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 Breaking news out of Israel, where Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition government is facing a major crisis. National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has dropped a political bombshell, threatening to resign and potentially collapse the government if the current cease-fire and hostage deal with Hamas goes through. According to the New York Post, Ben-Gvir, who leads the far-right Jewish Power party, didn't mince words as he slammed the proposed peace deal as completely unacceptable. He argues that making deals with Hamas only teaches them that taking hostages pays off in the long run. 

 But here's where it gets really interesting - Ben-Gvir isn't going at this alone. He's actively calling on Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich to join his protest, and even one of Netanyahu's own Likud Party ministers, Amichai Chikli, is threatening to jump ship over the deal. The ruling Likud party isn't taking these threats lying down though. They've fired back, warning that anyone who dissolves the right-wing government will go down in history as, and I'm quoting here, "a world scoundrel." Talk about not pulling any punches! But Netanyahu might have an unexpected lifeline. Opposition Leader Yair Lapid has stepped up, offering to support the prime minister through these negotiations. Lapid's message was crystal clear: "Don't be afraid or intimidated, you will get every safety net you need to make the hostage deal." 

 While the deal is still set to kick off this Sunday with the release of 33 hostages, there's a huge catch - if Ben-Gvir follows through, it would effectively end Netanyahu's majority government. This would give Lapid the power to trigger new elections whenever he chooses, potentially reshaping Israel's political landscape at a crucial moment in the conflict with Hamas. 

 The drama at the Senate Judiciary Committee hit fever pitch today as President-elect Trump's DOJ nominee Pam Bondi went head-to-head with Senator Adam Schiff in what can only be described as an explosive confirmation hearing. The former Florida Attorney General found herself in a fierce exchange over questions about potential investigations of Trump's political opponents. 

 When Schiff pressed Bondi about whether she would investigate former Special Counsel Jack Smith and former Representative Liz Cheney, Bondi wasn't having any of it. She quickly flipped the script, calling out California's skyrocketing crime rates, noting that robberi The fireworks didn't stop there. When Democratic Senator Sheldon Whitehouse tried to corner Bondee on the weaponization of the DOJ, she turned that around too, pointing to what she called the weaponization against Trump over the last four years. What we witnessed today was more than just another confirmation hearing - it was a preview of the political battles to come. Bondee made it clear she won't be pushed around, while Democrats signaled they're ready to scrutinize every aspect of her potential leadership at the Justice Department. Whether this performance helps or hurts her confirmation chances remains to be seen, but one thing's for sure - she's not going down without a fight. hiff suggested Bondee might lack the independence to stand up to Trump. She fired back, accusing the Senator of playing politics and bringing up his past controversies. In what became the hearing's most memorable moment, Bondi reminded Schiff of his recent censure by Congress, declaring, "I'm not going to mislead this body or you, you were censured by Congress, senator, for comments just like this that are so reckless."