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The Express Tribune
Israeli parliament rejects bill to label Qatar as ‘enemy state’
Israel’s parliament on Wednesday rejected a bill proposed by opposition leader Yair Lapid to classify Qatar as an “enemy state,” according to Israeli media. Channel 12 reported that 28 lawmakers supported the bill while 45 voted against it. The report did not specify total attendance in the 120-member Knesset. The Blue and White party, led by Benny Gantz, boycotted the vote, the channel said, adding: “It was not appropriate to raise political is…
The Knesset plenum today (Tuesday) rejected the bill by Yesh Atid chairman Yair Lapid, who sought to define Qatar as an enemy state. At the beginning of the debate, Lapid said that "the State of Israel should declare Qatar an enemy state," and linked this to the Yonatan Urich affair. According to him, "It is precisely in Netanyahu's office that they know better than anyone how long the arms of the Qatari octopus are. These arms need to be cut of…
The Israeli Knesset rejected a bill introduced by Yair Lapid, leader of the main opposition party There Is a Future, which would have classified Qatar as a "state hostile to Israel."
Minister of Communications Dr. Shlomo Karai spoke today (Wednesday) in the Knesset plenary, as part of the bill to declare Qatar an enemy state - and sharply attacked opposition leader Yair Lapid. "I almost slipped on the stage today because of all the butter that dripped from Lapid's head when he spoke about Qatar," Karai said. "The same Lapid, who only a year ago met with the Qataris and asked to "tighten" ties with them, while we closed their…
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