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Knesset Chair of the Committee for the Status of Women and Gender Equality Meirav Cohen leading a committee session, December 10, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 18, 2026, 8:13 pm
MK vows to stop ex-minister accused of sexual assault from heading aerospace firm
During Knesset hearing, alleged victims warn against Silvan Shalom leading state-owned Israel Aerospace Industries: ‘You are placing Israel’s security in the hands of a rapist’
By Ariela Karmel
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his wife Sara (C) and their son Yair seen with actress Kate Hudson at an event held at the home of producer Arnon Milchan (right), March 6, 2014. (Avi Ohayon/GPO/Flash90)
September 14, 2022, 11:26 am
‘Bring stars’: Witness says Sara Netanyahu demanded film mogul get celebs for events
Aide to Arnon Milchan testifies that ex-PM’s wife was furious after he introduced Brad Pitt to one of her rivals; says she received champagne whenever her husband got cigars
By ToI Staff
Silvan Shalom (right) and Linor Itzkovich, who claims she was sexually assaulted by the former foreign minister. (Flash 90/Channel 12 screenshot)
May 26, 2021, 10:40 am
Woman publicly alleges sexual assault by former Likud minister Silvan Shalom
Linor Itzkovich, then his secretary, claims ex-politician forced himself upon her in his office, groped her on other occasions; he denies, says she has a history of ‘fabricating’
By Stuart Winer
View of a plenum session of the Knesset, July 2, 2018. (Flash90)
July 30, 2018, 4:46 pm
27 gone out of 120: Knesset sees record number of dropouts
Almost a quarter of lawmakers have given up their seats since being elected in 2015, and the number is likely to rise
By ToI Staff
Cabinet members pose for a group picture during a special cabinet meeting at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, together with Jerusalem mayor Nir Barkat, on May 19, 2015. (Marc Israel Sellem/Flash90)
February 22, 2017, 6:34 am
Cabinet musical chairs continues after Netanyahu’s latest reshuffle
PM’s resignation as communications minister sparks hope of promotion for at least one unsatisfied Likud colleague
By Raoul Wootliff
Kulanu party member MK Eli Cohen attends a committee meeting at the Knesset, November 02, 2015. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
June 27, 2016, 4:58 am
Ministers approve bill for six long weekends a year
If okayed by Knesset, move proposed by lawmaker Eli Cohen would see Friday-Saturday-Sunday mini-vacations begin in 2017
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center, meets with US Secretary of State John Kerry, left, and Jordanian King Abdullah II in Amman, November 13, 2014. (AFP/Jordainian Royal Palace/Ho/Yousef Allan)
May 20, 2016, 8:33 pm
Arab states ‘willing to change peace initiative, waiting to hear from PM’
Message to Israel reportedly indicates a readiness to amend Saudi-drafted 2002 proposal; PM said to have told Sissi he is committed to progress
By ToI Staff
Kulanu party member MK Eli Cohen attends a committee meeting at the Knesset, November 02, 2015. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
March 31, 2016, 1:07 pm
Lawmaker proposes once-a-month vacation Sundays
Kulanu MK Eli Cohen hopes to encourage domestic tourism, says measure has support of industrialists and labor unions
By Stuart Winer
Former Likud MK and presidential hopeful Silvan Shalom pictured at a joint press conference of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Canadian Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, on Tuesday, January 21, 2014. (photo credit: Flash 90)
March 15, 2016, 7:22 pm
Woman files sex harassment complaint against Silvan Shalom; probe later closed
More complainants said to wait in the wings as case against retired senior minister gathers steam, but investigation subsequently halted
By Daniel Douek
Silvan Shalom in October 2015 (Moshe Shai/FLASH90)
February 3, 2016, 6:28 am
Police to recommend closing Silvan Shalom probe
Sexual misconduct allegations will go unchecked after none of the 13 women who made claims agrees to file official complaint
By ToI Staff
Israelis protest outside the Magistrate Court in Tel Aviv against the court’s decision to sentence a convicted rapist to community service rather than jail. The decision has sparked a storm of protest among rape victims’ groups and a Facebook page calling for the resignation of one of the judges. (Tomer Neuberg/FLASH90)
January 14, 2016, 4:20 pm
What Israel’s spate of high-profile sex scandals says about its culture
Feminist therapist Beth Offer, who counsels rape victims, thinks the flurry of recent accusations by women is a sign that Israeli society is maturing
By Simona Weinglass
Silvan Shalom, May 17, 2015 (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
January 11, 2016, 2:05 am
No women willing to testify against Shalom in probe
Police cite lack of progress in sexual harassment investigation into former Likud minister; inquiry into ex-Jewish Home MK Magal said to close
By ToI Staff
Interior Minister Aryeh Deri at the weekly cabinet meeting, Jerusalem, January 10, 2016. (Alex Kolomoisky/POOL)
January 10, 2016, 2:42 pm
Rehabilitated Aryeh Deri returns to Interior Ministry
Shas party leader has served two years in prison for corruption committed when he held the same office 22 years ago
By ToI Staff
Then-economy minister Aryeh Deri in Jerusalem, October 25, 2015. (Alex Kolomoisky/Pool)
January 10, 2016, 6:05 am
22 years later, Aryeh Deri returns to Interior Ministry
Shas leader resigned as interior minister in 1993 over corruption charges for which he later served a three-year sentence
By ToI Staff
Shas party leader Aryeh Deri in the Knesset on December 30, 2015. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
January 3, 2016, 10:25 pm
Deri delays Interior Ministry appointment to consult with A-G
Shas leader held portfolio until his 2000 conviction for graft, seeks legal opinion before returning to post
By Sue Surkes and ToI Staff
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