Tag: Avi Gabbay
Labor’s Avi Gabbay steps down as leader, announces retirement from politics
The head of Israel’s Labor Party, Avi Gabbay, announced on Wednesday that he is stepping down as party leader and will retire from politics ahead of the September elections.
“The party is in a great...
Labor leader Avi Gabbay says he will not vie for party leadership again
Labor leader Avi Gabbay will not seek to retain leadership of the party in next month’s primary race, he announced on Tuesday.
“To my supporters, to my friends, to my partners and to my dear...
How the party that founded the state wound up on life support
On Nov. 22, 1965, members of the sixth Kness—et met for the first, historic meeting in the new Knesset building, which was nearly complete. One hundred and twenty members of the newly elected Knesset...
Knesset opposition cheers news of upcoming elections
Opposition members in the Israeli government cheered Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s announcement on Monday that there will be elections next year.
“In April, we will win,” said Avi Gabbay, leader of the largest opposition party Zionist...
Zionist Union leader: ‘Western Wall does not belong only to Jews’
Zionist Union leader Avi Gabbay sparked controversy on Monday when he asserted that the Western Wall does not belong only to Jews.
Addressing an American Jewish Committee conference in Jerusalem, Gabbay said, “All of you, brothers...
Netanyahu rival Avi Gabbay vows to coddle US Jews if elected PM
If Avi Gabbay becomes Israel’s next prime minister, he wants you to know he loves American Jews.
Gabbay, the latest head of Israel’s Labor Party, was in this city on a series of meet-and-greets with...