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Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich (right) of the Religious Zionism party talks to National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir of Otzma Yehudit at the Knesset plenum in Jerusalem, December 28, 2022. (Olivier Fitoussi/ Flash90)
June 18, 2023, 8:12 pm
Committee on Arab affairs to include 18 ministers and only one Arab official
Itamar Ben Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich are among the far-right members of the committee, which will devise policy on combating soaring wave of deadly crime in Arab community
By ToI Staff
The signatories to a renewed memorandum of understanding for a UAE-brokered water and energy deal on November 8, 2022 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt (Sue Surkes/Times of Israel)
November 8, 2022, 12:57 pm
Israel, Jordan, UAE sign new MOU on deal to swap solar energy for desalinated water
Agreement declares ‘positive potential prospects’ of projects shown in feasibility studies; signed in presence of US climate envoy John Kerry at COP27 climate conference in Egypt
By Sue Surkes
Meretz party supporters react as the results of the Israeli elections are announced, in Jerusalem November 1, 2022. (Flash90)
November 2, 2022, 3:17 pm
‘This is the abyss’: Left reacts with horror to election results
Meretz minister Esawi Frej says Labor leader Merav Michaeli’s ‘delusions of grandeur’ brought about the center-left’s electoral downfall
By Jeremy Sharon
Prime Minister Yair Lapid (L) meets with King Abdullah II (R) in Amman, Jordan, July 27, 2022. (Haim Zach/GPO)
July 31, 2022, 10:24 pm
Government advances plan for joint industrial park with Jordan
Cabinet hails proposal for border zone as a major step to strengthen long-tense ties between Jerusalem and Amman; Bennett blames Netanyahu Instagram post for frayed relations
By ToI Staff
Justice Minister Gideon Sa'ar and his Moroccan counterpart Abdellatif Ouahbi sign a bilateral agreement on legal cooperation in Rabat on July 26, 2022. (Courtesy)
July 27, 2022, 12:41 am
Morocco, Israel add legal links to growing list of cooperation deals on Sa’ar visit
Two countries agree to share expertise and digitize their judicial systems while cooperating in fight against organized crime, terrorism and human trafficking
By AFP and ToI Staff
People run for cover as a gunman opens fire at a mourning gathering in the central Arab city of Kafr Qasim, July 22, 2022. (Screenshot: Twitter)
July 23, 2022, 6:50 pm
Gunman opens fire at Kafr Qasim mourning event, injuring five
Violent incident comes shortly after apparently unrelated deadly shooting in nearby Arab city; minister calls attack an ‘attempted massacre’
By ToI Staff
Regional Cooperation Minister Esawi Frej at the Knesset in Jerusalem, on July 14, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 23, 2022, 1:21 pm
Meretz minister calls for Labor merger: ‘We need a left not fighting for its life’
Esawi Frej says parties must stop living in past; Zehava Galon, who has Frej’s support in party’s upcoming leadership race, has also called for factions to unite ahead of elections
By ToI Staff
Outgoing Environmental Protection Minister Tamar Zandberg attends a discussion regarding violence in Arab society on May 23, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 15, 2022, 2:20 pm
MK Zandberg to take political time out, in latest resignation from left-wing Meretz
Former party chair commits to serving out term as environmental protection minister, but says she’s ready to depart political ‘wheel of fame’
By Michael Horovitz
Illustrative: Passengers watch aircraft on the tarmac as they wait for their flight at the King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on July 28, 2020. (AP/Amr Nabil)
July 15, 2022, 12:49 pm
Israel lauds Saudi decision to open skies as ‘first step’ toward normalization
Lapid thanks Biden for advancing process after Riyadh allows Israeli overflights; US president set to announce wider progress in Jeddah
By ToI Staff
MK Yair Golan speaks during a conference hosted by Democrat TV in Jaffa, June 7, 2022. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
July 8, 2022, 3:23 pm
Gunning to lead Meretz, Yair Golan looks to refocus the left around a single flag
With progressive causes spread too thin, MK and ex-IDF deputy chief aims to rally around separating from Palestinians, while rehabbing perception of left and its electoral standing
By Carrie Keller-Lynn
The Kaaba at the Grand Mosque during the hajj pilgrimage in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, July 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
July 7, 2022, 7:20 pm
Israel asks Saudi Arabia to allow direct flights for Muslim pilgrims on way to Mecca
Kingdom currently allows pilgrims from Israel but requires them to travel through a third country; direct flights from Tel Aviv would cut costs by half, says Minister Esawi Frej
By Tobias Siegal
Regional Cooperation Minister Esawi Frej at the Knesset in Jerusalem, on July 14, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 5, 2022, 11:35 pm
Meretz minister says he won’t run in next election, urges party chair to step aside
Esawi Frej insists he’ll remain active in public service to strengthen left-wing bloc, Jewish-Arab partnership; argues that Horowitz failed leadership test
By ToI Staff
Supreme Court Chief of Justice Esther Hayut speaks at an Israel Bar Association conference in Tel Aviv, September 02, 2021. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
May 23, 2022, 3:12 pm
Supreme Court chief accuses politicians of seeking to ‘destroy’ justice system
Amid harsh criticism from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, Esther Hayut warns that discourse about court is ‘deteriorating’ to ‘dangerous places’
By ToI Staff
Screen capture from video of man Jewish man detained by police for bowing down on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, May 23, 2022. (Twitter)
May 23, 2022, 12:26 pm
Two Jews prevented from praying on Temple Mount, a day after court ruling
Men arrive at flashpoint holy site wearing prayer shawls and tefillin, are barred at entrance; one later gains entry and is detained for bowing down
By ToI Staff
Meretz MK Ghaida Rinawie Zoabi seen after a meeting with Foreign Minister Yair Lapid outside the Foreign Ministry offices in Jerusalem, May 22, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 22, 2022, 6:24 pm
In reversal, Meretz MK to stay in coalition, removing immediate election threat
After meeting with FM Lapid and mayors, Ghaida Rinawie Zoabi says she understands that the alternative to the current government is worse
By ToI Staff
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