Naftali Bennett

This aerial photograph, taken on February 10, 2021, shows the oil storage containers of the Eilat Ashkelon Pipeline Company (EAPC) in the mountains near Israel's Red Sea port city of Eilat. (MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP)

UAE said spooked by Israeli plans to scrutinize controversial pipeline deal

Reports say Abu Dhabi surprised to hear that agreement to pipe Gulf oil through Israel could be in jeopardy, sparking tension between Abu Dhabi and Jerusalem

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett at a cabinet meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem, July 19, 2021. (Marc Israel Sellem/POOL)

In Unilever call, PM vows ‘vigorous’ response to Ben & Jerry’s settlement ban

By Stuart Winer and TOI staff

This studio photographic illustration shows a smartphone with the website of Israel's NSO Group which features 'Pegasus' spyware, on display in Paris on July 21, 2021. (Joel Saget/AFP)

Denying mass spying claims, NSO says it’s victim of ‘an orchestrated campaign’

By TOI staff and Agencies

Op-edIsrael’s PM is playing with fire on the Temple Mount

By David Horovitz

July 23, 2021, 9:58 pm

UAE said spooked by Israeli plans to scrutinize controversial pipeline deal

Reports say Abu Dhabi surprised to hear that agreement to pipe Gulf oil through Israel could be in jeopardy, sparking tension between Abu Dhabi and Jerusalem

By TOI staff

Protesters arguing with police outside the home of Naftali Bennett in Ra'anana on July 23, 2021. (screen capture: Twitter)

July 23, 2021, 7:58 pm

Anti-vaccination protesters scuffle with police outside PM’s home, 5 arrested

Demonstrators angry after Bennett says anti-vaxxers are endangering the whole country and government prepares to end free testing for unvaccinated to enter public events

By TOI staff

United Arab Emirates Prince Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan in Abu Dhabi, Oct. 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool)

July 23, 2021, 5:07 pm

Bennett and UAE crown prince discuss bilateral ties in first call

Prime minister calls de facto ruler Mohammed Bin Zayed al Nahyan to wish him well on Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, leaders agree to meet in the future

By TOI staff

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett speaks at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, on July 21, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

July 22, 2021, 10:58 pm

Bennett: Vaccine refusers are endangering the entire country

PM warns another lockdown is possible if one million holdouts aren’t immunized, says aim is ‘to have an open and safe country’

By TOI staff

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett (right) greets Israel's envoy to the US and UN Gilad Erdan in Jerusalem, July 22, 2021 (Haim Zach/GPO)

July 22, 2021, 5:30 pm

Bennett: US consumers don’t think taking Hamas’s side is ‘cool’

PM slams Ben & Jerry’s ban on sales in settlements, says ‘boycotting Israel is the worst business move one can make’

By Lazar Berman

Workers at the Ben and Jerry's factory near Kiryat Malakhi, on July 21, 2021. (Flash90)

July 22, 2021, 5:08 pm

After ice cream settlement snub, Unilever chief says ‘fully committed’ to Israel

But Alan Jope gives no indication if he will pressure subsidiary Ben & Jerry’s to reverse its decision to stop supplying items to Israelis beyond Green Line

By AP and TOI staff

Then-coronavirus czar Nachman Ash attends a press conference in Jerusalem on June 23, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

July 22, 2021, 12:17 pm

Health Ministry head says no thanks after Netanyahu contacts Pfizer, Moderna

Nachman Ash says ministry has direct relationship with pharma companies, and booster decision should be left to experts; serious cases rise as cabinet set to meet on restrictions

By TOI staff

This Monday, March 4, 2019 photo shows the United States consulate building in Jerusalem. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

July 22, 2021, 12:42 am

Biden pushing off Jerusalem mission reopening until coalition stabilizes

US wary of causing a rift in Israel’s nascent, politically diverse coalition and bringing about Netanyahu’s return before budget passes, sources say

By Jacob Magid

July 21, 2021, 9:43 pm

Denying mass spying claims, NSO says it’s victim of ‘an orchestrated campaign’

Israeli firm in spyware scandal says it won’t be responding further to ‘false allegations’ its surveillance was used on world leaders and hundreds of journalists

By TOI staff and Agencies

Then-prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and then-education minister Naftali Bennett (left) at the annual Bible Quiz at the Jerusalem Theatre on Independence Day, April 19, 2018. (Shlomi Cohen/FLASH90)

July 21, 2021, 9:27 pm

Netanyahu speaks with Pfizer, Moderna CEOs behind Bennett’s back

Ex-PM confirms phone calls, claims 3rd vaccine shot ‘is the only way to protect the population’ despite FDA saying it’s not yet needed

By TOI staff

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett speaks at the annual Cyber Week, at the Tel Aviv University, on July 21, 2021. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)

July 21, 2021, 8:21 pm

Reporters Without Borders urges Israel to stop exporting spyware

Group calls on PM Bennett ‘to impose an immediate moratorium on surveillance technology exports’ after claims Israeli firm NSO’s tech was used to target heads of state, journalists

By AFP

Israeli PM Naftali Bennett speaking at the Cyber Week conference in Tel Aviv on July 21, 2021 (Chen Galili, Tel Aviv University)

July 21, 2021, 11:09 am

Bennett: Israel to set up ‘global network shield’ against growing cyberthreat

PM calls on ‘like-minded’ nations to join network to detect, alert and respond to attacks in real time; Israel cybersecurity chief warns: ‘Cyber winter is here’

By Shoshanna Solomon

Thousands of Palestinians attend prayers at the Al Aqsa Mosque, in Jerusalem, marking the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, July 20, 2021. (Jamal Awad/Flash90)

July 20, 2021, 2:16 pm

100,000 Muslims pray at Al-Aqsa Mosque on Eid al-Adha

Despite anger over Jewish visits to the Temple Mount on Tisha B’Av, prayers take place peacefully; Bennett conveys his blessings to Israel’s Muslim and Druze populations

By Emanuel Fabian

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett at a graduation ceremony at the National Security College in Glilot, central Israel, July 14, 2021. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)

July 20, 2021, 1:48 pm

After rocket attack, Israel says it won’t accept ‘spillover’ from Lebanon crisis

Bennett says that even with Lebanon’s ‘unfortunate’ economic collapse, Jerusalem will retaliate; Gantz calls on international community to act to restore stability

By Emanuel Fabian and Judah Ari Gross

July 20, 2021, 1:21 pm

In Unilever call, PM vows ‘vigorous’ response to Ben & Jerry’s settlement ban

Bennett tells CEO move to freeze ice cream sales is ‘clearly anti-Israeli,’ has serious implications; envoy to US urges 35 state governors to act against ‘antisemitic practices’

By Stuart Winer and TOI staff