June 20, 2017
2:22 pm

Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman arrives for the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister office in Jerusalem, June 11, 2017. (Marc Israel Sellem/POOL)

Liberman reportedly backs bill to subject security cabinet to polygraph

Proposal by MK Robert Ilatov aims to plug leaks from high-level meetings by giving ministers lie detector test every year

By Stuart Winer

June 12, 2017
7:30 pm

US President Donald Trump (R), and first lady Melania Trump walk off Air Force One after arriving at Andrews Airforce base, Maryland on June 11 2017. (Mandel Ngan/AFP)

Maryland, DC attorneys general plan lawsuit against Trump

Lawyers invoke emoluments clause, saying president has not separated personal interests from presidential duties

By Agencies

June 4, 2017
11:33 pm

Jewish Home MK Nissan Slomiansky during a vote on the so-called Regulation Bill to legitimize illegal West Bank outposts, December 7, 2016. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

MK suspected of harassment to again helm Knesset committee

Decision by Nissan Slomiansky to again chair meetings said to come after ultimatum from parliamentary legal adviser

By Times of Israel staff

June 2, 2017
10:38 pm

US billionaire businessman Sheldon Adelson with Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, August 12, 2007. (Flash90)

PM gifts probe could drag on for many months — report

Police said to be seeking further inquiries abroad; significant progress noted in submarine investigation, though Netanyahu not currently implicated

By Times of Israel staff

May 28, 2017
11:40 am

Jewish Home MK Nissan Slomiansky seen at the Knesset on January 16, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Police grill lawmaker over sexual harassment allegations

Nissan Slomiansky questioned under caution as probe into suspected wrongdoing upgraded to full-blown investigation

By Times of Israel staff

April 20, 2017
4:57 pm

Jewish Home MK Nissan Slomiansky, left, addresses the Knesset in Jerusalem, February 06, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Police seek to grill lawmaker suspected of sexual harassment

Jewish Home party MK Nissan Slomiansky faces allegations from multiple women, including some over incidents in the Knesset

By Stuart Winer

April 9, 2017
8:05 am

Damas Pakada, an Ethiopian-born IDF soldier who was assaulted by police in Holon on Sunday, April 27, 2015 (screen capture: Channel 2)

Ethiopian-Israeli soldier beaten by cop seeks to block plea deal

Damas Pakada files petition to force his attacker to face criminal charges, calls for indictment over racial assault

By Times of Israel staff

March 29, 2017
9:10 am

Female soldiers from the mixed-gender Caracal Battalion train in southern Israel on December 10, 2014. (IDF Spokesperson's Unit)

AG: Liberman can’t summon rabbi over ‘sexist’ comments

Mandelblit concludes punishing Eli yeshiva chief for disparaging female soldiers is beyond defense minister’s authority

By Stuart Winer

March 27, 2017
11:51 pm

Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit in Jerusalem on July 5, 2015. (Emil Salman/POOL)

Security increased for AG after protests and graffiti

Permanent guard to be placed outside home of Avichai Mandelblit, who is overseeing corruption probes of prime minister

By Jacob Magid

March 22, 2017
5:09 pm

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) and Yedioth Ahronoth publisher Noni Mozes (composite image: Flash90)

Corruption watchdog seeks antitrust probe of Netanyahu

Movement for Quality Government says suspected bid by PM and media magnate to hobble a newspaper raises red flag

By Sue Surkes

March 20, 2017
11:15 pm

File: Video footage showing policemen pummeling an Ethiopian-born IDF soldier, Damas Pakada, who alleged he was the target of a racist attack. (screen capture: YouTube)

Deal offered to cop accused of beating Ethiopian soldier

AG to top court: No criminal trial if officer suspected of assaulting Damas Pakada in 2016 admits to charges

By Sue Surkes

February 20, 2017
5:04 pm

Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit speaks at Netanya Academic College on January 16, 2017. (Roy Alima/Flash90)

Graffiti near AG’s home demands Netanyahu’s prosecution

Police open probe as protests call for PM to be tried for graft over receipt of expensive gifts from businessman

By Sue Surkes

February 14, 2017
11:59 pm

A poster hung in a stairwell at the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem on December 12, 2016, depicted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with a noose hanging in front of him and the word 'Rope' in capital letters at the bottom.

Prosecutors close file on Bibi noose poster

Art student cleared of incitement over work depicting Netanyahu with noose next to image of slain Yitzhak Rabin

By Sue Surkes

February 5, 2017
2:48 am

Education Minister Naftali Bennett addresses the Knesset plenum, January 25, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Facing backlash over Amona, Jewish Home leaders vow to pass legalization bill

‘The government did everything it could’ to aid evacuees, insists pro-settlement justice minister; amid fierce opposition, Regulation Bill set for final vote this week

By Times of Israel staff

February 4, 2017
8:26 pm

Zionist Union MK Tzipi Livni at a faction meeting in the Knesset on January 16, 2017 (Hadas Parush/Flash90)

Livni: Outpost legalization bill will land IDF troops in ICC

Likud minister Hanegbi also expresses opposition to legislation, which is set for final vote on Monday

By Times of Israel staff

Topic: attorney general

Liberman reportedly backs bill to subject security cabinet to polygraph

Proposal by MK Robert Ilatov aims to plug leaks from high-level meetings by giving ministers lie detector test every year

Maryland, DC attorneys general plan lawsuit against Trump

Lawyers invoke emoluments clause, saying president has not separated personal interests from presidential duties

MK suspected of harassment to again helm Knesset committee

Decision by Nissan Slomiansky to again chair meetings said to come after ultimatum from parliamentary legal adviser

PM gifts probe could drag on for many months — report

Police said to be seeking further inquiries abroad; significant progress noted in submarine investigation, though Netanyahu not currently implicated

Police grill lawmaker over sexual harassment allegations

Nissan Slomiansky questioned under caution as probe into suspected wrongdoing upgraded to full-blown investigation

Police seek to grill lawmaker suspected of sexual harassment

Jewish Home party MK Nissan Slomiansky faces allegations from multiple women, including some over incidents in the Knesset

Ethiopian-Israeli soldier beaten by cop seeks to block plea deal

Damas Pakada files petition to force his attacker to face criminal charges, calls for indictment over racial assault

AG: Liberman can’t summon rabbi over ‘sexist’ comments

Mandelblit concludes punishing Eli yeshiva chief for disparaging female soldiers is beyond defense minister’s authority

Security increased for AG after protests and graffiti

Permanent guard to be placed outside home of Avichai Mandelblit, who is overseeing corruption probes of prime minister

Corruption watchdog seeks antitrust probe of Netanyahu

Movement for Quality Government says suspected bid by PM and media magnate to hobble a newspaper raises red flag

Deal offered to cop accused of beating Ethiopian soldier

AG to top court: No criminal trial if officer suspected of assaulting Damas Pakada in 2016 admits to charges

Graffiti near AG’s home demands Netanyahu’s prosecution

Police open probe as protests call for PM to be tried for graft over receipt of expensive gifts from businessman

Prosecutors close file on Bibi noose poster

Art student cleared of incitement over work depicting Netanyahu with noose next to image of slain Yitzhak Rabin

Facing backlash over Amona, Jewish Home leaders vow to pass legalization bill

‘The government did everything it could’ to aid evacuees, insists pro-settlement justice minister; amid fierce opposition, Regulation Bill set for final vote this week

Livni: Outpost legalization bill will land IDF troops in ICC

Likud minister Hanegbi also expresses opposition to legislation, which is set for final vote on Monday

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