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Likud MK: 'Israel should be run by Jews'

'Government won't fall because of deserters but because the Arab parties decide to bring it down,' Likud's MK Zohar says.

Meretz MK:

'We will not topple the government'

MK Mossi Raz acknowledges he was surprised by the decision of fellow Meretz member Ghaida Rinawie Zoabi to resign from the coalition.

Expert:

'Israel should not give up control of the Temple Mount'

Ahead of Jordan-Israel meeting on Temple Mount, Maj. Gen. (Res.) Amos Gilad says Israel should ensure police officers can remain there.

Top doctor says push to cancel all restrictions is 'premature'

'A portion of the population has already decided that coronavirus is no longer here, that is not completely true,' Prof. Mevorach says.

Top doctor answers:

How concerned should you be about the new hepatitis?

'It's still not proven that this is a viral infection - they thought it was a post-covid syndrome,' Hadassah's Prof. Mevorach says.

Likud MK:

'Minimal response in Gaza is the right thing at this time'

Former Southern Command commander MK Yoav Galant says 'quiet until now was achieved through deterrence from last May's war.'

Regev pledges:

'We won't cooperate with Ra'am under any circumstances'

MK Regev believes more people will defect from the coalition and return to the national camp.

Likud MK: 'I wasn't surprised' at coalition chair's decision

'Idit Silman made the right choice, coalition lost its direction in nearly every possible parameter,' Likud's MK Zohar says.

Expert:

'We are not as afraid of COVID-19'

Prof. Galia Rahav of Sheba Hospital: The virus is sophisticated and knows how to change itself.

Minister Hendel:

'Those who send terrorists should pay a heavy price'

Communications Minister on Be'er Sheva attack: The only way to avoid attacks is to fully control the area.

Meretz Minister:

'The Citizenship Law should not exist at all'

Minister Esawi Frej: The Citizenship Law does not benefit the state and it should not exist.

Top doctor: Polio was never eradicated

'What worries us most is that there is no treatment for polio,' top pediatrician Prof. Zachi Grossman says.

Danny Danon:

'West raises an eyebrow over our rapprochement with Putin'

Former Ambassador to UN: We must make sure that we are not perceived as giving legitimacy to Putin's actions.

Likud MK: 'Every family is paying thousand more than it used to'

'Government raised prices of basic products, hasn't fought a single monopoly,' Likud MK Eli Cohen accuses.

Haredi MK: 'No one learns in yeshiva for the stipend'

'Finance Min. Liberman's central ideology is 'without the haredim,' he doesn't even want to be photographed with us,' MK Uri Maklev says.

Haredi MK: 'Finance Min. spat in the people's faces'

MK Michael Malkieli slams Finance Min. Liberman, says committee should be formed to investigate his motivations.

Arab minister: 'Israel isn't apartheid'

'Israel is not an apartheid state, but it is also not a light unto the nations,' Minister Esawi Frej says.

Key minister: 'Return to Likud? Not relevant'

Key New Hope minister, Ze'ev Elkin, responds to reports that he may rejoin Likud, says Netanyahu likely won't retire from politics.

Yesh Atid MK:

'The planting in the Negev was unnecessary'

MK Ram Ben Barak: Many governments have neglected the Negev, and now we're seeing the result.

Top doctor: 'ICUs aren't filled with coronavirus patients'

Prof. Galia Rahav, top doctor at Sheba Medical Center, says hospitals are 'completely packed, we feel the rise in new COVID-19 cases.'

Education Ministry Dir. Gen:

'Our policy is to keep the schools open'

Education Min. Director General admits 'reality is complicated, learning isn't happening at the same pace as usual.'

MK Begin: Opposition is exhibiting 'artificial hysteria'

MK Begin on the commotion in the Knesset plenum: 50 people were shouting all at once. Bennett didn't storm anything.

'We are at the start of a sharp rise in infections'

'We're going to have a very hard month or month-and-a-half,' warns top doctor Prof. Nimrod Maimon.

Iran expert warns: Any new deal will be worse than the 2015 deal

'Progress in Iran's research and development isn't reversible,' expert Dr. Raz Zimmt says.

Minister: 'First line of defense against coronavirus has fallen'

Labor party minister Nachman Shai praises PM Bennett: 'It's not easy to stand up and say, 'We're making a change.''

Minister Yoaz Hendel:

'We must respond to violations of our sovereignty'

Minister Hendel: Response to Gaza rocket fire should be such that our deterrence will not be eroded.

Top doctor warns: 'We don't know post-corona effects of Omicron'

'Children are a vulnerable population, we don't know post-corona effects of Omicron,' head of Hadassah Medical Center's COVID-19 ward warns.

Senior health official: 'There may be a lockdown'

'Even the most liberal minister who doesn't want a lockdown will declare a lockdown if we reach a point where we need one,' top doctor says.

Expert: Initial numbers show Omicron favors young children

'There's going to be a storm in the number of confirmed cases,' expert pediatrician Dr, Meir Ezra Elia predicts.

Top health expert: 'I oppose mandatory vaccination'

Prof. Sigal Sadetsky, head of public health services, warns Israelis must not be complacent. 'Unfortunately we are before the storm.'

Top doctor: 'I am in favor of closing the borders'

Prof. Galia Rahav, top doctor at Sheba Medical Center, warns Omicron 'spreading in an exponential fashion.'

Likud MK: 'Government will fall in six months'

Likud MK David Bitan says current government won't last, option to form government with DM Benny Gantz still on the table.

Steinitz criticizes ending of Netanyahu family's security

MK Yuval Steinitz: The decision that was made was unfortunate because there were serious threats against Sara Netanyahu.

MK Haskel: New Hope will only gain strength

MK Sharren Haskel unfazed by polls showing her party failing to pass the electoral threshold.

Former DM: 'We're at the height of a new wave of terror'

Former Defense Min. Ya'alon speaks out on terror wave, says Iran must be forced to choose between nuclear bomb and survival.

Expert: Increase in coefficient of infection can't be ignored

Prof. Eran Segal of the Weizmann Institute warns: Israel's immunity is weakening.

MK: 'We told the Americans that we won't surprise them'

Chairman of Knesset's Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee says Israel has 'a variety of ways to act - even without the US.'

Bereaved father: 'I've visited Meron 12 times since the tragedy'

'I'm paying for therapies for my family totaling 9,000 shekel a month,' says Avigdor Chayut, who lost son Yedidya in Lag Ba'omer tragedy.

Wounded soldier: 'The shrapnel in me protected our country'

Aharon Karov was a newlywed IDF soldier who became the most severely injured soldier in Cast Lead. Now, 13 years later, he tells his story.

Meretz minister: We have a commitment to the Palestinians

Regional Cooperation Minister Esawi Frej seeks international assistance to PA at conference of donor countries.

Haredi MK: 'I'm not the biggest fan of Netanyahu'

MK Gafni slams Finance Min. Liberman, emphasizes haredi parties won't join coalition. 'I'm fuming at PM Bennett,' he says.

MK warns: There is severe incitement that could end in tragedy

MK Alex Kushnir on approval of budget: It is strange that this has become so dramatic in the State of Israel.

Likud MK: Netanyahu will also lead us in the next election

MK Tzachi Hanegbi discusses his new book in which he talks about his desire to be Prime Minister: That's a reference to the distant future.

'No need to rush to vaccinate children'

Former head of public health services backs vaccinating children but stresses: "We mustn't act as if there's a gun pointed at our head."

'Israel on its way out of the fourth wave'

'We could have taken steps which would reduce infections, but the decisions were made,' says Health Min. Director General.

Blue and White MK: 'We won't break apart the government'

Dep. Defense Minister Schuster expresses satisfaction at meeting between Meretz MKs and Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas.

'Blood of those who died of coronavirus is on Bennett's hands'

Former Labor minister calls on PM Naftali Bennett to resign his position: 'If he caused the deaths of hundreds, he should draw conclusions.'

Health Min. official: 'We're taking far-reaching steps'

'We're on our way out of this wave, we're on a good downward trend,' says Prof. Nachman Ash, Health Min. Director General.

'Iran is making fast progress - and Israel has no strategy'

'Pace at which Iran is advancing shows they don't care about the world,' analyst Zvi Yehezkeli warns.

'Israelis have more trust in the FDA than Americans'

Former Associate Director General of Health Ministry on FDA decision regarding booster shots: They have their own considerations.

Holon mayor: It's private property, every building has insurance

'Their world came crashing down on them. But guys, we saved your lives,' says mayor Moti Sasson.

'Schools are not places that create infections'

Yigal Slovik, Director General of the Education Ministry, praises government for starting school year on time, warns some schools may close.

Arab MK: 'We live in terror, some are considering leaving'

'The criminal families need to be removed from Arab society, we're all living in terror,' Meretz's MK Zoabi says.

Teachers Association weighing ban on unvaxxed, untested students

'We may announce that unvaccinated students cannot enter without a negative test,' Teachers Association head Ran Erez says.

'We need a credible American threat to Iran'

MK Zvi Hauser on Biden-Bennett meeting: The United States is the most important friend of the State of Israel.

'COVID-19 will not go away'

Member of team advising the Coronavirus Cabinet: I am in favor of opening the school year on time.

'The number of verified cases will go up'

Former Deputy Director General of the Ministry of Health: Eventually, everyone will be sick or vaccinated or both.

Coronavirus czar: 'To stop spread, we need tougher restrictions'

'Coronavirus isn't airborne, it's passed by people who don't social distance, don't wear masks, and don't vaccinate,' coronavirus czar says.

'No choice but to defeat Hamas government'

'The last step Israel initiated in Gaza was the Disengagement 16 years ago,' former IDF commander Yom-Tov Samia says.

'If parents don't want to vax their kids, they can stay home'

'The entire State of Israel is open, no reason to place a lockdown on the education system,' Ran Erez, Teachers Association chair, says.