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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 350

Merav Michaeli

A handout photo from the military shows the aftermath of a deadly rocket attack by Hezbollah on a soccer field in the northern Golan Heights town of Majdal Shams, July 27, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
July 28, 2024, 12:28 am
‘Tear Beirut apart’: Some politicians beat war drums after Majdal Shams rocket attack
As Smotrich says ‘Nasrallah should pay with his head’ and Ben Gvir demands ‘war in the north now,’ opposition leaders also call for an aggressive reaction to deadly strike
By Sam Sokol
Britain's Labour Party Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his wife Victoria arrive in Downing Street and greet supporters in London, Friday, July 5, 2024. Labour leader Stammer won the general election on July 4, and was appointed Prime Minster by King Charles III at Buckingham Palace, after the party won a landslide victory. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
July 5, 2024, 1:35 pm
Herzog, Netanyahu congratulate Starmer, pledge to further UK-Israel friendship
Israeli Labor head Yair Golan welcomes ‘sister party’ chief as next UK PM, while former party leader Michaeli says Israel should ‘also make the necessary change’ at home
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Yair Golan speaks to the media after the results were announced in the Labor party primary elections, in Tel Aviv, May 28, 2024. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
May 28, 2024, 8:52 pm
Yair Golan wins landslide victory in Labor primary with promise to unite the left
‘We need to build a ruling party and it cannot be a niche party or a small party,’ former general says on being chosen by over 95% of voters
By Sam Sokol
Yair Golan attends a protest outside of Jerusalem against the government, demanding new elections. May 4, 2024. (Yossi Zamir/Flash90)
May 27, 2024, 12:14 pm
‘A political corpse’: Tuesday primary could mark revival of ailing Labor party
Former Meretz MK Yair Golan is expected to win Labor’s top spot, opening possibility for merger of two leftist parties as Meretz says it’s ‘ready in principle’ for step
By Sam Sokol
A screenshot of a video purporting to show an IDF reservist in Gaza threatening mutiny, published on May 24, 2024. (Screencapture/X: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
May 26, 2024, 12:43 am
Politicians slam pro-Netanyahu reservist’s ‘dangerous’ call for mutiny; suspect held
PM puts out statement insisting he’s ‘consistent’ in denouncing insubordination, after being condemned for not responding sooner to inflammatory video that was shared by his son
By Sam Sokol
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant arrives at the Knesset for a Likud faction meeting, Jerusalem on May 20, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90
May 20, 2024, 9:02 pm
‘A colossal failure’: Likud MKs tear into Gallant during heated faction meeting
At first party meetings in Knesset following recess, lawmakers focus on criticism of the government’s management of the Gaza War and efforts to prosecute Israeli leaders at the ICC
By Sam Sokol
This combination photo shows US President Joe Biden, left, on March 8, 2024, in Wallingford, Pennsylvania, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv, October 28, 2023. (AP Photo)
May 9, 2024, 4:44 pm
‘Dangerous for Israel’: Critics slam government’s handling of US ties amid arms row
The growing rift between Jerusalem and Washington over how to manage the war in Gaza has led to grumbling among both opponents and members of the governing coalition
By Sam Sokol
Labor MK Naama Lazimi, former Meretz MK Yair Golan and Labor MK Gilad Kariv, in a video released March 17, 2024.(Screen grab)
May 6, 2024, 11:49 pm
Labor party announces final list of candidates ahead of leadership primary
A former senior IDF commander, an internet billionaire, an anti-corruption crusader and a longtime party activist are set to run to replace outgoing leader Merav Michaeli on May 28
By Sam Sokol
Troops of the Kfir Brigade's Netzah Yehuda Battalion operate in northern Gaza's Beit Hanoun, in a handout image published March 8, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
April 21, 2024, 4:59 pm
IDF unaware of US plan to sanction unit, as PM says he’ll fight it ‘with all my might’
Gantz, Eisenkot, Lapid join Netanyahu-led criticism of unprecedented planned step against Netzah Yehuda Battalion, linked to abuses in West Bank, though Lapid also blames coalition
By Emanuel Fabian and Sam Sokol
Protesters smear yellow paint on the windows of the Knesset plenum visitors gallery, April 3, 2024. (Noam Moskowitz, Office of the Knesset Spokesperson)
April 3, 2024, 5:04 pm
Demanding action, relatives of hostages smear yellow paint on Knesset gallery windows
Protesters removed from visitors’ area after sparking tumult in plenum to mark 180 days of loved ones’ captivity, with several opposition lawmakers raising hands in solidarity
By Sam Sokol
File: Yair Golan speaks during an anti-government protest in Tel Aviv, March 2, 2024. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
March 17, 2024, 5:09 pm
Labor MKs Lazimi, Kariv endorse Yair Golan for party leadership ahead of primaries
In implicit rebuke of outgoing party chair Merav Michaeli, ex-Meretz MK Golan pledges ‘to create a large and wide movement’ on the political left
By Sam Sokol
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits the scene of the disaster on Mount Meron, in northern Israel on April 30, 2021. (David Cohen/Flash90)
March 6, 2024, 7:07 pm
Likud derides inquiry on deadly Meron crush as ‘political weapon’ against Netanyahu
PM’s party rails at critics after they link 2021 disaster to Oct. 7, with Lapid slamming ‘pattern of neglect’; top cop and an ex-minister take responsibility; AG renews criminal probe
By Sam Sokol and ToI Staff
Labor party leader MK Merav Michaeli leads a faction meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem on January 29, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
February 25, 2024, 5:48 pm
Weakened Labor announces May primary to replace lame duck Merav Michaeli
Labor must be ‘ready and strong’ for next elections, says outgoing party chief; primary structured to prevent talk of merger with other left-wing factions, complains MK Gilad Kariv
By Sam Sokol
Israelis attend a rally calling for the release of Israelis held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza, at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, February 3, 2024. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
February 6, 2024, 4:30 pm
Slim majority believes return of hostages should be primary war aim in Gaza — poll
While 47% of Jewish Israelis support prioritizing the return of the hostages, 60% say a deal must not come at the cost of halting the war against Hamas
By Sam Sokol
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir speaks at the Knesset in Jerusalem, on January 31, 2024. (Flash90)
February 4, 2024, 2:09 pm
Attacking Biden, Ben Gvir says Trump would have been more supportive of Israel
US president ‘busy with giving humanitarian aid and fuel, which goes to Hamas,’ far right minister tells Wall Street Journal; PM criticizes those who ‘endanger vital interests’
By Sam Sokol
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