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Former IDF chief of staff Benny Gantz, left, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right. (Flash90)
Gantz speech appears to borrow heavily from Netanyahu UN address
By TOI staff and Raoul Wootliff
TV report shows multiple quotes from Israel Resilience leader’s English-language debut strikingly reminiscent of PM’s comments in September
Chief Rabbi of Poland Michael Schudrich, left, who co-wrote the letter of complaint against Israel Katz, seen speaking to visitors in a synagogue in Warsaw in 2015. (AP Photo/Alik Keplicz/File)
Polish Jewish leaders say Katz Holocaust comments ‘damage’ their community
By TOI staff and Agencies
A post on "The Palestinian National Liberation Movement 'Fatah'/ The Official Page" from October 2015 of a knife stabbing a religious Jew. (Palestinian Media Watch)
Denying incitement, Fatah Facebook page chief claims incendiary posts ‘symbolic’
By Adam Rasgon
Raphael Ahren
Reporter's notebookWar & peace, Polish offense, a broken plane: Crazy days with Netanyahu in Warsaw
By Raphael Ahren
Former IDF chief of staff Benny Gantz, left, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right. (Flash90)
February 18, 2019, 10:45 pm
Gantz speech appears to borrow heavily from Netanyahu UN address
TV report shows multiple quotes from Israel Resilience leader’s English-language debut strikingly reminiscent of PM’s comments in September
By TOI staff and Raoul Wootliff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu takes a selfie with a soldier during an event for lone soldiers in Tel Aviv, on January 24, 2019. (Marc Israel Sellem/Pool/Flash90)
February 18, 2019, 9:51 pm
Election committee fines Likud, orders it remove images of Netanyahu with troops
Injunction comes in response to Labor party appeal against PM using photos of himself with soldiers in campaign materials
By TOI staff
Betzalel Smotrich and Rafi Peretz are seen after agreeing to form a joint Jewish Home-National Union Knesset slate, February 14, 2019. (Courtesy)
February 18, 2019, 8:32 pm
Jewish Home rejects Netanyahu invite to discuss merger with far-right parties
Faction heads say they don’t take orders from PM, call on him to ‘set a personal example’ and team up with extremist Otzma Yehudit
By Alexander Fulbright
Chief Rabbi of Poland Michael Schudrich, left, who co-wrote the letter of complaint against Israel Katz, seen speaking to visitors in a synagogue in Warsaw in 2015. (AP Photo/Alik Keplicz/File)
February 18, 2019, 7:56 pm
Polish Jewish leaders say Katz Holocaust comments ‘damage’ their community
Chief rabbi co-signs letter rejecting acting FM’s broad accusation that ‘Poles suckle anti-Semitism with their mothers’ milk’
By TOI staff and Agencies
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki arrives at the informal EU summit in Salzburg, Austria, September 20, 2018. (AP Photo/Kerstin Joensson)
February 18, 2019, 1:36 pm
Poland cancels participation in Israel summit over FM Katz’s ‘racist’ remarks
Polish PM Morawiecki says move comes in response to ‘unacceptable’ remark by foreign minister that Poles ‘suckle anti-Semitism with their mothers’ milk’
By TOI staff
Transport Minister Israel Katz attends the Israel Aviation Conference at Airport City, on May 2, 2018. (Flash90)
February 18, 2019, 8:40 am
Poland may cancel Israel visit over FM’s ‘mothers’ milk’ anti-Semitism charge
Warsaw reprimands Israeli envoy, may recall ambassador after Israel Katz says Poles ‘suckle anti-Semitism with their mothers’ milk’; Polish PM slams ‘shameful and racist’ remark
By TOI staff
Benny Gantz, head of the Israel Resilience party, speaks at an event to open his election campaign in Tel Aviv on January 29, 2019. (Gili Yaari/Flash90)
February 18, 2019, 12:30 am
Polls show Israel Resilience, Yesh Atid losing seats to Labor
Ex-army chief Benny Gantz’s party slips to 18 seats in one survey and Yair Lapid-headed faction falls to 10 in another, as Labor continues to show slight surge after primary
By Stuart Winer
Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita addresses the United Nations General Assembly Wednesday, September 20, 2017, at the United Nations headquarters. (AP Photo/ Frank Franklin II)
February 17, 2019, 9:33 pm
TV report: Netanyahu held secret talks with Morocco foreign minister in New York
Meeting said to take place on sidelines of UN General Assembly in September; PM sought to arrange visit, normalize ties, offered help regarding Iran
By TOI staff
Prime Minister of Poland Mateusz Morawiecki, left, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, at a conference on Peace and Security in the Middle East in Warsaw, Poland, February 14, 2019. (AP/Michael Sohn)
February 17, 2019, 4:35 pm
Polish PM cancels trip to Israel amid spat over Netanyahu Holocaust comments
Morawiecki to send lower level official to Visegrad Group summit in Jerusalem this week as Warsaw fumes over reports of Israeli premier’s comments about Polish culpability
By Raphael Ahren and TOI staff
The unfinished museum honoring Jewish World War II veterans, in Latrun, Israel, April 18, 2017. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)
February 17, 2019, 2:34 pm
Netanyahu pledges funds to finally finish museum honoring Jewish WWII soldiers
After years of stalemate over funding, PM vows Latrun project will be completed to honor the 1.5 million Jews who fought the Nazis
By Agencies
Israel Resilience party chairman Benny Gantz speaks at the 55th Munich Security Conference in southern Germany, February 17, 2019. (Thomas Kienzle/AFP)
February 17, 2019, 2:09 pm
Gantz in Munich speech: ‘No daylight’ with Netanyahu on Iran
In first major policy address, former IDF chief says he has disagreements with PM but stands ‘should to shoulder’ with him on security
By Raoul Wootliff
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif speaks during the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, Feb. 17, 2019. (AP Photo/Kerstin Joensson)
February 17, 2019, 1:15 pm
Iran’s Zarif says there is ‘great risk’ of war with Israel
Iranian FM tells Munich Security Conference that Jerusalem is using bombing raids in Syria to instigate conflict, flouting international law along with US
By TOI staff
Former IDF chief of staff Benny Gantz, left, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right. (Flash90)
February 17, 2019, 12:54 pm
Ahead of Gantz security speech, Netanyahu slams Iran policy ‘opportunists’
‘I stood my ground, and that changed the direction of events,’ PM tells ministers ahead of rival’s speech to world leaders in Munich
By Raoul Wootliff and TOI staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to reporters on the plane home from Poland in the early hours of February 15, 2019. (Raphael Ahren/Times of Israel)
February 17, 2019, 12:54 pm
United we stand, united we fall: 7 things to know for February 17
Parties are racing to wrap up unity deals before a Thursday deadline, and Netanyahu is rebuked for trying to stay friendly with Poland even if it means selling out truth
By Joshua Davidovich
Transportation and Intelligence Minister Israel Katz arrives at the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on April 11, 2018. (Yoav Ari Dudkevitch/Pool/Flash90)
February 17, 2019, 10:55 am
Netanyahu taps Israel Katz as acting foreign minister
Katz vows to work with PM to promote Israel’s interests abroad; PM gives up portfolio in response to court petition over the number of ministerial positions he held
By TOI staff
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