Politics

by Ifi Reporter
Category: Politics
Yitzhak Herzog was elected the 11th President of the State of Israel. Herzog won by an overwhelming majority of 87 supporters, the highest number in the state, over the 26 supporters of his rival Miriam Peretz, with whom he hugged in the plenum stand when the two then watched the vote together. In the victory speech, he declared that he would be "everyone's president" and would work to heal the rifts in Israeli society, as well as against anti-Semitism in the world. "With reverence and great excitement, I am the poorest of the deeds, accepting the election of the Knesset of Israel to me as...
Jun 2, 2021

by Ifi Reporter
Category: Politics
Ahead of the formation of a new government in Israel, Knesset Speaker Yariv Levin announced that Yair Lapid had managed to form a government with Naftali Bennett, but so far has not determined when the vote will take place to approve the formation of a new government. Meanwhile, the coalition agreements between the parties are revealed. The cost of forming a new government, as reflected in the clauses of the coalition agreements published so far, is estimated at around NIS 20 billion a year for the state budget. The full agreements will only be revealed when they are laid on the Knesset...
Jun 8, 2021

Thousands demonstrated near prime minister's residence - Benet calls to treat Netanyahu with respect
by Ifi Reporter
Category: Politics
About 1,500 people came to demonstrate Saturday night near the prime minister's residence in Jerusalem, on the evening of the last Saturday before the expected inauguration of the new government. The demonstrators came to the weekly demonstration in Paris Square as part of a protest against Netanyahu. The designated prime minister, Naftali Bennett, said in a press release: "This is not the time for demonstrations and provocations. I call for Netanyahu and his family to be treated with respect." In another demonstration held by the organization of black flags at the Nahariya junction, a man...
Jun 12, 2021

by Ifi Reporter
Category: Politics
The Ben & Jerrys affair, the ice cream maker that announced Monday that it will not sell its products in the territories, caused a great deal of controversy throughout Israeli politics. However, the company's original decision was even more decisive. According to an NBC report, the intervention of Unilever, the giant corporation owned by Ben & Jerrys, softened the statement. Yesterday, the company announced that it would stop selling ice cream in the occupied territories, and that it would not renew its franchise agreement, under which an Israeli company manufactured the ice cream at a...
Jul 20, 2021

by Ifi Reporter
Category: Politics
Disabled people's organizations have renewed their protest for rights and budgets and are demonstrating in a variety of centers across the country. According to the organizations, the protest is renewed because the government and the Ministry of Finance are not implementing the Disability Benefit Increase Act passed in February 2018, because no state budget has been passed for about two years. The demonstrators are expected to block major roads and demonstrate in front of government ministries. A statement issued by the disabled people's organizations stated that "the demonstrations will...
Jul 25, 2021

by Ifi Reporter
Category: Politics
Hundreds of farmers on Thursday blocked major intersections from north to south in protest of the Ministry of Finance's intention to introduce a reform in the import of agricultural produce, which is expected to lead to falling prices for a range of products in supermarkets and containers. Farmers block roads using tractors, agricultural produce and various tools, and dump vegetables and eggs on the floor. "The settlement was not established in the Arrangements Law, nor will it be dismantled in the Arrangements Law," they attacked. Demonstrations are taking place at eight major...
Jul 29, 2021

by Ifi Reporter
Category: Politics
99,079 Israelis received their third vaccine over the weekend. A total of 1,365,887 received the booster dose. This is according to data published tonight (Saturday) by the Ministry of Health. In addition, 7,249 Israelis received the first dose of the vaccine. Data from the Ministry of Health show that 6.7% of those aged 40 to 49 have already received the third vaccine dose, as have 34% of those aged 50 to 59, 58.5% of those aged 60 to 69, 74.6% of those aged 70 to 79, 70.4% of those aged 80 to 89 and 65.1 % Among people aged 90 and over. At the same time, there was an increase over the...
Aug 21, 2021

by Ifi Reporter
Category: Politics
The chairman of the Knesset's Interior Committee, Said Al-Kharomi (RAAM), died last night (Tuesday to Wednesday) at the age of 49 after suffering a heart attack. "The Islamic Movement and Ra'am announce with great sorrow the death of the righteous Banan, MK Said al-Kharomi, after a heart attack during the night," the party said in a statement. The party's chairman, Mansour Abbas, paid tribute to him outside the hospital. "An energetic and very smart young politician," he said. "He always believed in his way as the son of the Arabs of the Negev. The loss is great. "
Aug 24, 2021

by Ifi Reporter
Category: Politics
Former United States President Donald Trump is attacking former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu. In an exclusive interview he gives to journalist Barak Ravid in his new book "Trump's Peace" which hits stores today, Trump says: "I loved Netanyahu very much. There was no one who did more for Bibi than me. There was no one who did more for Israel than me. But the election in the country "This one was stolen and sewn. And the first person to run to greet Joe Biden was Netanyahu. Leaders of other countries, such as Brazil, waited months. Putin, Mexico. They also felt that the election was sewn."
Dec 10, 2021

by Ifi Reporter
Category: Politics
Intel has terminated business relations with the Israeli offensive cyber company NSO, following the latter's entry into the US blacklist - according to a report in the Financial Times. NSO reportedly uses equipment it purchases from a number of US vendors - such as Dell servers, Intel hardware and Cisco routers, and uses computers running Microsoft's Windows operating system. As you may recall, in early November, the US Department of Commerce announced that NSO, along with Candiro, would be blacklisted by entities acting against the national interest of the United States. This means that...
Dec 21, 2021