In an eyebrow-raising speech over Zoom that was intended to gain Israel’s active military support for Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky struck “the wrong note to bring Knesset to his side.” Lahav Harkov reports in the Jerusalem Post: Zelensky continued his practice of customizing his speeches to suit his audience when he addressed the Knesset […]
Israel: Muslim Arab MK refuses to sing Israeli national anthem
There is a justifiable uproar in the Knesset over this. Zoabi’s loyalties are questionable, as are those of many other Arab Members of the Knesset. Ghaida Rinawie Zoabi defended her position by saying that “she does not know the anthem by heart.” She did not think it important enough in her role to learn it. […]