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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 430

Ram Ben Barak

People in Tel Aviv walk by photographs of hostages held in Gaza, on May 28, 2024. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
May 31, 2024, 3:16 pm
Government sacrificing hostages, families say, following fraught Hanegbi meet
Top Netanyahu aide reportedly told families moves being driven by polling; Likud MK apologizes after accusing hostage’s brother of using situation to promote political agenda
By ToI Staff
Yesh Atid leadership challenger MK Ram Ben Barak (left) and party leader Yair Lapid meet during elections for the leadership in Tel Aviv, March 28, 2024. (Avshalom Sassoni/FLASH90)
March 28, 2024, 9:08 pm
In surprise close call, Lapid holds on to party leadership by a mere 29 votes
Opposition leader wins only 52 percent of vote in leadership contest he was expected to breeze through; thanks opponent Ram Ben Barak for ‘a fair race’
By Sam Sokol
Left: Yesh Atid head MK Yair Lapid speaking during a faction meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem, July 17, 2023. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90); right: MK Ram Ben Barak leading a joint meeting of the Foreign Affairs and Internal security Committees, at the Knesset in Jerusalem, June 20, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
March 28, 2024, 4:36 pm
Yesh Atid holds first leadership vote — with Lapid widely expected to maintain power
Challenger MK Ram Ben Barak says he does not have major policy disagreements with longtime chairman, but wants to encourage change and democratization of party
By Sam Sokol
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
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in a message on Israel's war with Hamas, January 10, 2024. (Video screenshot)
January 10, 2024, 11:30 pm
Netanyahu: Let me be clear — Israel has no intention of displacing Gaza’s population
PM says IDF will also not permanently occupy the Strip; Likud MK: Netanyahu told me he’d like Gaza voluntary migration but is under US pressure
By Sam Sokol and ToI Staff
MK Ram Ben Barak attends a discussion at the Knesset in Jerusalem, on June 28, 2023. (Oren Ben Hakoon/Flash90)
November 14, 2023, 11:24 pm
Centrist MK says call on European countries to take Gaza refugees was misunderstood
Ram Ben Barak says he believes Gazans should have right to choose whether they stay in enclave or leave, after proposal was lauded by far-right minister, panned by dovish watchdog
By ToI Staff
Ram Ben-Barak (left) and Danny Danon (right) (Yonatan Sindel, Oren Ben Hakoon/Flash 90)
November 14, 2023, 12:15 pm
Two Israeli lawmakers call on European countries to take in Gaza refugees
Criticizing international community for not helping in tangible way, a coalition and an opposition MK urge countries to find solutions for 1.2 million Gazans displaced by war
By ToI Staff
Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid introduces Ram Ben Barak (L) as a new party member during a faction meeting at the Knesset on January 15, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
October 2, 2023, 6:30 pm
In first, Yesh Atid to hold leadership election; MK Ram Ben Barak to challenge Lapid
Primaries during party convention in December will require candidates to have not been charged with crimes carrying moral turpitude, in reference to PM
By ToI Staff
Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and Benny Gantz. (Yonatan Sindel, David Cohen/Flash90)
September 19, 2023, 4:02 pm
‘Leadership failure’: Gantz rebukes Netanyahu for planning to skip Rabin memorial
Opposition MK says PM must ‘do the right thing’ and honor assassinated leader’s memory at Mount Herzl even if protests are likely; Labor head: ‘Ceremony more dignified without him’
By Michael Bachner
Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Beijing's Great Hall of the People in May 2013. (Avi Ohayon/GPO/Flash90)
June 27, 2023, 2:17 pm
‘Strategic mistake’: Netanyahu panned for planning China visit as signal to Biden
Former military intel chief says senior White House official he spoke with shrugged off trip, calls move ‘a bluff’ and says PM ‘has much stronger cards’ to improve ties with US
By ToI Staff
Large fire at property belonging to Yesh Atid MK Ram Ben Barak, March 11, 2023 (Screen grab used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
March 11, 2023, 10:30 am
Large fire at hay barn belonging to Yesh Atid MK; investigators open arson probe
Local official says ‘many questions’ as there were no electrical connections or extreme dryness to explain the blaze; lawmaker Ram Ben Barak says hay worth millions destroyed
By ToI Staff
Likud Head MK Benjamin Netanyahu surrounded by MKs after a vote for the new Knesset speaker at the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on December 13, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
December 22, 2022, 9:49 am
Hanukkah miracle or government of darkness: Lawmakers react to coalition declaration
Likud’s Barkat hails ‘stable’ government; Lapid: ‘Most extreme government ever’; Liberman: It’ll bring a halachic state, gender segregation; Yesh Atid MK: Allies distrust Netanyahu
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Iraqi security forces prepare to open the crossing between the Iraqi town of Qaim and Syria's Boukamal, in Qaim, Iraq, Monday, Sept. 30, 2019. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
November 9, 2022, 7:39 pm
Israel blamed for deadly strike on Iranian convoy at Syria-Iraq border
US denies involvement while Jerusalem remains mum as per its policy; Iranian state TV claims trucks were carrying fuel to Lebanon, but others claim weapons were also being shipped
By Agencies and ToI Staff
MK Ram Ben-Barak at the Knesset in Jerusalem on June 20, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
October 29, 2022, 5:00 pm
Yesh Atid MK on far right: ‘Not comparing, but Hitler rose to power democratically’
Ram Ben Barak denounces Religious Zionism as ‘racist, anti-democratic’ ahead of Tuesday’s election; Netanyahu: He’s comparing me to Hitler; Ben Gvir to Lapid: Boot him from party
By Alexander Fulbright
Hertha players wave to imaginary fans in the empty stands after the German Bundesliga soccer match between Hertha Berlin and Union Berlin at the Olympic stadium in Berlin, Friday, December 4, 2020. (Odd Andersen/Pool via AP)
October 3, 2022, 6:16 am
Shadowy Israeli firm claims it ran negative campaign that ousted Berlin soccer boss
Lawsuit filed by Shibumi Strategy, quickly withdrawn, alleges owner of Hertha hired it for covert yearlong effort to push out team president but never ponied up 5 million euro fee
By Simona Weinglass
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