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UNRWA, on ropes over terror ties, decides to investigate Israel

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Despite itself being the focus of an investigation, UNRWA has opened an inquiry into Israel’s conduct towards Gazan prisoners of war, sparking a rebuke from Israel’s government. “The audacity of @UNRWA, with employees complicit in...
Israeli Minister of Tourism Haim Katz, together with Israel's ambassador to Spain, inaugurates the Israeli pavilion at FITUR in Madrid, Spain, Jan. 24, 2024: Credit: Ministry of Tourism.

Israeli Tourism Ministry looking to Spanish-speaking countries for post-war plans

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Israeli Tourism Minister Israel Katz, together with the country's ambassador to Spain, on Wednesday inaugurated the Israeli pavilion at FITUR in Madrid. The event is the world's largest tourism fair catering to the Spanish-speaking...
Foreign Minister Israel Katz presents pictures of kidnapped baby Kfir Bibas and abducted women. Credit: MFA.

Israeli FM demands EU backing for hostages’ return, defeat of Hamas

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Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz presented photos of Hamas captives baby Kfir Bibas and abducted women to the Council of the European Union’s Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels on Monday. "I came here to talk...
Foreign Minister Israel Katz at the Transport Ministry in Jerusalem, June 23, 2019. Photo by Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90.

Katz: Return of hostages is foreign ministry’s top priority

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Newly-installed Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz on Tuesday vowed to make the return of the more than 120 hostages still held by Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip his ministry's top priority. "Today, I assumed...
Energy and Infrastructure Minister Israel Katz arrives for a Cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, May 7, 2023. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Israel Katz becomes Jerusalem’s top diplomat

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The Knesset approved on Monday evening the appointment of Israel Katz as foreign minister. Under a rotation agreement, the Likud Party member replaces, effective immediately, Eli Cohen as Jerusalem's top diplomat. Cohen, also a Likud member,...
Energy Minister Israel Katz (l) meets UAE Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology Sultan Al Jaber in Abu Dhabi, Aug. 13, 2023. Credit: Twitter.

Israel Katz first minister in Netanyahu gov’t to visit UAE

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Energy Minister Israel Katz on Sunday became the first Cabinet member to visit the United Arab Emirates since the Netanyahu-led government came to power in December. The minister is in Abu Dhabi to discuss a...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Israel Katz, formerly transportation minister, at the opening ceremony of the Ramon Airport near Eilat on Jan. 21, 2019. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Netanyahu, Katz unveil comprehensive economic stimulus plan

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Israel Katz on Sunday unveiled a new stimulus plan seeking to combat the adverse economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic. The government has already implemented several bailout...
Israeli Finance Minister Israel Katz holds a press conference at the Finance Ministry in Jerusalem on July 1, 2020. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.

Moody’s reaffirms Israel’s A1 credit rating

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A recent report by global credit-rating agency Moody’s lauded the Israeli government’s fiscal policy but criticized its inability to pass a state budget. The 31-page report, issued on Friday, said that while the agency expects...
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz (right) visits Bnei Brak, Sept. 06, 2020. Photo by Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90.

Gantz’s ultimatum: ‘Pass a 2021 budget by November or we’ll go to elections’

Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz on Monday vowed to dissolve the government if a state budget for 2021 isn’t passed by the end of October. “If there is no budget, we’ll go to elections,” Gantz...
Israeli Finance Minister Israel Katz holds a press conference at the Finance Ministry in Jerusalem on July 1, 2020. Photo: Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.

Second lockdown to cost Israel upward of $4 billion, says Israeli Finance Ministry

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A month-long coronavirus lockdown will cost the Israeli economy between NIS 15 and 20 billion ($4.3 to $5.7 billion), the country’s Finance Ministry said over the weekend. A senior ministry official stressed that the estimate...