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Tag Archives: Yisrael Katz

Israel to Lend the U.S. a Helping Hand in Security

06-Jan-10

Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz met with US Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Jane Holl Lute, two weeks after the attempted Christmas Day terror attack on a Detroit-bound plane. He told her that Israel is willing and able to assist the United States in dealing with terror threats on civilian aviation.
The Israeli minister told the security [...]

Will Vote-Buying Return to the Likud?

08-Sep-09

This is a translation from the front page article in today’s Ma’ariv newspaper. Apparently, Netanyahu is afraid of an internal coup within his own party, and he’s changing the rules of the game, yet again, in order to stave off opposition.
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Changes in the Likud Constitution that Prime Minister Netanyahu’s associates are suggesting would expand the [...]

What’s In A Name

14-Jul-09

What’s in a name? Well, plenty if Israel Transport Minister Israel (or is it Yisrael) Katz has anything to say about it. Katz, a strong right-winger and well known for his often controversial opinions about the Land of Israel (which in his mind includes the entire map of Israel, including Gaza and the West Bank, [...]