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Yiftach Ron-Tal

Airport union chief and Likud party member Pinchas Idan at the Elections Committee at the Knesset in Jerusalem, March 5, 2019. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)
August 23, 2026, 2:51 am
IAA chair said looking to fire airport labor union chief over Thursday’s impromptu strike
Union chief Pinchas Idan reportedly tells labor court that the IAA has been breaching airport employees’ rights, including by routinely requiring 12-hour days, six days a week
By ToI Staff
Religious Zionism party head MK Bezalel Smotrich exits a coalition negotiation meeting with Shas party head Aryeh Deri in Jerusalem on November 13, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 14, 2022, 11:01 am
Smotrich increases pressure on Netanyahu to make him defense minister
As coalition negotiations heat up but with presumptive next PM said reluctant to give him post, far-right leader meets former IDF generals, gets backing from prominent rabbis
By Michael Bachner
Israel's National Infrastructure Minister Yuval Steinitz (wearing red tie) and Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah cut the ribbon to mark the first ever commercial agreement between the Israeli and Palestinian energy companies to increase provision in the West Bank area of Jenin, July 10, 2017. Yoav Mordechai, Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories, stands behind Steinitz,with Yiftach Ron Tal, Israel Electric Corporation head, on the far right.(Yossi Weiss).
July 10, 2017, 1:40 pm
In deal with Israel, PA takes ‘historic’ step toward energy independence
Turning on first completely Palestinian-owned and -managed substation, Israeli energy ministry and PA premier hail cooperation
By Dov Lieber
IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot, July 13, 2016 (IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
December 13, 2016, 9:31 pm
IDF chief slams ‘ignorant’ criticism of mixed-gender units
Eisenkot says famed general Kahalani’s claim that ‘role of a woman is to be a mother’ is ‘inappropriate, uncharacteristic’ of Israeli army
By Tamar Pileggi and Judah Ari Gross
Illustrative image of a female IDF tank instructor during an exercise on January 1, 2013. (Cpl. Zev Marmorstein/IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
November 21, 2016, 10:45 pm
IDF stands by integration of women, after spate of condemnations
Army spokesman Moti Almoz praises female soldiers’ motivation and desire to contribute, says they are fully part of people’s army
By ToI Staff
Director of the Israel Electric Corporation and former IDF general Yiftach Ron-Tal speaks at a conference in Jerusalem on October 23, 2013. (Miriam Alster/Flash 90)
November 21, 2016, 4:20 pm
Ex-general apologizes for calling integration of women an anti-IDF plot
Yiftach Ron-Tal ‘clarifies’ claim after backlash from MKs; another former tank officer says woman’s role is ‘to be a mother’
By Judah Ari Gross
A female tank instructor rides in an M-113 armored personnel carrier on April 21, 1993. (Michael Chai/BeMahane/IDF Archive)
November 21, 2016, 6:31 am
Ex-general says gender integration a leftist scheme to ‘weaken’ IDF
MK Rachel Azaria dismisses ‘unfounded’ allegation by Yiftach Ron-Tal, insists women should serve in combat units because they’re ‘good soldiers’; he apologizes
By Judah Ari Gross
Israel Electric Corporation's Yiftah Ron-Tal. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
December 14, 2015, 2:50 pm
Electric Corporation to fire 600 more workers in 2016
Management hopes major reform effort will place the struggling monopoly back in the black
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Israeli police walk outside of Jerusalem's Old City (Nati Shohat/FLASH90)
September 24, 2015, 6:06 pm
Rumors swirl over who will lead Israel’s beleaguered police
Forced to withdraw his first nominee, and with limited options, public security minister will have to scramble to come up with a candidate
By Judah Ari Gross
A home without power in Jerusalem on Saturday. (photo credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
December 17, 2013, 3:06 pm
After absence during storm, heads roll at electric company
Senior engineers fired for spending snowy weekend in Eilat warmth rather than joining efforts to restore power to homes
By Yifa Yaakov
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen at the situation room of the Jerusalem municipality during the storm, December 14, 2013. (Photo credit: Haim Zach/GPO/Flash90)
December 14, 2013, 8:29 pm
Netanyahu says disaster averted in ‘once-in-a-century’ storm
PM hails cooperation between authorities; electric corp. says full power to be restored to all within 48 hours; opposition chief slams televised meeting as PR stunt
By ToI Staff
(R. to L.) Chairman of the IEC’s Directorate, Ret. Major General Yiftah Ron-Tal, The Minister of National Infrastructures, Energy and Water Resources, Silvan Shalom, Eli Glickman, CEO of the Israel Electric Corporation, and IEC Deputy CEO and Customer Deputy Director-General, Yaakov (Yasha) Hain face the “red team” hackers at the IEC”s Cyber—Gym (Photo credit: Yossi weiss, IEC Spokesman unit)
November 2, 2013, 4:04 am
IEC’s Cyber-Gym toughens up Israel’s infrastructure
Cyber-defenders at the Israel Electric Company have to mitigate up to 6,000 ‘fake’ hacker attacks per second, helping them practice for the real thing
By David Shamah
Jewish Agency Homepage (screenshot)
September 11, 2012, 4:04 pm
Hackers force Jewish Agency site down for weekend
Surge of attacks originated from countries around the globe; site was brought back up after security upgrade
By Greg Tepper
Director of the Israel Electric Company and former IDF general Yiftach Ron-Tal. (Matanya Tausig/Flash 90)
September 6, 2012, 2:27 am
Israel fights off 1,000 cyber-attack hits a minute
Experts work 24/7 to thwart attacks; Israel Electric Company hit by 20,000 attempts each day
By David Shamah
An Israel Electric Corporation employee working on an electric line. (Roni Schutzer/Flash90)
August 30, 2012, 4:28 pm
Israel Electric Corporation to stop giving free electricity to employees
Chairman Yiftach Ron-Tal may provide salary increase in lieu of decades-old perk
By Gabe Fisher
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