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Play audio 1XChange playback rate from 1 to 1 Mute audio Gantz said he wished the minister "success in his future endeavors." Shefa also spoke with Defense Minister Gantz and said on Twitter that "It was clear to both of us that the rifts that have formed between myself and the party have caused my departure from Kahol Lavan." Open gallery view Ram Shefa speaks in the Knesset plenum in Jerusalem. April 27, 2020.Credit: Adina Valman / Knesset Spokespersons Office He added, "I am very certain, b...

1 shares Israel and the United States vote against the UN’s budget for 2021, citing the international body’s “bias” against Israel and its plan to hold an event marking the 20th anniversary of the World Conference against Racism. Israel and the US withdrew from the 2001 conference in Durham, South Africa after texts circulated at the conference censured the Jewish state. “Twenty years ago, the Durban conference convened with the worthy goal of combating racism. But, like many UN...

1 shares The Zaka emergency service says 157 Israelis were found dead in their homes, days after their deaths, in 2020, marking a 20% rise from 2019. The organization notes, in a statement: “Most, but not all, were elderly people living alone, with no-one to care for them or check on their well-being – a situation exacerbated by the isolation and lockdowns that characterized 2020. In every case, these were people living alone who died alone. It was only when neighbors noticed the horr...

1 shares The Tourism Ministry says 850,000 tourists visited Israel in 2020 — down 81 percent from last year, amid the pandemic. The Dead Sea shore and hotels on October 18, 2020. (Menachem Lederman/Flash90) Im proud to work at The Times of Israel I’ll tell you the truth: Life here in Israel isn’t always easy. But its full of beauty and meaning. Im proud to work at The Times of Israel alongside colleagues who pour their hearts into their work day in, day out, to capture the co...

Follow Dec. 30, 2020 “I’m finished with Benny,” Avi Nissenkorn told his associates as he left Kahol Lavan 10 days ago. His decision came after he was summoned to his party chairman’s home only to find former minister Haim Ramon – who seeks to reform the courts – sitting on the sofa. Gantz informed the shocked justice minister that Ramon was his representative in negotiations with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. In the short time that has elapsed since the Justice Minister dec...

0 shares Britain registers a new daily high of more than 53,000 coronavirus cases, as concern mount about spiraling numbers of positive tests and pressure on health services. Government figures show 53,135 people tested positive in the last 24 hours, up from 41,385 the previous day, taking the overall number of cases to 2,382,865. A further 414 deaths have been recorded within 28 days of a positive test, increasing the country’s toll to 71,567. — AFP Im proud to work at The Times ...

Michal Kotler-Wunsh (Rami Zarenger) MK Michal Cotler-Wunsh announced on Tuesday that she will not run as a candidate for Blue and White in the March elections, as the apparent disintegration of the party continued. “It is the role of responsible, honest leadership to identify, realize and represent the public in order to restore trust and renew hope,” Cotler-Wunsh said in a statement. “I am committed to continue serving, with courage and humility.” Cotler-Wunsh was only sworn into the K...

IDF soldiers prevented several Lebanese men from crossing into Israel earlier today, the military says. In a statement, the military says forces spotted suspects nearing the border fence, one of whom climbed over it and walked several meters into Israeli territory. Troops shot in the air, and the suspect returned to Lebanon, with the suspects leaving the area, the IDF says. Im proud to work at The Times of Israel I’ll tell you the truth: Life here in Israel isn’t always easy. But its...

1 shares Benny Gantz opens his press conference by slamming Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying he caused the election, in a fiery appearance. “Blue and White saved the country,” he claims, saying it committed an act of heroism for which it is now paying the electoral price. “We lay on the fence; some would say, we jumped on the grenade.” He predicts that Netanyahu will lose power in the March 2021 elections — Netanyahu’s “fingers will be prised” from the leadership ...

0 shares Gideon Sa’ar, leader of the right-wing “New Hope” party formed recently after he left the ruling Likud party, tells an Arab-Israeli television station that he intends to have members of minority goups join his party, possibly including Muslims. “I have five more weeks until the slates are submitted, but we will include minorities in our Knesset slate, it’s important to me,” Sa’ar tells Hala TV. Asked if he also means Muslims, Sa’ar answers: “Why not? The questio...