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The Yamina party claims that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu offered it several senior portfolios, aiming to have them join the coalition and extend the life of the beleaguered government. Yamina says it has rejected the proposal.
Reports say Netanyahu’s Likud offered Naftali Bennett’s party the defense portfolio and two more senior ministerial jobs, including transportation minister. Likud promised the coalition would serve its full four-year term and wouldn’t include Benny Gantz’s Blue and White party. Likud has claimed some members of that party are ready to jump ship and join its parliamentary bloc.
There has been no proposal for a power-sharing agreement similar to Netanyahu’s current deal with Gantz, the reports say.
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Casting further doubt on a report by Channel 13 of “dramatic” progress in talks for a deal that would avert early elections from being called next week, Defense Minister Benny Gantz reportedly tells members of his Blue and White party that no agreements have been reached.
Party sources are quoted by Ynet as saying that at a Hanukkah candle-lighting event at the home of Science Minister Izhar Shay, Gantz said no understandings have been reached and that the country is going to elections. I m proud to work at The Times of Israel
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A French court jails for life a Moroccan Islamic State operative who planned a terror attack on a Paris-bound international train in 2015, only to be thwarted by passengers including off-duty US soldiers.
The Paris court convicts Ayoub El Khazzani, now 31, over the August 2015 plot on the Amsterdam-Paris high-speed Thalys train and also issues sentences of between seven and 27 years to three accomplices. AFP I m proud to work at The Times of Israel
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A nurse (right) seen during a simulated vaccination against the coronavirus at Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem, on December 17, 2020. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
Elderly Israelis and at-risk populations can now reserve doctor’s appointments to receive a vaccine against the coronavirus, ten months after the pandemic first reached the country.
Health maintenance organizations (HMOs) on Thursday afternoon started notifying Israelis aged over 60 and at-risk populations that they can book appointments to get vaccinated starting Monday, a day after the country starts administering coronavirus shots to front-line health workers.
Members of the Maccabi and Meuhedet HMOs could reserve appointments starting Thursday. Clalit will open reservations on Friday and Leumit will do so Sunday.
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A major annual Israeli song and dance show for children faces a significant setback, after it went online this year but its website crashes just as the performance is about to begin.
The Festigal has been taking place during the Hanukkah festival since 1981. Many children eagerly await it for months.
Parents around the country report their kids have been distraught by the error, which was reportedly caused by the website being overloaded with users.
Organizers later say the problem has been solved, an hour and 20 minutes after the scheduled start. I m proud to work at The Times of Israel