
Israeli Knesset Rejects Bill to Label Qatar as 'Enemy State'
The Israeli parliament, the Knesset, has rejected a bill that sought to label Qatar as an 'enemy state'. The vote saw 45 lawmakers opposing the bill, while 28 supported it.
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The Israeli parliament, the Knesset, has rejected a bill that sought to label Qatar as an 'enemy state'. The vote saw 45 lawmakers opposing the bill, while 28 supported it.

PRESS REVIEW – Thursday, February 26: We look at reactions from the Indian and Israeli press after Narendra Modi's speech to the Israeli parliament. His visit is controversial back home.

Israel’s Opposition has said it would boycott Mr. Modi’s address to the Israeli Parliament if President of the Supreme Court of Israel, Yitzhak Amit, is not invited as per protocol

The Israeli parliament is considering a controversial bill to introduce the death penalty for Palestinians convicted of terrorism, a proposal pushed by the far-right that has drawn condemnation from the UN, EU, and human rights organizations.

The Indian Congress party has slammed Prime Minister Modi's address to the Israeli Parliament, stating it diminished India's moral standing and recalling Jawaharlal Nehru's historical stance on the creation of Israel.
A memorial ceremony was held after the tour, during which Modi laid a wreath and placed a stone on the memorial to commemorate the victims lost in the Holocaust.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Israel on Wednesday to a warm welcome from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife, Sara Netanyahu, who were on the tarmac to receive him at the airport.