search
Naftali Bennett
Zionist Union chairman Avi Gabbay leads a faction meeting in Knesset on May 7, 2018. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
Zionist Union leader rejects MK’s proposal of annexing settlement blocs
By Jacob Magid and TOI staff
Pouring cold water on Eitan Cabel's call for his party to 'sober up,' Avi Gabbay dismisses idea of unilateral moves, calls for peace talks
Zionist Union chairman Avi Gabbay leads a faction meeting in Knesset on May 7, 2018. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
May 27, 2018, 5:23 pm
Zionist Union leader rejects MK’s proposal of annexing settlement blocs
Pouring cold water on Eitan Cabel's call for his party to 'sober up,' Avi Gabbay dismisses idea of unilateral moves, calls for peace talks
By Jacob Magid and TOI staff
Economic Affairs Committee Chairman, MK Eitan Cabel (Zionist Union), leads an a committee meeting, at the Knesset, in Jerusalem on July 26, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 26, 2018, 10:48 pm
Labor MK urges his party to ‘sober up’ and push to annex settlement blocs
Eitan Cabel says Labor won't get back into power unless it faces reality; urges freeze outside the blocs to show Palestinians which areas are open to negotiation
By Jacob Magid
A yeshiva high school in Tel Aviv is vandalized in an apparent hate crime on May 21, 2018 (courtesy)
May 21, 2018, 6:34 pm
‘Bibi to the gas’ spray-painted on Tel Aviv yeshiva high school
Slogans daubed on building also appear to call for death of Education Minister Naftali Bennett, include phrase 'Antifa Zone'
By TOI staff
Still from video of a comedy sketch by the Eretz Nehederet satire show depicting Education Minister Naftali Bennet wearing joke tefillin, May 16, 2018. (Screen capture: Hadashot news)
May 17, 2018, 9:41 pm
Netanyahu condemns TV show for using tefillin in sketch
PM, Knesset speaker decry depiction of Naftali Bennett wearing joke phylacteries to resemble Eurovision winner's hairdo
By TOI staff
Iranians take part in an anti-US demonstration inside the former US embassy headquarters in the capital Tehran on May 16, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / ATTA KENARE)
May 17, 2018, 3:23 pm
Shooting for a narrative: 7 things to know for May 17
As Hamas appears to pull back, Israel goes on the PR offensive and does the tango with Turkey - even if Netanyahu can't do the chicken dance
By Joshua Davidovich
Education Minister Naftali Bennett speaks at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, on April 23, 2018. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
May 9, 2018, 3:15 am
Bennett warns ‘Syria will be Iran’s Vietnam’
Slamming Tehran's 'megalomaniac' policies, Jewish Home leader says Islamic regime 'doomed to collapse,' also warns Israel will hold Lebanon responsible for Hezbollah attacks
By Michael Bachner
US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting on prison reform in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC, January 11, 2018. (AFP/Saul Loeb)
May 8, 2018, 4:00 pm
Pulling for a pullout: Nine things to know for May 8
As the world waits with bated breath, the few Israelis who have spoken up are hopeful Trump will announce he is walking away from the Iran nuclear deal
By Joshua Davidovich
Former IDF soldier Elor Azaria, who was convicted for manslaughter for shooting dead a disarmed and injured Palestinian attacker during his army service in the West Bank city of Hebron, seen after his release from prison and return to his home town Ramla on May 8, 2018. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
May 8, 2018, 2:39 pm
Ministers welcome release of Hebron shooter Elor Azaria
Some cabinet members call for expunging criminal record of former soldier who killed a wounded Palestinian attacker
By Stuart Winer and TOI staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads a Likud party faction meeting at the Knesset on May 7, 2018. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
May 7, 2018, 8:08 pm
Netanyahu says Jewish Home ‘burying’ Supreme Court override bill
Coalition leaders suggest compromise in the offing, after sparring over proposal to supersede judges' ability to strike down Knesset legislation
By Raoul Wootliff
Education Minister Naftali Bennett speaks during an event at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, on April 23, 2018. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
May 7, 2018, 9:53 am
Bennett: Terror group’s election success shows Hezbollah is Lebanon
Education minister says Israel will continue to hold Lebanon responsible for Iran-backed Shiite group's actions as exit polls show increased support for Hezbollah
By TOI staff and Agencies
Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon speaks during a ceremony in southern Israel, April 12, 2018. (Flash90)
May 6, 2018, 6:35 pm
Opposition skewers bill to rein in High Court; Kahlon vows to block it
Finance minister says he won't let 'extreme factions' dictate agenda; Gabbay says ministers will be remembered for turning Israel into 'Erdogan's Turkey'
By Raoul Wootliff and TOI staff
Education Minister Naftali Bennett arrives at the Prime Minister's Office to attend the weekly cabinet meeting on May 6, 2018. (Jim Hollander/AFP)
May 6, 2018, 3:56 pm
Bill to rein in High Court gets ministers’ okay, but Kulanu vows to stop it
While Jewish Home hails victory, Kulanu head Moshe Kahlon promises to battle the 'supercession law' championed by what he calls 'extreme factions'
By Raoul Wootliff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) and Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon at a special cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on January 11, 2018. (Alex Kolomoisky/Pool)
May 6, 2018, 1:10 pm
Ministers expected to okay bill reining in High Court despite coalition fray
PM won't oppose legislation but current proposal lacks Knesset majority, with Kulanu accusing Jewish Home 'extremists' of pushing legislation to weaken rule of law
By Raoul Wootliff
Zionist Union faction head Avi Gabbay speaks at the Israeli Social Conference 2018 in Tel Aviv on May 1, 2018 (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
May 6, 2018, 6:40 am
Netanyahu is turning Israel into Turkey, opposition chief charges
Zionist Union leaders warn of threat to democracy posed by law allowing PM to declare war without consulting cabinet, bid to hobble Supreme Court
By TOI staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) speaks with Education Minister Naftali Bennett on November 13, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 3, 2018, 11:21 pm
Likud again delays bill to rein in High Court, raising Jewish Home’s ire
Bennett vows to force a vote Sunday on legislation to weaken the court, demands PM's support 'as promised to the Israeli public'
By TOI staff
Load More