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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 626

Nati Yefet

Defense Minister Naftali Bennett, left, meets with then US Defense Secretary Mark Esper in Washington, DC, on February 4, 2020. (US Department of Defense)
February 10, 2020, 11:08 am
Bennett: US agreed to counter Iran in Iraq while Israel fights it in Syria
Defense minister also expresses opposition to mainly relying on bombing Iranian arms shipments to Hezbollah, saying ‘for every convoy you hit, you miss five’
By Nati Yefet and Judah Ari Gross
Naftali Bennett (left) and Aryeh Deri (center) with Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef (right) ahead of Yosef's daughter's wedding, on June 2, 2016. (Yaakov Cohen/Flash90)
February 9, 2020, 9:49 pm
Yamina apologizes after Bennett says Haredim will accept any policy for money
National Religious party says it is sorry if anyone was offended, claims chairman’s comments were twisted; but Zman Yisrael recording backs up original report
By ToI Staff and Nati Yefet
Defense Minister Naftali Bennett speaks during the Makor Rishon conference at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem, December 8, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
February 9, 2020, 10:09 am
Bennett urges ‘cold war’ with Iran, directly threatens Hamas leaders
In campaign speech in synagogue, defense minister also says ultra-Orthodox parties will accept any policy as long as they get money; vows not to join Blue and White government
By Nati Yefet
Defense Minister Naftali Bennett, right, speaks to Interior Affairs Minister Aryeh Deri during a meeting with right-wing bloc parties at the Knesset in Jerusalem on November 18, 2019. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
November 20, 2019, 7:30 pm
Bennett pitches direct PM election proposal to avert 3rd Knesset vote
Long-shot bid would likely be challenged by High Court of Justice as it would entail far-reaching reforms enacted by a caretaker Knesset
By Nati Yefet and ToI Staff
Benjamin Netanyahu, then prime minister, seen at a welcoming ceremony for a new submarine, Rahav, at the Israeli Navy base in Haifa, on January 12, 2016. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)
October 25, 2019, 4:24 pm
Netanyahu must be questioned in submarine graft case, ex-prosecutor says
‘In other countries, a person facing criminal charges can’t run for office, let alone for the position of prime minister,’ says former deputy state prosecutor Yehuda Sheffer
By Nati Yefet
Naftali Bennett and Ayelet Shaked attend a press conference in Ramat Gan, July 21, 2019. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
September 11, 2019, 6:19 am
Naftali Bennett, not Ayelet Shaked, is chairman of New Right, party bylaws show
Bennett has the power to unilaterally split New Right from Yamina alliance, which could spell a political Catch 22 for the former justice minister, leaving her in the cold
By Nati Yefet
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting on January 25, 2018, in Davos, Switzerland. (AFP Photo/Fabrice Coffrini)
July 22, 2019, 5:15 am
Is Netanyahu an economic wizard? The numbers beg to differ
The PM often boasts he has turned the Israeli economy into ‘a huge success story.’ A review of the past decade’s figures reveals a different reality, for which Israelis are paying
By Nati Yefet
Former Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked speaks at a conference at the Tel Aviv University, on June 11, 2019. (Flash90)
June 13, 2019, 12:57 am
Right-wing parties said to offer Shaked no. 2 spot, if she ditches Bennett
URWP hoping to stop popular former justice minister from running in coming elections with New Right, where she is said to have been offered party leadership
By Nati Yefet and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at an event marking one year since the transfer of the US Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, on May 14, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 23, 2019, 5:38 am
Adios, democracy? How Netanyahu’s proposed legislation would damage rule of law
An Israeli constitutional expert says that as the PM seeks to protect himself from prosecution, his suggested changes to the Basic Laws would be a human rights catastrophe
By Nati Yefet
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