“On the face of it, there is nothing wrong with the “Expulsion Law” passed by Israel’s Knesset early Wednesday morning. Lots of other parliaments have mechanisms for expelling elected representatives. In the U.S. Congress, all you need is a two-thirds majority vote determining that a member is guilty of “disorderly behavior.” What is wrong with Israel’s new law is that it targets one particular parliamentarian and her party — who just happen to be elected representatives of Israel’s Palestinian citizens,” writes Michael Omer-Man.

New law criminalising those who encourage soldiers to desert has drawn criticism from rights groups.

“Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, worried that a new independent broadcasting corporation would veer left right under his nose, has postponed its launch by two years,” writes Mazal Mualem.

Mohiyeh al-Tabakhi suffered fatal heart attack after being hit with a rubber-coated bullet, medical sources say.

Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman on Thursday dressed down the head of Israel’s Army Radio station for broadcasting an educational piece on renowned Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish, comparing the move to praising the writing of Adolf Hitler.

In a video posted to the Foreign Ministry’s Twitter account, Gold also called on Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to “tear down” a recently erected monument of a terrorist who carried out a deadly attack 41 years ago, recalling having witnessed the bombing when he was a student living in Jerusalem.

“Bonds with Israel cannot guarantee long-term stability of a regime that is not based on popular support and relies on oppression to maintain its rule,” writes Itay Mack.

A Palestinian cameraman records the 2014 Israeli assault on Shujayea, including the final moments of his own life.

Pro-Palestinian activists are working with a consumer advocacy group to urge Palestinian investors to back out of a new shopping mall in northern Jerusalem, warning that not only will the project harm the Palestinian economy, the investors themselves could face legal action.