Daily Archives: October 21, 2020

Arab-Israeli politicians against peace

By Ruthie Blum, JPost— An overwhelming majority of Israeli parliamentarians, including those in the opposition, voted on Thursday to ratify the US-brokered Abraham Accords. With 80 members of 120-seat Knesset in favor of the treaty with the United Arab Emirates and 27 in absentia, the remaining 13 lawmakers were unable to block the historic peace…

Netanyahu: Lockdown to be exited gradually, but reimposed if cases rise

By Hannah Brown, JPost— The easing of coronavirus restrictions will be less than nine stages, but will proceed at a gradual pace, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at the start of the coronavirus cabinet meeting, adding that restrictions could be reimposed should the situation begin to worsen. “When we approach the , we must first…