Eli Cohen points the finger at Iran for a recent foiled plot against the Israeli Embassy in Azerbaijan.
“Iranian terror is a global threat, as we saw in the past few days in Azerbaijan in an attempted attack against the Israeli Embassy in Baku, as well as in recent months in Cyprus and Greece in attempted attacks against Israelis and Jews,” Cohen says in a statement during an official visit to Serbia.
An Afghan national was arrested by Azerbaijani security forces on suspicion of planning the attack earlier this week.
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant is on his way for an official visit to Azerbaijan.
White House denies reports of ‘reassessment’ of US-Israel ties

A spokesman for the White House National Security Council says that there is “no talk” of reassessing Israeli-US ties, after New York Times columnist Tom Friedman claimed such a move was imminent.
“There is no talk of some kind of formal reassessment” of relations between Washington and Jerusalem, the spokesman says.
According to Channel 12 news, an unnamed US official says that while the US is “worried” by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s actions things have not escalated to reassessing ties.
“We’re worried by Netanyahu, we don’t understand what he is up to, and why he is allowing extremists in his coalition to dictate the tone,” the official purportedly says.
Raisi calls support for homosexuality ‘one of the dirtiest things in human history’

On a rare visit to Africa, Iran’s president sharply criticizes Western nations’ support for homosexuality as one of the “dirtiest” episodes of human history.
President Ebrahim Raisi speaks in Uganda, which recently passed anti-gay legislation prescribing the death penalty for “aggravated homosexuality,” to widespread international condemnation.
“I believe that this issue, and these strong attacks by the West against the establishment of families and against the culture of the nations, is another area of cooperation for Iran and Uganda,” Raisi says after a private meeting with Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni.
“The Western countries try to identify homosexuality as an index of civilization, while this is one of the dirtiest things which have been done in human history,” Raisi adds.
High Court rules that prosecutors cannot take part in anti-overhaul protests

The High Court of Justice rules that state prosecutors as well as lawyers who are employed by the state are not allowed to take part in the mass protests against the government’s judicial overhaul plans.
A three-justice panel rejects an appeal against a lower court ruling on the issue, writing that while they have no intention of curbing free speech, they also must give weight to balancing issues, including “public faith in state officials and objectivity of employees of public legal services.”
Active IDF soldiers above the rank of lieutenant colonel are also not allowed to participate in protests.
2 Israelis charged with terror offenses over West Bank rioting last month

Two Israelis are charged with terror offenses relating to rioting last month by hundreds of settlers who rampaged through Palestinian West Bank communities in the wake of a deadly terror attack.
The accused are Yedidya Siani, 22, and David Oved, 30, who were arrested and indicted following a joint investigation by the Israel Police and the Shin Bet.
Siani is charged with an act of terror under aggravated circumstances, assault causing injury for racist motives, and rioting for racist motives, for his part in rioting in the Palestinian village of Umm Safa.
Oved is indicted on charges of a terrorist act of rioting resulting in damage and a terrorist act of insulting religion. He is accused of breaking into a mosque in the village of Urif and defacing copies of the Quran.
Heading to Azerbaijan, Gallant says he will warn Baku about Iranian threats

Departing on an official visit to Azerbaijan, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant says he will warn his counterparts in the nation — which shares a border with Iran — about Tehran’s malign activities.
“This visit is another step up in the ever-growing relations between Israel and Azerbaijan,” Gallant says in a statement before his departure.
The defense minister says he will “present to the Azerbaijanis the global danger of nuclear weapons in the hands of Iran,” as well as share details about “the dangerous actions Iran is taking within the borders of Israel, and is trying to do inside Israel as well as throughout the Middle East.”
Erdogan says Turkey won’t ratify Sweden’s NATO bid before October

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says that Turkey will not be able to ratify Sweden’s NATO candidacy until at least October because parliament is not in session.
“There is a two-month parliament holiday. Of course, it will not be possible to end this holiday before October,” Erdogan tells reporters at the end of a two-day NATO summit in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius.
“There are many international agreements, there are many legislative proposals that need to be discussed. We take them up in the order of their importance. But our goal is to finish this process as soon as possible,” Erdogan says.
Erdogan’s comments threaten to both disappoint and worry Swedish and NATO officials. Some Western leaders had hoped that Turkey would be able to finish the ratification process in the coming weeks.
Lebanon security source says 3 Hezbollah members wounded by Israeli fire

Israeli fire wounds three members of Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah movement in an incident near the border with Israel, a security source in southern Lebanon says.
“Three Hezbollah members were wounded by Israeli fire near the border,” the source tells AFP, requesting anonymity as they are not authorized to speak to the media. Three other sources with knowledge of the incident also say that Hezbollah members have been wounded.
IDF says it foiled attempt by Lebanese suspects to damage border fence with Israel

The Israel Defense Forces says it foiled an attempt by a number of Lebanese suspects to damage the border fence on Israel’s northern frontier earlier.
In a statement, the IDF says troops identified the group and used unspecified means, causing them to flee. According to a military source, troops used a non-lethal weapon.
The IDF publishes a video showing the suspects approaching the border fence, before an explosion is seen. The military says it does not know the identity of the suspects.
IDF says troops foiled an attempt by Lebanese suspects to damage the border fence in northern Israel earlier today. pic.twitter.com/b3jMlIRZ6n
— Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian (@manniefabian) July 12, 2023
“The IDF will continue to prevent any attempt to violate Israeli sovereignty and damage to the northern security fence,” it adds in a statement.
IDF said to fire warning shots at Hezbollah activists who set fire near Lebanese border

Israeli forces reportedly fire warning shots after Hezbollah activists set a fire on the Lebanese border, close to the northern city of Metula, according to local Israeli and Lebanese media reports.
Ali Shoeib, who works for the Al-Manar TV network associated with the Hezbollah terror group, says a group of young men set off fireworks in the direction of Metula, and in response, Israeli military forces fired several shots.
في حدث منفصل :
العدو يطلق أعيرة نارية بعد قيام عدد من الفتية مفرقعات نارية بإتجاه الحدود في مستعمرة المطلة في القطاع الشرقي pic.twitter.com/g2P8En9yVr— علي شعيب || Ali Shoeib ???????? (@alishoeib1970) July 12, 2023
Rubi Hammerschlag, the northern Israel reporter for the Kan public broadcaster, says a number of activists carrying Hezbollah flags set a fire in the area, apparently in a protest marking 17 years since the start of the 2006 Second Lebanon War.
פעילי חיזבאללה מפגינים בשעה זו מול מטולה לרגל יום השנה ה 17 למלחמת לבנון השנייה. הפעילים הציתו אש על הגבול ומנופפים בדגלי האירגון וקוראים קריאות גנאי נגד ישראל. כוחות צה"ל שפרוסים באיזור ביצעו ירי אזהרה. pic.twitter.com/1NGPxBoFhg
— Rubi Hammerschlag | רובי המרשלג (@rubih67) July 12, 2023
He says IDF forces fired warning shots in the air.
Unverified rumors circulating on social media claim that an explosion was heard and a number of Hezbollah members were wounded. There is no immediate comment from the IDF on the incident.
In rare spat, Iran summons Russian ambassador over comments on disputed Gulf islands

Iran summons Russia’s ambassador after Moscow released a joint statement with Arab countries earlier this week challenging Iran’s claim to disputed islands in the Persian Gulf.
It marks a rare spat between Iran and Russia, which have deepened ties since Moscow invaded Ukraine, with Iran supplying killer drones that have been used to devastating effect there. Iran and Russia are also strong backers of President Bashar Assad in Syria’s civil war.
Iran’s official IRNA news agency says the ambassador was summoned over a joint statement released Monday after a meeting in Moscow between Russia and the Gulf Cooperation Council, which includes the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and Oman.
In the statement, the ministers affirmed their support for efforts “to reach a peaceful solution to the issue of the three islands, Greater Tunb, Lesser Tunb and Abu Musa, through bilateral negotiations or the International Court of Justice,” according to the Saudi Press Agency.
Trump tells pro-Israel group ‘Biden doesn’t like you… he won’t see Netanyahu’

Former US president Donald Trump tells a Jewish group that US President Joe “Biden doesn’t like you.”
In a speech at a gathering of the Israel Heritage Foundation on Monday — uploaded by the organizers earlier today — Trump says “Biden doesn’t like you, that I can tell you, he won’t even see Netanyahu.”
In his Monday speech, Trump blasted Biden for refusing to invite Netanyahu to WH, despite — what he claimed in interview w/ @BarakRavid — Netanyahu’s rush to congratulate Biden after 2020 results were announced.
⬇️https://t.co/2KouJw1oe1 pic.twitter.com/md9at2bCje— Jacob N. Kornbluh (@jacobkornbluh) July 12, 2023
“[Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu was the first person to call him — that made me feel great,” Trump adds sarcastically. Netanyahu was not the first person to congratulation Biden after he beat Trump in the 2020 election.
“He was the first person to call, and they won’t even see Netanyahu — that’s how low it’s come,” Trump adds.
Trump is running in next year’s presidential election, aiming to reclaim his former post.
Foreign Ministry says close to 300 Israelis remain unreachable amid India flooding

Some 290 Israelis remain unreachable by loved ones and officials in northern India in the wake of deadly floods, according to the Foreign Ministry.
The Foreign Ministry is sending Deputy Ambassador Ohad Nakash Kaynar to the stricken area to try to make contact with the missing Israeli travelers.
“Sometimes diplomacy includes rolling down sleeves and getting busy,” tweets Nakash Kaynar from the airplane.
Sometimes diplomacy includes rolling down sleeves and getting busy. Going to #HimachalPradesh on the Director General and Ambassador's directive, to try and reconnect with Israeli tourists who are in the flooded areas like Kasol, Kalga and Pulga. Cross your fingers all goes well. pic.twitter.com/BmW2fvly3K
— Ohad Nakash Kaynar (@KaynarOhad) July 12, 2023
Times of Israel wins 2 Rockower honors from American Jewish Press Association
The Times of Israel takes home two Rockower honors at the annual American Jewish Press Association’s banquet in New Orleans.
Amy Spiro wins first place for Excellence in News Reporting for a feature on the Beitar Jerusalem soccer team. The judges write that the article had “great research and writing, important issues, personality profiles and a very compelling story.”
In addition, Luke Tress takes home an honorable mention in the Excellence in Enterprise or Investigative Reporting category, for his series of articles on fentanyl addiction.
After backing coalition candidate for judicial panel, Gantz renews call for return to talks

Opposition party head MK Benny Gantz calls on moderate coalition members to push for a return to judicial overhaul negotiations, shortly after his party lent its support to electing an Otzma Yehudit lawmaker to the Judicial Selection Committee.
“I call on all members of the coalition who understand what lies before us to show responsibility and leadership, to make their voices heard, and to do the right thing – to put the interests of the country before the party. Your silence will not absolve you from responsibility,” he says.
Gantz demands the Judicial Selection Committee be convened, saying that holding off until the winter, presumably after the coalition has time to alter the composition of the panel, “means taking tens of thousands of Israelis hostage to the political whims of [Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu and [Justice Minister Yariv] Levin,” he says.
Citizen services will suffer as a consequence, he says, adding: “Tens of thousands waiting for trials and verdicts will continue to wait – because for Netanyahu and Levin, politics is above the citizens.”
Hundreds of retired Air Force members back reservists who threaten refusal due to overhaul

Hundreds of retired Israeli Air Force members publish a letter supporting active reserve duty pilots who have threatened to refuse to show up for duty in response to the government’s plans to overhaul the judiciary.
“We will support, unconditionally, any of your protest actions, including the immediate suspension of volunteering,” the retired IAF members say.
Among the signatories are former IDF chief of staff Dan Halutz, former chiefs of the IAF Avihu Ben-Nun and Dan Tolkowsky, as well as Amos Yadlin, who served as chief of Military Intelligence, Gil Regev, who served as chief of the Personnel Directorate, and Nimrod Sheffer, who served as chief of the Planning Directorate.
Last night, some 500 active reservist pilots and navigators held a meeting to discuss their next steps in protest of the judicial overhaul, the Kan public broadcaster reported. The report said the pilots intended to make a joint decision on whether to stop volunteering for service at this stage.
Lapid threatens to turn to High Court if judicial appointments panel is not convened

Opposition Leader Yair Lapid sends Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Justice Minister Yariv Levin a letter threatening to petition the High Court of Justice to force Levin to convene the panel, if it is not done in 14 days.
Lapid’s letter, sent to Netanyahu and Levin by a law firm retained by Yesh Atid, alleges that Levin has “no discretion” to decide whether to convene the Judicial Selection Committee, but rather must to so, in line with the Courts Law.
The party says that “the decision not to elect a minister to serve on the committee, much like the decision not to convene the committee, stems from personal and political considerations that the justice minister is not authorized to consider.”
Otzma Yehudit MK elected to sit on Judicial Selection Comittee

A far-right lawmaker is selected to sit on the Judicial Selection Committee, rounding out Knesset representation on a panel that sits at the center of the coalition’s plan to radically overhaul the judiciary.
Otzma Yehudit MK Yitzhak Kroizer is selected in the closed-door vote to sit alongside lawmaker Karine Elharrar from the opposition’s Yesh Atid party. Elharrar was chosen in June during the Knesset’s first attempt to staff the panel. Coalition infighting torpedoed that vote, prompting opposition party heads to claim malfeasance and withdraw from negotiations toward reaching a consensus on how to reform the country’s judiciary.
Kroizer promises to “act to advance candidates whose worldview is Zionist and Jewish, and loyal to the State of Israel, its symbols and institutions.”
Opposition parties have demanded Justice Minister Yariv Levin fully staff the panel, convene it and begin working toward filling the backlog of judicial vacancies, as the committee has not met in over a year.
Both Yesh Atid and National Unity renew their demands, with Yesh Atid threatening to petition the court to force Levin to convene the Judicial Selection Committee if not done within 14 days.
The Israel Bar Association will pick its representatives for the panel on July 31. It is unclear how this will affect Yesh Atid’s timeline.
2 Israeli security forces injured in West Bank clashes

The Israel Defense Forces says a soldier and a Border Police officer are lightly hurt during clashes with Palestinians in the West Bank town of Turmus Ayya earlier.
The military says troops entered the town to seize some NIS 650,000 ($177,000) in cash, suspected to have been used to fund terror activities.
“During the activity, dozens of Palestinians gathered in the area and attacked the forces, threw stones, and threw paint bottles,” the IDF says.
The IDF says troops responded with riot dispersal means and live fire in the air, and detained two suspects.
One IDF soldier is taken to hospital in good condition after being assaulted by a Palestinian, and a Border Police officer is treated at the scene after being hit by a stone, the military says.
#شاهد جيش الاحتلال يعتدي على الفلسطينيين خلال اقتحامه بلدة ترمسعيا قضاء رام الله، قبل قليل. pic.twitter.com/RZAiJQThPK
— Newpress | نيو برس (@NewpressPs) July 12, 2023
Nides visits Western Wall before departing post as US envoy

As he ends his 20-month tenure as the US envoy to Israel, Ambassador Tom Nides prays at the Western Wall in Jerusalem. One of his first events as ambassador was a menorah lighting at the holy site in December 2021.
“The ambassador saw the Western Wall as a significant place and a spiritual center for the Jewish people, and he cared deeply about its development,” says the Western Wall Heritage Foundation in a statement.
Levin slams High Court ruling on foreign workers, calls it proof of need for judicial reform

Justice Minister Yariv Levin slams today’s High Court ruling on foreign workers, saying it proves the need for judicial reform.
“If anyone had any doubt why there is a need for deep reform in the judicial system, he got the answer again today in another ruling that encourages illegal immigration to Israel while harming the demographic composition and Jewish identity of the country,” says Levin in a statement.
“This ruling gives a green light to tens of thousands of foreign workers to violate the terms of their visa and stay in Israel with no problem against the law,” adds Levin, saying that the 6-1 decision “reflects extreme progressive values.”
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir says the ruling is “the exact proof of why we are fighting with all our strength to pass judicial reform.”
6-member Palestinian cell charged in spate of recent shooting attacks, says Shin Bet

The Shin Bet security agency says six Palestinians are charged for a string of shooting attacks in the central West Bank in recent months, all without causing injuries.
The Shin Bet names the members of the cell as Abdullah Hajj Muhammad, Ibrahim Naasan, Muhammad Hajj Muhammad, Majed Naasan, Ayyub Naasan and Adb al-Karim Abu Aliya, all from the Palestinian village of al-Mughayyir.
The six were detained within the past few months following the various attacks, mostly in the area of the West Bank settlement of Shilo. Several firearms used in the attacks were seized.
In one of the attacks on April 21, Abdullah Hajj Muhammad, Ibrahim Naasan and Muhammad Hajj Muhammad opened fire at Israeli troops near the Palestinian town of Turmus Ayya, the Shin Bet charged.
The Shin Bet says the cell purchased firearms from a dealer in the Jenin area and was in contact with “terror elements” in the Gaza Strip for funding.
The Shin Bet said the gunmen published claims of their attacks on social media, including footage, under the name of the “Martyr Raed Naasan Group,” named after a Palestinian rioter shot dead by IDF troops in al-Mughayyir in November 2022.
Indictments are filed against the six charging them with various terror offenses, leading the Shin Bet to release details of the investigation.
Senior Israeli official denies any ‘reassessment’ of US-Israel relationship by Biden

After New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman warned in a column that the Biden administration is reassessing its ties with Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, a senior Israeli official says in a statement that “we are not aware of any decision about ‘reassessment’ by the US government.”
The official also says that even if Biden were reassessing ties, it would not be anything new in the history of the bilateral relationship, pointing at ostensibly similar decisions by Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, and George W. Bush.
“It is not secret that we have disagreements with the US government around establishing a Palestinian state, returning to the dangerous nuclear agreement with Iran, and PM Netanyahu’s stance against the ‘no surprises’ policy around Israeli actions against Iran.”
The official stresses that “the ties between Israel and the US have grown close over the course of decades, and security cooperation has reached an all-time high under Prime Minister Netanyahu’s leadership.”
“Prime Minister Netanyahu will make sure this trend continues.”
The official does not mention US President Joe Biden by name in the statement.
Knesset members voting on 2nd member of Judicial Selection Committee

The Knesset is currently voting to pick a second lawmaker representative to sit on Israel’s nine-person judicial appointments panel.
Far-right MK Yitzhak Kroizer is expected to be chosen, to sit alongside opposition lawmaker Karine Elharrar on the panel.
Elharrar was chosen in a June vote, which blew up judicial reform negotiations when the coalition failed to pick a second MK to staff the panel.
Results from the closed-door vote are expected later this afternoon.
Abbas slated to visit Jenin for first time in over a decade

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is due to visit the northern West Bank city of Jenin today for the first time in over a decade, a week after the largest Israeli military operation there in years.
Twelve Palestinians — all of whom Israel says were combatants — and one Israeli soldier were killed in the two-day IDF raid on Jenin and its adjacent refugee camp.
Abbas is expected to visit the city as well as the adjacent refugee camp, along with the executive committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization. He is due to review “progress of work in the reconstruction of the camp and the city,” his office says in a statement.
High Court strikes down 6-1 regulations aimed at encouraging foreign workers to leave

The High Court of Justice strikes down regulations passed in 2016 by a Knesset committee that strip a foreign worker of social welfare payments, which are automatically deducted from their salary and put on deposit for them, if they fail to leave the country after their work visa expires.
In a 6-1 ruling, the High Court says that the regulations disproportionately violate the constitutional property rights of foreign workers, and orders the Knesset and relevant government ministers to formulate a new arrangement within six months before the current regulations are abolished.
Writing for the majority, Supreme Court President Esther Hayut says that the purpose of the deduction mechanism to increase the incentive of foreign workers to leave Israel at the end of their legal stay in Israel is an “appropriate purpose,” but points out that the state “did not present a single example of a country where migrant workers may lose their pension funds if they leave the country late.”
Justice Noam Sohlberg in his dissent writes that the foreign workers’ property rights are not infringed by the arrangement since they agree to these conditions before entering the country and because the salary deductions are lost when they fail to leave the country in accordance with the regulations.
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