Tag: Yuli Edelstein
Likud lawmaker blocks gov’t bill to up age limit for IDF reserve service
Likud Party legislator Yuli Edelstein, chairman of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, on Wednesday refused to advance a government-backed proposal to raise the retirement age for military reservists, citing the failure to...
Knesset committee to US ambassador: Jewish construction in Judea and Samaria ‘should continue’
The chair of the Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee told U.S. Ambassador to Israel Tom Nides that settlement expansion would continue, despite Washington’s objections.
Likud MK Yuli Edelstein, the former Knesset speaker who now...
Yuli Edelstein: When it comes to security, Israel can only rely on itself
When it comes to Israel’s security, the country can only rely on itself, Knesset member Yuli Edelstein said on Sunday at the Begin Symposium kick-off event in Jerusalem.
The first-ever live symposium honoring the late...
Poll: 86 percent of Likud voters support Netanyahu over Edelstein as party leader
Some 86 percent of Likud voters prefer to see former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as the party’s leader over former Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein, who announced on Monday that he plans to challenge Netanyahu for...
Edelstein declares intention to challenge Netanyahu for Likud leadership
Former Knesset speaker and Likud Party No. 2 Yuli Edelstein announced on Monday that he will challenge Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu for leadership of the party.
“We have held elections four times. The Likud is...
Israel’s health minister says 90 percent of those over 50 ‘vaccinated or recovered’
Ninety percent of Israelis over the age of 50 have been vaccinated or have recovered from COVID-19, said Israeli health minister Yuli Edelstein on Wednesday.
Seventy-five percent are eligible for a “Green Pass,” noted Edelstein,...
Israel surpasses 1 million fully vaccinated with both doses
Israel surpassed the one million mark in the number of people who have received both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. As of Monday morning, 1,106, 506 people had received the two doses, representing 12.45...
Israel’s COVID-19 R-number drops below one, indicating infections may be slowing
Israel’s COVID-19 transmission rate—also known as the reproduction or R-number—has fallen below one for the first time since October, Israeli media reported on Thursday.
The reports cited Israel’s Military Intelligence Directorate as saying that the...
Israeli premier, health minister receive second dose of COVID-19 vaccine
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Health Minister Yuli Edelstein received the second dose of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine on Saturday night.
“I’m sure all the Israeli citizens about to receive the second dose of the...
One millionth Israeli receives COVID-19 vaccine
Israel vaccinated its millionth citizen against COVID-19 on Friday, just three days after announcing the 500,000th Israeli had received the first dose of the vaccine.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Health Minister Yuli Edelstein were on...