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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 338

Knesset State Control Committee

Roni Katz, whose son survived the Hamas massacre at the Nova music festival on October 7, addresses the Knesset State Control Committee on July 15, 2024. (Screenshot: Knesset Channel, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
July 16, 2024, 4:59 pm
‘I fed my 30-year-old with a spoon’: Nova survivors, relatives beg state for support
In tearful Knesset session, people recovering and supporting their loved ones through rehab after Oct. 7 massacre bemoan scant mental health resources, financial assistance
By ToI Staff
File: Then-Foreign Minister Eli Cohen speaks during a press conference at the European Office of the United Nations, Palais des Nation, in Geneva on November 14, 2023. (Pierre Albouy / AFP)
December 19, 2023, 4:27 pm
Foreign Ministry says no issue with diplomatic passports for Likud bigwigs
Ministry deputy director Yossi Dayan says decisions to grant requests despite internal opposition were made for ‘specific reasons,’ including for PM’s son
By Sam Sokol
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir in southern Tel Aviv, September 3, 2023. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
December 4, 2023, 12:31 pm
Head of national gun licensing unit resigns amid furor over Ben Gvir’s policies
Responding to Yisrael Avisar’s departure, National Security Ministry claims he was ‘pressured by attacks from the left’ against its drive to massively arm civilians
By Stuart Winer and ToI Staff
State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman during the Fifth World Holocaust Forum at the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial museum in Jerusalem, Israel, January 23, 2020. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
March 20, 2021, 9:24 am
Comptroller fumes as Knesset panel delays report on Central Elections Committee
Report deals with CEC computer systems, though it is said to contain no severe issues; one CEC official believes it could be used by those who wish to delegitimize vote’s results
By ToI Staff
People arrive to vote at a special polling station for voters quarantined due to possible exposure to the coronavirus in Jerusalem, during the Knesset elections, on March 2, 2020. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
December 8, 2020, 12:32 pm
Election official says next vote may require drive-thru ballots, several days
Orly Ades butts heads with Health Ministry over plans for pandemic-era vote, as Knesset committee seeks ways to cut down on travel, avoid repeat of US-style electoral chaos
By ToI Staff
Passengers seen at the Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv on August 13, 2020. (Flash90)
August 17, 2020, 4:23 pm
New rules to ease tourist visits coming by month’s end, health official says
Facing criticism for restricting tourism from ‘green’ countries, Health Ministry deputy chief says new plan will allow controlled entry of small groups
By ToI Staff
The empty arrival hall at Ben Gurion Airport on June 12, 2020. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
July 30, 2020, 9:08 am
Despite high infection rate, Greece said to weigh allowing in Israeli tourists
Officials say agreements with Athens and Cyprus only a matter of time, contrary to situation in the rest of the EU, which has closed its borders to Israelis for time being
By ToI Staff
The empty arrival hall at the Ben Gurion airport on June 12, 2020. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
July 29, 2020, 1:11 pm
Israel may allow quarantine-free travel from ‘green’ countries as of mid-August
Health Ministry tells Knesset it plans to end requirement for travelers from virus-free states; flights must resume, says Ben Gurion Airport chief, or Israelis should learn to swim
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu touring the INS Tanin submarine, built by the German firm Thyssenkrupp, as it arrived in Israel on September 23, 2014. (Kobi Gideon/GPO/Flash90)
June 29, 2020, 8:35 pm
Knesset committee nixes call for state comptroller to probe submarine purchases
Coalition head MK Zohar threatens to have panel chairman Ofer Shelah, from opposition Yesh Atid, booted for hounding PM over controversial naval vessel purchase
By Stuart Winer
Welfare Minister Haim Katz arrives for the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem, December 11, 2016. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 4, 2019, 6:51 am
State expected to drop corruption case against Likud minister — report
Prosecutor said to argue that evidence against Haim Katz in affair involving IAI union too weak; welfare minister still facing possible charges in second case
By ToI Staff
Soldiers from the IDF Commando Brigade simulate fighting the Hezbollah terror group, in northern Israel, in November 2018. (Israel Defense Forces)
December 12, 2018, 3:14 pm
Defense Ministry ombudsman says IDF ground forces unprepared for war
Army acknowledges budget and personnel woes, tells lawmakers it has fixed most problems found by Maj. Gen. (res.) Yitzhak Brick
By ToI Staff
Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit attends a Knesset State Control Committee meeting on December 3, 2018. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
December 3, 2018, 1:42 pm
In Knesset, defiant AG takes stand against hot-button coalition positions
Mandelblit defends under-fire deputy’s committee appearance, backs vetting commission decision to block new police chief and says investigations into PM conducted ‘professionally’
By Raoul Wootliff
Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on August 2, 2018. (Marc Israel Sellem/Flash90)
December 2, 2018, 11:27 pm
Justice minister to appear at Knesset hearing to prevent deputy AG from doing so
Ayelet Shaked has vowed that Dina Zilber will no longer represent government in parliament following latter’s criticism of legislation
By ToI Staff
Deputy Attorney General Dina Zilber speaks at a Knesset Education, Culture and Sports Committee meeting on the proposed "Loyalty in Culture" bill, which will limit state financial support for art deemed antithetical to the state's interests, at the Knesset on November 6, 2018. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
November 27, 2018, 2:59 pm
Deputy AG returning to Knesset despite opposition from justice minister
Dina Zilber to represent attorney general at upcoming committee meeting, weeks after Shaked called for her ouster over her criticism of government legislation
By ToI Staff
Then-attorney general Avichai Mandelblit, left, and then-justice minister Ayelet Shaked at a ceremony in Jerusalem on June 13, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 20, 2018, 4:05 pm
Attorney general sends controversial deputy to Knesset, testing minister’s ire
Mandelblit to be represented by deputy Dina Zilber at State Control Committee, after her criticism two weeks earlier drew fire from Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked
By ToI Staff
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