Tag: Miri Regev
Regev warns of ‘harsh’ response if protesters block Ben-Gurion
Opponents of judicial reform should expect a “harsh” response if they disrupt traffic at Ben-Gurion International Airport on Monday, Israeli Transport Minister Miri Regev says.
The leaders of the protest movement against the coalition’s judicial reform initiative, which...
Yair Lapid to boycott Israel’s main Independence Day ceremony
Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid said on Wednesday that he plans to boycott the traditional torch-lighting ceremony marking the transition from Memorial Day to Independence Day celebrations.
Israel on April 25-26 will mark its 75th...
El Al captain tells passengers: ‘Holocausts can happen in dictatorships’
The captain of an El Al flight from Tel Aviv to New York on Tuesday was recorded telling passengers in an announcement that “things like Holocausts are potentially to be occurring in dictatorships, and we are...
Report: Likud lawmaker Amir Ohana frontrunner to become foreign minister
Likud Party lawmaker Amir Ohana is the frontrunner to be named Israel’s next foreign minister, while fellow party member Miri Regev has been tapped to head up the Education Ministry, sources said on Tuesday.
Previously,...
Regev to reinstate Diaspora Jewry Independence Day torch at behest of France
In a reversal of her prior decision to omit Diaspora Jewry as a represented group for Israel’s upcoming annual Independence Day torch-lighting ceremony, Culture and Sports Minister Miri Regev said she will reinstate the...
Israeli minister Regev: ‘The goal: 40 seats for Likud under Netanyahu’
The Likud Party was triumphant at the right-wing Leumiada event held this weekend in Eilat, and used the gathering as a chance to drive home its campaign messages.
Israel’s Culture and Sport Minister Miri Regev...
Israeli judokas win medals in UAE, for first time with Israeli flag and anthem
Three Israeli judokas in the United Arab Emirates, competing in the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam competition under the Israeli flag for the first time, won bronze medals.
Gili Cohen, Baruch Shmailov and Timna Nelson Levy...
Knesset passes law to redistribute government funding to non-left films
A new law approved in the Knesset on Monday will enable the office of the Minister of Culture and Sport to decide the amount of government subsidies that Israeli films receive, which will be...
Regev announces intention to join Israeli team for historic judo tournament in UAE
When Israeli athletes compete under their national flag for the first time in the history of the International Judo Federation’s Grand Prix tournament, Culture and Sports Minister Miri Regev has announced her intention to...