Israel will no longer continue to use coal
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Yuval Steinitz
Yuval Steinitz is an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the Likud party. He also held several ministerial posts, including Minister of Finance, Minister of Intelligence, Minister of Strategic Affairs and Minister of Energy. Steinitz holds a PhD in philosophy and has been a senior lecturer at the University of Haifa. His book "Invitation to Philosophy", was published in 74…
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Born 10 April 1958 · Q1362317
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We are fighting the regime in Gaza that does its utmost to kill our citizens and destroy our schools and our colleges. So I don’t think we should allow students from Gaza to go anywhere. Gaza is under siege, and rightly so, and it is up to the Gazans to change the regime or its behavior.
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2026· 1 entry
“We are fighting the regime in Gaza that does its utmost to kill our citizens and destroy our schools and our colleges. So I don’t think we should allow students from Gaza to go anywhere. Gaza is under siege, and rightly so, and it is up to the Gazans to change the regime or its behavior.”
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2021· 1 entry
Career landmark: Knesset member (2021–2022).
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2020· 1 entry
Career landmark: Knesset member (2020–2021).
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2019· 2 entries
Career landmark: Knesset member (2019–2019).
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Career landmark: Knesset member (2019–2020).
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2018· 1 entry
The Israeli censorship allowed the publication of the secret documents that Steinitz sent to Prime Minister Sharon and the heads of the security services and intelligence organizations – in which he indicated in the summ
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2015· 2 entries
Career landmark: Minister of Energy (2015–2021).
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Career landmark: Knesset member (2015–2019).
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2014· 1 entry
Career landmark: Knesset member (2014–2015).
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2013· 3 entries
Career landmark: Knesset member (2013–2014).
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Career landmark: Minister of Intelligence (2013–2015).
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Career landmark: Strategic Affairs Minister of Israel (2013–2015).
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2012· 1 entry
The state annual deficit reached 39 Billion NIS, almost twice as much as was predicted, but the Debt-to-GDP ratio continued to decline
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2011· 2 entries
A doctors' strike broke out and paralyzed all Hospitals and Clinics around the country, in what became the longest strike in Israel history
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Steinitz legislate the committee recommendations in the Knesset, raising the "government-take" on big gas fields to more than 60%
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2010· 3 entries
Together with Minister Ben-Eliezer), which led to significant increase in Israel's investments incentives
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The Israeli economy has already shown the fastest growing figures in the western world, with 5% growth and sharp reduction of unemployment
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Steinitz established the Sheshinski Committee to examine ways to increase the level of taxation on Natural Gas and Oil fields
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2009· 3 entries
Career landmark: Knesset member (2009–2013).
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Most experts in the Bank of Israel and the Ministry of Finance opposed Steinitz's move, but today the biennial budget had a wide approval among the officials in the Bank of Israel and the Ministry of Finance
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Steinitz started an intensive diplomatic campaign to promote Israel's acceptance to the OECD
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2008· 1 entry
When Israel refused permission for Palestinian Fulbright students to leave Gaza and study in the United States, Steinitz supported this action
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2006· 2 entries
When the Likud lost its leading position to Kadima
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Career landmark: Knesset member (2006–2009).
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2004· 1 entry
Sharply criticized the Israeli Intelligence Community for misleading alerting reports, following its failure to detect the non-existence of chemical weapons and ballistic missiles in Iraq before the war
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2003· 1 entry
Career landmark: Knesset member (2003–2006).
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1999· 2 entries
Career landmark: Knesset member (1999–2003).
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Was elected to the 15th Knesset on the Likud list
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1996· 1 entry
Was appointed Senior Lecturer (the Israeli parallel of a tenured assistant professor)
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1993· 1 entry
Steinitz was awarded the Alon Scholarship, the most prestigious award for outstanding young doctors in Israel, which led to a teaching position at the University of Haifa
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1983· 1 entry
When a right-wing extremist hurled a hand-grenade into the crowd, killing peace activist Emil Grunzweig
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1958· 1 entry
Born 1958-04-10.
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