Posts Tagged: avigdor lieberman
Israel Finance Minister Seeks Transfer of Russian Funds to Immigrants
Israeli Finance Minister Avigdor Lieberman is looking for ways to enable Russian immigrants to access their bank accounts in Russia and transfer money to Israel,...
Israel’s Finance Minister Calls for Nation-State Law to Be Changed
i24 News — Israeli Finance Minister Avigdor Lieberman called for an amendment to the Nation-State Law after the identity of the officer killed more than...
Gantz: Condemning Russian ‘War Crimes’ Won’t Curtail Israel’s Freedom to Act in Syria
Defense Minister Benny Gantz suggested on Monday that Israel’s condemnation of Russian war crimes committed in Bucha, Ukraine, would not compromise its ability to carry...
Israel to Pass Anti-Boycott Regulations Following Ben & Jerry’s, Amnesty Controversies
Israel’s justice minister approved regulations late on Saturday to sanction companies such as Ben & Jerry’s and its parent Unilever over their decision to boycott...
Israeli Cabinet Starts First State Budget Debate in Three Years
Israeli cabinet ministers on Sunday began debate on the 2021-2022 state budget, more than three years after the government last approved a fiscal spending package. Due...
New Israeli Finance Minister Says No Tax Hikes, Budget Focus on 2022
Israel's new government will not raise taxes and is committed to passing a two-year 2021-22 budget, although time constraints mean the budget impact will mostly...
Who’s Who in Israel’s New Patchwork Coalition Government
Israel's new government, due to be sworn in on Sunday, consists of a hodgepodge of political parties that have little in common other than a...
Israeli Political Parties Begin Meeting With Rivlin to Recommend Choices to Form Government
Representatives of the parties that will sit in the next Knesset began meeting with Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin on Monday to announce their recommendations for...
Israeli Experts, Ex-Officials Assess Shifting Election Math, Urge Avoiding New Elections
Israeli experts and former political officials weighed in Wednesday on the still-emerging 2021 election results, expressing hope that Israel’s politicians would manage to break the...
Lieberman Conceives Plan for Anti-Netanyahu Bloc: Report
i24 News - Yisrael Beiteinu’s chairman Avigdor Lieberman held over the course of Wednesday a series of talks with leaders of the so-called anti-Netanyahu bloc,...
Lieberman Pushes for Lapid-Sa’ar-Bennett Union to Run Against Netanyahu
i24 News - Yisrael Beiteinu leader Avigdor Lieberman will call on fellow lawmakers Yair Lapid, Gideon Sa’ar, and Naftali Bennett to join forces and run...
Gantz’s Personal Independence Day
JNS.org - It took Benny Gantz a little over a year from the time he entered Israel’s political arena to show that he has a...
Israeli Arab Party Backs Netanyahu’s Rival Gantz
The main rival to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu won support from Israel's Arab party on Sunday to form a government, potentially undermining Netanyahu's plan to...
Israel’s Sephardic Chief Rabbi Urges Worshipers to Avoid Prayers at Western Wall Due to Coronavirus Pandemic
Israel’s Sephardic chief rabbi ruled on Thursday that praying at the Western Wall should be avoided, as well as all religious services with large groups,...