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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 364

Eitan Ginzburg

Likud MK Amir Ohana votes at a Likud polling station during his parties primaries in Jerusalem on August 10, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
September 18, 2022, 8:47 pm
Gay Likud MK defends Netanyahu’s push for inclusion of anti-LGBT Noam party in bloc
Amir Ohana says he doesn’t agree with ultra-conservative stance of right-wing ally, but that it is a price he is willing to pay to see his party form a coalition
By ToI Staff
Razi, a soccer player identifying as gay, in a campaign launched by the Culture and Sports Ministry aimed at combating prejudice against the LGBTQ community in sport. (Screengrab/YouTube)
August 17, 2022, 11:18 pm
‘Winning against prejudices’: Bid to tackle homophobia in sports
Releasing new clip featuring LGBTQ athletes, Culture and Sport Minister Chili Tropper says there is an ‘equal place in Israeli sports for everyone’
By Michael Horovitz
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett during a discussion and a vote on the minimum wage at the Knesset in Jerusalem on June 8, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 8, 2022, 9:27 pm
In another blow to coalition, Knesset advances opposition bills to hike minimum wage
Government’s Ra’am party breaks ranks to vote in favor of preliminary legislation from opposition’s Joint List, as imperiled coalition appears headed for a collapse
By ToI Staff
People at the Gay Pride Parade in Jerusalem on June 3, 2021 look at a photo of Shira Banki, murdered by an ultra-Orthodox extremist at the march in 2015. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
June 2, 2022, 8:44 am
Man arrested for threats to Jerusalem Pride organizer referencing murdered teen
Suspect, 21, originally from Europe, allegedly sent death threats referring to 2015 murder of Shira Banki; 2,400 officers deployed for march, 180 potential attackers identified
By ToI Staff
File: Jerusalem Pride Parade marchers on August 2, 2018 carry a poster commemorating 16-year-old Shira Banki, murdered by an ultra-Orthodox extremist in a pride march in the capital in 2015. (Luke Tress/The Times of Israel)
June 1, 2022, 4:03 pm
MKs, Jerusalem Pride march organizer receive death threats referencing murdered teen
‘The fate of Shira Banki awaits you,’ reads message sent to lawmakers and activist, naming 16-year-old killed by Haredi extremist in 2015; lawmakers decry incitement, vow to march
By ToI Staff
People walk by the water tower on the ruins of Homesh, August 27, 2019. (Hillel Meir/Flash90)
May 24, 2022, 1:03 pm
Next coalition crisis? Ahead of High Court debate, Gantz says Homesh to be evacuated
Defense minister says by law, settlers must leave illegal West Bank outpost; issue is point of contention in coalition, but MK says all its members understand Gantz won’t defy law
By ToI Staff
People march during the annual Gay Pride Parade in Haifa, June 18, 2021. (Roni Ofer/Flash90)
May 18, 2022, 3:10 pm
Pride march in Netivot nixed after bullet sent to organizer’s mother
Aguda umbrella group says event canceled due to safety concerns; lawmakers condemn death threat, urge that parade go ahead
By ToI Staff
MK Amichai Chikli at a Knesset House Committee meeting on the Yamina party's request to declare him a 'defector,' on April 25, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
April 25, 2022, 8:27 pm
Renegade Yamina MK Chikli ousted from party as Knesset panel declares him a defector
Committee approves party’s request after lengthy and stormy debate throughout the day; rebel MK told panel that unlike the PM, he remains ideologically committed to base
By Carrie Keller-Lynn
MK Amichai Chikli attends a Knesset committee meeting, on December 13, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
April 19, 2022, 11:53 pm
Yamina rebel MK’s request to delay Knesset hearing on his ouster from party denied
Deputy Knesset Speaker Eitan Ginzburg also rejects Amichai Chikli’s demand to have Bennett and Shaked testify, saying House Committee is ‘not a court’
By ToI Staff
MK Miri Regev holds a phone to her ear in the Knesset in Jerusalem, on February 7, 2022 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
February 9, 2022, 9:39 am
Regev ‘answers call from mom’ in Knesset stunt over police spyware
‘What do I want to eat on Shabbat? Let’s ask the NSO people what they want, and we’ll coordinate with them,’ says Likud MK while holding phone to her ear during speech
By ToI Staff
Public Security Minister Omer Barlev attends a ceremony at the Israel Police National Headquarters in Jerusalem, September 5, 2021. (Olivier Fitoussi/ Flash90)
January 24, 2022, 7:40 pm
Amid NSO scandal, minister says wiretap laws must be ‘adapted to the 21st century’
Public Security Minister Barlev calls current legislation ‘old’; Knesset committee opens discussion on claims that police used Pegasus spyware to track civilians without oversight
By Carrie Keller-Lynn
An Israeli teacher receives a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, at a vaccination center in Jerusalem, on August 24, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 26, 2021, 3:51 pm
Start of school year may yet be delayed by virus, Health Ministry official warns
Knesset panel is told that an assessment will be made in the coming days based on infection rates; latest figures show slight drop, but numbers still high
By ToI Staff
A cabinet meeting of the new government at Chagall State Hall in the Knesset in Jerusalem, May 24, 2020. (Abir Sultan/Pool/AFP)
May 3, 2021, 12:31 pm
After High Court warning, cabinet approves appointment of 5 ministers
Vote held after Netanyahu repeatedly resisted calls to fill the positions when trying to prevent appointment of Blue and White’s Gantz as justice minister
By Raoul Wootliff
Knesset members shout at each other after a bill that might have staved off elections is defeated, December 21, 2020 (Knesset channel screenshot)
December 22, 2020, 1:33 am
Knesset rejects bill to delay budget deadline, sending Israel to elections
Lawmakers vote 49 to 47 against legislation that would have given Likud, Blue and White extra time to reach compromise; Knesset set to dissolve on Tuesday at midnight
By Raoul Wootliff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Benny Gantz attend a graduation ceremony for new Air Force pilots at the Hatzerim air base near Beersheba, June 25, 2020. (Ariel Schalit/Pool/AFP)
December 21, 2020, 5:09 pm
New elections near as Likud, Blue and White say talks have broken down
Netanyahu’s party accuses Gantz of reneging on agreement, while defense minister — in isolation over exposure to virus — says he expects PM to refuse his ‘final offer’
By Raoul Wootliff and Stuart Winer
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