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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 628

alternate prime minister

Aryeh Deri attends a special session of the Knesset in Jerusalem on Dec. 29, 2022. (Amir Cohen/Pool Photo via AP)
January 20, 2023, 6:58 am
Deri said pushing for alternate PM role in talks with Netanyahu after court ruling
Likud-led coalition scrambles to find a new position for Shas leader, disqualified by High Court from serving as minister
By ToI Staff
Shas leader Aryeh Deri seen outside his home in Jerusalem, January 19, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 19, 2023, 5:04 pm
Coalition scrambles to give Deri new role, possibly alternate PM, after court ruling
With Shas head barred from being a minister and refusing to be downgraded to Knesset speaker, some in cabinet urge Netanyahu to give him controversial job, but move would be risky
By ToI Staff
Shas chief Aryeh Deri seen outside his home in Jerusalem on January 18, 2023, hours after the High Court ruled he cannot serve as minister since his recent criminal conviction made his appointment as cabinet minister "unreasonable in the extreme." (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 19, 2023, 10:18 am
‘Antidemocratic’: Haredi news outlets slam High Court ruling on Deri
Day after Shas chief is disqualified from serving as minister, ultra-Orthodox dailies lambaste justices for ‘yet another outrageous demonstration of political intervention’
By ToI Staff
Aryeh Deri seen outside his home in Jerusalem on January 18, 2023, hours after the High Court ruled he cannot serve as a government minister. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 18, 2023, 11:13 pm
Cheered by backers, embattled Deri vows to finagle way around court disqualification
Coalition reportedly caught off guard by gravity of decision by High Court; considerations for way forward include naming Shas chair as alternate PM to keep him in cabinet
By ToI Staff
High Court justices at a court session on petitions filed against the proposed government in Jerusalem on May 3, 2020. (Yossi Zamir/POOL)
July 12, 2021, 10:00 pm
High Court upholds Basic Law underpinning PM rotation deals
Top legal body rejects petitions seeking to strike down amendments that created ‘alternate PM’ office for Netanyahu and Gantz, also being used by current government
By ToI Staff
Labor party leader Merav Michaeli speaks to Channel 12 News, March 6, 2021 (video screenshot)
March 6, 2021, 11:09 pm
Labor chief calls on Gantz to quit race: ‘Doesn’t really stand for anything’
Responding to Blue and White chief comparing himself to Rabin, Merav Michaeli says late PM ‘wouldn’t have sat with Netanyahu under 3 indictments’
By ToI Staff
Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit attends an event at the Dan Hotel in Jerusalem, February 6, 2020. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
March 5, 2021, 9:22 am
AG says won’t rule now on whether PM can eject Gantz from gov’t after election
Blue and White leader says he fears Netanyahu will fire him, seek broad changes to democratic system if he fails to enter Knesset; Mandelblit: Matter is currently ‘theoretical’
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a a joint statement with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Jerusalem, November 19, 2020. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, Pool)
November 20, 2020, 11:33 am
Netanyahu undergoes routine colonoscopy, has 2 polyps removed
‘The prime minister’s health is excellent and he has returned to full activity,’ premier’s office says after Gantz briefly serves as acting PM during procedure
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C) at the Knesset on November 10, 2020. (Oren Ben Hakoon/Pool/Flash90)
November 19, 2020, 11:44 pm
PM for a day: With Netanyahu to be sedated during medical exam, Gantz to fill in
Premier’s office says he’ll undergo ‘routine checkup on the gastrointestinal tract’ on Friday, when his political rival will briefly occupy the prime minister’s chair
By ToI Staff
Chief Justice Esther Hayut, hearing petitions against the position of alternate prime minister at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, on October 27, 2020. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 12, 2020, 9:51 pm
High Court signals it could nullify legislation at core of Netanyahu-Gantz deal
In dramatic move that could send Israel to elections or even a constitutional crisis, judges give government 21 days to defend Basic Law changes propping up power-sharing coalition
By Michael Bachner
Chief Justice Esther Hayut (R) and High Court Justice Hanan Melcer arrive to a hearing on petitions against the position of alternate prime minister, at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, October 27, 2020. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
October 27, 2020, 5:31 pm
High Court swats ‘political’ challenges to legality of alternate PM post
Chief justice says petitioners must make legal arguments about why Netanyahu-Gantz power-sharing deal should be struck down, but no ruling announced
By Michael Bachner
Blue and White party leader Benny Gantz after the presentation of the 35th government of Israel at the Knesset, May 17, 2020. (Alex Kolomoisky/POOL)
June 9, 2020, 5:13 pm
High Court says it will hear petition against Gantz’s post of alternate PM
Likud says striking down legislation anchoring new government’s power-sharing mechanism will trigger new elections; watchdog group alleges it changes Israel’s regime system
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at his residence in Jerusalem, on April 2, 2019. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
May 31, 2020, 8:56 pm
Netanyahu denies plans for alternate prime minister’s residence
After government approves moving money from other ministries to pay for offices, premier denies funds will be allocated to construct new home for secondary leader
By ToI Staff
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