Israel Katz is an Israeli lawmaker and member of the Likud Party. He currently serves as the country's foreign minister after serving as energy minister for two years in a rotation deal with Eli Cohen.
Katz has served many other ministerial roles in the past, specifically as transportation minister, agriculture minister, intelligence minister, and finance minister.
He is considered a hardliner in Israeli politics regarding peace and security, supporting settlements and West Bank annexation, but has also advocated for the establishment of an autonomous Palestinian entity.
The main address for hasbara should be the Foreign Affairs Ministry. Israel Katz replaced Eli Cohen to become minister.
Katz said he intended to hold an in-depth discussion with all relevant parties in order to "promote an agreed-upon solution."
IAEA chief Grossi urges restraint on Iran nuclear site attacks, meets Iran’s leaders amid talks on cooperation, as pressure mounts from Western diplomats.
One thousand haredi IDF draft orders were sent out on Sunday, and 6,000 more are planned for the coming two months. However, the IDF is weak on arrests, leaving the real fight to the government.
The United States is now seeking an enforcement mechanism that would ensure that the only armed body in that area would be the Lebanese Army.
Speculation spiked after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu replaced Gallant with Katz that the attempts to draft Haredim would be halted, given Netanyahu and the haredi coalition parties' opposition.
Israel's incoming Defense Minister Yisrael Katz declared conditions are optimal for targeting Iran's nuclear program, citing recent successful Israeli airstrikes and broad national consensus.
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Gallant, who also spoke, expressed gratitude and appreciation for the IDF commanders and soldiers, as well as members of the security forces, regular and reserve.
A true leader would find a way to bridge those gaps, would see the fractures in the society they are charged with leading and protecting, and tend to them - What we have seen is the opposite.
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