Following the decision, Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon signed the relevant order.
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In total, 17 regional branches were ordered closed, including offices in Umm al-Fahm, Jaffa, Nazareth, Kfar Kana, Turan, Beersheba and Rahat.
Mohammad Barakeh, the head of an Arab Israeli umbrella organisation, accused Netanyahu of taking advantage of anti-Islamist sentiment in the Western world following the Paris attacks to crack down on the group.
“The northern branch of the Islamic Movement is part of the global “Muslim Brotherhood” movement”.
It has become an alternative to Israeli authorities to a neglected population, establishing schools, clinics, mosques, libraries and sports clubs, analyst Nachman Tal wrote in the INSS report.
Netanyahu has accused the northern section of inciting the violence with its “Al Aqsa is in danger” rallying cry. “A large portion of the recent attacks were carried out against the backdrop of this incitement and propaganda”. The movements maintain close, secret ties. “Wait and see”, Netanyahu was quoted as stating by the Times of Israel.
“We requested that he be jailed for seven months”, she said, adding that she was unable to elaborate on the sentencing.
Marijnissen’s statement and the decision by the Spanish judge show that few in Europe share Senator Schumer’s views on the root cause of the Islamic State terror attacks in Paris.
“We have nothing against Islam”, Netanyahu reiterated. “We have nothing against Israel’s Muslim citizens who enjoy full and equal rights”.
The branch of the Islamic Movement rejects the Oslo peace accords between Israel and the Palestinians and boycotts national elections claiming they give legitimacy to institutions of the Jewish state.
A police spokeswoman said Salah was summoned to police headquarters to be notified formally of the edict but was not under arrest.
A day before the mayhem in Paris, Obama said that USA forces had “contained” the Islamic State group – though its recent downing of a Russian plane over the Sinai and suicide bombings in Beirut made his assessment seem oddly optimistic.
Israel says the wave of violence is the result of incitement from Palestinian leaders.
Arab leaders and lawmakers condemned the move, saying it was aimed at “incriminating” all Arabs in Israel.
The daily Haaretz reported earlier this month that Shin Bet chief Yoram Cohen told Netanyahu and his top ministers that his agency objects to outlawing the organization.
“The Cabinet took this step after a series of deep consultations with all relevant security and judicial bodies, with the goal of ending unsafe domestic incitement”, Netanyahu said in an emailed statement.
Israel has every right to exist as much as any other country does. “It’s not just a religious symbol, and he calls to defend it”, Bartal said. At least 78 Palestinians, 47 of them assailants according to police, have been killed by security forces at scenes of assaults and many others in violent protests in the West Bank and near the Gaza border.
Israel banned the radical wing of the country’s main Islamist organisation Tuesday, accusing it of having instigated violence at a sensitive Jerusalem holy site that sparked weeks of Palestinian unrest.
While complaining about European Union labeling guidelines, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has toyed with the idea of forcibly annexing chunks of the West Bank. The movement is based largely in northern Israel.
Speaking to Reuters, he played down the prospect of a backlash from Israeli Arabs, saying the government planned to increase investment in their communities and that a few charities linked to the northern Islamic Movement might be spared closure.
The Al-Aqsa compound is the third-holiest site in Islam and the most sacred for Jews, who refer to it as the Temple Mount.
Kach members, who still have strong representation in a few West Bank settlements, call for violence against Palestinians in Israel and the occupied territories and demand their expulsion.
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Israel’s government described Salah’s group as a “sister organization” to the Hamas movement which controls the Gaza Strip. To answer these questions, it is useful to begin with a quick look at the impact of Israel’s occupation on the Palestinian economy.
