Miri Regev
Israel in damage control mode after Regev disses Dubai
Foreign Minister Eli Cohen praises the United Arab Emirates after Transport Minister Miri Regev said: “I was in Dubai—not that I will go back there, I didn’t like the place.”
Former Israeli Ambassador to the United States Ron Dermer had been viewed as the leading candidate for the position, and the Biden administration was said to be advocating for his appointment.
Miri Regev reportedly liked the “out-of-the-box” solution to the problem of commuter congestion on the highways leading to the center of the country.
“Shocked, horrified” families of terror victims say in a letter to Israel’s culture minister that by funding a prize for a film about infamous attorney Lea Tsemel, the state “spit in our faces.”
“Despite the hostile atmosphere, they continue to be proudly Jewish, wearing yarmulkes, praying in synagogues, and running kosher shops and restaurants,” said Culture and Sports Minister Miri Regev. “I am a traditional woman, and so this really touched me.”
At national Likud event, party ministers blast other factions • Nearly 70 percent of attendees say that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu does not have to resign if he is indicted.
“If an Israeli team can perform in Abu Dhabi with the Israeli flag and anthem, we should also be able to play” in Spain, said Israeli Water Polo Association president Revital Cohen Gluska.
Three Israeli judokas in the United Arab Emirates, competing in the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam competition under the Israeli flag for the first time, won bronze medals.
The law, championed by Culture and Sport Minister Miri Regev, is meant to fight what she calls a “closed group” film industry that is heavily reliant on funding from the state, but produces movies primarily featuring secular and liberal values.
Citing ‘conscience,’ culture minister hampers plans for Western Wall prayer plaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu removes Minister of Culture and Sports Miri Regev as head of a committee tasked with implementing plans to expand a mixed-gender prayer plaza at the Western Wall.
