The Media Criticism Prize, granted by Israel Media Watch, was awarded last night in Jerusalem to journalists Amnon Lord (right) and Amnon Dankner (left). Former Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, who addressed the gathering, called for the opening of a free media market in Israel, and to allow stations such as Arutz-7 to broadcast freely. A Knesset law of February 1999 formally licensed Arutz-7, but it was frozen by the Supreme Court following appeals by Labor MK Eitan Cabel and Meretz MKs Yossi Sarid and Chaim Oron...
The heavy rains over the weekend did not have a noticeable effect on Israel\'s main water reservoir, the Kinneret Sea. In fact, the sea stands at its lowest point ever - 214.83 meters below sea level, or two centimeters lower than a week ago today.
The Knesset voted today to choose MK Michael Eitan (Likud) as its representative on the Judicial Appointment Committee. Eitan received 62 votes, while MK Yigal Bibi (NRP) received 33, and MK Muhammad Barakeh received 10. MK Tzvi Hendel, formerly of the NRP and now of the National Union party, withdrew from the race only minutes before the vote...
The heavy rains over the weekend did not have a noticeable effect on Israel\'s main water reservoir, the Kinneret Sea. In fact, the sea stands at its lowest point ever - 214.83 meters below sea level, or two centimeters lower than a week ago today.
The Knesset voted today to choose MK Michael Eitan (Likud) as its representative on the Judicial Appointment Committee. Eitan received 62 votes, while MK Yigal Bibi (NRP) received 33, and MK Muhammad Barakeh received 10. MK Tzvi Hendel, formerly of the NRP and now of the National Union party, withdrew from the race only minutes before the vote...