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Knesset approves bill to deter illegal migrants

Israel’s Knesset approved a bill that would allow authorities to arrest and hold illegal migrants for up to three years.

Knesset committee approves bill prohibiting use of Holocaust terms

A Knesset committee has approved a measure that would prohibit the use of Holocaust and Nazi terms and symbols.

Sept. 11, 1973: Israel police minister on international response to terrorism

Airplane hijackings — including many acts of terrorism targeting Israel — were commonplace in the 1970s. On Sept. 11, 1973, Israel Police minister Shlomo Hillel spoke to the International Police Association about confronting terrorism (including aviation terrorism). “Surrender to terrorism,” said Hillel “results not only in the decline of the value of law but also […]

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