Hezki Baruch

Hezki Baruch

Arutz Sheva political correspondent

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Pres. Herzog in Gaza area:

Pres. Herzog in Gaza area: ‘We must do everything to maintain Jewish presence here’

President Herzog toured the Eshkol Regional Council and Sha’ar HaNegev in the south. Dana Cohen, widow of the late Aviad Cohen, asked the president to endorse his call for unity.

Pres. Herzog in Gaza area: ‘We must do everything to maintain Jewish presence here’

Minister Chikli:

Minister Chikli: Vote during government meeting on firing Attorney General

Diaspora Minister Amichai Chikli urges vote to fire Attorney General. 'We're drowning already, Prime Minister; this is the time to show Mrs. Miara the door.'

Minister Chikli: Vote during government meeting on firing Attorney General

PM Netanyahu demands explanations from key MK

PM Netanyahu demands MK Yuli Edelstein, head of key Knesset committee, to explain his demand for 'broad consensus' for passing Draft Law.

PM Netanyahu demands explanations from key MK

Political commentator:

Pundit: Smotrich warned of legal directive stopping IDF from killing all 10/7 terrorists

Publicist Amit Segal disclosed that two months ago Minister Bezalel Smotrich warned cabinet members about the legal directive preventing Israel from eliminating all 10/7 terrorists.

Pundit: Smotrich warned of legal directive stopping  IDF  from killing all 10/7 terrorists

Netanyahu visits family of fallen soldier Saadia Yaakov Dery

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu paid a condolence visit to the family of the fallen soldier SFC (Res.) Saadia Yaakov Dery in the Binyamin Region town of Eli.

Netanyahu visits family of fallen soldier Saadia Yaakov Dery

Health Committee:

Health Committee: Government did not transfer funds to ambulance stations

A meeting of the Health Committee found that the government has not transferred funds for Judea and Samaria ambulance stations as it has in past years.

Health Committee: Government did not transfer funds to ambulance stations

Supreme Court: Draft haredim, end funding for yeshivas

Supreme Court rules that there is no legal framework to allow differentiation between yeshiva students and other populations.

Supreme Court: Draft haredim, end funding for yeshivas

MK Gadi Eisenkot:

MK Gadi Eisenkot: It's no secret that Itamar and Bezalel have a lot of influence

MK Gadi Eisenkot criticizes the government, says ministers Smotrich and Ben Gvir significantly influence the decision-making.

MK Gadi Eisenkot: It's no secret that Itamar and Bezalel have a lot of influence

Knesset approves:

Knesset approves first reading of bill raising retirement age for IDF reservists

Knesset approves extension by three months of temporary order raising the reservist exemption age by one year.

Knesset approves first reading of bill raising retirement age for IDF reservists

Submarine Affair commission sends warning letters to PM, fmr. Defense Minister, and others

The commission sent warnings to five current and senior officials who may be hurt by the inquiry.

Submarine Affair commission sends warning letters to PM, fmr. Defense Minister, and others

Twice bereaved mother:

Twice bereaved mother: The enemy wants to annihilate us – we choose life

Twice bereaved mother, Miriam Peretz, participated this weekend in a special event in Jerusalem for families who lost loved ones during the war and said that, ‘they give her a lot of strength.’

Twice bereaved mother: The enemy wants to annihilate us – we choose life

Bereaved father:

Bereaved father: 'Herzi Halevi is a war criminal, I will haunt him'

Itzik Bonzel, the father of SSG Amit Bonzel, swore that he would make sure that the IDF Chief of Staff and others at the helm of the military pay for the failures that led to the war.

Bereaved father: 'Herzi Halevi is a war criminal, I will haunt him'

Speaker of the Knesset:

Speaker of the Knesset: ‘Permit family's requested inscription on fallen soldier’s grave’

Knesset Speaker appealed to Minister Gallant and Chief of Staff Halevi to reconsider their decision to prohibit the abbreviation 'Hy”d' to be inscribed on the tombstone of Israel Yudkin who fell in Gaza.

Speaker of the Knesset: ‘Permit family's requested inscription on fallen soldier’s grave’

Netanyahu appoints project manager for the north

Prime Minister Netanyahu has announced that Major General (Res.) Yiftach Ron-Tal will be appointed head of the Tekuma administration in the south, and Major General (Res.) Eliezer (Chayni) Marom as head of the northern administration.

Netanyahu appoints project manager for the north

Hezbollah flag in the heart of Manhattan

The Consul General of Israel in New York published a photo of anti-Israel demonstrators waving the Hezbollah flag in front of the consulate entrance.

Hezbollah flag in the heart of Manhattan

Nir Barkat to Netanyahu:

Nir Barkat to Netanyahu: I will oppose the Draft Law along with other MKs

Minister Nir Barkat says he informed Prime Minister Netanyahu that he and other Likud MKs would oppose the Draft Law in its currently proposed format.

Nir Barkat to Netanyahu: I will oppose the Draft Law along with other MKs

Netanyahu:

Netanyahu: 'I call on my coalition partners - get a hold of yourselves'

The Prime Minister called on his government not to push divisive legislation that could threaten the coalition's cohesion.

Netanyahu: 'I call on my coalition partners - get a hold of yourselves'

Gantz accuses:

Gantz accuses: 'Netanyahu harming unity and ties with US for political gain'

MK Benny Gantz (National Unity) said at a conference in Tel Aviv that Prime Minister Netanyahu is missing out on an opportunity to form a regional alliance against Iran.

Gantz accuses: 'Netanyahu harming unity and ties with US for political gain'

Netanyahu:

Netanyahu: 'The left is extrremist, vocal, and violent'

Prime Minister Netanyahu spoke against leftist demonstrators today: "There is an extremist, vocal and – I regret – occasionally violent minority, that is organized and financed on an unimaginable scale. But it does not represent the majority of our people."

Netanyahu: 'The left is extrremist, vocal, and violent'

Haredi Draft Law to be promoted – Edelstein plans changes

After approving the application of the sequence to the draft bill, the committee holds its first discussion with the heads of the opposition and coalition.

Haredi Draft Law to be promoted – Edelstein plans changes

After the controversy

After the controversy | MK Vaturi apologizes: 'No one is an arm of Hamas'

Deputy Speaker of the Knesset MK Nissim Vaturi apologized for earlier statements calling anti-government protesters 'an arm of Hamas.'

After the controversy | MK Vaturi apologizes: 'No one is an arm of Hamas'

Gallant in Samaria:

Gallant in Samaria: 'Countering Iranian arms smuggling with civilian security squads'

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant commented during a tour of northern Samaria: ''In the face of the Iranian effort to smuggle weapons into the Jenin area, we are reinforcing civilian security squads with advanced weapons and drones.'

Gallant in Samaria: 'Countering Iranian arms smuggling with civilian security squads'

Hostage's father to Lapid:

Hostage's father to Lapid: 'Shoulder the burden and join the government'

Eli Shtivi, the father of hostage Idan Shtivi who was taken to Gaza, attended the Yesh Atid party meeting and called on Lapid to immediately join the government in a move of unity.

Hostage's father to Lapid: 'Shoulder the burden and join the government'

Soldier suffering from PTSD:

Soldier suffering from PTSD, at Knesset: "How many more Eliran Mizrahi’s do you need?"

Soldier suffering from PTSD, Avichai Levy, accused the State Control Committee: 'They are all spitting in our faces. There was no one to take care of us then and there isn't anyone now.'

Soldier suffering from PTSD, at Knesset: "How many more Eliran Mizrahi’s do you need?"

Lobby for renewed settlement of Gaza to be launched in Knesset

MKs Limor Sohn Har-Melekh (Otzma Yehudit) and Tzvi Succot (Religious Zionism) announced ahead of the lobby's first meeting: ‘The lobby regards Jewish presence in Gaza as a necessity to protect Israel's security and ensure its future.’

Lobby for renewed settlement of Gaza to be launched in Knesset

Netanyahu:

Netanyahu: We have a state with an army, not an army with a state

Prime Minister blasts Benny Gantz and Gadi Eisenkot at the cabinet meeting, leading to an exchange of accusations between the National Unity Party and Likud.

Netanyahu: We have a state with an army, not an army with a state

Sgt. Yair Roitman laid to rest

Sergeant Yair Roitman laid to rest | 'Yair is dead – please do not let it be in vain'

Sergeant Yair Roitman, a combat soldier in training in the Givat patrol, died of his wounds on Saturday, after being seriously injured early last week in a battle in southern Gaza.

Sergeant Yair Roitman laid to rest | 'Yair is dead – please do not let it be in vain'

Fallen soldier's family:

Elon Waiss’ family: 'We'll continue with our head held high'. We believe in our just path'

Yedidya Waiss, before his father Eilon’s funeral: ‘With God's help we will win this war and the entire nation of Israel will know no more sorrow. We will learn to see the good.’

Elon Waiss’ family: 'We'll continue with our head held high'. We believe in our just path'

PM Netanyahu:

PM Netanyahu: 'There is no alternative to victory - we must keep at our goals'

'We are fighting to ensure our existence and our future; we are fighting to bring back our hostages,' Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says.

PM Netanyahu: 'There is no alternative to victory - we must keep at our goals'

Smotrich redirects Palestinian Authority funds to terror victims

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich orders 130 million NIS of Palestinian Authority tax funds to be redirected to benefit families of terror victims.

Smotrich redirects Palestinian Authority funds to terror victims

MK Succot promotes blocking Al Jazeera on YouTube

MK Tzvi Succot: 'The incitement channel Al Jazeera sits in Qatar and incites against the State of Israel, day by day and hour by hour - this is the way to prevent it from reaching us.'

MK Succot promotes blocking Al Jazeera on YouTube

Ben Gvir:

Ben Gvir: There's a great opportunity after Gantz left the government

National Security Minister on his demand to be included in the War Cabinet: It is appropriate that the person who demanded to bomb Gaza and stop the entry of the workers would be a member of the War Cabinet.

Ben Gvir: There's a great opportunity after Gantz left the government

Knesset approves:

Knesset approves: Government will advance Haredi Draft Law initiated by Gantz

Knesset approves by majority of 63 to 57 the continuous application of the Haredi Draft Law, allowing the legislative procedures to continue from where they left off in the previous Knesset.

Knesset approves: Government will advance Haredi Draft Law initiated by Gantz

Ben-Gvir's position accepted:

Ben-Gvir's position accepted: Terrorists' bodies will be held in Israel

The political-security cabinet supported Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir's position over Minister Yoav Gallant's position on continuing to hold terrorists' bodies.

Ben-Gvir's position accepted: Terrorists' bodies will be held in Israel

Smotrich:

Smotrich: We blocked Gantz's plan to establish a Palestinian state

'The responsibility for the misconception that led to the massacre and the failures in the management of the war belongs to Gantz and Eizenkot.'

Smotrich: We blocked Gantz's plan to establish a Palestinian state

Ayelet Shaked:

Ayelet Shaked: ‘Not ruling out return to politics’

On the Draft Law, Former Justice Minister, Ayelet Shaked, said that, ‘At least 50% are not learning Torah day and night; they must draft.’

Ayelet Shaked: ‘Not ruling out return to politics’

'From: Yahya Sinwar'

'From: Yahya Sinwar' | Activists leave flowers by Benny Gantz's office

Activists protested the National Unity Party Chairman's departure from the government claiming it was 'a gift to Sinwar and the Hamas terror organization.'

'From: Yahya Sinwar' | Activists leave flowers by Benny Gantz's office

After Gantz's resignation

After Gantz's resignation | Ben Gvir to Netanyahu: Add me to the War Cabinet

National Security Minister sends a letter to the Prime Minister, demands to be included in the War Cabinet.

After Gantz's resignation | Ben Gvir to Netanyahu: Add me to the War Cabinet

Minister Bezalel Smotrich:

Smotrich: ‘Developing Jewish communities will prevent terror’

Minister of Finance and Minister in the Ministry of Defense, Bezalel Smotrich: ‘Focusing on broad structural processes that will lead to the development of the Jewish communities.’

Smotrich: ‘Developing Jewish communities will prevent terror’

'Netanyahu preventing victory'

'Netanyahu preventing victory' | Benny Gantz resigns from emergency government

Minister Benny Gantz (National Unity) announced on Sunday that he, together with his party, would be leaving the emergency government which he joined at the onset of the war.

'Netanyahu preventing victory' | Benny Gantz resigns from emergency government