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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 427

Orna Barbivai

Yesh Atid lawmaker Orna Barbivai announces her run for Tel Aviv mayor, from an event space overlooking the Tel Aviv Municipality, June 21, 2023. (Credit: Elad Gutman)
June 21, 2023, 11:57 pm
Calling for fresh blood and liberalism, MK Barbivai launches Tel Aviv mayor campaign
Yesh Atid lawmaker fronts party’s most prominent effort to establish deeper foothold in local authorities, vying with four others to challenge 25-year incumbent Ron Huldai
By Carrie Keller-Lynn
MK Orna Barbivai arrives at judicial reform negotiations at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, March 28, 2023. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)
June 20, 2023, 2:29 pm
Yesh Atid MK Orna Barbivai to challenge veteran mayor Ron Huldai in Tel Aviv race
Backed by opposition leader Yair Lapid and planning to quit Knesset in August, Barbivai is the most high-profile challenger to the 25-year incumbent in the October election
By Carrie Keller-Lynn
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives for a cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on March 5, 2023. (Marc Israel Sellem/Pool)
March 13, 2023, 11:33 am
Bill to shield Netanyahu from recusal cleared for plenum vote after fiery debate
Special Knesset panel advances bid to prevent PM being forced aside over conflict of interest; opposition says bill would place PM ‘above the law’; 1st reading set for later Monday
By Michael Bachner
Incoming prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu presents his new government to the Knesset in Jerusalem on December 29, 2022 (Yonatan Sindel/FLASH90)
December 29, 2022, 2:11 pm
Netanyahu presents new government’s agenda; Lapid: ‘Try not to destroy the country’
Several MKs from incoming opposition ejected from plenum for heckling as incoming PM outlines plans ahead of swear-in; thousands protest outside Knesset against hardline coalition
By ToI Staff
Otzma Yehudit party chief Itamar Ben Gvir attends a Knesset special committee to discuss his proposed police regulations changes, December 18, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
December 19, 2022, 12:30 pm
Deputy AG: Despite amendments, Ben Gvir’s policing bill grants unbalanced powers
New draft of legislation to advance to Knesset vote, but still makes police force subordinate to government, and police commissioner subordinate to national security minister
By Carrie Keller-Lynn
Demonstrators take part in annual climate change march in Tel Aviv, October 28, 2022. (Dov Greenblat/SPNI)
October 28, 2022, 2:25 pm
Thousands march for climate change reform in Tel Aviv ahead of UN conference
Estimated 15,000 people, including MKs, attend demonstration calling for action on climate change ahead of COP27 conference; march only ‘finishes at the ballot box,’ says organizer
By Ash Obel
Medical residents demonstrate for better work conditions on HaBima square in Tel Aviv, on August 30, 2022. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
September 12, 2022, 11:58 pm
Medical residents rescind resignation threat as Lapid intervenes to shorten shifts
PM mediates deal to prepare to reduce shifts to 16 hours in outlying areas, though all hospitals can go ahead now if they can manage the shorter hours
By ToI Staff
Medical residents demonstrate for better work conditions in Habima square in Tel Aviv, on August 30, 2022. (Avshalom Sassoni/ Flash90/ File)
September 12, 2022, 11:23 am
Medical residents delay threatened resignations: Negotiators making ‘serious effort’
For 2nd time in week, move postponed as talks to shorten 26-hour shifts continue; health minister: Treasury’s approach is ‘totally destructive to Israeli society’
By Ash Obel
Medical residents demonstrate for better work conditions on HaBima square in Tel Aviv, on August 30, 2022. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
September 1, 2022, 8:06 am
Facing threats, medical residents at Rambam hospital withdraw resignation letters
Medical center director warned residents they would be fired if they didn’t retract move to quit in protest of 26-hour shifts
By ToI Staff
Rambam Medical Center director Michael Halberthal and other hospital directors protest outside the Finance Ministry in Jerusalem on December 13, 2020. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 28, 2022, 8:20 pm
Hospital chief warns medical residents he’ll fire them for threatening to resign
Rambam Medical Center director reportedly tells residents they have two days to retract resignation letters signed in protest of 26-hour shifts, or he’ll boot them out himself
By ToI Staff
Medical residents demonstrate for better work conditions in Tel Aviv, October 9, 2021. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
July 31, 2022, 5:09 pm
Plan to slash medical residents’ 26-hour shifts delayed until September 2023
Burden of 26-hour shifts drove thousands of trainee doctors to threaten resignation last year; promised change to 18 hours was never implemented
By ToI Staff
Bread for sale at the Rami Levy supermarket in Jerusalem on July 17, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 26, 2022, 8:21 am
Government agrees to limit rise in bread prices, end price controls by April 2023
Under deal hammered out with Economy Ministry, price of common dark bread will be raised about 5% at first, then again in December; price controls to be ended in 2023
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: A man shops for bread in a supermarket in Jerusalem. (Orel Cohen/Flash90)
July 15, 2022, 5:29 pm
Major supermarkets freeze bread price hike, as government scrambles for solution
Lapid to hold ‘urgent’ meeting to develop strategy to deal with planned 20% rise in the cost of bread products
By ToI Staff
White sliced bread seen at the Angel Bakeries Factory in Jerusalem, August 16, 2010. (Abir Sultan/Flash90/File)
July 13, 2022, 10:34 pm
Government announces 20% rise in price of regulated bread
Affected products include sliced and unsliced white and dark loaves, challah; economy minister vows to lower prices once cost of raw materials goes down
By Tobias Siegal
Minister of Economy and Industry Orna Barbivai meets with member of the Dubai Chambers, June 2022. (Ministry of Economy and Industry)
June 8, 2022, 8:59 pm
Dubai International Chamber to open office in Tel Aviv
New office aims to identify business and investment opportunities in Israel, support local companies entering Dubai market and beyond
By Ricky Ben-David
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