December 23, 2015
11:52 pm

Far-right Israeli wedding-goers celebrate the killings of the Dawabsha family (screen capture: Channel 10)

PM blasts ‘shocking’ tape of wedding-goers feting Duma murders

Joining politicians from right and left condemning clip, Netanyahu says video shows ‘true face’ of far-right group, which poses ‘threat’ to Israel

By Times of Israel staff

December 20, 2015
5:17 pm

Yesh Atid party leader MK Yair Lapid (center) together with Amit Deri (2nd right) IDF reserve officers and soldiers at a press conference against the Breaking the Silence group, December 20, 2015. (Yesh Atid spokesperson)

Lapid bids to stop BDS-backers from funding groups like Breaking the Silence

Announcing planned legislation, Yesh Atid leader singles out IDF-bashing NGO Breaking the Silence for crossing ‘red line from criticism into subversion’

By Stuart Winer and Times of Israel staff

December 19, 2015
11:26 pm

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads the weekly government conference, at Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, on December 13, 2015. (Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Netanyahu said to mull holding early Likud primaries

Senior ruling party minister denies report that prime minister discussed move with senior party members

By Times of Israel staff

December 16, 2015
8:26 pm

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Knesset, on December 16, 2015.(Haim Zach/GPO)

PM, opposition chief spar over Breaking the Silence, anti-Rivlin comments

Netanyahu to Herzog: Condemn the NGO; Herzog to Netanyahu: Condemn the ‘terrible and awful incitement’ against president; Lapid condemns them both

By Marissa Newman

December 14, 2015
1:11 pm

President Reuven Rivlin speaks at the Haaretz and New Israel Fund conference in the Roosevelt Hotel, NYC, on December 13, 2015. (Amir Levy/Flash90)

In controversial appearance at Haaretz conference, Rivlin defends the IDF

Critics fume at president for attending event, and at organizers for accepting demand by PLO’s Saeb Erekat to remove Israeli flag from stage for his speech

By Times of Israel staff

December 8, 2015
5:29 pm

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a town hall meeting at the Ben Johnson Arena on the Wofford College campus, Friday, Nov. 20, 2015, in Spartanburg, S.C. (AP Photo/Richard Shiro)

Could a Donald Trump happen in Israel?

A rich newcomer shaking up elections is nothing new for the Jewish state; just look at Lapid and Bennett

By Ben Sales

December 5, 2015
8:31 pm

Yesh Atid leader MK Yair Lapid speaking at the Brookings Institution's Saban Forum in Washington, DC, Saturday, December 5, 2015 (Youtube screen capture)

Lapid: Ending the conflict should be Israel’s only priority

Yesh Atid leader plugs regional solution to Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but says first Israel must ‘build a higher wall’

By Rebecca Shimoni Stoil

December 4, 2015
3:37 pm

MK Yair Lapid during a Yesh Atid party meeting at the Knesset, November 23, 2015 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Lapid: Israel’s global standing has never been worse; I could change that

Self-styled shadow foreign minister worries about US military aid, slams EU envoy for Holocaust remark, and says Palestinians ‘should internalize’ IDF firepower

By Raphael Ahren

November 24, 2015
5:06 am

Soldier and ultra-Orthodox man, shoulder to shoulder (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Knesset approves ultra-Orthodox draft exemptions until 2023; Yesh Atid to appeal

Amendment to Equal Service law voted through with 49 MKs in favor, 36 opposed; members of Joint (Arab) List abstain

By Marissa Newman

November 23, 2015
6:24 am

Knesset set to approve ultra-Orthodox draft exemptions until 2023

Amendment to Equal Service law eliminates criminal sanctions, gives defense minister authority on deferments

By Marissa Newman

November 21, 2015
11:15 pm

Then IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a Navy ceremony on September 11, 2013. (AP Photo: Dan Balilty)

Survey shows Gantz preferred to Netanyahu as PM… except he can’t run

Where other challengers would fail, poll finds the ex-chief of staff would sweep into office. Problem is, the law says he has to wait 3 years

By Times of Israel staff

November 11, 2015
5:57 pm

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the Center for American Progress November 10, 2015 in Washington, DC. (AFP/BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI)

PM: EU ‘should be ashamed of itself’ for settlement labeling

Netanyahu says Europe is singling out Israel, promises economy will withstand decision; PLO welcomes move but says it doesn’t go far enough

By Raphael Ahren and Raoul Wootliff

November 11, 2015
3:33 pm

Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely gives a press conference on November 3, 2015, in the Lipski plastic factory at the Barkan Industrial Park near the Israeli settlement of Ariel in the West Bank, on the European Union's (EU) decision to label goods made in Jewish settlements. (Menahem Kahana/AFP)

Lawmakers blast ‘anti-Semitic’ EU over settlement labeling

Politicians across spectrum criticize move, comparing it to boycotts and saying it won’t advance peace; Foreign Ministry summons envoy

By Raphael Ahren and Raoul Wootliff

November 7, 2015
2:51 pm

Then-president Shimon Peres presents Yitzhak Navon with a special 'presidential award' in Jerusalem on February 9, 2012. (Photo by Uri Lenz/Flash90)

Leaders pay tribute to ‘beloved president’ Yitzhak Navon

President, PM and politicians mourn loss of ‘noble,’ ‘moral’ 5th president; Peres eulogizes a ‘friend in heart and soul for more than half a century’

By Times of Israel staff

November 7, 2015
2:03 am

Illustrative photo of soldiers from Nahal Haredi, an ultra-Orthodox battalion in the Israel Defense Forces (Abir Sultan/Flash90, File)

Ultra-Orthodox to get draft exemptions until 2023

Amendment to Equal Service Law, which passed last year, also overturns automatic sanctions on draft-dodgers

By Times of Israel staff

Topic: Yair Lapid

PM blasts ‘shocking’ tape of wedding-goers feting Duma murders

Joining politicians from right and left condemning clip, Netanyahu says video shows ‘true face’ of far-right group, which poses ‘threat’ to Israel

Lapid bids to stop BDS-backers from funding groups like Breaking the Silence

Announcing planned legislation, Yesh Atid leader singles out IDF-bashing NGO Breaking the Silence for crossing ‘red line from criticism into subversion’

Netanyahu said to mull holding early Likud primaries

Senior ruling party minister denies report that prime minister discussed move with senior party members

PM, opposition chief spar over Breaking the Silence, anti-Rivlin comments

Netanyahu to Herzog: Condemn the NGO; Herzog to Netanyahu: Condemn the ‘terrible and awful incitement’ against president; Lapid condemns them both

In controversial appearance at Haaretz conference, Rivlin defends the IDF

Critics fume at president for attending event, and at organizers for accepting demand by PLO’s Saeb Erekat to remove Israeli flag from stage for his speech

Could a Donald Trump happen in Israel?

A rich newcomer shaking up elections is nothing new for the Jewish state; just look at Lapid and Bennett

Lapid: Ending the conflict should be Israel’s only priority

Yesh Atid leader plugs regional solution to Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but says first Israel must ‘build a higher wall’

Lapid: Israel’s global standing has never been worse; I could change that

Self-styled shadow foreign minister worries about US military aid, slams EU envoy for Holocaust remark, and says Palestinians ‘should internalize’ IDF firepower

Knesset approves ultra-Orthodox draft exemptions until 2023; Yesh Atid to appeal

Amendment to Equal Service law voted through with 49 MKs in favor, 36 opposed; members of Joint (Arab) List abstain

Knesset set to approve ultra-Orthodox draft exemptions until 2023

Amendment to Equal Service law eliminates criminal sanctions, gives defense minister authority on deferments

Survey shows Gantz preferred to Netanyahu as PM… except he can’t run

Where other challengers would fail, poll finds the ex-chief of staff would sweep into office. Problem is, the law says he has to wait 3 years

PM: EU ‘should be ashamed of itself’ for settlement labeling

Netanyahu says Europe is singling out Israel, promises economy will withstand decision; PLO welcomes move but says it doesn’t go far enough

Lawmakers blast ‘anti-Semitic’ EU over settlement labeling

Politicians across spectrum criticize move, comparing it to boycotts and saying it won’t advance peace; Foreign Ministry summons envoy

Leaders pay tribute to ‘beloved president’ Yitzhak Navon

President, PM and politicians mourn loss of ‘noble,’ ‘moral’ 5th president; Peres eulogizes a ‘friend in heart and soul for more than half a century’

Ultra-Orthodox to get draft exemptions until 2023

Amendment to Equal Service Law, which passed last year, also overturns automatic sanctions on draft-dodgers

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