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From Our Knesset Members
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Immigration Absorption Minister Sofa Landver said the state must invest more in immigrants, who are being pushed to the "margins of society"."The priorities of the Treasury have been confused. They forget that behind the numbers are people with families who can't get through the month. We mustn't let the olim be pushed to the margins of society because of a lack of funds. If we don't invest the minimum required we will need to invest much more tomorrow," Landver ... |
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October saw an all-time record high in incoming tourism, with some 330,000 tourists visiting Israel during that month alone, according to data reported by the Ministry of Education on Thursday.The numbers reflect an increase of 9% from October 2008. "These numbers are as a result of focused marketing, analysis of the target market and investment in proper infrastructure for continuous global marketing, based on the positioning of Israel as the holy land, and Jerusalem as its ... |
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Beytenu MK Anastassia Michaeli visited London this week on behalf of a group promoting Israeli-British relations. During a festive dinner party she met leading political figures of the 1970s and 80s – former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.Talking to Ynet, Michaeli admitted to being extremely excited about the meeting and noted her mother's enthusiasm as well."I was very pleased with the chance to talk to Thatcher ... |
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"Alcohol has turned into a national plague, and is contributing to crime," Public Security Minister Yitzhak Aharonovitch said last Sunday. "It's like a weapon, and it can even lead to murder."This Sunday, Aharonovitch will introduce a number of bills and proposed amendments that would see alcohol sales outlawed in kiosks and supermarkets between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m.Pubs, clubs and restaurants would be allowed to continue night-time sales, since they serve alcoholic ... |
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In a meeting of the Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee, its Chair, Beytenu MK David Rotem held a spontaneous and heated debate with MK Ahmed Tibi on whether it was justified to deny government funding to anti-Zionist events. While Mr. Tibi shouted that he would not be coerced into becoming a Zionist, Mr. Rotem explained that this law was not about forcing any one to embrace Zionism. The proposed law was about refusing to support public proclamations and incitement ... |
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Tourism Minister Stas Meseznikov on Sunday called on the Histadrut Labor Federation to support legislation that gives tax benefits to workers who choose vacations spots in Israel.Israel Radio reported that Meseznikov expressed satisfaction at the decision of the large labor unions to cancel group trips to Turkey amid the Jerusalem-Ankara tensions, and called on them to take the holidays in Israel ... |
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The cabinet will consider legislation banning the Islamic Movement being drafted by Israel Beytenu ministers Uzi Landau and Yitzhak Aharonovitch, sources in the party said Tuesday. Landau also demanded the indictment of Muslim leaders who were calling for violence and confrontation in the capital and encouraging hateful anti-Israeli sentiment, among them "Sheikh Raed Salah and his ilk.""Israel must stop paying the salaries of imams and heads of mosques who engage in incitement ... |
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Native American support the State of Israel and its G-d-given right to the Land of Israel. Virginia Native American leader Chief Annie Richardson made the statement to National Infrastructure Minister Uzi Landau at a meeting between the two on Sunday morning."We believe that G-d has given you this land and we want you to fight for it," Richardson told Landau. She presented him with a traditional Native American headdress and a bow and arrow, as “a token of the affection of the ... |
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