Posts Tagged: NAFTALI BENNETT
Lau Opposes Effort to Merge Chief Rabbinate
Ynet - The Chief Rabbi launched a verbal attack against a bill which aims to merge the dual position of chief rabbi. The bill, currently...
Israel Needs New Religious Leadership
There was hardly a murmur when former Chief Rabbi Yona Metzger was arrested for the second time and placed under house arrest on suspicion of...
Israel’s Economy Minister Bennett Schools CNN’s Amanpour Over Use of Term ‘Occupied Territories’ (VIDEO)
Israel's Economy Minister Naftali Bennett took CNN's Christiane Amanpour to task in a tense television interview on Monday, objecting to the anchor's insistence on referring to...
Bennett Says Israel Wants Diplomatic Solution to Iran Crisis
Ynet - Economy Minister Naftali Bennett delivered a speech on Thursday to the Brookings Institution in Washington, saying that Israel was in great support of a diplomatic...
Bennett, Livni Proposal: One Chief Rabbi
Jerusalem Post - Israel will only have one chief rabbi, according to a draft bill Justice Minister Tzipi Livni, Religious Affairs Minister Naftali Bennett and...
Naftali Bennett to Jewish Groups: Help Defeat Iran Sanctions Relief Deal
JNS.org - Israeli Minister of Jerusalem and Diaspora Affairs Naftali Bennett (Habayit Hayehudi) called on Jewish groups to help influence governments to reject an...
Israel’s Security Concerns are Blocking Peace
One of the main issues being discussed in the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian negotiations is Israel's national security. Although given its military might Israel's sense of insecurity...
Bennett Says Israel’s Trade With India Could Double in Next 5 Years
The value of Israel's trade with India could double in the next five years, Israel's Economics Minister Naftali Bennett told reporters on Monday, according to...
Netanyahu Allows Jews to Return to Contentious Machpelah House
Following the recent murder of two Israeli soldiers in two separate incidents, and pressure from right-wing politicians, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a directive Sunday...
Bennett, Danon, Peretz, and Other Knesset Members Fined for Expense Reporting Violations
Ynet - The state comptroller issued fines to MKs who failed to follow proper primary funding practices. Economy Minister Naftali Bennett was fined NIS 65,000 (about...
Livni, Bennett Clash on Benefits for Judea and Samaria Communities
JNS.org - Justice Minister Tzipi Livni, Israel's negotiator in renewed Israeli-Palestinian conflict talks, abstained from a cabinet vote approving national benefits including housing subsidies...
Israeli Government to Pass Peace Treaty Referendum Law ‘Soon’
JPost - The government will pass a law requiring a referendum on any peace treaty, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu announced Monday. "For years, I have...
Israel Econ Minister Bennett: ‘I Would Not Free One Murderer For the Right to Sit with Abbas’
Jerusalem Post - Economy and Trade Minister Naftali Bennett on Sunday responded to reports that Israel is considering releasing Palestinian security prisoners as a gesture to...
Israel’s Leaders Must Speak with One Voice
In recent months, there has been mounting indiscriminate criticism of Prime Minister Netanyahu's policies by government officials. Although such behavior has been a feature of...
