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Blue and White Knesset members Yoaz Hendel (L) and Zvi Hauser seen at the Knesset Plenary Hall, ahead of the opening Knesset session of the new government on April 29, 2019. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)
May 26, 2019, 12:01 pm
2 Blue and White MKs boycott opposition rally over speech by Arab party leader
Moshe Ya’alon, who heads hawkish faction within centrist party, says he opposed invite to Ayman Odeh; Hadash-Ta’al chief threatens to sue Likud for calling him a ‘terror supporter’
By Michael Bachner and TOI staff
Beatie Deutsch in Jerusalem, May 7, 2019. (Michael Bachner/Times of Israel)
May 24, 2019, 9:58 am
Haredi mother of 5 marathon champion Beatie Deutsch is running for a cause
From ‘out-of-shape’ mom to international success with Olympic hopes, 29-year-old uses her unique trajectory to raise funds for new center for sick teens following a family tragedy
By Michael Bachner
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) and Likud Minister Dan Meridor at a party meeting in the Knesset in September 2011. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
May 23, 2019, 3:52 pm
Former justice minister for Likud warns of Netanyahu ‘dictatorship’
Dan Meridor blasts plan that seeks to curb the court’s power and ensure PM’s immunity from prosecution, saying it would ‘bulldoze’ the legal system and erode democracy
By Michael Bachner and TOI staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C) is seen during a Knesset vote to revoke a law limiting the number of government ministers, on May 20, 2019. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)
May 22, 2019, 8:40 am
PM said set to nix immunity law, focus on High Court override to avoid charges
Senior Likud sources quoted as saying push for new legislation is engineered to generate outrage and ultimately secure support for Netanyahu immunity using existing law
By Michael Bachner and TOI staff
Jonathan Pollard speaks to Channel 12 news, May 21, 2019 (Channel 12 screenshot)
May 21, 2019, 10:28 pm
Ex-spy Pollard accuses Israel of not caring about ‘getting us home’
In rare interview, former Navy analyst restricted from moving to Israel under terms of parole complains Jerusalem prioritizing other matters over lobbying for him
By Michael Bachner and TOI staff
Jonathan Pollard, the American convicted of spying for Israel, leaves a New York courthouse following his release from prison after 30 years, on November 20, 2015 in New York. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images/AFP)
May 21, 2019, 2:05 pm
Jonathan Pollard charges Netanyahu doesn’t care about returning him to Israel
In rare interview, ex-spy says government prioritizing other issues and missing chances to raise issue with US president; PM responds that he ‘remains committed’ to returning him
By Michael Bachner
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, with Supreme Court Chief Justice Esther Hayut, at the Mount Herzl cemetery in Jerusalem, November 1, 2017. (Marc Israel Sellem/Pool)
May 19, 2019, 1:03 pm
200 lawyers threaten to shut down legal system over PM’s bid to curb High Court
Attorneys reportedly to meet Monday to design campaign against planned reforms; organizer decries ‘Erdoganization process’ against justice
By Michael Bachner
Benjamin Netanyahu and Arnon Mozes (Composite image: Flash90)
May 15, 2019, 11:05 pm
In new transcripts, PM and newspaper boss discuss his demand for kinder coverage
Investigation material against Netanyahu said to show Arnon Mozes agreed to pursue negative coverage of political rivals ahead of 2015 elections, sought to limit competing paper
By Michael Bachner
Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the Commission, speaks during a EU Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) at the European Council in Brussels on November 20, 2018. (John Thys/AFP)
May 15, 2019, 7:39 pm
EU to probe Palestinian textbooks for incitement to hatred, violence
Foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini confirms move following study that found new PA curriculum to be more radical than in the past, ‘abusing’ European taxpayer money
By Michael Bachner
Supreme Court President Esther Hayut arrives for a court hearing at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, March 14, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 14, 2019, 1:11 pm
Supreme Court president invokes Nazi era in implicit swipe at Netanyahu
Esther Hayut says judicial institutions can’t ‘withstand every attack’; PM said to be seeking legislation that would shatter judicial oversight
By Michael Bachner
US Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and US President Donald Trump's daughter and adviser Ivanka Trump unveil the inauguration plaque during the opening of the US embassy in Jerusalem on May 14, 2018. (AFP Photo/Menahem Kahana)
May 14, 2019, 9:58 am
US warns of Palestinian attacks on anniversary of Jerusalem embassy move
Americans advised to be alert, avoid demonstrations and follow Israeli authorities’ instructions ahead of Nakba Day protests, Eurovision
By Michael Bachner
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, on April 14, 2019. (RONEN ZVULUN /AFP)
May 13, 2019, 2:13 pm
Netanyahu says reports about his plan to override Supreme Court are ‘distorted’
PM claims media is featuring ‘tendentious leaks that include false proposals’ in bid to prevent any judicial reform; backs death penalty for terrorists, expelling their families
By Michael Bachner
An Israeli child on May 6, 2019, looks at shattered glass at the entrance to a building damaged by a rocket strike from the Gaza Strip, in the southern Israeli city of Ashdod. (Jack Guez/AFP)
May 12, 2019, 11:52 am
Southern Israel residents increasingly traumatized by Gaza rockets, group says
Report cites 40% surge in calls to trauma helpline, with over 1,000 calls just during last week’s 2-day flareup
By Michael Bachner
Illustrative photo of Eshel Prison. (Moshe Shai/Flash90)
May 12, 2019, 8:52 am
Report finds inhumane treatment of inmates widespread in Israeli prisons
Inspectors detail binding of prisoners for days at a time, strip searches without proper cause, and cells infested by rats, bedbugs and cockroaches
By Michael Bachner
People watch fireworks during a show to mark Israel's 71st Independence Day in Jerusalem on May 8, 2019. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
May 8, 2019, 7:35 pm
Grief to jubilation: Israel transitions from Memorial to Independence Day
With annual abrupt change of spirits, country celebrates its 71st anniversary with fireworks, concerts, parties and torch-lighting ceremony in Jerusalem
By Michael Bachner
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