Naftali Bennett

After snub, Bennett says Netanyahu ‘dangerously’ delegitimizing his government

In response to opposition leader leaving PM off list of greetings at an event a day earlier, Bennett writes on Facebook: ‘I wasn’t the only one shifting uncomfortably in my seat’

MK Moshe Gafni (left) alongside Yaakov Litzman in the Knesset, on July 26, 2021.(Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Bennett calls to limit ultra-Orthodox political influence, drawing Haredi ire

By TOI staff

October 15, 2021, 3:14 pm

After snub, Bennett says Netanyahu ‘dangerously’ delegitimizing his government

In response to opposition leader leaving PM off list of greetings at an event a day earlier, Bennett writes on Facebook: ‘I wasn’t the only one shifting uncomfortably in my seat’

By TOI staff

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett attends the Golan Heights Conference on Economics and Regional Development on October 11, 2021. (David Cohen/Flash90)

October 15, 2021, 2:45 pm

Bennett confirms he’ll attend UN climate change conference in Glasgow

PM’s office says he’ll lead Israeli delegation to forum of world leaders at the end of the month, alongside Environment Minister Tamar Zandberg and Energy Minister Karine Elharrar

By Lazar Berman and Agencies

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett (L) greets outgoing Shin Bet head Nadav Argaman at an event to honor the departing security chief on October 14, 2021 (Amos Ben Gershom/GPO)

October 15, 2021, 3:37 am

Netanyahu snubs Bennett at Shin Bet event, is jeered by crowd: ‘The PM is here’

At event bidding farewell to outgoing Shin Bet chief Nadav Argaman, opposition head leaves prime minister off his list of greetings, as feud between them deepens

By TOI staff

Palestinians receive financial aid payments from Qatar at a post office in Gaza City, on June 27, 2020. (Mahmud Hams/AFP)

October 14, 2021, 6:42 pm

Gazans line up for Qatari aid money flowing in under UN mechanism

Doha says $100 handouts will be provided to 95,000 needy families, with money transferred directly to individuals by the UN under new deal approved by Israel

By Agencies and TOI staff

Military Intelligence chief Aharon Haliva, right, presents ranks to a new intelligence officer during a ceremony on October 13, 2021. (Israel Defense Forces)

October 14, 2021, 1:51 pm

IDF Intel chief: Iran enriching ever more nuke material, but we’ll constrain it

Maj. Gen. Haliva tells intelligence officers Tehran is looking to challenge Israel’s military superiority, as Washington, Jerusalem consider how to confront its nuclear ambitions

By Judah Ari Gross

New Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar on October 11, 2021. (Shin Bet)

October 13, 2021, 4:32 pm

New Shin Bet chief: Agency won’t stand idly by as crime rises in Arab community

Ronen Bar succeeds Nadav Argaman as head of service that mostly deals with Palestinian terror; says Israel must also find ways to further cooperate with the PA

By Emanuel Fabian

Clowns wearing protective equipment entertain a COVID-19 patient in the intensive care ward for coronavirus patients at Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem, Nov. 23, 2020. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

October 13, 2021, 1:47 pm

Daily Briefing Oct. 13 – Can Israel celebrate the end of the Delta wave?

Health and science editor Nathan Jeffay discusses the drop in coronavirus cases; senior analyst Haviv Rettig Gur looks at a push for Likud power from politician Yuli Edelstein

By TOI staff

Some of the millions of coronavirus antigen testing kits that arrived in Israel on October 12, 2021. (Haim Zach / GPO)

October 13, 2021, 10:04 am

Millions of coronavirus test kits for schoolchildren arrive in country

Swabs are intended for ‘Green Classrooms’ plan that mandates daily testing instead of quarantine for students exposed to virus

By TOI staff

October 12, 2021, 7:35 pm

Bennett calls to limit ultra-Orthodox political influence, drawing Haredi ire

PM says he wouldn’t want an Israel without a right, left, or ultra-Orthodox camp, but adds that ‘we must limit their political sway’

By TOI staff

Palestinian Ambassador Riyad Mansour addresses the United Nations Security Council, at UN headquarters, January 22, 2019. (AP/Richard Drew)

October 12, 2021, 7:10 pm

Frustrated with US, but reluctant to fight, PA envoy looks elsewhere for help

Ramallah’s man in New York, UN ambassador Riyad Mansour, tells ToI he appreciates what Biden administration has done but recognizes that Washington won’t push Jerusalem into talks

By Jacob Magid

Right: Prime Minister Naftali Bennett leads a cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on October 5, 2021. (Alex Kolomoisky/POOL)
Left: Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a session of the 17th Russia-Kazakhstan Interregional Cooperation Forum via video link at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, Russia, September 30, 2021. (Evgeniy Paulin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

October 12, 2021, 3:00 pm

Bennett to travel to Russia next week to meet Putin, with Iran on agenda

PM invited to Sochi to discuss Tehran’s nuclear program and other regional issues with Russian president, amid reported tensions over Syria policies

By TOI staff

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett speaks at the Jerusalem Post conference in Jerusalem, October 12, 2021 (Kobi Gideon, GPO)

October 12, 2021, 1:05 pm

Bennett warns: There are non-peaceful ways to deal with Iran’s nuclear program

PM calls on world powers to hold Tehran accountable; World Jewish Congress head says Likud aiding Tehran by refusing to cooperate with new government

By Lazar Berman

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett addresses the Knesset plenum on October 11, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

October 11, 2021, 9:34 pm

Bennett defends state budget in Knesset; Netanyahu: He’s not a ‘real’ PM

Opposition MKs removed from plenum for heckling premier, who says previous government was ‘addicted’ to lockdowns; opposition chief says ministers ‘don’t care what Bennett thinks’

By Michael Bachner

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett attends the Golan Heights Conference on Economics and Regional Development on October 11, 2021. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

October 11, 2021, 5:08 pm

Bennett announces major drive to quadruple population of Golan Heights

PM says increasing Israeli presence on plateau captured from Syria is a ‘strategic goal,’ notes Biden administration hasn’t reversed US recognition of area as Israeli territory

By Lazar Berman

Defense Minister Benny Gantz speaks at an event celebrating the one-year anniversary of the Abraham Accords, in the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on October 11, 2021. Israeli minister of Defense Benny Gantz speaks at an event celebrating the one-year anniversary of the Abraham Accords, in the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on October 11, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

October 11, 2021, 4:12 pm

In rebuke of Bennett, Gantz says he opposed announcing Mossad’s Ron Arad op

‘I wouldn’t have revealed this operation,’ says defense minister, while defending it as ‘very successful’ and rejecting reports it yielded no leads on missing airman

By TOI staff