Posts Tagged: amir peretz
South Korea Becomes First Asian Country to Sign Free Trade Agreement With Israel
i24 News - Israel and South Korea signed a free trade agreement (FTA) earlier this week, which is expected to increase trade between the countries...
Israeli Government Reveals $320 Million Plan to Stimulate Investment, Job Retention in Tech
CTech – The Israeli ministries of finance and economics published on Monday an NIS 1.1 billion ($320 million) plan to encourage investments and employment in...
Netanyahu Claims ‘Enormous Victory,’ Pledges to Form ‘Nationalist Government’
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed an "enormous victory" in the country's 2020 elections on Monday night, saying he planned to form a “nationalist government...
Top Netanyahu Rival Gantz Expresses Support for Annexation of Jordan Valley, Calling It Israel’s ‘Eastern Defensive Wall’
The head of Israel's centrist Blue and White party, Benny Gantz, expressed support on Tuesday for annexing the Jordan Valley, calling the strategically-situated region the...
Former Israeli PM Olmert Cancels Trip to Switzerland Over Fear of War Crimes Arrest
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has called off a planned visit to Switzerland after he was warned that he could be arrested there for...
New and Old Faces in Israel’s 20th Knesset Are Officially Sworn In
The Knesset opening session was buzzing with new faces, as 39 new Members of Knesset joined their veteran colleagues in the swearing in ceremony that...
Charedi Draft Bill Provisions Disputed by Peri Committee Members
Jerusalem Post - Several members of the Peri Committee - which has been tasked with drawing up legislation for drafting haredi men into national...
Peres Appeals for Peace at World Economic Forum, Expected to Tout Pre-67 Borders
Israeli President Shimon Peres said Sunday Israelis and the Palestinian Authority could "overcome skepticism and doubts" to find a lasting peace. Speaking to reporters at the...
Israel Considers Cutting Gas Export Quota Drastically
Israel is considering cutting gas exports due to social protests in the country, Israeli media reported Thursday. Minister of Energy and Water Resources Silvan Shalom may...
Knesset Committee: In Six Weeks We Will Have Burden Law
Ynet - The Knesset Committee for Promoting Equal Share of the Burden, headed by Science Minister Yaakov Perry (Yesh Atid), convened for the first...
Israel’s Cabinet Forms Committee to Draft New Conscription Law
Times of Israel -The Cabinet on Sunday appointed a ministerial committee tasked with drafting new legislation for the recruitment of ultra-Orthodox Jews and Arabs...
Bennett: Integration of Haredim into Workforce More Important Than Universal Draft
Times of Israel - Integration of ultra-Orthodox Israelis into the workforce is more important than a universal draft law to mandate the religious...
Ministerial Committee to Submit Burden-Sharing Bill to Knesset Within 49 Days
Ynet - It was announced Wednesday that Science Minister Yaakov Peri will head a ministerial committee that will legislate issues pertaining to "equal share of...
Netanyahu Signs Deal With Yesh Atid and Jewish Home to Form New Government
Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud-Beiteinu party inked a coalition deal with Yesh Atid and the Jewish Home party Friday, bringing to an end negotiations to form a...
