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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 626

Shuli Moalem-Refaeli

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, welcoming Shuli Moalem-Refaeli to the Likud party, September 2, 2020. (Likud)
September 2, 2020, 7:41 pm
In blow to Bennett, former Yamina MK joins Likud
PM Netanyahu poaches Shuli Moalem-Refaeli, in possible attempt to stem right-wing challenger’s recent rise in popularity
By ToI Staff
Ayelet Shaked (C), chairwoman of Israel's Yamina party, poses for a photo while on an election campaign tour at the Mahane Yehuda market in Jerusalem on August 31, 2019. (MENAHEM KAHANA / AFP)
September 11, 2019, 8:11 am
On campaign trail, right’s rising star Ayelet Shaked takes shot at breakthrough
Young fans of former justice minister are enamored with her politics, but some express concern about rabbis’ hold over her party
By Michael Blum and Stephen WEIZMAN
Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked speaks during her farewell ceremony, at the Ministry of Justice offices in Jerusalem on June 4, 2019 (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
July 5, 2019, 10:06 am
Shaked rejects rabbi’s comments: Women can do everything, including lead a party
Former justice minister responds after prominent Rabbi Shlomo Aviner says politics has ‘no place for the female role’ in explaining opposition to her leading the religious right
By ToI Staff
Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked attends a Constitution, Law, and Justice Committee meeting in the Israeli parliament on July 9, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 4, 2019, 6:43 pm
Rejecting rabbi’s comments, Jewish Home says it backs women in politics
Prominent Rabbi Shlomo Aviner says politics has ‘no place for the female role’ in explaining opposition to Ayelet Shaked leading the religious right
By ToI Staff
Then-education minister Naftali Bennett and then-justice minister Ayelet Shaked from the New Right party at an election campaign tour in central Jerusalem on January 23, 2019. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)
April 12, 2019, 3:50 pm
Fired: Shaked, Bennett & the 30 other MKs forced to add ‘former’ to their titles
New Right co-leaders are joined by 9 from Likud, 11 from Labor and 10 other lawmakers who ran in the 2019 elections but failed to make it into 21st Knesset
By Jacob Magid
Education Minister Naftali Bennett (L), Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked (R), and Alona Barkat (C), hold a New Right party press conference in Tel Aviv on February 7, 2019. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
February 20, 2019, 10:25 am
New Right unveils Knesset slate featuring equal representation for women
Right-wing ticket, led by Naftali Bennett and Ayelet Shaked, includes several journalists; soccer club owner Alona Barkat in 3rd spot
By Michael Bachner and Raoul Wootliff
Head of the Jewish Home Party Rabbi Rafi Peretz with new party member Yifat Erlich in Tel Aviv, February 13, 2019. (Flash90)
February 13, 2019, 11:55 am
Journalist Yifat Erlich joins Jewish Home party
Writer placed 3rd on religious right-wing faction’s slate; MK Moti Yogev accuses former leader Naftali Bennett of ‘raping’ the party, apologizes later
By Michael Bachner
Deputy Defense Minister Eli Ben Dahan (3R), MK Moti Yogev (R) and MK Nissim Smoliansky (C) attend a conference of the Jewish Home Party in Yad Binyamin on January 17, 2019 (Yehuda Haim/Flash90)
January 28, 2019, 12:43 am
Jewish Home party approves committee to choose new leadership
In the wake of breakaway by Bennett and Shaked, party ditches primaries and will have a 17-member forum select faction’s slate for April elections
By ToI Staff
Education Minister Nafatli Bennett and Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked (not pictured) announce the establishment of HaYamin HeHadash party at a press conference in Tel Aviv on December 29, 2018. (Jack Guez/AFP)
January 16, 2019, 2:30 pm
In apparent dig at ex-party, Bennett says New Right against ‘religious coercion’
Speaking in closed meeting with AIPAC leaders, education minister who left Jewish Home party says ‘we need a rational, positive, optimistic right’
By Raoul Wootliff
Jewish Home MK Shuli Moalem-Refaeli speaks during a Knesset session on July 26, 2017. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
January 10, 2019, 12:26 pm
New Right MK under fire for saying Israel should abide by Jewish religious law
MK Shuli Moalem-Refaeli recorded speaking about the ‘battle to bring Torah into every aspect of our lives’; opposition lawmakers assail party
By Michael Bachner
Illustrative: A child using a computer (Yossi Zamir/Flash 90)
January 1, 2019, 6:21 pm
Knesset approves first reading of bill to curb children’s access to porn
Legislation will require internet service providers to push offer of non-compulsory filtering service to all customers
By Stuart Winer and ToI Staff
Illustrative photo of a prostitute in Tel Aviv (Flash90)
December 31, 2018, 5:59 pm
Knesset approves penalties for prostitution clients
Israel joins small club of nations to criminalize procuring sex services; punishments include fines in the thousands that will grow for repeat offenses
By ToI Staff
Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked, left, and Education Minister Nafatli Bennett announce the establishment of the New Right (HaYamin HeHadash) party at a press conference in Tel Aviv on December 29, 2018. (Jack Guez/AFP)
December 30, 2018, 9:59 am
Bennett, Shaked said to plan to reunite with Jewish Home after elections
Two parties will reportedly run separately in April ballot before uniting for coalition talks with expected winner Netanyahu, in move to help grow the far-right’s Knesset bloc
By ToI Staff
Education Minister Nafatli Bennett (R) and Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked announce the establishment of the New Right (HaYamin HeHadash) party at a press conference in Tel Aviv on December 29, 2018 (Yossi Zeliger/Flash90)
December 29, 2018, 7:03 pm
Bennett, Shaked quit Jewish Home, announce formation of ‘The New Right’
Two ministers say they felt hobbled by their party’s acquiescence to PM’s edicts, seek to forge full, equal ‘partnership between secular and religious’ with new right-wing party
By ToI Staff and Raoul Wootliff
Former Balad party MKs Hanin Zoabi, right, and Jamal Zahalka, center, both of the Joint (Arab) List Faction, seen at the court hearing of fellow faction member MK Basel Ghattas at the Rehovot Magistrate's Court, January 5, 2017. (Avi Dishi/Flash90)
December 26, 2018, 9:04 pm
MKs cheer news firebrand Arab lawmaker retiring, but she says it’s a nasty rumor
After word spreads that Balad’s Hanin Zoabi and Jamal Zahalka will not run for reelection, Knesset Speaker Edelstein tweets that they contributed nothing to parliament
By ToI Staff
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