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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 645

Chili Tropper

ILLUSTRATIVE — New immigrants from North America arrive on a special aliyah flight arranged by the Nefesh B'Nefesh organization, at Ben Gurion International Airport on August 14, 2019. (Flash90)
Bill to limit Law of Return shot down despite support from ultra-Orthodox MKs
By Sam Sokol
Controversial legislation would have revoked right of non-Jewish grandchildren of Jews to immigrate to Israel and automatically obtain citizenship
ILLUSTRATIVE — New immigrants from North America arrive on a special aliyah flight arranged by the Nefesh B'Nefesh organization, at Ben Gurion International Airport on August 14, 2019. (Flash90)
July 9, 2025, 10:25 pm
Bill to limit Law of Return shot down despite support from ultra-Orthodox MKs
Controversial legislation would have revoked right of non-Jewish grandchildren of Jews to immigrate to Israel and automatically obtain citizenship
By Sam Sokol
People protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government, outside the Knesset, in Jerusalem, March 26, 2025. Poster reads 'Checks and balances.' (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
March 27, 2025, 1:29 am
Thousands protest outside Knesset ahead of final votes on controversial judicial bill
Some opposition MKs join anti-overhaul protesters; rally organizers accuse government of ‘declaring war on the people’; bar association chief: ‘They won’t break democracy’
By ToI Staff
Settlements and National Projects Minister Orit Strock speaks during a prayer event for the IDF's success and the return of the Israeli hostages held by Hamas, Gush Etzion, March 21, 2024. (Gershon Elinson/Flash90)
May 1, 2024, 12:18 pm
Far-right minister: Hostage deal throws war goals in trash to save only 22-33 hostages
In response, Lapid says Orit Strock’s ‘extremist’ government has ‘no right to exist’; Movement for Quality Government calls on Netanyahu to fire her
By Sam Sokol
War cabinet minister Gadi Eisenkot speaks to Channel 12's Uvda program in a segment that aired January 18, 2024. (Channel 12 screenshot, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
January 29, 2024, 1:36 pm
Eisenkot, Gantz pan coalition colleagues for event championing Gaza resettlement
War cabinet minister Gantz says conference harms Israel’s international standing; Education Minister Kisch and Welfare Minister Margi join in criticizing right-wing gathering
By ToI Staff
Star singer and actor Idan Amedi (R) with IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi, in an undated photo. (Israel Defense Forces)
January 10, 2024, 11:29 pm
In message from hospital, ‘Fauda’ actor wounded in Gaza says ‘I’ll be OK’
Idan Amedi, seriously hurt in deadly incident, regained consciousness after surgery Tuesday; lawmaker visits him in hospital, conveys message urging to ‘stay strong together’
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, leads a cabinet meeting at the Kirya IDF headquarters in Tel Aviv, January 7, 2024. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)
January 7, 2024, 1:54 pm
As cracks widen in coalition, National Unity members skip cabinet meeting
Ministers’ absence from meeting linked to recent ‘clashes in the cabinet,’ says Chili Tropper, whose party leader, Benny Gantz, slammed Netanyahu for attacks on military
By Sam Sokol
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looks at a plastic bracelet as he visits first graders in Ma'ale Adumim, September 1, 2023. (Avi Ohayon/GPO)
September 1, 2023, 12:39 pm
Netanyahu tells first-graders to ‘be kind,’ as 2.5 million students return to class
School year begins with politicians calling for unity amid political tensions, lack of teachers and a narrowly avoided strike
By ToI Staff
President Isaac Herzog (left) speaks with Rabbi Leo Dee (right), during a condolence visit to his family's home in the West Bank settlement of Efrat, April 13, 2023. (Gershon Elinson/Flash90)
April 14, 2023, 10:33 am
‘A ray of light’: President, lawmakers pay condolence visits to grieving Dee family
Defense minister updates family on hunt for terrorists who killed Lucy, Maia and Rina Dee, vows they’ll be caught; family praises efforts by visiting figures to promote unity
By Michael Horovitz
President Isaac Herzog hosts delegations from Likud, Yesh Atid and National Unity for judicial overhaul negotiations at his residence in Jerusalem, March 28, 2023. (Kobi Gideon/ GPO)
April 1, 2023, 5:21 am
Negotiators believe overhaul compromise talks are dead on arrival — report
Coalition said to insist it take control of Judicial Selection Committee, a non-starter for the opposition, killing chance of an agreement before negotiations get off the ground
By ToI Staff
President Isaac Herzog hosts delegations from Likud, Yesh Atid and National Unity for judicial overhaul negotiations at his residence in Jerusalem, March 28, 2023. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)
March 31, 2023, 6:56 pm
Herzog urges opposing sides of overhaul to give talks a chance despite mistrust
Hailing the right-wing demonstrators who support the judicial shakeup, Netanyahu says possible to reach broad consensus ‘if there is goodwill on the other sides’
By ToI Staff
Then-culture minister Chili Tropper, in Tel Aviv, April 6, 2022. (Avshalom Sassoni‎‏/Flash90/File)
March 30, 2023, 4:58 pm
Coalition blasts opposition negotiator who insists government can’t choose justices
National Unity MK Chili Tropper says ‘no way’ overhaul compromise talks will hand coalition a monopoly on judicial selection; justice minister: He wants to ‘blow up the talks’
By Michael Bachner
Left: Opposition leader Yair Lapid speaks during a faction meeting at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, on March 20, 2023. (Erik Marmor/Flash90). Right: Transportation Minister Miri Regev attends a conference in Tel Aviv on March 22, 2023. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
March 23, 2023, 5:48 pm
Lapid rebuffs Regev request for joint call against protesting on Independence Day
Opposition leader says won’t pretend country ‘celebrating together’ on upcoming national holidays after petition to pause demonstrations on Memorial Day wins broad Knesset support
By Ash Obel
Then-culture minister Chili Tropper, in Tel Aviv, April 6, 2022. (Avshalom Sassoni‎‏/Flash90/File)
March 5, 2023, 9:39 pm
Opposition lawmaker: Likud asking us to join government to save it from far-right
Chili Tropper says members of Netanyahu’s party have offered MKs from his own National Unity faction coalition spots instead of Religious Zionism and Otzma Yehudit
By ToI Staff
Incoming Culture Minister Miki Zohar (R) with his predecessor Chili Tropper at a handover ceremony in Jerusalem, January 2, 2023 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 23, 2023, 5:10 am
Culture minister aims to nix Shabbat events set up by predecessor; PM shuts him down
Zohar targets initiative offering municipalities subsidized weekend events; Netanyahu intervenes, concluding ministry will continue funding but won’t initiate new Shabbat events
By ToI Staff
New Culture and Sports Minister Miki Zohar at a handover ceremony with outgoing minister Chili Tropper in the background, at the ministry offices in Jerusalem, January 2, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 2, 2023, 6:14 pm
New Culture Minister Zohar vows to withdraw funding for art that ‘defames Israel’
Meanwhile, new Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi says he will undo predecessor’s change to kosher cell phone market, but otherwise open up the telecom market to competition
By ToI Staff
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