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Evan Cohen, left, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (GPO)
July 14, 2019, 4:16 pm
Netanyahu taps linguist and LGBTQ rights activist as foreign media spokesperson
South Africa-born Evan Cohen last year criticized government’s surrogacy law as ‘shameful’; has no previous experience in public diplomacy
By Raphael Ahren
A swearing-in ceremony for new recruits to the IDF's Armored Corps on May 9, 2013. (Israel Defense Forces/File)
July 8, 2019, 8:24 am
Defense Ministry said to withhold draft figures for 2018
Deadline for publishing statistics on new recruits passed last week, amid political sensitivity over ultra-Orthodox enlistment
By TOI staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and Prime Minister's Office Director-General Yoav Horowitz, right, arrive for the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, December 16, 2018. (Abir Sultan/Pool Photo via AP)
June 11, 2019, 3:03 pm
Director of Prime Minister’s Office announces he will step down soon
Move by Netanyahu confidant Yoav Horowitz considered a surprise despite him announcing it previously, as it comes at the beginning of a new election campaign
By Michael Bachner
A picture taken from the Gaza Strip on May 4, 2019, shows smoke billowing following an airstrike by Israel in response to rockets fired by Palestinian terrorists. (MAHMUD HAMS / AFP)
May 7, 2019, 1:59 pm
Gaza official: Israel agreed to implement ceasefire concessions within a week
Senior politician says Israel will allow some restricted goods into Strip and undertake other measures in return for end to all ‘resistance’ except for ‘peaceful’ border protests. 
By Adam Rasgon
Sara Netanyahu, wife of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, arrives at the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court, on October 7, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 5, 2019, 4:30 pm
Woman suing Sara Netanyahu seeks to haul PMO officials into court
Former employee is suing PM’s wife for alleged abuse; Netanyahu’s lawyer condemns request, says prosecutor should apologize for even considering it
By TOI staff
Shlomo Mark (L) and his wife Yiska in an undated photo. (Courtesy)
March 31, 2019, 4:40 pm
Son of rabbi killed in 2016 terror shooting dies in traffic accident
Politicians, community leader mourn Shlomo Mark, killed on his way to work at PM’s office less than 3 years after his father was gunned down in West Bank
By TOI staff
Illustrative: A picture of Kuwait's ruling emir, Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah, is displayed with surrounding Kuwaiti flags in Kuwait City, on February 14, 2018. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)
February 8, 2019, 8:34 pm
Group of Kuwaiti businessmen said to visit Israel, with approval by PM’s office
TV report says Kuwaitis toured religious and cultural sites last week, in new sign of warming ties between Israel and Muslim world
By TOI staff
Likud supporters campaign for party members and candidates at the Tel Aviv Likud polling station on February 5, 2019. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
February 6, 2019, 12:45 am
Upbeat at primaries, Likud voters see no need to choose between Netanyahu, Sa’ar
Members of ruling party believe PM’s accusations of a leftist conspiracy against him, but don’t think former minister targeted by the premier is part of it
By Raoul Wootliff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu casts his vote in the Likud primaries on December 31, 2014. (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90)
February 5, 2019, 10:37 am
High stakes Likud vote opens primary season, with Netanyahu’s future in balance
Rife with backdoor deals and horse-trading, hard-fought internal race is seen as a bellwether of the prime minister’s power in the ruling party
By Raoul Wootliff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center, at a Likud faction meeting on December 24, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
February 3, 2019, 1:10 pm
In fierce Likud vote, Netanyahu endorses ex-aide accused in submarine scandal
PM also says he has no preferences among incumbent MKs, after reported list details his top and bottom choices
By Raoul Wootliff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with his then-aide Natan Eshel, on August 28, 2011. (Amit Shabi/pool/Flash90/File)
January 25, 2019, 7:47 pm
Shamed ex-aide to PM backs Likud run of successor, himself accused of graft
Netanyahu’s ex-bureau chief Natan Eshel, who quit over sexual misconduct, confirms helping David Sharan try for a spot on Knesset roster — despite Sharan’s possible indictment
By TOI staff
Former prime minister's spokesman Nir Hefetz at the Herzliya Magistrate's Court for a libel suit against him and other associates of the prime minister on December 26, 2017. (Flash90)
January 23, 2019, 2:41 pm
Former Netanyahu confidant’s diary details spending fights, alleged misuse
Channel 13 reports that Nir Hefetz, spokesman-turned-state’s witness in PM’s criminal probes, kept detailed records for years about Netanyahus’ demands for public funds
By TOI staff
MK Shelly Yachimovich speaks during a protest against sexual harassment against women in front of Tel Aviv University on November 19, 2017. (Flash90)
January 7, 2019, 11:47 pm
Netanyahu lambasted as promised TV ‘drama’ fizzles into ‘lame election show’
Political rivals accuse PM of using prime time TV to ‘wildly attack law enforcement,’ say he isn’t fit for office; analysts mock his demand to confront state witnesses
By Michael Bachner
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivering a statement live at the Prime Minister's Residence in Jerusalem, on January 7, 2019. (frame grab off video, releaed by the Likud/AFP)
January 7, 2019, 8:58 pm
In ‘dramatic statement,’ PM demands he be allowed to face his accusers
Netanyahu says confrontation should be televised live, accuses law enforcement of refusing to question witnesses that could exonerate him
By Raoul Wootliff and TOI staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at an event with Christian IDF soldiers for Christmas and the New Year at the Palmach Museum in Tel Aviv, December 23, 2018. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
January 7, 2019, 5:54 pm
Netanyahu to deliver ‘dramatic statement,’ reportedly over probes
No details provided on content of 8 p.m. address to be broadcast from Prime Minister’s Residence amid election campaign, criminal investigations
By TOI staff
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