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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 495

Omer Yankelevich

Former MK Ruth Calderon at the Rabbi Kook Museum in Jerusalem on March 5, 2018. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
December 29, 2021, 9:16 pm
Lapid nominates former Yesh Atid MK Ruth Calderon to head Jewish Agency
Jewish educator joins race after minister from FM’s party bowed out amid uproar over insinuation that he ignored anonymous sexual harassment complaints while in IDF
By ToI Staff and Tal Schneider
Diaspora Affairs Minister Nachman Shai attends the Jewish People's Lobby, at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, on November 15, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
December 26, 2021, 1:25 pm
As Jewish Agency seeks its next chief, Diaspora Minister Nachman Shai not in running
Committee invites candidates for interviews, among them deputy Jerusalem mayor and ex-ambassadors, but not the Labor member, whose portfolio might be needed to shore up coalition
By Tal Schneider and ToI Staff
Yair Lapid (L) speaks with Tzipi Livni in the Knesset on December 3, 2014 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
October 13, 2021, 12:58 pm
Tzipi Livni could join race to head Jewish Agency, potentially backed by Lapid
If ex-foreign minister throws hat into the ring, she’s expected to get support of Michaeli and other ministers; nominating panel considering selecting woman for 1st time
By Shalom Yerushalmi and Tal Schneider
Top row (L-R) Omer Yankelevich (FLash90), Michal Kotler-Wunsh (Rami Zarenger), Fleur Hassan-Nahoum (AFP); Bottom row (L-R) Irina Nevzlin (Courtesy), Yaffa Zilbershats (Flash90), Elazar Stern (Flash90)
October 13, 2021, 9:32 am
With Elazar Stern out of running, Jewish Agency eyes first-ever female chair
Several members of the agency’s nominating committee are now considering electing a woman to head the organization for the first time in its history
By Tal Schneider
Elazar Stern of the Yesh Atid party attends a plenum session in the Knesset in Jerusalem, on July 6, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 8, 2021, 1:37 pm
Will a PM choice for Jewish Agency head be nixed by nominating committee, again?
Intelligence Minister Elazar Stern appears to be the leading candidate to head the world’s largest Jewish nonprofit organization. But challenger Danny Danon may have a chance
By Tal Schneider
Yesh Atid MK Elazar Stern speaks during a conference for Young Leadership programs, at the University of Haifa, on April 11, 2016. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
June 6, 2021, 12:34 pm
Emerging coalition will back Elazar Stern as new Jewish Agency head, sources say
Yesh Atid MK will be supported as candidate by his party leader Lapid and PM-designate Bennett
By Raoul Wootliff
Leaders of the Reform and Conservative movements at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, November 2, 2016. (Courtesy Israel Movement for Progressive Judaism)
June 3, 2021, 5:56 pm
Diaspora minister urges ‘formal acknowledgement’ of liberal Jewish streams
Meeting US Reform leaders, Omer Yankelevich calls for Israel to give greater recognition to non-Orthodox denominations
By ToI Staff
Left: Then-US President-elect Joe Biden on January 14, 2021, in Wilmington, Delaware (AP Photo/Matt Slocum); Right: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks in a meeting in Tehran, Iran, December 9, 2020. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)
April 18, 2021, 10:17 pm
Israel said worried Biden rushing to reenter nuclear deal, maybe ‘within weeks’
After security cabinet meets on Iran, official says Tehran can ‘smell’ Washington’s desire for an agreement ‘at any cost’
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) and Defense Minister Benny Gantz attend the swearing-in ceremony of Israel's Knesset (parliament) in Jerusalem, on April 6, 2021. (Alex Kolomoisky / POOL / AFP)
April 18, 2021, 4:29 pm
With Iran on agenda, security cabinet to convene for first time in 2 months
Ministers will play musical chairs to maintain balance between Likud and Blue and White members, disrupted by resignations amid political turmoil
By ToI Staff
Annabelle Amery, left, with her fiance, Sergey Yanchenko. The two are waiting for Amery's vaccinated parents and sisters to be able to travel to Israel for their wedding (Courtesy Annabelle Amery)
April 5, 2021, 11:33 pm
With parents locked out of country, fuming immigrants plan Knesset protest
Numerous English-speakers who moved to Israel are finding their families are being barred from visiting for weddings, births, surgeries and more, with no rhyme or reason
By Jessica Steinberg
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
Silhouettes are seen in front of the logo of US social media Facebook in Brussels, February 14, 2020. (Kenzo TRIBOUILLARD / AFP)
February 10, 2021, 7:02 pm
Israel urges social media giants to label anti-Semitic content
Ministers say companies should flag anti-Jewish posts in the same way they police misinformation about pandemic and elections
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Blue and White party member Omer Yankelevich at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, May 14, 2019. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
February 2, 2021, 3:42 pm
Omer Yankelevich, Israel’s first female Haredi minister, quits politics
Diaspora affairs minister announces departure from Gantz’s Blue and White party, citing ‘growing uneasiness’ and saying she faced ‘defamation campaign’; won’t run in March election
By ToI Staff
Actors on the "Eretz Nehederet" satire show portray Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky and his grandson on January 27, 2021 (Screencapture/Channel 12)
January 28, 2021, 4:30 am
Satirical portrayal of top rabbi sparks outrage, debate over freedom of speech
Amid conflict with Haredi community over lockdown violations, critics call ‘Eretz Nehederet’ skit of Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky ‘disrespectful and offensive’; others see it as brave
By ToI Staff
An anti-Semitic cartoon published on Telegram on March 15, 2020, likening Jews to the coronavirus using the image of the Trojan horse. (Diaspora Affairs Ministry monitoring team via ADL/courtesy)
January 24, 2021, 6:09 pm
Israel predicts rise in anti-Semitism, as virus-related hate is spread online
Annual Diaspora Ministry assessment finds Jews and Israel are being blamed for pandemic, laying the path for continued animosity even after crisis abates
By ToI Staff
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