The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/colette-avital/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Sun, 14 Jun 2026 02:52:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Colette Avital | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/colette-avital/ 32 32 As Holocaust compensation deal turns 70, survivors face new challenges in Ukraine https://www.timesofisrael.com/as-holocaust-compensation-deal-turns-70-survivors-face-new-challenges-in-ukraine/ Thu, 15 Sep 2022 06:33:40 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2837021 The Luxembourg Agreement signed after WWII saw West Germany assume responsibility for Nazi atrocities and pay reparations

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]]> Romania to pay pensions of citizens who moved to Israel after surviving Holocaust https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-holocaust-survivors-with-romanian-citizenship-during-wwii-granted-pensions/ Tue, 02 Aug 2022 00:00:26 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2809839 Deal between Jerusalem and Bucharest, which was caught up in red tape for past six years, expected to provide some 7,000 survivors with hundreds of additional shekels a month

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]]> Regev stands by call to oppose bills targeting rape, violence if it hurts coalition https://www.timesofisrael.com/regev-stands-by-call-to-oppose-bills-targeting-rape-violence-if-it-hurts-coalition/ Tue, 24 May 2022 13:13:59 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2768620 Lawmaker says blame should be on person who leaked recordings in which she told fellow Likud MKs tactic is fine in bid to topple the government

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]]> As world commemorates Holocaust, many Israeli survivors rely on charity https://www.timesofisrael.com/as-world-commemorates-holocaust-many-israeli-survivors-rely-on-charity/ Thu, 27 Jan 2022 09:39:34 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2691275 With roughly 1 in 3 living in poverty and not enough government help, many are dependent on food donations; pandemic and rising cost of living making the problem worse

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]]> Court freezes Jerusalem sale of Auschwitz prisoner tattoo stamp set https://www.timesofisrael.com/court-freezes-jerusalem-sale-of-auschwitz-prisoner-tattoo-stamp-set/ Wed, 03 Nov 2021 13:08:20 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2643472&preview=true&preview_id=2643472 'Such an evil item can't have an owner,' Holocaust survivors' group argued; Yad Vashem protested sale as 'morally unacceptable'

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]]> Ex-Labor MK recalls ‘difficult memories’ of alleged ’80s sexual assault by Peres https://www.timesofisrael.com/ex-labor-mk-recalls-difficult-memories-of-alleged-80s-sexual-assault-by-peres/ Sat, 16 Oct 2021 18:24:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2633081&preview=true&preview_id=2633081 Colette Avital, also a former senior diplomat, describes a 'lot of harassment from many people' during that time; second woman says late president assaulted her too

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]]> Ex-Labor MK says Shimon Peres sexually assaulted her in the 1980s https://www.timesofisrael.com/ex-labor-mk-says-shimon-peres-sexually-assaulted-her-in-the-1980s/ Thu, 07 Oct 2021 13:39:22 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2628133 Colette Avital, a former senior diplomat, alleges the late statesman forcibly kissed her during a work meeting while he was PM, assaulted her at Paris hotel several years earlier

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]]> Apparent pick of nationalist ex-minister to head Yad Vashem sparks outcry https://www.timesofisrael.com/apparent-pick-of-nationalist-ex-minister-to-head-yad-vashem-sparks-outcry/ Tue, 27 Oct 2020 21:41:19 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2417081 Some fear former brigadier general Effie Eitam, who has a history of harsh rhetoric toward Palestinians, could tarnish reputation of Holocaust memorial and museum

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]]> Spanish politician of Palestinian descent denied entry to Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/spanish-politician-of-palestinian-descent-denied-entry-to-israel/ Wed, 31 Jul 2019 06:25:55 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2121649 Fouad Ahmad Assadi of Spain's ruling party arrived for conference in Ramallah, turned back at Ben Gurion Airport due to unspecified 'security reasons'

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]]> Holocaust survivors gather for global Hanukkah ceremonies https://www.timesofisrael.com/holocaust-survivors-gather-for-global-hanukkah-ceremonies/ Tue, 04 Dec 2018 19:59:51 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1974229 'We have to celebrate them while we can,' says former MK and survivor Colette Avital as commemorations are held in Jerusalem, Moscow, Berlin, and New York

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]]> Yesh Atid fined for using ‘sensitive’ Holocaust survivors’ info https://www.timesofisrael.com/yesh-atid-fined-for-using-sensitive-holocaust-survivors-info/ Wed, 03 May 2017 13:28:14 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1611775 Opposition party takes 'full responsibility' for 'one-time mishap,' will pay out NIS 40,000 over illegal privacy breach for campaign

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]]> Incoming UN chief a friend of Israel, but won’t shy away from criticism https://www.timesofisrael.com/incoming-un-chief-a-friend-of-israel-but-wont-shy-away-from-criticism/ Thu, 06 Oct 2016 19:36:54 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1475433 While empathizing with Gazans during 2014 war, Antonio Guterres has mostly stayed mum on the Palestinian question

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]]> Dutch backtrack on cutting pension for survivor in settlements https://www.timesofisrael.com/dutch-backtrack-on-cutting-pension-for-survivor-in-settlements/ Tue, 12 May 2015 19:22:06 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1181801 Officials say benefits won't be reduced because Holocaust survivor 'could not have been aware of the consequences' of move to West Bank

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]]> Israeli calls to Europe’s Jews seen as part of long tradition https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-calls-to-europes-jews-seen-as-part-of-long-tradition/ Tue, 17 Feb 2015 20:11:51 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1139427 Community has mixed reactions to immigration drive following attacks, but Jerusalem, seeing itself as refuge, unapologetic

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]]> Rivlin: Assisting Holocaust survivors is our moral obligation https://www.timesofisrael.com/rivlin-assisting-holocaust-survivors-is-our-moral-obligation/ Mon, 22 Dec 2014 21:43:06 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1110058 At Hanukkah ceremony, president highlights victims' plight

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