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File: Itamar Ben Gvir (right), head of the Otzma Yehudit party, and chairman of the Religious Zionism party Bezalel Smotrich at an election campaign event in Sderot, October 26, 2022. (Flash90)
June 25, 2023, 3:59 am
Ministers slam security chiefs for calling settler attacks on Palestinians ‘terror’
Ben Gvir orders probe into ‘collective punishment’ at settlement of Ateret after assault on nearby Palestinian village; Smotrich rejects security chiefs’ denunciation of attacks
By ToI Staff
Anti-overhaul protesters rally against Energy Minister Israel Katz as he's escorted to his car in Tel Aviv, June 11, 2023. (Twitter screenshot: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
June 12, 2023, 10:39 am
Likud minister says ‘protesters of darkness’ spat on him at Tel Aviv event
Israel Katz denounces ‘violence masquerading as democracy’; anti-overhaul protesters rally near PM’s Caesarea home
By ToI Staff
File: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) with Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi at the plenum hall of the Knesset, in Jerusalem, on May 1, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 5, 2023, 1:49 pm
Likud minister slams ‘out of touch, elitist’ Smotrich over soaring cost of living
In scathing broadside, Netanyahu ally Shlomo Karhi pans government’s daycare subsidies for working parents as only benefiting rich people, says he’s lost faith in finance minister
By ToI Staff
US climate envoy John Kerry (left) and Energy Minister Israel Katz shake hands at a meeting in Jerusalem, June 2, 2023. (Oded Karni)
June 2, 2023, 4:15 pm
Visiting US climate envoy Kerry meets ministers on water, solar projects with Jordan
In Jerusalem, former top diplomat talks with Israel Katz about plans to swap energy for desalinated water, discusses moves to combat warming with Idit Silman
By ToI Staff
President Isaac Herzog hosts delegations from Likud, Yesh Atid and National Unity for judicial overhaul negotiations at his residence in Jerusalem, March 28, 2023. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)
May 29, 2023, 10:52 am
Coalition said to propose freezing key parts of judicial overhaul for a year
Report says legislation will be passed on the issues of ‘reasonableness,’ legal advisers; opposition thought unwilling to immediately agree; direct talks to restart Tuesday
By ToI Staff
Orot Rabin, an Israel Electric Corporation (IEC) coal-powered power plant on the Mediterranean coast in Hadera, Israel (Yossi Zamir/Flash90)
May 7, 2023, 4:54 pm
Cabinet okays $33 million ‘kosher electricity’ storage facility
Controversial plan addresses the concerns of strictly devout Jews about consuming power produced by co-religionists on the Sabbath
By Canaan Lidor
Illustrative photo of carbon emissions from a power plant. (YouTube screenshot)
May 1, 2023, 10:04 am
Climate bill delayed as Energy Ministry argues it should head panel on emission cuts
‘The cat can’t guard the cream,’ objects environmental protection minister, as Energy Ministry issues list of demands, pushing off debate by a week
By Sue Surkes
In a screenshot from video, Justice Minister Yariv Levin (center in black jacket) is seen greeting Rafi Chaim-Kedoshim during a Purim party at the latter's home in Herzliya. In the foreground on the right is Energy Minister Israel Katz. (Twitter screenshot; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
March 21, 2023, 4:57 pm
Justice minister attended Purim party held by Likud activist who’s in a crime family
New images show Yariv Levin, other senior members of ruling party at home of Rafi Chaim-Kedoshim, a prominent figure in Likud’s Herzliya branch who has served 4 jail terms
By ToI Staff
Incoming prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu presents his new government to the Knesset in Jerusalem on December 29, 2022 (Yonatan Sindel/FLASH90)
December 29, 2022, 2:11 pm
Netanyahu presents new government’s agenda; Lapid: ‘Try not to destroy the country’
Several MKs from incoming opposition ejected from plenum for heckling as incoming PM outlines plans ahead of swear-in; thousands protest outside Knesset against hardline coalition
By ToI Staff
Eli Cohen (L) and Ron Dermer (composite - Wikimedia Commons/Ofir Abe - CC BY-SA 4, and AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
December 29, 2022, 1:47 pm
Netanyahu names Eli Cohen as foreign minister; Dermer gets strategic affairs post
After internal jostling, Cohen set to rotate FM’s job with Energy Minister Israel Katz; past US envoy Dermer was also floated as leading candidate for that post
By Lazar Berman
Likud head MK Benjamin Netanyahu at the Knesset on November 21, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 22, 2022, 11:33 am
Two Likud MKs assail Netanyahu over senior cabinet roles offered to other parties
Former ally Bitan says party leader ‘crossed the line’ and was out-negotiated by Deri and Smotrich; Danon says wrong for Shas leader to hold multiple top portfolios
By ToI Staff
Likud's Benjamin Netanyahu (L), in Jerusalem on September 11, 2022 and Otzma Yehudit's Itamar Ben Gvir (R), in Jerusalem on July 11, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90)
November 7, 2022, 12:09 pm
Netanyahu may have no choice but to give Ben Gvir the Public Security Ministry
Incoming PM is also facing Smotrich’s demand for the Finance Ministry; meanwhile, Likud MKs, particularly Israel Katz, see their negotiating power for top jobs reduced
By Shalom Yerushalmi
Likud party leader and former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu gestures after voting next to his wife Sara in a primary to fill out the party's Knesset slate, in Tel Aviv on August 10, 2022. (Gil Cohen-Magen/AFP)
August 10, 2022, 6:29 am
Likud, projected to be November’s largest party, votes on slate in Wednesday primary
Most MKs expected to stay in spots likely to land them back in Knesset, but some shuffling under Netanyahu expected as party gets its candidates in a row
By Carrie Keller-Lynn
Screen capture of a golden medallion featuring Likud party leader MK Benjamin Netanyahu. (Only Bibi)
July 18, 2022, 10:10 am
Likud activists slammed for cult worship over Netanyahu ‘medallion of loyalty’
At party event, would-be Likud MK Heidi Mozes drapes chain with golden image of leader around neck of MK Israel Katz, defends item as no different to UK currency featuring queen
By Stuart Winer
An Uber sign is displayed inside a car in Palatine, Illinois, February 10, 2022. (AP/Nam Y. Huh)
July 11, 2022, 1:50 am
Uber lobbied Netanyahu, envoys, drafted bills in bid to operate in Israel
Huge document leak details how ride-hailing giant used ‘stealth’ tech to block scrutiny, flouted laws in many countries where it sought expansion
By Ricky Ben-David and Agencies
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