The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/sallai-meridor/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Thu, 11 Jun 2026 10:52:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Sallai Meridor | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/sallai-meridor/ 32 32 Ra’anana Meridor, matriarch of influential right-wing family, dies at 100 https://www.timesofisrael.com/raanana-meridor-matriarch-of-influential-right-wing-family-dies-at-100/ Fri, 10 Nov 2023 10:10:33 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3150046 Mother of Likud politician Dan Meridor was born in Vienna in 1923, became a Betar activist and saw her offspring achieve positions of authority in the new Jewish state

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]]> Long-awaited National Library set to reopen with 11 floors and millions of stories https://www.timesofisrael.com/long-awaited-national-library-set-to-open-with-11-floors-and-millions-of-stories/ Wed, 13 Sep 2023 03:59:40 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3090662 Grand space to open in October, featuring plush reading rooms, museum-like exhibits, robotic stacks for 4 million books and rooms for all visitors, not just the quiet kind

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]]> Top authors, poets petition against effort to curb National Library independence https://www.timesofisrael.com/top-authors-poets-petition-against-effort-to-curb-national-library-independence/ Sat, 25 Feb 2023 12:46:31 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2960136&preview=true&preview_id=2960136 Artists warn that if the government passes bill to interfere in library leadership, they will refuse to donate archives or books to institution

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]]> National Library chair: Government moves threaten very existence of institution https://www.timesofisrael.com/national-library-chair-government-moves-threaten-very-existence-of-institution/ Fri, 24 Feb 2023 08:32:29 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2959437 Education Minister Kisch said to advance proposal to take away independence of library, allow the government to appoint management

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]]> Only 17% of Democrats have favorable view of Netanyahu; 64% of Republicans https://www.timesofisrael.com/poll-shows-netanyahus-favorability-among-americans-a-highly-partisan-issue/ Wed, 22 Aug 2018 02:49:41 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1912572&preview=true&preview_id=1912572 Survey of American attitudes to world leaders shows significant gaps between the two parties across the board, with Israel's leader a particular focus of divergence

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]]> Israel and UAE have maintained close covert ties since 1990s, magazine claims https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-and-uae-have-maintained-close-covert-ties-since-1990s-magazine-claims/ Mon, 11 Jun 2018 19:01:15 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1868829 'I can envision us being in the trenches with Israel fighting against Iran,' crown prince of Abu Dhabi said to have told Jewish leaders two decades ago

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]]> Michael Oren: Winning over Democrats must be a ‘strategic goal’ for Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/michael-oren-winning-over-democrats-must-be-a-strategic-goal-for-israel/ Wed, 24 Jan 2018 13:13:26 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1777922 Deputy minister calls for concerted effort to combat declining support among progressives, says budget needs to be as big as the one for fighting BDS

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]]> Poll: Democratic support for Israel, Palestinians nearly identical https://www.timesofisrael.com/poll-democratic-support-for-israel-palestinians-nearly-identical/ Tue, 23 Jan 2018 20:20:57 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1777550 Pew survey shows support for Israel increasingly partisan, with GOP backing for the Jewish state far outstripping that of Democrats

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]]> Jewish Agency cancels dinner with PM over Western Wall decision https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-agency-cancels-netanyahu-dinner-over-western-wall-decision/ Mon, 26 Jun 2017 05:32:51 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1646921 Board of governors scraps agenda, to focus on cabinet decision to freeze plan for pluralistic prayer pavilion

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]]> Experts on US-Israel ties cautious on Trump’s future impact on the region https://www.timesofisrael.com/experts-on-us-israel-ties-cautious-on-trumps-future-impact-on-the-region/ Wed, 09 Nov 2016 12:00:24 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1495703 At Tel Aviv panel, former US envoy to Israel says embassy might actually be moved to Jerusalem; others don't expect dramatic changes

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