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Natalie Portman arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of "Annihilation" at the Regency Village Theatre, on February 13, 2018. (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
April 23, 2018, 10:41 pm
TV: Portman initially refused to collect Genesis prize because of Gaza violence
Email from actress's representatives reportedly expresses concern about 'the news from Gaza... the government's actions and the latest escalation'
By TOI staff
Police Commissioner Roni Alsheich speaks at a press conference at the police headquarters in Jerusalem, April 17, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90)
April 23, 2018, 1:15 am
Amid rumors over his job, top cop says he won’t give up his values to keep it
With under-investigation Netanyahu and Erdan said not intending to extend his tenure, Alsheich reportedly says they can find someone else if they don't want him
By TOI staff
Bedouins seen shooting M-16s into the air on April 20, 2018, during a wedding procession near Ohalim Junction on Route 40. (Screencapture)
April 22, 2018, 7:49 pm
After video of Bedouin gunfire on the roads goes viral, police promise action
Police arrest members of wedding party, including the groom, for shooting M-16 assault rifles out of their car windows in celebration, while driving
By TOI staff
Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan speaks at the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, at the Inbal Hotel in Jerusalem, February 19, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
April 22, 2018, 6:49 pm
Police minister insists 2017 Bedouin car-ramming was terrorism
Gilad Erdan says 'outrageous' Justice Ministry-led probe into deadly incident at Umm al-Hiran last year leaked details indicating it was an accident to media
By Tamar Pileggi
Natalie Portman attends the 27th Annual EMA Awards at Barker Hangar on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017, in Santa Monica, Calif. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
April 21, 2018, 9:22 pm
Likud attacks ‘hypocrite’ Natalie Portman after actress snubs Netanyahu
Israeli-born Hollywood star clarifies she is not boycotting Israel, but won't come to accept prize known as 'Jewish Nobel' so as not to be seen as endorsing PM
By TOI staff
Natalie Portman arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of 'Annihilation' at the Regency Village Theatre on Tuesday, February 13, 2018 (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
April 21, 2018, 4:06 am
Natalie Portman on prize snub: ‘I didn’t want to appear to endorse Netanyahu’
Actress says decision to skip Israel event has been 'mischaracterized,' stresses she doesn't back BDS: 'I can be critical of the leadership without wanting to boycott the nation'
By TOI staff
Natalie Portman, seen in Jerusalem's Nahlaot neighborhood in a scene from 'A Tale of Love and Darkness,' February 11, 2014. (Photo credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash 90)
April 20, 2018, 10:27 pm
Israeli minister to Natalie Portman: You have been fooled by Hamas propaganda
Gilad Erdan appeals to Jerusalem-born actress to come and see the truth, after she says she does 'not feel comfortable participating in any public events in Israel'
By TOI staff
Israel Police Commissioner Roni Alsheich speaks at a press conference at the police headquarters in Jerusalem, April 17, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
April 17, 2018, 1:19 pm
Police to wipe clean 339,000 records in 70th Independence Day gesture
Move will apply only to cases that didn't lead to indictments, but not those involving serious crimes
By Stuart Winer
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and then-cabinet secretary Avichai Mandelblit at the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on July 5, 2015. (Emil Salman/Pool/Flash90)
April 15, 2018, 12:48 pm
In U-turn, Netanyahu said to reject ‘extreme’ draft of High Court override bill
After brief meeting, coalition leaders, deeply divided on proposals aimed at limiting power of judicial branch, decide to continue discussions in coming days
By Stuart Winer and TOI staff
Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan speaks at the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, at the Inbal Hotel in Jerusalem, February 19, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
April 15, 2018, 10:03 am
Top minister: Calling elections over High Court bypass bill would be ‘justified’
Coalition leaders set to discuss proposal aimed at limiting power of judiciary; in confrontation with Netanyahu, Kulanu party has vowed to oppose legislation
By Stuart Winer and TOI staff
Smoke billows in the town of Douma, the last opposition holdout in Syria's Eastern Ghouta, on April 7, 2018. (AFP)
April 8, 2018, 10:44 am
Top minister calls for international forces to stop ‘genocide’ in Syria
Gilad Erdan says US and world must intensify their efforts to fight Assad; Israeli lawmakers call for immediate action
By Stuart Winer and Agencies
Kobi Meidan (YouTube screenshot)
April 2, 2018, 10:13 pm
Radio anchor apologizes for saying ‘ashamed to be Israeli,’ won’t be fired
Kobi Meidan clarifies he had no intention to speak ill of IDF soldiers in wake of deadly Friday protests on Gaza border
By Sue Surkes
Kobi Meidan (YouTube screenshot)
April 2, 2018, 12:49 pm
Army Radio anchor in hot water for saying he’s ‘ashamed to be Israeli’ over Gaza
Kobi Meidan now says he did not have full details of Friday's violence when he made statement; top ministers call for his resignation, but he appears likely to keep job
By Sue Surkes
Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan attends a committee meeting at the Knesset, November 14, 2017. (Flash90)
April 2, 2018, 9:12 am
Top minister: Reconciliation with ‘anti-Semite’ Erdogan may have been a mistake
As Netanyahu and Erdogan's public clash over Gaza escalates, Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan says in hindsight, perhaps 2016 detente should not have been approved
By TOI staff
Leader of the northern branch of the Islamic Movement in Israel, Sheikh Raed Salah, arrives for a court hearing at the Haifa Magistrate's Court on March 29, 2018. (Flash90)
March 30, 2018, 12:26 am
Court overturns decision to free Islamist cleric accused of incitement
Judge says unclear how lower court was even allowed to review detention conditions for Islamic Movement leader Raed Salah
By TOI staff
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