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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 369

Yitzhak Wasserlauf

Protesters calling for a hostages-for-ceasefire deal at Hakfar Hayarok Junction near Ramat Hasharon, in central Israel, September 2, 2024. (Hillel Maeir/Flash90)
September 2, 2024, 4:18 pm
Court shuts down Histadrut strike, accepting government claim it was political
Union boss says he’ll respect ruling, but doesn’t regret move; MKs urge class action suit; some activists protest against strike demanding truce-hostage deal, saying it aids Hamas
By Sam Sokol and ToI Staff
Eritreans near the scene where two Eritrean asylum seekers were killed in a fight with pro-regime activists, in south Tel Aviv, August 24, 2024. (Erik Marmor/Flash90)
August 25, 2024, 12:31 am
Far-right minister calls for expulsion of Eritrean asylum seekers after deadly brawl
Ben Gvir’s demand follows Tel Aviv fight between pro-regime and anti-regime factions in which two people were killed
By Sam Sokol and ToI Staff
Negev, Galilee and National Resilience Minister Yitzhak Wasserlauf at the annual Jerusalem Conference of the 'Besheva' group in Jerusalem, on February 26, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 23, 2024, 7:21 pm
Far-right minister slammed for seeming to equate same-sex marriage with incest
After Knesset interviewer protests ‘unpleasant’ suggestion, Yitzhak Wasserlauf clarifies he meant love is not a justification
By ToI Staff
National Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi (L) speaks during the Herzliya Conference, June 24, 2024. (Ronen Topelberg)
June 25, 2024, 9:43 pm
Ministers blast security council head for saying idea of Hamas can’t be eradicated
Leaked WhatsApp messages show far-right cabinet members rebuking Tzachi Hanegbi for comments at Herzliya Conference
By ToI Staff and Lazar Berman
File: Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara speaks at Tel Aviv University, September 28, 2022. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
March 13, 2024, 3:58 pm
Attorney general scolds Ben Gvir for meddling in probe of officer who shot teen
Baharav-Miara warns minister interference is illegal after he showed up at Justice Ministry office to blast investigation of border cop who killed 13-year-old in East Jerusalem
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) and Justice Minister Yariv Levin (L) at a cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on September 10, 2023 (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
September 10, 2023, 4:14 pm
Cabinet allocates NIS 20 million to encourage migrants to leave country
Funds earmarked to encourage ‘voluntary departure,’ week after a massive street brawl between Eritrean migrants injured over 170
By Carrie Keller-Lynn
Negev and the Galilee Minister Yitzhak Wasserlauf attends a lobby to strengthen the Galilee at the Knesset, June 26, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 3, 2023, 4:37 pm
Minister to High Court: AG must explain why road-blocking protesters are not charged
Far-right lawmaker Yitzhak Wasserlauf seeks court order instructing Baharav-Miara to explain her ‘selective enforcement,’ and accuses her of ‘shirking her duties’
By Stuart Winer and ToI Staff
Jews pray at the entrance to the flashpoint Temple Mount compound in Jerusalem's Old City, during Tisha B'Av, on July 27, 2023. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
July 28, 2023, 8:53 pm
Bahrain postpones plans to host Israeli FM, hours after Ben Gvir tours Temple Mount
Official justification given by Manama is scheduling conflict, but official says far-right minister’s visit to flashpoint site was actual reason
By Jacob Magid
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir tours the Temple Mount on Tisha B'Av, July 27, 2023. (Temple Mount Administration)
July 27, 2023, 11:29 am
Ben Gvir visits Temple Mount on Tisha B’Av, drawing rebuke from US, Jordan, Saudis
Minister, other lawmakers ascend to flashpoint site without incident; 16 Jewish visitors, 2 Arabs arrested over disturbances; record numbers said to tour site on fast day
By Michael Horovitz
Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara arrives for the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, Sunday, July 9, 2023. (Gil Cohen-Magen/Pool Photo via AP)
July 9, 2023, 5:17 pm
Ministers castigate AG at cabinet meeting, demand protest crackdown, urge her removal
Baharav-Miara berated; ministers say she’s soft on anti-overhaul demos, backs protesters; AG: Hope gov’t isn’t seeking to overrule police, set arrest quotas; Gantz: A horror show
By Jeremy Sharon
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, attends the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, Israel, July 9, 2023. (Gil Cohen-Magen/Pool Photo via AP)
July 9, 2023, 2:26 pm
PM: Selective law enforcement at different protests is ‘fatal wound’ to democracy
Premier makes comments ahead of cabinet meeting with top police and legal officials on policy regarding police activity at rallies against judicial overhaul
By ToI Staff
New housing projects in the West Bank Israeli settlement of Givat Ze'ev, June 18, 2023. (AP Photo/ Ohad Zwigenberg, File)
June 26, 2023, 8:14 pm
Israel advances plans for 5,700 settlement homes, breaking annual record in 6 months
13,082 homes advanced thus far in 2023 are more than previous record of 12,159 homes, which were green-lit in 2020 when the more settler-sympathetic Trump was US president
By Jacob Magid and AP
File - Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich (right) of the Religious Zionism party talks to National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir of Otzma Yehudit at the Knesset plenum in Jerusalem, December 28, 2022. (Olivier Fitoussi/ Flash90)
June 18, 2023, 8:12 pm
Committee on Arab affairs to include 18 ministers and only one Arab official
Itamar Ben Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich are among the far-right members of the committee, which will devise policy on combating soaring wave of deadly crime in Arab community
By ToI Staff
Left-wing NGO Breaking the Silence holds an event in Tel Aviv on July 1, 2017 where testimonies of former soldiers stationed in the West Bank were read aloud in front of the Kirya military base. The sign reads: 'Breaking the silence until the occupation ends.' (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
June 2, 2023, 12:17 am
Likud bill targeting NGOs that receive foreign funding is ‘dead’ – senior US official
PM has ordered legislation be temporarily shelved and MK behind it says he’s not giving up, but Biden aide says Washington doesn’t expect it to be raised again
By Jacob Magid
In this file photo taken on March 11, 2009, Haredi men gather at a yeshiva in Jerusalem. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)
May 29, 2023, 1:08 pm
At Haredi demand, contentious resolution will list Torah study among Zionist values
Ultra-Orthodox parties objected to original text, fearing their community might not get benefits if priority is given to those who serve in IDF; cabinet may vote on text this week
By Jeremy Sharon and ToI Staff
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