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MK Galit Distel Atbaryan leads the Special Committee for the Communications Law at the Knesset, May 25, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 25, 2026, 8:50 pm
Likud MK Distel Atbaryan says she won’t seek reelection
Former Netanyahu ally served as public diplomacy minister before resigning days after October 7, has recently headed panel overseeing a controversial media overhaul bill
By Ariela Karmel
MK Galit Distel-Atbaryan leads the Special Committee for the Communications Law at the Knesset, March 15, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
April 15, 2026, 8:06 pm
Knesset legal adviser blasts media bill’s legislative process, urges committee change
Sagit Afik says proceedings at special panel don’t meet basic requirements, demands return to economics committee, after clash in which legal advisers were silenced
By Ariela Karmel
Secular and Orthodox activists clash after the religious Rosh Yehudi group sets up a gender divider made of Israeli flags in defiance of a municipality decision at a public prayer service in Dizengoff Square, Tel Aviv on Yom Kippur, September 24, 2023. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash 90)
December 18, 2025, 2:36 am
Knesset advances bill criminalizing interference with Orthodox religious practices in public
Coalition bill also requires civil court judges to pass test on Jewish law, though that clause expected to be nixed; MKs also vote for legislation stripping chief justice of authority to staff judicial panels
By Sam Sokol
MK Galit Distel Atbaryan leads the Special Committee for the Communications Law at the Knesset, December 8, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
December 8, 2025, 9:35 pm
Panel chair assails press as special Knesset committee takes up media oversight bill
Netanyahu loyalist accuses outlets of persecuting PM in opening discussion on Karhi bill that critics say will stifle free speech and give authorities wide say in what is reported
By Ariela Karmel
Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi attends a Knesset plenum session in Jerusalem, June 4, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 30, 2025, 11:55 am
Coalition prepares to set up special panel to advance stormy media regulation bill
Likud MK David Bitan, who heads Knesset body that would usually consider bill, slams special committee as ‘cheapening’ democracy; bill would increase government control over press
By Charlie Summers and ToI Staff
The broadcast offices and studios of the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation in Jerusalem, January 31, 2023. (Olivier Fitoussi/ Flash90/ File)
June 29, 2025, 9:06 pm
Ministerial committee gives thumbs-up to bill aimed at selling off Kan news division
Public broadcaster alleges proposed law is ‘intended to terrorize the Kan news division and its staff and benefit those close to the government’
By Sam Sokol
From left to right: Labor MK Gilad Kariv at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, on June 9, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90) and Likud MK Galit Distel Atbaryan at the Knesset on July 17, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 9, 2025, 9:08 pm
‘The Jews here want to continue’: Likud MK kicks Reform rabbi out of Knesset hearing
Labor MK Gilad Kariv states women can wrap tefillin, prompting outrage from Distel Atbaryan, who appears to compare act to giving dog a bar mitzvah
By Michael Horovitz, Sam Sokol and ToI Staff
Likud MK Galit Distel-Atbaryan speaks to Channel 13 news in an interview aired on December 31, 2023. (Screenshot: X; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
January 1, 2024, 3:56 am
Ex-Likud minister says she ‘sinned’ in tearing country apart ahead of Oct. 7 attack
Galit Distel Atbaryan, who resigned her post early in war, admits ‘I created division, and I created tension, and this tension caused a weakness’ in the nation exploited by Hamas
By ToI Staff and AP
File - Then-public diplomacy minister Galit Distel Atbaryan speaks at the Knesset, in Jerusalem on August 16, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 16, 2023, 7:36 pm
Former minister and Netanyahu loyalist says she has ‘burning anger’ against PM
Galit Distel Atbaryan tells anti-government activist that the government is responsible for October 7, premier allowed Hamas and Hezbollah to flourish
By ToI Staff
MK Michal Woldiger at the Knesset plenum, April 5, 2021. (Olivier Fitousi/Flash90)
October 26, 2023, 5:17 pm
Deputy finance minister resigns to dedicate her time, office’s budget to war efforts
Michal Woldiger returns to being an ordinary MK, says top priority must be restoring trust in government’s ability to help citizens cope with wartime challenges
By ToI Staff
Public Diplomacy Minister Galit Distel Atbaryan is seen at the Celebrate Israel Parade in New York City, June 4, 2023. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
October 22, 2023, 12:05 pm
Cabinet votes to shutter denuded Public Diplomacy Ministry, send budget to south
Move comes 10 days after minister Galit Distel Atbaryan stepped down, saying others had taken job of explaining Israel abroad
By Carrie Keller-Lynn and Amy Spiro
Public Diplomacy Minister Galit Distel Atbaryan speaks at the Knesset, in Jerusalem on August 16, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
October 13, 2023, 1:14 am
Public diplomacy minister quits post amid war, citing ‘waste of public funds’
Controversial Likud figure Galit Distel Atbaryan says her ministry has been stripped of its authority and therefore ‘cannot provide a meaningful contribution to the country’
By Amy Spiro
Justice Minister Yariv Levin (L) addresses a Sukkot event held by Rafi Kedoshim in Herzliya in October 2023 (Video screenshot; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
October 4, 2023, 11:20 am
Justice minister again celebrates holiday with ex-con running for Herzliya mayor
Yariv Levin leads a host of top Likud officials attending Sukkot event hosted by Rafi Kedoshim, who has served 4 jail terms and now leads a powerful faction in the party
By ToI Staff
Police and anti-overhaul protesters clash outside a Likud party gathering in Ra'anana on September 4, 2023. (Screenshot used in accordance with clause 27a of the copyright law)
September 4, 2023, 11:31 pm
Anti-overhaul protesters clash with police outside Likud gathering in Ra’anana
Cops shove activists out of the way to clear path for Minister Galit Distel-Atbaryan, as some protesters appear to try to enter hotel where event is being held
By ToI Staff
Public Diplomacy Minister Galit Distel Atbaryan speaks at the Knesset, in Jerusalem on August 16, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 29, 2023, 5:23 pm
After latest sacking, only 1 of 33 ministries left with a woman as director general
Public Diplomacy Minister Galit Distel Atbaryan plans to appoint male candidate instead of Gali Sembira, citing professional dissatisfaction; also removes her female chief of staff
By Carrie Keller-Lynn
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