In a joint press conference with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Chairman of the right-wing libertarian Zehut Party Moshe Feiglin announced that his party would not run in the upcoming general election in September, as part of a deal that could see him assume a ministerial position in the next government.
The deal will also reportedly guarantee measures to ease restrictions on cannabis for those in need of medical care.
Zehut has failed to meet the threshold in recent elections or in any of the latest polls.
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A woman who spent 35 years in prison for a Nevada murder she didn’t commit before she was exonerated by DNA evidence on a crime-scene cigarette butt will get $3 million in a partial settlement of a federal civil rights lawsuit, her lawyer said Wednesday.
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Washington – The U.S. economy slowed in the spring, and most analysts expect it to weaken further in the months ahead. Yet the main driver of growth — consumer spending — remains vigorous enough to keep the economy growing steadily if still modestly. Spending by households, which accounts for about 70% of economic growth, accelerated […]

The Democratic National Committee officially announced Thursday the 10 presidential candidates who qualified for a spot on the debate stage in September, the first in which former vice president Joe Biden and Sen. Elizabeth Warren will appear together.
The other 10 candidates still in the race, many of whom participated in the first two Democratic debates, did not meet the more stringent requirements intended to winnow down the participants.

Paris – Leaders of the Freemason movement in Paris urged members not to attend events organized by France’s Jewish communities because of their support for Israel, which they said increases anti-Semitism. The circular issued this week by the Grand Orient of France received attention in the French media partly because of how anti-Semites and conspiracy […]

2 party activists hit by pellets, as perpetrators flee in vehicle; Lapid vows not to be deterred in face of 'incitement'

A judge formally ended the criminal case against Jeffrey Epstein on Thursday, but not without a final tribute to the women who spoke out against the financier. U.S. District Judge Richard M. Berman took the procedural step of adding his initials to an order dismissing the indictment that charged the 66-year-old Epstein with conspiracy to […]

Uber and Lyft have said they would support a $21-an-hour minimum wage for drivers in California, a move that would be a significant change for two of the biggest gig-economy companies.
The new pay structure would ensure drivers make $21 an hour, but only when they have a rider in their car or are on their way to pickup a passenger.

'Jews only see things in black and white with no gray area,' lawsuit cites New Jersey cashier as saying