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Israelis attend a rally marking 22 years since the assassination of prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, at Tel Aviv's Rabin Square on November 4, 2017. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
November 4, 2017, 9:04 pm
85,000 attend rally marking 22nd anniversary of Rabin’s murder
Holding event under banner of 'we are one people,' organizers play up message of national unity, but not all are willing to forgive or forget
By Jacob Magid and TOI staff
Some 100,000 attend a rally marking the 20th anniversary of the assassination of Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin in the same Tel Aviv square in which he was killed during a 1995 peace rally, in 2015. (Flash90/Tomer Neuberg)
November 4, 2017, 3:32 pm
Thousands expected at annual Rabin rally, with new emphasis on unity
Many streets near Rabin Square to close Saturday evening; speakers to include settlers, ultra-Orthodox as organizers move away from peace message
By TOI staff and JTA
US President Donald Trump, left, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands after giving final remarks at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem before Trump's departure, May 23, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 17, 2017, 8:57 pm
Criticism mounts over Netanyahu’s response to US neo-Nazism
The PM is trying to balance his relationships with Trump and US Jews, who have been at odds over the Charlottesville events
By Agencies
Composite photo of Histadrut chair Avi Nissenkorn (L) and MK Shelly Yachimovich (Yonatan Sindel/Miriam Alster/Flash90)
August 16, 2017, 9:36 am
Police probe allegations of fraud in labor union elections
Authorities check claims by defeated candidate Shelly Yachimovich that chairman Avi Nissenkorn's campaign tampered with results
By TOI staff
Israeli security officers sit at the entrance of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem, Tuesday, August, 22 2006. (Pierre Terdjman/Flash90)
July 19, 2017, 6:48 pm
Knesset fumes as online shopping floods mailroom
Parliamentary guard warns it will no longer process items from eBay, AliExpress starting in October
By Marissa Newman
Flanked by former party boss Shelly Yachimovich (left) and Labor lawmaker Stav Shaffir, Avi Gabbay (C), one of two candidates for the Labour Party leadership, phones potential voters ahead of the second round of the party primaries in Tel Aviv, July 9, 2017. (Flash90)
July 10, 2017, 8:25 am
Labor Party chooses new leader in Monday runoff vote
Two former ministers face off in primaries -- ex-trade union boss Amir Peretz and former businessman Avi Gabbay
By TOI staff
Labor leadership candidate Avi Gabbay, with Labor party members Stav Shaffir and Shelly Yachimovich, make phone calls to potential voters ahead of the second round of the Labor party primaries in Tel Aviv, on July 9, 2017. (Flash90)
July 9, 2017, 7:20 pm
Peretz, Gabbay jostle for votes as Labor race hits home stretch
Former Labor leader, ex-Kulanu minister go on media blitz, phone party members ahead of Monday's leadership runoff
By Marissa Newman
Labor MK Amir Peretz arrives at a Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meeting at the Knesset, on March 20, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 7, 2017, 10:34 am
Herzog, Margalit endorse Peretz for Labor Party leader
Another ex-party chief, Shelly Yachimovich, is backing newcomer Avi Gabbay ahead of run-off vote on Monday
By TOI staff
Zionist Union MK Shelly Yachimovich arrives to the Tel Aviv District Court for her appeal asking to stop the vote counting process, claiming ballot tampering in the elections to the head of the Histadrut labor union, May 25, 2017. (Flash90)
July 6, 2017, 3:51 pm
Former Labor leader backs Gabbay in leadership bid
Shelly Yachimovich gives her support to former environmental protection minister, who will face Amir Peretz in runoff
By TOI staff
Former prime minister Ehud Olmert at the courtroom of the Magistrates Court in Jerusalem, February 2, 2016. (Gili Yohanan/POOL)
June 29, 2017, 12:56 pm
Politicians welcome Olmert parole, urge he be left in peace
Former PM to volunteer with charitable groups after he goes free Sunday, assuming no appeal by prosecution
By Stuart Winer and TOI staff
Zionist Union MK Shelly Yachimovich arrives at the Tel Aviv District Court to try to stop the counting of votes during the Histadrut labor union leadership elections, claiming ballots had been tampered with, May 25, 2017. (Flash90)
May 31, 2017, 11:41 pm
Yachimovich petitions court to annul labor union election result
Zionist Union MK claims sitting chairman Avi Nissenkorn defeated her to retain leadership by fraudulent means
By TOI staff
Histadrut labor union chairman Avi Nissankorn arrives to vote for the Histadrut elections at a polling station in Tel Aviv, on May 23, 2017. (Flash90)
May 26, 2017, 8:26 pm
Nissenkorn retains leadership of labor union
Histadrut head wins 62%-38% over Shelly Yachimovich, who 'massive irregularities' in voting
By TOI staff
Aryeh Deri gives a statement to the media during a conference at the Ramada hotel in Jerusalem, on March 30, 2016. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 26, 2017, 2:20 pm
In Israel, Deri milks you
News that a corrupt minister may be corrupt pushes Trump off the front page, though pundits still have plenty of disgorging to do about the visit
By Joshua Davidovich
Histadrut labor union chairman Avi Nissankorn arrives to vote for the Histadrut elections at a polling station in Tel Aviv, on May 23, 2017. (Flash90)
May 26, 2017, 12:28 pm
Nissenkorn set to retain leadership of labor union
Histadrut head set for large victory over MK Shelly Yachimovich, who claims 'massive irregularities'
By TOI staff
Histadrut election workers seen at a polling station in Jerusalem on May 23, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 24, 2017, 10:28 pm
Court orders immediate halt to labor union vote count
Judges accepts Shelly Yachimovich's appeal alleging 'massive irregularities' in election for leadership of Histadrut
By TOI staff
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