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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 432

Roy Folkman

Likud MK Michal Shir at an orientation day at the Knesset, April 29, 2019. (Noam Moscowitz/Knesset)
June 4, 2019, 6:05 pm
2 Likud lawmakers appeal to internal court against merger with Kulanu
MKs whose seats may now be in danger claim agreement that reserved 4 spots on slate for Kulanu MKs was approved without due process; float compromise arrangement
By ToI Staff
Avigdor Liberman is hosted by UTJ leader Yaakov Litzman at a celebration on June 18, 2017. (Shlomi Cohen/Flash90)
May 23, 2019, 11:52 pm
As Netanyahu mulls minority coalition, Liberman vows to oppose ‘theocracy’
After emergency meeting, parties decide to push ahead with forming government of 60 MKs; Yisrael Beytenu leader says this would effectively be an ‘ultra-Orthodox’ government
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and then-foreign minister Avigdor Liberman in the Knesset, February 3, 2014. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 23, 2019, 9:28 pm
Running out of time, Netanyahu may seek to swear-in coalition without majority
Avigdor Liberman still refusing to join new government; some in PM’s Likud are threatening new elections; most analysts think all will be worked out by Tuesday deadline
By ToI Staff
Kulanu MK Roy Folkman seen during a faction meeting on July 11, 2016. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
May 23, 2019, 10:25 am
Kulanu MK backs bid to rein in courts, is open to serving under an indicted PM
In about-face, Roy Folkman says he’s ‘unequivocally’ in favor of advancing bill that would limit High Court of Justice’s powers
By Marissa Newman
Naomi Folkman (R), the mother of MK Royi Folkman, with Kulanu leader Moshe Kahlon at the party headquarters in Tel Aviv, hours before she was run and over and killed by a cement mixing truck, February 15, 2019. (Courtesy)
April 18, 2019, 1:12 pm
Truck driver charged with hitting and killing MK’s mother
Prosecutors say Zion Ratson was not paying attention when he sped through busy Tel Aviv intersection and ran over Naomi Folkman, 78
By ToI Staff
Naomi Folkman (R), the mother of MK Royi Folkman, with Kulanu leader Moshe Kahlon at the party headquarters in Tel Aviv, hours before she was run and over and killed by a cement mixing truck, February 15, 2019. (Courtesy)
February 6, 2019, 12:35 am
Mother of Kulanu MK killed by cement mixer after leaving party HQ
Roy Folkman says he spoke with his mother Naomi minutes before she was hit: ‘It pains me I was unable to say goodbye to her for a last time’
By ToI Staff
Benjamin Netanyahu leads a faction meeting in the Israeli parliament on November 19, 2018. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
November 19, 2018, 6:06 pm
Bennett about-face buoys PM, but Kahlon says coalition still doomed
Netanyahu tells cheering party that coalition will last another year; Kulanu chair maintains Israel will still go to elections in March
By Raoul Wootliff
Education Minister Naftali Bennett (left) and Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked deliver a statement to reporters on November 19, 2018. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
November 19, 2018, 11:05 am
Bennett drops ultimatum despite cold shoulder from PM, keeping coalition afloat
In about-face, Jewish Home leader heaps criticism on Netanyahu’s defense policies but says he will nevertheless ‘stand by his side’
By Raoul Wootliff
Jewish Home leader Naftali Bennett, right, with MK Ayelet Shaked during a plenum session on the so-called Regulation Bill, a controversial bill that seeks to retroactively legalize illegal West Bank outposts, in the Knesset on November 16, 2016. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 19, 2018, 9:10 am
Bennett, Shaked said set to announce resignations, triggering elections
Despite Netanyahu’s rebuke that ‘we are in the middle of a military campaign,’ Jewish Home leaders insist ‘the public is tired of voting right but getting left’
By ToI Staff
Kulany party leader and Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon speaks during a faction meeting at the Knesset, on October 15, 2018. (Hadas Parush/ Flash90)
November 4, 2018, 9:56 pm
Finance minister said to back bill to ensure only party leaders can form gov’t
Kulanu leader agrees lacuna in law governing presidential powers must be sealed; support comes after Netanyahu accuses Likud rival of attempting coup after next election
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, and Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon at a cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, on January 11, 2018. (Alex Kolomoisky/Pool)
May 6, 2018, 1:10 pm
Ministers expected to okay bill reining in High Court despite coalition fray
PM won’t oppose legislation but current proposal lacks Knesset majority, with Kulanu accusing Jewish Home ‘extremists’ of pushing legislation to weaken rule of law
By Raoul Wootliff
Likud MK David Amsalem leads the Interior Affairs Committee meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem, on July 11, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
April 16, 2018, 1:09 pm
Coalition chairman: Government could break up over bill to limit High Court
Netanyahu loyalist David Amsalem says he will not accept Kulanu veto on contentious legislation; ‘We’re ready for elections,’ responds Kulanu MK
By Michael Bachner
UTJ party head Yaakov Litzman speaks in Ashdod, December 21, 2017 (FLASH90)
March 4, 2018, 9:45 am
Ultra-Orthodox minister sticks to threat to topple coalition over IDF draft bill
Compromise committee to meet Sunday as sides show no signs of moving. Kulanu still insisting state budget be passed on time, not subject to Haredi ‘blackmail’
By Sue Surkes
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) with Tourism Minister Yariv Levin during a Knesset vote on the budget, which coincided with police publishing recommendations that Netanyahu be indicted for bribery and breach of trust, February 13, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
February 21, 2018, 2:17 pm
Vote on ‘Jewish state bill’ put off amid coalition wrangling
Lawmakers divided over correct balance between Israel’s ‘Jewish’ and ‘democratic’ nature
By Sue Surkes
A man with a cardboard guillotine attends an anti-Netanyahu rally in Tel Aviv on December 23, 2017 (screen capture: 0404.co.il)
December 24, 2017, 6:06 am
Likud fumes over ‘guillotine’ at Tel Aviv anti-corruption rally
Labor chief also slams prop as ‘incitement’ against Netanyahu, dismisses Israel boycott signs spotted at protest
By Raoul Wootliff and ToI Staff
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