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Supporters of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu demonstrate outside PM Netanyahu's residence in Jerusalem on November 21, 2019. (Noam Revkin Fenton/FLASH90)
November 22, 2019, 1:02 am
Justice minister, other allies rally around Netanyahu after charges announced
Likud’s Yariv Levin slams criminal probes of PM as ‘tainted and prejudiced,’ calls for party unity; but many in Likud stay silent hours after announcement
By Raoul Wootliff and TOI staff
State Prosecutor Shai Nitzan speaks at the annual Justice Conference in Airport City, outside Tel Aviv on September 03, 2019 (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
November 21, 2019, 10:30 pm
Report: State prosecutor believes charges prevent PM from forming new government
While not legally required to resign, legal precedent may preclude Netanyahu from eligibility to lead a fresh coalition, Justice Ministry officials tell Globes newspaper
By TOI staff
Publisher and owner of the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper Arnon 'Noni' Mozes arrives for questioning at the Lahav 433 investigation unit in Lod, January 15, 2017. (Koko/Flash90)
November 21, 2019, 9:46 pm
Media magnates Mozes, Elovitch hit with bribery charges in Netanyahu cases
Yedioth Ahronoth publisher, Bezeq controlling shareholder both implicated in prime minister’s alleged efforts to trade favors for positive media coverage
By TOI staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responds to the decision to indict him in corruption cases, November 21, 2019 (TV screenshot)
November 21, 2019, 9:14 pm
An impassioned Netanyahu rails at ‘attempted coup’ by police, prosecutors
After AG says PM to stand trial for bribery, fraud and breach of trust, premier rules out quitting: ‘I won’t let the lie win. I will continue to lead this country with devotion’
By Raoul Wootliff and TOI staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks after being tasked by President Reuven Rivlin (not pictured) with forming a new government, during a press conference in Jerusalem, September 25, 2019. (Menahem Kahana/AFP)
November 21, 2019, 8:10 pm
PM ‘cannot serve one more day’: Calls for resignation multiply over indictment
Politicians from center and left insist Netanyahu must go; Likud loyalist Zohar charges prosecutors are on a witch hunt, vows ‘we will not be silent’
By TOI staff
A former inmate of Khiam prison holds a mock gallows during a sit-in near a military court where an arrest warrant was issued for Lebanese-American Amer Fakhoury, who confessed he'd worked for Israel during its occupation of Lebanon for nearly two decades, in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, September 17, 2019. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
November 21, 2019, 6:49 pm
Lebanon delays trial of Lebanese-American accused of collaborating with Israel
Amer Fakhoury was arrested after returning from the US to visit relatives; he had worked for the Israeli-backed South Lebanese Army during Lebanese civil war
By TOI staff and Agencies
Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit speaks at a Justice Ministry conference in Tel Aviv, on November 4, 2019. (Flash90)
November 21, 2019, 5:55 pm
AG to announce decision on Netanyahu criminal cases at 7:30 p.m.
If, as expected, charges are announced in the 3 investigations, it will be first time Israel is led by premier facing criminal indictment; Netanyahu to give statement at 8:30 p.m.
By TOI staff
Blue and White party MK Yair Lapid speaks to the media after casting his ballot at a voting station in Tel Aviv on September 17, 2019. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
November 21, 2019, 2:04 pm
Yesh Atid cancels primaries, extends Lapid’s chairmanship
Party belonging to Gantz’s Blue and White faction nixes leadership vote, citing ongoing political deadlock, absence of government
By TOI staff
Mayor of Tel Aviv Ron Huldai poses for a photograph at a launch event for the new public transportation buses which will run on Saturdays, November 20, 2019. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
November 21, 2019, 1:48 pm
Breaking religious restrictions, buses to roll on Shabbat in Tel Aviv
Six routes covering 300 kilometers will serve metropolis and surrounding cities of Ramat Hasharon, Givatayim, Kiryat Ono on the Jewish day of rest
By JTA and TOI staff
Senior Likud party lawmaker MK Gideon Sa'ar speaks during the conference of the Israeli Television News Company in Tel Aviv on September 5, 2019. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
November 21, 2019, 1:32 pm
Likud’s Sa’ar calls for leadership primaries, declares bid to unseat Netanyahu
Premier’s chief rival in the party says he will succeed in forming government, ‘uniting country’; Netanyahu supporter Elkin says internal vote will only waste time and energy
By TOI staff and Raphael Ahren
Screen capture from video of Riad Rushrush, sentenced to 19 years in prison for killing Tehila Nagar, seen at the Nazareth District Court, November 21, 2019. (Wallas News)
November 21, 2019, 12:13 pm
Uproar in court as man sentenced to 19 years for killing girlfriend
Families of victim and defendant hurl abuse at each other during sentencing of Galilee man in plea bargain that saw charge downgraded from murder to manslaughter
By Stuart Winer and TOI staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and MK Yoav Kisch (L) converse during a Likud Party faction meeting at the Knesset on January 2, 2017. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
November 21, 2019, 11:36 am
Defying Netanyahu, Likud lawmaker calls for early leadership primaries
Yoav Kisch says other MKs want to challenge PM for party leadership; Netanyahu loyalist Elkin says fresh vote will only waste time and energy
By TOI staff
Actress Idina Menzel is honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, in Hollywood, California on November 19, 2019. (Mark RALSTON / AFP)
November 21, 2019, 11:35 am
Idina Menzel gets Hollywood star
Broadway, TV and movie actress honored days before the opening of ‘Frozen 2,’ in which she reprises her role as the voice of Elsa
By TOI staff
Blue and White party leader Benny Gantz (L) and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meet at IDF headquarters in Tel Aviv, on October 27, 2019. (Elad Malka)
November 21, 2019, 10:46 am
Netanyahu again calls on Gantz to hold one-on-one coalition talks
PM says a ‘final push’ to establish unity government with Blue and White leader must be made on behalf of the country
By TOI staff
Illustrative: Palestinian security prisoners in Ofer Prison, north of Jerusalem, August 20, 2008. (Moshe Shai/Flash90/File)
November 21, 2019, 8:35 am
Netherlands cuts aid to Palestinian Authority over terrorist salaries
Dutch government, which gives several millions of dollars a year to PA, says talks to end wages to those who carried out attacks on Israelis ‘did not lead to the desired outcome”
By JTA and TOI staff
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