Will Israel expel Palestinian lawmakers from the Knesset?

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Israeli politics

Palestinian MKs may 'quit' if bill passed allowing Knesset to expel them,

The head of the Joint Arab List, Ayman Odeh, warned Monday that he and other Palestinian members of the Israeli Knesset may resign if a controversial bill allowing the Knesset to expel lawmakers was passed next week.

Occupation/Human rights

Israeli troops' GPS error ends in deadly West Bank clashes,

Heavy clashes broke out overnight after two Israeli soldiers using a traffic app mistakenly entered a refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, leaving one Palestinian dead and 15 people wounded, officials said on Tuesday.

Right-wing activist Glick returns to Temple Mount,

A well-known Israeli activist in favor of increased Jewish presence on the Temple Mount returned to the powder keg holy site Tuesday for the first time since he was the target of a 2014 assassination attempt.

Opinion: the risk of building while Bedouin,

“According to a recent court ruling, only Bedouin need to be concerned about illegal construction. Israeli Jews, it turns out, are immune to home demolitions,” writes Michal Rotem.

Gaza

Hamas Commander, Accused of Theft and Gay Sex, Is Killed by His Own,

The death of Mahmoud Ishtiwi had all the trappings of a telenovela: sex, torture and embezzlement in Gaza’s most venerated and secretive institution, the armed wing of Hamas. Mr. Ishtiwi, 34, was a commander from a storied family of Hamas loyalists who, during the 2014 war with Israel, was responsible for 1,000 fighters and a network of attack tunnels. Last month, his former comrades executed him with three bullets to the chest.

US-Israel relations

Hillary Clinton confidante reported Netanyahu’s ‘disparagement’,

E-mail reveals that Sid Blumenthal notified Clinton of a report of “relentless disparagement” by Israeli prime minister, who allegedly said that “if we can’t sleep, Hillary is not going to sleep” when she was secretary of state – but Blumenthal adds that it’s “not exactly news”.