Analysis: Justice minister's proposal, if approved, would stop former PM and opposition leader from forming government in future; bill bans anyone charged with crime punishable by more than 3 years in prison from becoming premier

Analysis: Rather than imposing lockdowns at start of third coronavirus wave, Bennett's government opted to press on with booster shot campaign; now, vast majority of hospitalized patients are unvaccinated, many of whom are unfortunately children

Opinion: Extremists acting with unbridled violence against Palestinian civilians and even IDF soldiers, do so due to racism and not patriotism as they claim, and are no less dangerous than those seeking to delegitimize Israel

Analysis: Nasrallah's boasting about Shi'ite group having 100,000-strong military force considered exaggeration by analysts, but is likely to further ratchet up anxiety of a return to sectarian fighting in country roiled by series of devastating crises to maintain hold on power