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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 477

Ahmad Tibi

A picture taken on January 29, 2019, shows el-Jazzar mosque in the northern Israeli port city of Acre. (AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP)
December 1, 2024, 6:39 pm
Ben Gvir instructs police to stop mosques from using speakers for call to prayer
Arab mayors, MKs decry move as attempt to provoke Muslim citizens; far-right minister defends measure as fighting ‘hazard’ of noise, notes similar efforts in other countries
By ToI Staff
Religious Zionism party chief Bezalel Smotrich (center) and party members at the settlement of Efrat in the Gush Etzion region of the West Bank, October 26, 2022. (Gershon Elinson/Flash90)
November 22, 2024, 3:14 pm
Coalition lauds end of administrative detention for settlers; opposition: It’s dangerous
After Defense Minister Katz decides to end practice of detention without trial for extremist Jews, right-wing politicians praise the move while left, rights group call it a mistake
By Sam Sokol and ToI Staff
Illustrative: A Palestinian class at the Salem School, East Jerusalem, December 6, 2017. (Nasser Ishtayeh/ Flash90/ File)
November 5, 2024, 6:21 pm
Knesset passes law allowing government to fire teachers it asserts identify with terror
Right-wing MKs call new law an important tool in preventing radicalization; rights group ACRI says it ‘violates the rights to expression, employment and pedagogical autonomy’
By Sam Sokol
A car goes up in flames after exploding near a police station in the northern city of Acre, September 13, 2024. (Screen capture: X/Amar Assadi, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
September 14, 2024, 10:42 am
Man in his 30s seriously wounded in car explosion in northern city of Acre
Blast lightly injures 4 others, including man’s young child; shooting in Jisr az-Zarqa moderately wounds 2, including girl; Tibi: Police should be prosecuting this, not protesters
By ToI Staff
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir addresses the Knesset plenum, July 24, 2024. (Noam Moskowitz/ Office of the Knesset Spokesperson)
July 25, 2024, 3:23 pm
In late-night session, Knesset hands Ben Gvir authority over building violations
Giving the far-right minister such power means ‘more demolitions, more murders, more lawlessness in Arab society,’ asserts Ra’am MK Waleed Alhawashla
By Sam Sokol
Screen capture from video of a scuffle in the Knesset between right-wing and Arab lawmakers, July 18, 2024. (X. Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
July 18, 2024, 11:41 am
Ben Gvir calls Arab lawmakers ‘terrorists’ from Knesset rostrum, triggering melee
Knesset members charge at podium as far-right minister repeatedly shouts ‘Out!’ at them; ushers attempt to prevent physical altercation, with Likud MK nearly knocking one down
By Stuart Winer
Arab-Israeli parliament member Ahmad Tibi poses for a picture during an interview with AFP at his office at the Knesset in Jerusalem, June 25, 2024. (Menahem Kahana / AFP)
June 28, 2024, 9:04 pm
Tibi says Arab Israelis being persecuted for Gaza sympathies in wake of October 7
Veteran MK charges Israel police only enforcing hate speech laws against Arabs, says he has received thousands of threats since start of war
By Jack Moore
Demonstrators protest against the war in Gaza, at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, May 28, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 4, 2024, 4:32 pm
Arab MKs, academics slam bill requiring universities to fire anti-Zionist faculty
‘We will not allow terrorism to take over academia,’ says coalition whip; Association of University Heads condemns ‘McCarthyistic’ campaign against higher education
By Sam Sokol
MK Ahmad Tibi speaks during a Knesset House Committee meeting in Jerusalem, January 30, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90)
April 21, 2024, 8:25 pm
Arab MK petitions court to let him visit Fatah leader and terror convict Barghouti
Ahmad Tibi demands injunction against Ben Gvir for gutting policy that let MKs exercise ‘oversight’ regarding Palestinian security prisoners’ conditions
By ToI Staff
Jordan's King Abdullah II (R) speaks with Hadash-Ta'al head Ayman Odeh and MKs Ahmad Tibi and Youssef Atauna in Amman, Jordan, March 4, 2024. (Royal Hashemite Court)
March 4, 2024, 7:12 pm
Arab MKs meet Jordan’s king amid concerns of Ramadan unrest at Temple Mount
Hadash-Ta’al head Ayman Odeh, lawmakers Tibi and Atauna reportedly ask Abdullah to ensure freedom of worship; king said to warn that Israeli government extremists seek escalation
By ToI Staff
Tens of thousands of Muslim worshipers attend the last Friday prayers of the holy month of Ramadan, at the Al-Aqsa compound atop the Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City, April 14, 2023. (Jamal Awad/Flash90/File)
February 18, 2024, 11:49 pm
Reports: Siding with Ben Gvir, PM plans to limit Arab Israeli Al-Aqsa access on Ramadan
Netanyahu said to overrule position of some security officials, who warn move could unnecessarily antagonize Muslims during holiday; Opposition MKs react angrily to restrictions
By ToI Staff
Lawmakers vote to expel MK Ofer Cassif from the Knesset during a meeting of the Knesset House Committee on January 30, 2024. (Noam Moskowitz/Knesset Spokesperson)
January 30, 2024, 7:32 pm
Panel votes 14-2 to expel MK Cassif for Gaza genocide claims; now Knesset will vote
House Committee vote a ‘black day for Knesset,’ says Hadash-Ta’al chairman Tibi; ‘This is not freedom of speech, it is the freedom to betray your country,’ argues Likud’s Ofir Katz
By Sam Sokol
Head of opposition and head of the Yesh Atid party MK Yair Lapid leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, on January 15, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/ Flash90)
January 15, 2024, 9:09 pm
Lapid accuses PM of playing politics with budget while ‘businesses are collapsing’
Government ‘does not know how to manage the war,’ opposition leader says as controversial state budget approved by cabinet. Netanyahu’s policy an ‘economic failure,’ says Liberman
By Sam Sokol
MK Ahmad Tibi speaks during a protest against the war, calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, in Tel Aviv, on December 28, 2023. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
January 14, 2024, 10:43 am
Three members of MK Ahmad Tibi’s extended family killed in Gaza bombing
Due to communication problems in war-torn Palestinian enclave, veteran lawmaker reportedly only informed of cousins’ deaths days later
By ToI Staff
Opposition Leader and chairman of the Yesh Atid party MK Yair Lapid leads a faction meeting at the Knesset on January 8, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 8, 2024, 9:26 pm
Lapid urges Gantz to bolt war coalition, says he’d join a government led by Edelstein
‘Netanyahu is not fit to lead the country,’ opposition leader asserts, expressing willingness to serve in ‘replacement government’ under different Likud leader without longtime PM
By Sam Sokol
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