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MK Miri Regev, Chairwoman of the Knesset Internal Affairs and Environmental Protection Committee, ordered her security guards to prevent an Eritrean man from entering a bus she was travelling in during a tour the committee conducted in the Central Bus Station area of South Tel-Aviv. (972mag)

(Hebrew – Srugim)

MK Miri Regev (Likud) stated in a live debate on Ynet that she “is proud to be a fascist”.

(Hebrew – Ynet)

Foreigners and left wing activists were assaulted during a demonstration demanding the expulsion of foreigners held at the Tel-Aviv-Yafo neighborhood of HaTikva.  In addition, the headlights and windows of a vehicle in which foreign nationals were driving were smashed, as well as the windows of stores owned by asylum seekers.  During the demonstration speeches were made by members of Knesset Danny Danon (Likud), Miri Regev (Likuds), and Michael Ben-Ari (National Union).

(Hebrew - Walla)

(Hebrew - Twitter)

During a Knesset debate, Interior Minister Eli Yishai (Shas) repeated his call to detain all refugees until they are expelled.  At the same debate, MK Miri Regev (Likud) called the refugees a “cancer”. (Middle East Online)

(Hebrew - Walla)

(Hebrew - Walla)

MK Miri Regev (Likud), claimed that the dismissal of deputy commander of the Jordan Valley Brigade, Lieutenant Colonel Shalom Eisner, following an incidence in which he assaulted a Danish activist, was strange.  ”A grave injustice is being done here to someone who simply tried to defend the state.  This event will cause military commanders to hesitate to conduct their stated missions due to the possibility they will be dismissed”.

(Hebrew - News1)

During a visit to the Machpelah House in Hebron, MK Miri Regev (Likud) called for the implementation of Israeli law in the Occupied territories.

(Ynet - Hebrew)

MK Miri Regev (Likud) submitted a bill that says that retirees from senior positions in the Security Forces, would not be able to be interviewed in the media and other forums, on topics in which they gained knowledge during their service, unless they obtain approval from the Ministry of Defense.

(Hebrew)

Member of Knesset Miri Regev (Likud) has demanded an urgent recess session of the House Committee, for the purpose of stripping immunity and other privileges of Arab MKs who attended the ceremony for signing of the agreement between Hamas and Fatah. Regev defined the Arab MKs as ”saboteurs against Israel “, adding , “This is a ceremony celebrating the union of terrorist organizations against Israel, and therefore they must be removed from the home of Israeli democracy. ”

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The Knesset Foreign Affairs and Security Committee approved, for second and third reading, MK Miri Regev’s bill, according to which the criminal records of soldiers convicted in court martial, for minor offenses, will be of limited extent and cleared after five years. According to Regev, there are approximately 35,ooo soldiers, officers, and NCO’s who will be entitled to the clearing of criminal records by force of the bill.

Hebrew

MKs from the Likud and Kadima has proposed a new bill stating every treaty will have to get approved by the Knesset first, before ratified by the government. MK Danny danon initiated the bill, and was joined by Ze’ev Elkin, Carmel Shama, Tzipi Hotovely, Yariv Levin, Miri Regev and Zion Pinian from the Likud, Avraham Michael and Nissim Ze’ev from Shas, Yaakov Katz from Haihud Haleumi, AND Otniel Schneller from Kadima.

(Hebrew)