Shelly Yacimovich
Grapevine August 11, 2021: Different strokes – different folks
Movers and shakers in Israeli society.
Grapevine: Maybe back in harness?
Shelly Yachimovich to "take a break from politics"
Israel’s first gay party leader Nitzan Horowitz elected head of Meretz
Honoring decisions
The government should honor its own decision dating back to 2015 and bring the Falash Mura to Israel. And it should find the budget to finance the project.
Knesset committee calls attention to potential threat from civilian drones
The Knesset State Control Committee Chairwoman Shelly Yacimovich stated that there are an estimated 20,000 civilian drones in Israel, and only 1.4% of them are registered with the government.
Ministers reject bill to limit comptroller’s powers
Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid said the bill was intended to silence the comptroller and that under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, “every day that passes we become less of a democracy.”
Police order probe of alleged forgeries in Histadrut race
“Yacimovich lost the race by more than 55,000 votes so it is too bad she does not know how to lose with honor.”
Herzog says he still hopes to become prime minister
"I was close to the premiership two years ago, and I still intend to get there. The result we achieved was terrific considering all the forces that were working against us.”
Yavimovich endorses Avi Gabbay for Israel's Labor leadership
This was an expected move.
Why keep an eye on Labor’s vote?
As the Labor Party emerges as the most likely alternative party to form a government in the next general elections, the 'Post' takes a closer look at the challenges and changes it faces.
Yacimovich asks Tel Aviv court to toss out Histadrut elections
Yacimovich lost the election for the chairmanship of Israel’s largest union to incumbent Avi Nissenkorn by a vote of 62.42%-37.58%.
Incumbent Nissenkorn wins in final Histadrut vote count
MK Shelly Yacimovich plans to hold a new vote after she did not accept the results.
Histadrut legal woes put Labor race in jeopardy
Forgeries and tampering have been found in the membership list and hackers have been able to enter the roster and change information about party members, including Labor leader Isaac Herzog.