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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 536

Raoul Wootliff

Raoul Wootliff

Raoul Wootliff is a former Times of Israel political correspondent and Daily Briefing podcast producer.
Shas MK Aryeh Deri at the Knesset in Jerusalem on November 22, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
December 26, 2021, 6:18 pm
Shas party leader Aryeh Deri indicted for tax offenses after plea deal
Agreement expected to see opposition lawmaker, who has previously been jailed for bribery, resign from Knesset but possibly return as soon as next elections
By Raoul Wootliff and ToI Staff
Shas party leader Aryeh Deri leads a faction meeting at the Knesset on July 26, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
December 23, 2021, 4:08 pm
Aryeh Deri admits to tax offenses as part of plea deal, will resign from Knesset
Attorney-general confirms agreement won’t see Shas party leader charged with moral turpitude, allowing him to run again for office; good-governance group vows High Court appeal
By Raoul Wootliff
Shas party chairman and Minsiter of Interior Affairs Aryeh Deri leads a party meeting at the Knesset on September 22, 2019, (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
December 22, 2021, 7:50 pm
Plea deal reached for Shas chief Deri to admit tax offenses, resign from Knesset
Ex-con MK Aryeh Deri to pay a fine of some NIS 180,000 and admit to two tax offense charges that won’t bar him from running for office in next election
By Raoul Wootliff
Shas party leader Aryeh Deri speaks during a meeting of the right-wing and religious opposition parties at the Knesset, June 14, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
December 20, 2021, 10:51 pm
Deri said set to sign plea, quitting Knesset for second time over corruption charges
Shas head, an ex-con, expected to admit to tax offenses that won’t bar him from running for office in next election; party says he’ll remain at helm; decision awaits AG signature
By Raoul Wootliff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) and Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit (right). (Flash90)
November 25, 2021, 12:18 am
Netanyahu told to return $900,000 in gifted legal funds from US billionaires
AG Mandelblit tells High Court former PM should give back $300,000 given to him by cousin Nathan Milikowsky and $600,000 he received from real estate mogul Spencer Partrich
By Raoul Wootliff
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett (C) during a vote on a bill limiting prime ministers to eight years in office, at the Knesset in Jerusalem, November 22, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 22, 2021, 10:37 pm
Knesset passes first reading of bill to limit PM’s term to 8 years
Coalition legislation wins vote 66-49, with opposition Joint List lending support; justice minister bemoans ‘harm’ of prolonged rule
By Raoul Wootliff
Nir Hefetz at the Jerusalem District Court, November 22, 2021. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, Pool)
November 22, 2021, 8:19 pm
Nir Hefetz: Bezeq boss said his news site was ‘gift’ for Netanyahus to control
Ex-PM’s former top aide provides key testimony on link between favors Netanyahu allegedly received and benefits he gave Bezeq
By Raoul Wootliff and ToI Staff
New Hope MK Sharren Haskel speaks during a vote on a medical marijuana reform bill, at the Knesset in Jerusalem, on October 13, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 17, 2021, 6:00 pm
New Hope MK threatening to buck coalition if ‘cannabis committee’ not formed
Sharren Haskel accuses Meretz of holding up panel to discuss medical marijuana, legalization and other cannabis-related matters, in violation of coalition deal
By Raoul Wootliff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) and New Hope leader Gideon Sa'ar (right). (Flash90)
November 15, 2021, 5:55 pm
Netanyahu slams term limit bill as ‘Iranian’; Sa’ar: He once agreed to pass it
Opposition leader rails against proposal to limit premier’s tenure to 8 years; Justice minister: Netanyahu begged me to join his coalition in return for introducing the same law
By Raoul Wootliff
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett (left) speaks with Justice Minister Gideon Sa'ar in the Knesset, on June 28, 2021. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
November 14, 2021, 6:59 pm
Ministers approve bill setting term limits for prime ministers
Proposal limiting a premier to 8 years in office unanimously backed by committee; if passed by Knesset, wouldn’t apply retroactively to Netanyahu
By Raoul Wootliff and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett (left) speaks with Justice Minister Gideon Sa'ar in the Knesset on June 16, 2021. (Menahem Kahana / AFP)
November 14, 2021, 11:28 am
Ministers set to okay term limits for PM; Sa’ar also seeks ban on indicted MKs
Likud MK says party could support the term-limit bill provided it isn’t retroactive and thus can’t apply to Netanyahu
By Raoul Wootliff
Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to right-wing opposition party members a day after a new government was sworn in, at the Knesset in Jerusalem, June 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
November 8, 2021, 12:36 pm
Senior Likud officials admit Netanyahu can’t form alternate government
Party sources say it can’t get enough voters to attain 61-seat majority, only hope is for new right-wing party to draw those unhappy with Bennett and Sa’ar
By Shalom Yerushalmi and Raoul Wootliff
Coalition members pose for a celebratory picture after passing the 2022 budget, November 5, 2021 (Idit Silman, via twitter)
November 7, 2021, 1:32 pm
Even with budget test passed, key challenges threaten unity of diverse coalition
Several contentious issues are stirring passions within the government as it attempts to forge a ‘stable’ life beyond the budget. Here are 4 of the main areas of potential division
By Raoul Wootliff
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett blows a kiss at an opposition MK during a plenum session and a vote on the state budget in the Knesset, on November 3, 2021. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
November 4, 2021, 6:53 am
Coalition passes 2021 budget, first in 3.5 years, averting early election threat
Government overcomes major test after staying up until 5 a.m.; MKs reconvene Thursday morning to vote on arrangements bill and 2022 budget
By Raoul Wootliff and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett during a plenum session to vote on the state budget in the Knesset in Jerusalem, November 3, 2021. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
November 3, 2021, 8:09 pm
In key test for government, Knesset votes on state budget, first since 2018
MKs will need to approve or reject hundreds of clauses of economic plan for 2021-2022; process expected to last until Thursday evening at the earliest
By Raoul Wootliff
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