Tag: Yediot Ahronot
Yediot Publisher, Zionist Union MK Questioned by Police in Corruption Probe
Netanyahu denies he intended to cut a deal with Mozes, and claims that he was actually trying to incriminate him.
IDF Chief of Staff: Covert Ops, War Readiness Up
Israeli Chief of Staff Major General Benny Gantz has ordered Israel Defense Force soldiers to ramp up their covert operations in enemy countries, according to an interview published in Israel’s Yediot Ahronot newspaper.
Israel Cuts Contacts with UN Human Rights Council
Israel has officially decided to end all contact and cooperation with the UN Human Rights Council and will not permit the entry of the Council's 'fact-finding' observers, after passage of a resolution calling for a probe of Israel's conduct in Judea and Samaria.
Outraged Israeli Leaders Pledge Boycott of UN Human Rights Council, Punitive Measures Against Palestinians
Deputy FM Danny Ayalon said Israel would not be cooperating with the Council in the wake of its passage of a resolution ordering a 'fact-finding mission' into Israel's conduct in Judea and Samaria: "We have no reason to continue cooperating with a hypocritical organization which specializes in double-speak and has a mission to smear us."
IDF Suspends Iron Dome Purchases
The IDF currently has three batteries of the rocket defense system and is scheduled to receive a fourth in the near future. The IDF work plan originally called for an array of nine Iron Dome batteries.
State Comtptroller to Come Down Heavy on Steinitz, Yishai Over Carmel Fire
Micha Lindenstrauss' report on the 2010 tragedy leaked ahead of its release next week.