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Religious Zionist head Bezalel Smotrich attends a discussion in the Israeli parliament on the TV-show "Shtula" (Double agent), airing on Israeli TV, November 21, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 30, 2022, 6:03 am
How Bezalel Smotrich rode unfiltered radicalism and unforgiving politics to power
The Religious Zionism leader’s political ascent has been marked by extreme positions from the start. He now stands on the cusp of having the ability to realize his far-right vision
By Jeremy Sharon
Agriculture Minister Uri Ariel attends a Jewish Home faction meeting at the Knesset, on January 15, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 10, 2019, 11:20 am
Uri Ariel resigns as agriculture minister, 10 months after quitting politics
Right-wing minister leaves cabinet post after phone call with Netanyahu, sparking speculation PM is seeking to give portfolio to an ally
By ToI Staff
Agriculture Minister Uri Ariel (R) and former MK Avraham Neguise (L) welcome Meseret Warika and her two sons to Israel. Warika's brother Solomon Tekah was shot and killed by an off-duty policeman (courtesy)
October 7, 2019, 1:16 am
Sister of Ethiopian-Israeli killed by off-duty cop allowed to move to Israel
‘It is the least we can do to ease the pain and suffering of the family,’ minister says after sister of Solomon Tekah arrives at Ben-Gurion Airport
By ToI Staff and Agencies
The Knesset plenary hall during the swearing-in ceremony of Knesset members as a new session opens following the elections, on April 30, 2019. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)
June 18, 2019, 3:11 pm
Who’s running the show in Israel between elections?
Two election campaigns put Israel under an ‘interim government’ for almost all of 2019. How is that playing out?
By Marcy Oster
A Jerusalem municipal veterinary center employee attempts to lure stray cats into a cage with food so that they can be sterilized, March 7, 2019. (MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP)
May 8, 2019, 5:39 pm
Jerusalem faces dilemma in dealing with hordes of stray cats
Capital’s streets are overrun with an estimated 240,000 felines, but there is little funding or political will to deal with the problem
By Delphine Matthieussent
The Jewish Home party votes on a pre-election alliance with Otzma Yehudit in Petah Tikva, February 20, 2019. (Gili Yaari/Flash90)
February 22, 2019, 8:16 am
How the national religious camp moved from land for peace to union with radicals
The dispersal of Modern Orthodox Israelis into diverse political homes over the decades has left a progressively messianic minority in charge of their once dovish party
By Jacob Magid
Ultra-Orthodox Jews prepare a platter for a Tu B'Shvat seder in the northern town of Meron on January 30, 2018. (David Cohen/ Flash90/ File)
January 20, 2019, 8:35 pm
This Tu Bishvat, Ag Ministry says it’s the ripe time to leave dried fruit behind
Tradition of eating dried fruit to mark Israel’s Arbor Day harkens back to a time when it was hard to get fresh fruit from Israel; now, most dried fruit is from Turkey
By Melanie Lidman
Bezalel Smotrich after winning the election for chairman of the National Union, at the Crowne Plaza hotel in Jerusalem, January 14, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 14, 2019, 9:40 pm
Hardliner Smotrich wins race to lead influential Jewish Home sub-faction
MK defeats veteran Uri Ariel in National Union race; victory shows shift toward younger generation of anti-establishment settler leaders
By Jacob Magid
Palestinians shop at a vegetable market in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, August 30, 2018 (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
December 31, 2018, 12:36 pm
Ending trade conflict, Israel and PA lift bans on each other’s produce
Israeli agriculture minister says he reopened door to Palestinian imports after Ramallah said it would permit Israeli lamb in local markets
By Adam Rasgon
Agriculture Minister Uri Ariel speaks during a conference of the National Union Political party in Jerusalem on March 6, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
December 30, 2018, 2:31 am
Jewish Home says it will stay together after Bennett, Shaked take off
Factional heads of leaderless alliance hold late night meeting, vow to be the party of the national religious community in upcoming election
By ToI Staff
Palestinian Authority government meeting in Ramallah, on December 27, 2018. (Wafa)
December 27, 2018, 7:05 pm
In escalating trade fight, PA halts Israeli produce and poultry imports
Move comes 10 days after Israel’s agriculture minister bars Palestinian fruit and vegetable shipments from entering Israel
By Adam Rasgon
Dotan Goshen, the owner of a bio-farm in the kibbutz of Hama'apil, in central Israel, walks between rows of vegetables at his organic fruit and vegetable farm on May 8, 2017 (AFP PHOTO / JACK GUEZ)
December 19, 2018, 6:34 pm
PA threatens to boycott Israeli produce in response to possible Israeli ban
Agriculture Minister Uri Ariel said to freeze Palestinian fruit and vegetable imports until further notice; PA official denies political motivation to embargo on lamb from Israel
By Adam Rasgon
Illustrative: A Palestinian youth in Jerusalem displays his produce during Ramadan, July 24, 2012. (Noam Moskowitz/Flash90)
December 18, 2018, 9:42 pm
Minister said to freeze Palestinian produce imports, defying security warning
Uri Ariel’s decision decried by defense officials as ‘populist’ and destabilizing, could cost Palestinian economy NIS 1m. each day; final decision rests with cabinet, PM
By ToI Staff
The West Bank outpost of Havat Gilad, January 10, 2018. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
December 16, 2018, 4:25 pm
Ministers advance bill that would legalize 66 outposts deep in the West Bank
Legislation would give Knesset-appointed committee 2 years to regulate hilltop communities; attorney general warns that proposal carries ‘significant legal problems’
By Jacob Magid
A view of the Givat Assaf outpost, located near the Jewish settlement of Beit El in the West Bank (photo credit: Noam Moskowitz/Flash90)
December 16, 2018, 12:20 am
Ministers to vote on bill legalizing 66 outposts deep in West Bank
Jewish Home MKs threaten to topple government if committee doesn’t back Regulation Law 2, retroactively authorizing communities built illegally on state land over the Green Line
By Jacob Magid
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