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Topic: Likud

April 7, 2013
11:43 am

Finance Minister Yair Lapid (photo credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Lapid cancels biannual budget

Finance minister blames ‘massive overdraft’ on predecessor, says annual budget better for economic policy

By Times of Israel staff and Ilan Ben Zion

April 3, 2013
9:28 pm

Former prime minister Ehud Olmert meets with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Paris in 2008 (photo credit: Thaer Ganaim/Flash90)

‘Israel’s condescending Ashkenazi leaders preventing peace deal’

Hatnua’s Meir Sheetrit says cultural gap is the main obstacle to agreement; calls Arab Peace Initiative ‘best idea ever’

By Times of Israel staff

March 16, 2013
11:46 pm

Former Kadima MK Marina Solodkin, who died in Latvia on Saturday, poses for a photo outside the Knesset building in 2010. (photo credit: Nati Shohat/Flash90)

Former MK Marina Solodkin dies of stroke at 60

Netanyahu laments death of ‘upright public representative whose ear was always attuned to the problems of Israel’s citizens’

By Yifa Yaakov

March 14, 2013
8:57 am

Yair Lapid, leader of the Yesh Atid political party, seen embracing Jewish Home leader Naftali Bennett in the Knesset, February, 2013. (photo credit: Miriam Alster/FLASH90)

Jewish Home, Yesh Atid to partner on major Knesset reforms

Parties plan to raise number of votes needed to bring down the government

By Stuart Winer and Times of Israel staff

March 13, 2013
12:47 am

Police Commissioner Yohanan Danino, June 2012. (photo credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Israel beset by violence and corruption, says police chief

Yohanan Danino says country should make crime fighting its top priority

By Adiv Sterman

March 9, 2013
9:55 am

Members of Yachad tour the West Bank hills near Hebron. Britian's Zionist Federation recently rejected the group's membership application. (Courtesy of Yachad)

Left-wing Zionist group’s rejection ignites UK debate

A popular backlash follows a decision by the Jewish establishment not to recognize a new organization with liberal views on Israel

By Miriam Shaviv

March 7, 2013
2:25 am

Yair Lapid, center, at a party meeting with MKs Yael German, left, and Ofer Shelach in the Knesset on Monday. (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Lapid denies issuing ultimatum over ministerial posts

Day after canceling meeting with Likud-Beytenu, Yesh Atid head says who gets which ministry is beside the point in coalition talks

By Joshua Davidovich

March 1, 2013
1:38 pm

Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid, left, and Jewish Home chief Naftali Bennett at the opening session of the Knesset last month (Photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Talks between Likud and Jewish Home break down

Negotiator says Bennett’s national-religious party opposes inclusion of ultra-Orthodox in coalition; Netanyahu now has 15 days to muster a majority

By Times of Israel staff

March 1, 2013
5:48 am

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hatnua party leader Tzipi Livni during a joint press conference announcing their coalition deal, Jerusalem, Tuesday, February 19, 2013 (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Likud may amend Livni deal to woo larger parties

Report claims PM’s party is open to removing Livni from diplomatic role in order to bring Jewish Home and Yesh Atid into coalition

By Times of Israel staff

February 28, 2013
7:32 pm

Culture and Sports Minister Limor Livnat. (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Culture minister calls for self-censorship by filmmakers

To the disgust of social media users, Limor Livnat says Israeli movie producers should refrain from criticizing the state

By Ilan Ben Zion

February 27, 2013
11:04 pm

Education Minister Gideon Sa'ar, December 2012 (photo credit: Uri Lenz/Flash90)

Sa’ar says sex scandal claim ‘an injury hard to describe’

Education minister makes first public comments since police declared accusatory letter against him a forgery

By Greg Tepper

February 27, 2013
1:13 pm

Education Minister Gideon Sa'ar, December 2012 (photo credit: Uri Lenz/Flash90)

Forging ahead

Papers report on Gideon Sa’ar’s exoneration and a vote-buying scandal that could reach into the Likud, but don’t tell Israel Hayom

By Joshua Davidovich

February 27, 2013
6:02 am

Discarded campaign flyers rest in a trash can following the Likud party primaries on Nov 25, 2012 (photo credit: Uri Lenz/Flash90)

Likud MK may be implicated in cash-for-votes scandal

Jewish Home activist says he employed the same system he used to boost Slomiansky with a member of the ruling party

By Ron Friedman

February 20, 2013
11:37 pm

Jewish Home leader Naftali Bennett speaks at the International Conference Center in Jerusalem, February 20, 2013. (photo credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Bennett slams Livni, Netanyahu coalition agreement

Jewish Home leader says opposition ‘no disaster’ and new government should focus on burning domestic issues rather than ‘buying time’ with peace talks

By Adiv Sterman

February 20, 2013
9:53 pm

Shas co-leaders Ariel Atias (right), Aryeh Deri (center) and Eli Yishai address the party on January 27. (photo credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90

Shas close to joining coalition, will get 3 ministerial posts

Top party members Eli Yishai, Aryeh Deri and Ariel Atias expected to fill mid-level ministerial positions, according to Channel 10 report

By Adiv Sterman

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