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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 589

Ofer Shelah

Yesh Atid party leader Yair Lapid (right) welcomes Ram Ben Barak to the party, at a faction meeting in the Knesset, January 15, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 30, 2024, 3:03 pm
After war delay, Yesh Atid reschedules first-ever leadership primary for March
Yair Lapid expected to face off against lawmaker Ram Ben Barak for chair as opposition party to hold internal election for first time since 2012 founding
By ToI Staff
Yesh Atid party leader Foreign Minister Yair Lapid speaks during a faction meeting at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, on November 8, 2021. (Oliiver Fitoussi/Flash90)
November 14, 2021, 8:37 am
Yesh Atid to hold first leadership vote in party’s 9-year history
Lapid expected to win; unclear if he will be challenged; party also set to announce new method for selecting electoral slate
By ToI Staff
Yesh Atid party leader Yair Lapid speaks during a faction meeting at the Knesset on October 4, 2021. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
October 8, 2021, 9:56 am
Lapid’s Yesh Atid to hold leadership election in coming months — report
1,000 party members and lawmakers will reportedly be eligible to vote for a chairperson; unclear if anyone will challenge incumbent; no vote to be held for party’s Knesset slate
By ToI Staff
Top row (L-R) Osnat Mark, Ayoub Kara, Gabi Ashkenazi, Avi Nissenkorn; 2nd row (L-R) Miki Haimovich, Assaf Zamir, Omer Yankelevich, Tehila Friedman; 3rd row (L-R) Moshe Ya'alon, Ofer Shelah, Gadeer Mreeh, Tzvi Hauser; Bottom row (L-R) Amir Peretz, Itzhik Shmuli, Yitzhak Cohen, Iman Khatib-Yasin
March 30, 2021, 12:43 pm
Renegades, rabble-rousers, TV anchors, army chiefs: The MKs who won’t be back
Dozens depart in latest election’s political culling — from longest-serving lawmaker to some of the briefest, as well as 3 women of 3 faiths who each made history in their own way
By ToI Staff
Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai holds a press conference at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, on January 24, 2021 in Tel Aviv. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
February 4, 2021, 10:24 pm
Center-left fractures as Huldai, Shelah drop out of elections ahead of deadline
Meanwhile, Labor, Meretz and Yaron Zelekha’s party confirm separate runs and Ra’am splits from Joint List Arab alliance, underscoring a splintered anti-Netanyahu camp
By ToI Staff
Screen capture from video of Yesh Atid MK Ofer Shelah announcing he was leaving the party to set up his own political movement, December 24, 2020. (Channel 12 news)
December 24, 2020, 2:10 pm
MK Ofer Shelah says he’s leaving Yesh Atid to start his own party
Lawmaker cites longtime political partner Yair Lapid’s refusal to hold a leadership primary
By Stuart Winer
A protester wearing a mask depicting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and wearing a prisoner's uniform is detained during a demonstration on November 14, 2020 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 14, 2020, 4:04 pm
18 arrested in scuffles at anti-Netanyahu protest on Tel Aviv-Jerusalem highway
Police say suspects disturbed public order with illegal march; organizers say it was approved; 4 MKs at march as demonstrators carry inflatable submarines down central route
By ToI Staff
Police and ultra-Orthodox Jews during the funeral of Pittsburgh Rebbe Mordechai Leifer in the city of Ashdod on October 5, 2020. (Flash90)
October 12, 2020, 10:59 pm
Data shows police have fined very few ultra-Orthodox for mass prayer gatherings
Amid reports of large events and a lack of enforcement by police, only 171 fines issued for prayer violations across the country during lockdown – and only one in Jerusalem
By Aaron Boxerman
Ofer Shelah (Flash90)
September 8, 2020, 3:27 am
Coalition MKs block state comptroller investigation into budget ‘farce’
Knesset State Audit Committee discusses finance ministry’s handling of budget process, resignation of former budget chief amid allegations of political interference
By ToI Staff
Yesh Atid-Telem leader Yair Lapid gives a statement to the press on April 21, 2020. (Elad Guttman/Yesh Atid-Telem)
September 7, 2020, 8:25 pm
Rejecting primaries, Lapid says ‘internal’ leadership vote to be held next year
Deflecting challenge by prominent MK, Yesh Atid chief agrees ‘it’s time’ for election to choose party leader, but only after careful, and lengthy, consideration
By Raoul Wootliff
Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid (R) and MK Ofer Shelah at a Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meeting on November 19, 2015. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
September 2, 2020, 4:34 pm
Yesh Atid MK calls for leadership primary, says he’ll challenge Lapid
Ofer Shelah says voting on party chief necessary before national elections; party says: ‘We’re examining the matter’
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu touring the INS Tanin submarine, built by the German firm Thyssenkrupp, as it arrived in Israel on September 23, 2014. (Kobi Gideon/GPO/Flash90)
June 29, 2020, 8:35 pm
Knesset committee nixes call for state comptroller to probe submarine purchases
Coalition head MK Zohar threatens to have panel chairman Ofer Shelah, from opposition Yesh Atid, booted for hounding PM over controversial naval vessel purchase
By Stuart Winer
Screen capture from video of MK Ofer Shelah, Yesh Atid-Telem, left, with his back to the camera during an altercation while he was giving an interview to the Knesset Channel, May 2020. (Ynet)
June 25, 2020, 4:26 pm
Amid uproar about Knesset Channel firings over leaked tape, MK calls for boycott
Smotrich urges other lawmakers to join him in refusing to talk to station after it dismisses three workers for releasing video of MK Ofer Shelah’s meltdown
By Stuart Winer
Hapoel Beersheba players (in red) in action against Hapoel Afula during the semifinal of the Israeli cup at the Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem on April 29, 2015. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
April 19, 2020, 4:41 pm
Health official says team sports unlikely to be allowed for another 6 months
Health Ministry’s deputy chief says other rules may be eased if no new outbreak for 2 weeks; MK Shelah: Current situation damaging, sports are at center of healthy society
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Staff and Ichilov hospital in Tel Aviv move a patient to a new ward, March 22, 2020. (Yossi Zamir/Flash90)
March 26, 2020, 1:00 pm
As ventilators run short, health chief ‘not optimistic’ there’ll be enough
Knesset coronavirus committee hears there are just 1,437 spare breathing machines; Health Ministry says stored devices, army can boost number to 2,864
By Stuart Winer
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