David Bitan

KAN privatization bill will not advance, Economics Committee chairman says

Communications Minister will attempt to form a special subcommittee in order to bypass the decision

 MK David Bitan at a committee meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem. January 15, 2025.
 El Al airplane at the Ben Gurion International Airport. October 4, 2022.

Airlines not rushing back to Israel despite impending law change

Ben Gurion Airport

High fares, low flights: Foreign airlines stay away from Israel amid local squabbles

 El Al airplane

Israeli airlines lobby for assistance amidst $155 million refund burden


Likud made a mistake with judicial reform - MK David Bitan

Likud MK David Bitan said that the government hasn't been giving sufficient attention to other important issues that are not related to the reform.

MK David Bitan of the Likud party seen at the election committee where political parties running for a spot in the upcoming Israeli election arrive to present their party list, at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem, on January 15, 2020.

Public broadcasting like KAN is key to a democracy - editorial

We endorse the president’s support for the broadcaster - our democracy needs a diversity of programming.

FILE PHOTO: Employees work in the offices of Kan, the new Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation, in Tel Aviv, Israel November 3, 2016.

Amsalem accuses Netanyahu of discriminating against mizrahim

Amsalem was not offered either of the positions he demanded from Netanyahu, Justice Minister or Knesset speaker.

 MK Dudi Amsalem reacts during a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on December 19, 2022.

Likud's chief Netanyahu critic given Knesset Economy Committee chair

10 of 12 chairs were approved, while the two other committees will be headed by Likud MKs who will be approved in a faction meeting.

 THE CONDUCT of Netanyahu and his obedient cronies over the last year has been nothing less than despicable. (Pictured: With Likud MKs Miri Regev and David Bitan)

Disgruntled Likud MKs could maneuver against Netanyahu

Prominent Likud members and MKs did not receive the ministerial posts they hoped for - several already voiced their displeasure with the PM.

 PM Netanyahu with several of his ministers at the swearing-in ceremony of the new government in the Knesset, December 29 2022.

Likud MK David Bitan: Likud has lost it, West Bank annexation 'won't happen'

"It is very clear" Israel's new government will not move to annex parts of the West Bank, Likud MK David Bitan claimed in a Saturday interview.

 THE CONDUCT of Netanyahu and his obedient cronies over the last year has been nothing less than despicable. (Pictured: With Likud MKs Miri Regev and David Bitan)

Likud MKs blast Netanyahu's handling of coalition talks - 'We are left with crumbs'

Netanyahu is giving himself all the power he needs, but relegating the rest of the Likud to mediocre positions, Likud MKs said.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Likud MK David Bitan.

What will it take to pass Israel's budget? – Timeline

Here is a timeline of this upcoming week's sessions at the Knesset to get the state budget passed.

 Israeli parliament members during a plenum session and a vote on the state budget at the assembly hall in the Israeli parliament, Jerusalem, September 2, 2021.

Israel's A-G files indictment against ex-Likud chair David Bitan

Mandelblit’s statement in January 2020 alleged Bitan received around NIS 990,000 in bribes along with an unknown value of ownership rights in real estate between 2011 and 2017.

MK David Bitan of the Likud party seen at the election committee where political parties running for a spot in the upcoming Israeli election arrive to present their party list, at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem, on January 15, 2020.

Likud MK David Bitan indicted for bribery, fraud, breach of trust

In one case, Bitan and another defendant allegedly accepted a bribe of NIS 385,000 to obtain approvals for three real estate projects in Tel Aviv.

David Bitan in Knesset on February 5, 2018.

David Bitan's condition improves following COVID-19 treatment

Likud MK David Bitan returned to the critical care coronavirus unit for emergency treatment on Tuesday morning after his condition deteriorated.

David Bitan