Topic: Eli Yishai

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August 7, 2013
9:31 pm

Prime Minister Benjanin Netanyahu, in the middle in black, flanked by Home Front Defense Minister Gilad Erdan, in blue, and IDF Chief of the General Staff Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz and Maj. Gen. Eyal Eisenberg in May (photo credit: Amos Ben Gershom/GPO/Flash90)

‘Pandemonium’ on the home front

Netanyahu will have to rule who, from among an array of ministries and organizations, has ultimate control over the civilian sector in wartime

By Mitch Ginsburg

June 2, 2013
7:01 pm

African migrants gathering in south Tel Aviv (photo credit: Nicky Kelvin/Flash90/File)

Israel claims unnamed African country will take in illegal Eritreans

Surprised Foreign Ministry says it knows nothing of deal that could see deportation of tens of thousands of migrants

By Ilan Ben Zion

May 8, 2013
7:03 pm

The Knesset plenum (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Knesset gives initial okay to bill limiting no-confidence votes

Opposition MKs call legislation, which would also raise electoral threshold, undemocratic and dictatorial

By Michal Shmulovich and Stuart Winer

May 6, 2013
7:27 pm

The Knesset plenum (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Government okays bill that would limit opposition’s powers

Labor, Meretz, and Shas blast as an assault on democracy a bid to raise electoral threshold and impede no-confidence motions

By Michal Shmulovich

May 6, 2013
10:10 am

Eli Yishai (photo credit: Noam Moskowitz/Flash90)

Former Shas head considering run for Jerusalem mayor

Eli Yishai, ousted last week as head of Shas in favor of Aryeh Deri, said to be mulling new political course

By Gavriel Fiske

May 5, 2013
2:49 am

From left: Eli Yishai, Rabbi Ovadia Yosef and Aryeh Deri, the leaders of the ultra-Orthodox Shas party attend a circumcision in January. (photo credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

I promised Deri he’d return to lead party, Shas rabbi says

Ovadia Yosef says sidelined chairman Eli Yishai only had the job as a temporary ‘deposit’

By Times of Israel staff

May 3, 2013
3:25 pm

Illustrative photo of shekel notes (photo credit: Sophie Gordon/Flash 90)

Deficit and defeat

Eli Yishai gets booted from the Shas leadership; the papers analyze the Liberman trial

By Ilan Ben Zion

May 2, 2013
7:40 pm

Shas founder Rabbi Ovadia Yosef (center) flanked on the left by MK Eli Yishai and on the right by MKs Aryeh Deri and Ariel Atias, at the rabbi's house in Jerusalem, October 2012. (photo credit: Shas/Flash90)

Shas rabbi gives Deri nod to head party solo

Former political leader to become solitary chief once more as tripartite leadership scheme is abandoned

By Yifa Yaakov

May 1, 2013
9:57 pm

MK David Rotem (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90/File)

Radical new bill would make coalitions harder to shift, block small parties

Labor and Meretz denounce ostensible Netanyahu-Liberman bid to give government dictatorial powers

By Michal Shmulovich

April 24, 2013
1:56 pm

Deputy Finance Minister Mickey Levi at the Knesset. (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Outrage after politician calls ultra-Orthodox ‘parasites’

Deputy finance minister immediately apologizes after comment made on live radio; comparison reminiscent of 1942 Germany, Shas MK says

By Gavriel Fiske

March 19, 2013
5:26 pm

Incoming Education Minister Shai Piron (left) with new Interior Minister Gideon Sa'ar at the Education Ministry ceremony marking the changing of the guard. (Photo credit: Sasson Tiram)

New Cabinet members assume ministerial responsibilities

‘It’s just too expensive here,’ says Economics Minister Naftali Bennett; at Education Ministry, Shai Piron speaks of Jewish, democratic, universal values

By Asher Zeiger

March 19, 2013
1:08 pm

New Minister of Defense Moshe Ya'alon and his predecessor Ehud Barak shake hands with commanders at the ceremony in which Ya'alon replaced Barak. (photo credit: Flash 90).

Ministries celebrate changing of the guard

Members of Netanyahu’s outgoing Cabinet welcome their replacements in a series of ceremonies

By Asher Zeiger

March 18, 2013
6:43 pm

Jewish Home head Naftali Bennett and MK Ayelet Shaked speaking to the media Monday. (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Coalition talks over, faction heads wash away bad blood

Bennett vows to stand with Netanyahu, Lapid says Haredim will be taken care of and opposition leader Shelly Yachimovich wishes government luck

By Times of Israel staff

March 14, 2013
2:12 pm

Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara host rabbis and scholars at their home for a Bible study session in October (photo credit: Marc Israel Sellem/Flash90)

Dispute over symbolic title of ‘deputy PM’ stalls coalition deal

Sara Netanyahu reportedly vetoes deputy prime minister roles for Bennett and Lapid; Jewish Home team fails to show up for talks with Likud negotiator

By Ron Friedman and Times of Israel staff

March 13, 2013
6:22 pm

Yair Lapid, leader of the Yesh Atid political party, with his No. 2 Shai Piron (right) and fellow MK Yaakov Peri (center), in the Knesset last month. Photo credit: Miriam Alster/FLASH90)

Israel’s next government agreed: 4 parties, 68 members

Yesh Atid accepts Netanyahu offer, paving way for incoming coalition; key players meeting Wednesday night; swearing-in set for Monday

By Ron Friedman and Times of Israel staff

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