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Amid sexual harassment allegations, Meir Sheetrit quits AG selection panel

Meir Shitrit quit from the attorney-general selection council due to prior sexual harassment allegations against him.

Candidate Meir Sheetrit in the Knesset for presidential election
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Gov't picks former min. suspected of sexual harassment coverup for A-G nomination committee

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Veteran MK Meir Sheetrit: I will not be in the next Knesset

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Labor: Hatnua betrayed us in push to support Sheetrit


Runner up for president Sheetrit denies sexual harassment rumors

Hatnua MK reportedly paid 270,000 shekels to his housekeeper two years ago in exchange for her silence on harassment complaints.

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Next president Rivlin declares: Long live Israel

The tension in the air in the Knesset was palpable as the result of the election remained unclear all day, but Rivlin, the "man of Jerusalem," was victorious.

Reuven Rivlin at Western Wall after winning presidency.

Sheetrit calls for MKs to begin working in earnest

Yesh Atid lawmaker Hoffman supports shortening month-long Knesset Passover break, saying long break is inappropriate.

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Tzipi Livni Party goes after undecided voters

Livni, Sheetrit issue final appeals to those on the fence as Election Day approaches.

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Politicians agree on taxes but debate which to raise

Officials in many of the largest parties concede taxes will have to rise after the election.

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Sheetrit: Mofaz's failure to quit is 'pathetic'

Kadima MK slams vice premier for not pulling faction from gov't, saying PM has made clear won't passing universal service bill.

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Sheetrit backs Mofaz, blames Livni for Kadima’s decline

“We have to give someone else a chance and make a change,” Kadima MK says at a press conference in the Knesset.

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Beefing up libel law

Time to chill the enthusiasm of media to print ‘juicy’ news without fact-checking.

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The Knesset’s many former journalists bash libel bill

Coalition, opposition MKs who reported for TV, radio and print say new measure would undermine freedom of press.

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Kadima MKs accuses Rivlin of conflict of interest

Knesset speaker says he postponed vote on controversial bill increasing the penalty for libel because of Id al-Adha.

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Opposition MKs propose 'complimentary' social bills

Social NGOs and politicians cooperate to move social protests "from the tents to the Knesset" with bills complimenting Trajtenberg proposals.

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