The Movement for Quality Government in Israel on Sunday submitted the first petition to the High Court of Justice calling on Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to be forced to resign in light of the attorney general’s decision to indict him for bribery, fraud, and breach of trust.
In the petition, the motion demands that the prime minister resign as prime minister, and act in accordance with the court’s ruling on the matter of Minister Aryeh Deri and Deputy Minister Pinhasi, and remove himself from office as minister. In addition, the movement demands that the court order the Israeli government to appoint a deputy prime minister from among the ministers.

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A high-ranking House Democrat said Saturday it’s “quite likely” Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., will face an ethics investigation over allegations that he met with an ex-Ukrainian official to obtain information about former vice president Joe Biden and his son.
Rep. Adam Smith of Washington, the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, appeared on MSNBC where he was asked whether Nunes could face a House inquiry. “Quite likely, without question,” Smith said.
The allegation that Nunes, the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, met with a former Ukrainian prosecutor last year to discuss the Bidens came from the attorney for Lev Parnas, one of two Soviet-born associates of Rudy Giuliani who were indicted on charges they broke campaign finance law.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that he can “confirm” Iran is planning new attacks in the region and vowed Israel will do everything it can to thwart its expanding influence in the Middle East.
Netanyahu made the comments while visiting the north with Defense Minister Naftali Bennett.
“We will work to thwart Iran’s attempt to turn Iraq and Yemen into rocket and missile bases against Israel,” Netanyahu said. “Iran is planning further attacks. I can confirm that. We will also continue with our plans to thwart this aggression.”
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Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is expected to meet with Likud Central Committee Chairman MK Haim Katz tonight in light of the political crisis and the possibility of a third election campaign.
Netanyahu and Katz will probably discuss the question of holding primaries for the Likud movement, partly because of MK Gideon Sa’ar’s demand that party primaries be held quickly.
In his appeal, MK Sa’ar emphasized that “this move could prevent the State from deteriorating into unnecessary third elections, which Prime Minister Netanyahu defined only a few days ago as ‘madness’.”
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Tesla has received 146,000 preorders for its all-electric Cybertruck, chief executive Elon Musk said Saturday, two days after the futuristic vehicle’s grand reveal went viral when its supposedly unbreakable windows shattered onstage.
With an angular design, a stainless steel “exoskeleton” and an overall look that some fans have called “post apocalyptic,” the Cybertruck stands out from the typical pickup truck. It’s Tesla’s effort to break into a market dominated by Ford, showcased on the heels of Ford’s unveiling of a fully electric Mustang.
Demand for the Cybertruck comes despite “no advertising & no paid endorsement,” Musk tweeted.

“The Jordanian-Israeli relationship is at an all-time low,” Jordan’s King Abdullah said on Thursday at an event in New York City hosted by The Washington Institute for Near East Policy.
The two countries recently marked the 25-year anniversary of their historic peace agreement, although their relations have recently become strained.
“Part of it is because of the Israeli domestic matters,” said Abdullah, in an apparent reference to the political gridlock in Israel which could see the country hold its third election in less than a year.

Likud MK and former Jerusalem mayor Nir Barkat suggested a plan on Sunday to hold elections for a Likud Party “deputy leader,” who would automatically assume the “most senior post in the government or the Knesset after the chairman of the party” and take over the premiership should the prime minister be removed from office.
Currently, when the prime minister travels or undergoes a medical procedure under sedation, he names another Likud minister to stand in for him.
Barkat said his model is “inspired by the U.S. model, [with] the president and vice president working together.”

Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who legally jumped into the presidential race Thursday after filing official paperwork with the Federal Election Commission, is making a pricey entrance with an eight-figure television ad campaign with advertisements promoting his bio and taking direct aim at President Trump.
Bloomberg is spending at least $37 million in ad buys in multiple states across the country, including California, New York, Florida, Texas and Illinois. Some of ads are set to air on national networks as early as Sunday, and most of the other ads will run on local broadcasts beginning Monday.

The Lod District Court in central Israel handed down a life sentence Sunday to the terrorist responsible for murdering a rabbi in a stabbing attack in Shomron last year.
Abdel Hakim Bin Adael Assi was convicted in July of murdering Rabbi Itamar Ben-Gal, a 29-year-old father of four, in a stabbing attack in the city of Ariel in Shomron last year.
In addition to the life sentence handed down to the terrorist, the Lod District Court also ordered that he pay the Ben-Gal family 258,000 shekels ($74,320).
Read more at Arutz Sheva.
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