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Pinchas Idan

The arrivals hall at Ben Gurion International Airport on August 20, 2026, during a shutdown. (Avshalom Sassoni/ Flash90)
August 24, 2026, 6:17 am
Airport chaos shows Israel’s public sector collapsing under the weight of political cronyism
The bedlam at Ben Gurion was not a sudden failure, but the inevitable result of a system hollowed out by nepotism, sham tenders, and political loyalists. And the rot extends across public service
By Eran Hildesheim
Airport union chief and Likud party member Pinchas Idan at the Elections Committee at the Knesset in Jerusalem, March 5, 2019. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)
August 23, 2026, 2:51 am
IAA chair said looking to fire airport labor union chief over Thursday’s impromptu strike
Union chief Pinchas Idan reportedly tells labor court that the IAA has been breaching airport employees’ rights, including by routinely requiring 12-hour days, six days a week
By ToI Staff
Travelers to Ben Gurion International Airport, where flights were delayed due to protesters blocking the airport access road, March 9, 2023. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
June 30, 2023, 9:46 am
Netanyahu, Ben Gvir and Levin lash AG over handling of anti-overhaul protests
‘In what country in the world do people block off an airport and not get prosecuted?’ PM fumes, as opponents of judicial shakeup call to ramp up demonstrations
By ToI Staff
Likud party member Pinchas Idan arrives at a Central Elections Committee meeting at the Knesset, on March 5, 2019. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)
April 20, 2023, 12:01 am
Likud official: If airport union chief is booted from party, Netanyahu should be too
Comptroller Shai Galili makes comments as Pinchas Idan faces sanctions for actions against judicial overhaul effort, decries ‘selective enforcement’
By ToI Staff
Passengers look at a monitor displaying delayed flights at Ben Gurion airport, March 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Oren Ziv)
April 16, 2023, 10:57 am
In deposition, airport workers union head says strike was coordinated with Netanyahu
Pinchas Idan defends himself before Likud tribunal, saying Histadrut labor federation head Arnon Bar-David told him work stoppage was implemented ‘in coordination’ with the premier
By Ash Obel
Airport union chief and Likud party member Pinchas Idan at the Elections Committee at the Knesset in Jerusalem, March 5, 2019. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)
March 30, 2023, 3:05 am
Likud members call to oust airport union chief from party after labor strike
2,000 sign petition against Pinchas Idan over his decision to freeze outgoing flights; doctors’ union urges PM to condemn minister who said protesting medics should be disbarred
By ToI Staff
Likud party member Pinchas Idan arrives at a Central Elections Committee meeting at the Knesset, on March 5, 2019. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)
March 6, 2019, 5:20 pm
Likud candidate drops out of Knesset race over eligibility questions
Pinchas Idan withdraws at recommendation of election committee, which questioned his desire to stay in civil service job in reduced capacity
By ToI Staff
New Labor Party member Tal Russo speaks at a press conference in Tel Aviv on February 13, 2019. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
February 26, 2019, 2:03 am
Ex-general running for Knesset as Labor No. 2 may be ineligible, judge says
Tal Russo left active military duty in 2013 but served in a permanent capacity in reserves until 2017, raising questions over whether he completed 3 year ‘cooling off’ period
By Raoul Wootliff and ToI Staff
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