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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 594

Michal Rozin

From left, journalist Nurit Canetti, Yisrael Beytenu's Sharon Roffe-Ofir, Labor's Gilad Kariv, Meretz's Michal Rozin, Jewish Home's Yomtob Kalfon, Yesh Atid's Idan Roll, Religious Zionism's Ohad Tal and Blue-and-White's Alon Tal, appear on stage during an election event on Israel-Diaspora ties at Tel Aviv's ANU Museum of the Jewish People on October 19, 2022. (Barak Sela/Reut Group/Courtesy)
October 21, 2022, 7:08 am
For a brief moment, frayed Israel-Diaspora ties take center stage in election debate
Labor’s Kariv says party will demand pluralistic policies in coalition deals; Religious Zionism’s Ohad Tal presents friendlier face to Jews abroad, but can’t back it up with plans
By Judah Ari Gross
Members of the Balad party register their list for the upcoming elections at the Knesset on September 15, 2022. Party leader Sami Abou Shahadeh is at second from right. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
September 18, 2022, 3:24 pm
Yisrael Beytenu petitions to disqualify Balad party chief from running in election
Sami Abou Shehadeh’s party dismisses ‘attempt to silence’ him; Netanyahu-led bloc seen as unlikely to back move, preferring Balad have a chance to fall below electoral threshold
By ToI Staff
Labor's Ram Shefa (R) and Meretz's Michal Rozin sign a vote-sharing deal between the parties on August 31, 2022 (Courtesy)
August 31, 2022, 5:41 pm
Labor, Meretz agree to surplus vote-sharing deal, as parties urged to merge
Joint statement by left-wing parties stresses urgency of preventing the far-right from entering the government in upcoming election, but Meretz later says deal not signed yet
By ToI Staff
MK Michal Rozin at the Knesset in Jerusalem, on June 21, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 4, 2022, 6:34 pm
‘Is there an alternative?’: MK Rozin says Meretz has no option on settlement bill
Left-wing lawmaker says if legislation doesn’t pass and government falls, ‘the right will pass it within a week’; stresses backing for two-state solution
By ToI Staff
Justice Minister Gideon Sa'ar arrives at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, for a group photo of the newly sworn in Israeli government, on June 14, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 2, 2022, 1:11 am
Sa’ar denies Likud talks, but says vote to renew civil law for settlers must pass
Minister says it’s those refusing to support legislation who are putting the coalition at risk; thinks current government is still least bad option, but it must be able to govern
By ToI Staff
Gideon Sa'ar, head of the New Hope political party, speaks during a conference in Jerusalem on March 7, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 1, 2022, 6:46 pm
Meretz to back civil law for settlers bill, but coalition tensions said to persist
MK Rozin says left-wing party will support legislation as it maintains the status quo, suggests New Hope creating a crisis to break up government
By ToI Staff
Israeli settlers and soldiers gather at the wildcat outpost of Evyatar near the West Bank city of Nablus, July 1, 2021. (Oded Balilty/AP)
February 2, 2022, 2:14 pm
Mandelblit said to have okayed illegal West Bank outpost just before retiring as AG
Reports say outgoing attorney general approved deal for Evyatar, paving the way for settlers to return to site; Meretz lawmakers pan move as reward to ‘criminals’
By AP and ToI Staff
Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz gives a press conference at Soroka Medical Center in the southern city of Beersheba, on November 30, 2021. (Flash90)
December 1, 2021, 11:28 am
Health minister planning shake-up of ‘ridiculously outdated’ abortion rules
Horowitz intends to make process easier, end lengthy wait for appointments in some parts of country; current regulations require permission from committees to end a pregnancy
By ToI Staff
MK David Amsalem (Likud) speaks during a plenary session at the assembly of the Knesset in Jerusalem, on June 28, 2021. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
November 20, 2021, 6:29 pm
Woman files police complaint against Likud MK who called to ‘trample’ coalition
Resident of northern Israel says she felt ‘real fear’ after listening to David Amsalem’s fiery tirade; Meretz MK urges Knesset Ethics Committee to probe comments
By ToI Staff
Likud MK David Amsalem speaks in the Knesset, September 2, 2021. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
November 19, 2021, 8:23 pm
Complaint filed against Likud MK for tirade threatening to ‘trample’ coalition
David Amsalem appears to call to lock up legal officials, replace Supreme Court judges; Meretz’s Michael Rozin asks Knesset panel to probe ‘wildly anti-democratic remarks’
By ToI Staff
New Right heads Naftali Bennett (L) and Ayelet Shaked (R) with Knesset candidate deaf rights activist Shirley Pinto, January 8, 2019. (New Right)
June 16, 2021, 6:21 am
Knesset to receive 16 new MKs after ministers resign through ‘Norwegian law’
Despite panning previous government’s use of legislation as waste of public funds, parties of new coalition now argue that law ensures MKs, ministers able to fully focus on duties
By ToI Staff
Meretz MK Tamar Zandberg arrives to cast her vote in party primaries at a polling station in Tel Aviv on July 11, 2019. (Flash90)
July 12, 2019, 12:17 am
Former Meretz leader Zandberg takes No. 2 slot in party vote
Left-wing party’s central committee picks experienced lawmakers over upstarts to lead its slate ahead of September 17 race, signaling desire for stability
By ToI Staff
Then-Meretz party leader MK Tamar Zandberg at a Knesset faction meeting on May 27, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 30, 2019, 8:22 am
Meretz renews call for merger with Labor as new elections called
‘The present need is a large and significant left-wing bloc,’ leader Zandberg says, as politicians begin preparing for September 17 vote
By ToI Staff
Participants in Jerusalem's Gay Pride Parade, August 2, 2018. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
May 27, 2019, 3:44 pm
Jerusalem Pride organizers reject police proposal to ID participants
While authorities assert measure intended to protect demonstrators after 2015 stabbing, parade coordinators say demand raises serious privacy concerns
By Jacob Magid
Zionist Union MK Stav Shaffir in the Knesset, February 13, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 22, 2019, 4:25 pm
Opposition blasts PM, attorney general after indictment hearing delayed
Meretz MK says Mandelblit’s decision a ‘license to demolish’ justice system; Labor lawmaker accuses AG of being ‘afraid’ of premier
By ToI Staff
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