Merav Michaeli

Editor's Notes: A progressive love story – three times over - comment

Feminist politician Merav Michaeli, who once condemned surrogacy as "trading in women's bodies," now welcomes her third child through the very practice, proving that true progress embraces change.

Labor Party leader Merav Michaeli.
 Labor party leader MK Merav Michaeli holds a press conference in Tel Aviv, December 7, 2023.

'We believe you': Knesset expands free legal aid to sexual assault victims

 Former Meretz MK Yair Golan

Israeli parties should follow Labor’s example and set primaries for new leaders - editorial

 Head of the Otzma Yehudit party and Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on March 18, 2024.

Ben-Gvir: Time to attack; Michaeli: Stop Gaza war, bring back hostages


'Israel marching towards defeat': Gideon Sa'ar slams gov't approach to war

Labor Party MK Merav Michaeli also condemned Netanyahu's approach  to the war on X for having neither political nor military goals for the war.

 United Right chairman MK Gideon Sa'ar entered the eye o the political storm on March 12, when he announced that his party would break away from Benny Gantz's National Unity.

Labor MKs Kariv, Lazimi endorse Yair Golan to lead party

Golan previously served as a member of the Knesset within Meretz. He ran for leadership of Meretz ahead of the November 2022 election and lost to Zehava Galon.

 Yair Golan attends a conference at the Reichman University in Herzliya, on February 6, 2024.

Israel municipal elections: Polls close amid extremely low turnout

Opposition leader and Yesh Atid chairman Yair Lapid in Tel Aviv expressed his support for former Yesh Atid minister Orna Barbivay, who is running against incumbent mayor Ron Huldai.

 Campaign posters at a voting station on the morning of the Municipal Elections, in Jerusalem, on February 27, 2024

Netanyahu to Ben-Gvir: I don't need help navigating Israel-US ties

"The prime minister needs to reprimand the national security minister, who, instead of taking care of internal security issues – is causing enormous damage to Israel's foreign relations," Gantz added

 Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu with National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir during a discussion and a vote in the assembly hall of the Knesset in Jerusalem. March 6, 2023.

Israel's Labor largely unaffected after Michaeli's resignation, election poll shows

While the votes for Labor almost doubled since last week, they would still not get enough to cross the threshold.

 Labor party leader MK Merav Michaeli holds a press conference in Tel Aviv, December 7, 2023.

Labor leader to quit politics, calls for primaries

Meretz calls to unite Israel's Left in joint primaries • Labor primaries to take place in four months

 Labor leader MK Merav Michaeli announces retirement from Israeli politics on December 7, 2023

Michaeli: Indifference to Hamas sexual violence is a betrayal of feminism

The head of Israel's Labor Party advocates for cooperation with Mahmoud Abbas and the Palestinian Authority while condemning the progressive left's support for jihad in the name of human rights.

Discussion in the Constitutional Committee regarding the Judicial Reform on February 20, 2023

Israeli cabinet approves partial Gaza hostage deal in late night vote

Under the broad contours of the deal, 50 hostages will be released within the first four days in exchange for 150 Palestinian security prisoners and a pause in the fighting during those 96 hours.

 An artist sprays a graffiti for the release of  Israelis held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza, in the Jezreel Valley, on October 30, 2023

Lapid calls for new Likud-led gov't without Netanyahu, extremists

Lapid explained that he didn't think Netanyahu could remain prime minister because the public had lost faith in him socially and for security.

 Yesh Atid head MK Yair Lapid speaks during a press conference in Tel Aviv on October 26, 2023.

Netanyahu backed down from firing minister who called to nuke Gaza

The far-right lawmaker later said on X that 'any sensible person' knew the comments that Israel could use a nuclear weapon in the Gaza Strip were 'metaphorical.'

 Minister of Heritage Amichai Eliyahu arrives to a government conference at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem on January 29, 2023.

Netanyahu appoints far-right MK as chairman of West Bank committee

Groups like Brothers in Arms and Peace Now accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of endangering national security with the appointment.

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