Women from different walks of life and some from backgrounds that held no promise responded to an invitation from First Lady Nechama Rivlin to come to the President’s Residence on Tuesday.

Israel has “taken measures to guarantee a nearly blanket exemption from its obligation under international law to pay compensation to Palestinians harmed by its security forces,” the report said.

This came as Netanyahu reportedly told police investigators on Monday that he does not smoke cigars because he suffers from sinus problems.

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The legislation bans foreign nationals who publicly call for economic, cultural or academic boycotts of either Israel or the territory it controls beyond the Green Line, from entering the country.

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The new polling data comes against a background of ongoing difficulties for Netanyahu with the criminal investigations into him.