Posts Tagged: Zeev Elkin
Right-Wing Challenge to Netanyahu Builds Ahead of Israeli Election
A right-wing challenge to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a March Israeli election gained momentum on Wednesday with the defection of a long-time ally to an...
Israeli Minister Signals Major West Bank Annexation Move Not Imminent
An Israeli minister played down on Tuesday the likelihood of major moves to annex settlements in the West Bank on July 1, the planned starting...
No Israeli Government Involvement in Alleged NSO-WhatsApp Hack, Minister Says
The Israeli government on Friday denied any involvement in an alleged cyberhack by Israeli surveillance firm NSO Group. Distancing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government from the alleged attempts...
Dark Horse Candidate Shoots to Top of Jerusalem Mayoral Race After Haredi Endorsements
Jerusalem mayoral candidate Moshe Leon has suddenly become the front-runner in the upcoming municipal elections after receiving the endorsement of leading Haredi parties. According to Hebrew news...
Netanyahu Criticizes Itinerary for Prince William’s Visit: ‘Jerusalem Is Israel’s Eternal Capital’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday leveled pointed criticism of British Prince William’s planned visit to the Jewish state. The official itinerary for the trip...
Israel ‘Not an American Colony’: Environment Minister Confirms Jerusalem’s Support for Paris Climate Accord After US Withdrawal
US President Donald Trump's decision on Thursday to pull out from the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change elicited little sympathy from the Israeli government, which restated...
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu in Beijing: The Jewish State Is Open for Business With China
“Israel is open for business with China,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in Beijing on Monday after meeting with a group of top Chinese business...
Netanyahu References Purim at Meeting With Putin in Moscow: Persia’s Heir, Iran, Trying to Destroy Jewish State
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flew to Moscow on Thursday for a meeting with Russian President Vladmir Putin -- their fifth in the past year...
At Climate Change Conference in Morocco, Israeli Minister Refutes Palestinian Claim That Jewish State Intentionally Pollutes Environment to Harm Civilians
Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah accused Israel on Wednesday of intentionally polluting the environment in the West Bank and Gaza Strip to harm Palestinian...
Netanyahu Reverses Decision to Close Israeli Embassy in Belarus
JNS.org - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has decided not to close the Israeli Embassy in Minsk, Belarus, according to a statement released on Wednesday. The decision...
Israel to Help Germans Confront Influx of Muslim Migrants
JNS.org - Israeli Immigrant Absorption Minister Zeev Elkin, who accompanied Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on a trip to Berlin on Monday, was scheduled to meet with...
Israel Police Seeks to Bolster Presence in Arab Sector
JNS.org - The Israel Police is seeking to bolster its presence in the Jewish state’s Arab sector by enlisting 1,350 additional policemen and setting up 10...
After Terror Attack in France, Israeli Minister Calls on French Jews to ‘Come Home’
Israel made an impassioned call to French Jews to immigrate to Israel, after the latest terrorist attack in France at a factory in Lyon on...
Knesset Member Elkin Says Jewish State Law Won’t Destroy Coalition
Arutz Sheva - If the coalition indeed collapses, it will not be because of the Jewish State Law, coalition chairman MK Ze'ev Elkin (Likud) said Sunday night. Speaking to Channel 2...
