Shaul Mofaz
Israel's Peres asks Netanyahu to form new coalition
Feb 02, 2013 14:50 EST
President Shimon Peres tasked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday with forming a new government after talks with parties elected to Israel's new parliament.
Israel's Peres to ask Netanyahu to form new coalition
Feb 02, 2013 13:23 EST
President Shimon Peres was expected on Saturday to task Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with forming a new government after two days of intense talks with parties elected to Israel's new parliament.
Israel's Peres to ask Netanyahu to form coalition
Feb 02, 2013 05:31 EST
Israeli President Shimon Peres was on Saturday expected to task Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with forming a new government after two days of intense talks with parties elected to the new parliament.
Peres says Israel would talk to Hamas if it seeks peace
Dec 31, 2012 13:10 EST
Israeli President Shimon Peres said on Monday that there is no fundamental reason not to talk to the militant Palestinian Hamas if it renounces violence and decides to take a constructive course.
Israel politicians trade barbs over Meshaal visit
Dec 09, 2012 20:43 EST
With a snap election looming next month, the Israeli government and opposition traded barbs over Hamas politburo chief Khaled Meshaal's landmark weekend visit to Gaza.
Hamas leader calls for 'all Palestine', national unity
Dec 08, 2012 16:24 EST
Hamas politburo chief Khaled Meshaal on Saturday rejected ceding "an inch" of Palestinian territory to Israel or recognising the Jewish state, in a speech in Gaza marking the 25th anniversary of the Islamist group's founding.
Labour stalwart jumps ship ahead of Israel vote
Dec 06, 2012 06:45 EST
Former defence minister Amir Peretz, a stalwart of Israel's Labour party, has jumped ship to join the new party of former foreign minister Tzipi Livni ahead of a January vote, Livni announced on Thursday.
Israel's Livni not seen harming right bloc with new party
Nov 28, 2012 16:46 EST
The new party set up by Israel's former opposition leader Tzipi Livni is likely to fare poorly in the January elections and have no impact on the strength of the rightwing bloc, a poll said Wednesday.
Israel's Livni returns to politics to head new party
Nov 27, 2012 09:40 EST
Israel's former foreign minister Tzipi Livni announced her return to politics on Tuesday at the helm of a new party called The Movement, seven months after stepping aside following a primary defeat.
Celebrations, recriminations as Gaza truce holds
Nov 23, 2012 03:55 EST
Israeli politicians returned to the campaign trail as the streets of Gaza came back to life after a truce ended eight days of bloodshed, with both sides claiming victory while remaining wary.
Celebrations, recriminations as Gaza truce holds
Nov 22, 2012 18:35 EST
Israeli politicians on Thursday returned to the campaign trail as the streets of Gaza came back to life after a truce ended eight days of bloodshed, with both sides claiming victory while remaining wary.
Rightwing 'Big Bang' polarises Israeli politics
Oct 27, 2012 16:16 EDT
The rightwing alliance between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his foreign minister has polarised political forces in Israel ahead of next January's parliamentary election.
Israel PM, rightwing 'set for easy election win'
Oct 11, 2012 11:14 EDT
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the rightwing-religious bloc is set for an easy victory in a snap election due early next year, according to two opinion polls published on Thursday.
Israel PM calls early election
Oct 09, 2012 20:58 EDT
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called an early general election, presenting himself as the only option in the face of the Iranian nuclear threat, upheavals in the Middle East and the global economic crisis.
Israel's Netanyahu denies meddling in US election
Sep 14, 2012 05:20 EDT
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has denied accusations he is interfering in the US presidential vote by pushing President Barack Obama to take a tougher stand on Iran's nuclear programme.
Israel's Mofaz says PM 'meddling' in US vote
Sep 12, 2012 08:27 EDT
Israel's opposition leader on Wednesday accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of "meddling" in the US presidential election and harming Israel's ties with Washington in a dispute over Iran's nuclear programme.
Israel conscript law expires
Jul 31, 2012 12:19 EDT
An Israeli law which allowed ultra-Orthodox Jews to defer military service is to expire on Tuesday, leaving a legislative hole which could technically see them called up en masse.
Israel draft law set to expire
Jul 31, 2012 07:14 EDT
A controversial Israeli law which allowed ultra-Orthodox Jews to defer military service, is to expire on Tuesday, leaving a legislative hole which could technically see them called up en masse.
In Israel, Romney talks Iran, eyes foreign policy kudos
Jul 29, 2012 12:20 EDT
White House hopeful Mitt Romney on Sunday held top-level talks in Israel about how to handle fears over Iran's nuclear ambitions, on a visit aimed at burnishing his foreign policy credentials.
Romney discusses Iran threat on Israel visit
Jul 29, 2012 10:21 EDT
White House hopeful Mitt Romney on Sunday held top-level talks in Israel about how to handle fears over Iran's nuclear ambitions, on a visit aimed at burnishing his foreign policy credentials.
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
| Shaul Mofaz | |
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| Date of birth | 4 November 1948 |
| Place of birth | Tehran, Iran |
| Year of aliyah | 1957 |
| Knessets | 17th, 18th |
| Party | Kadima |
| Former parties | Likud |
| Ministerial posts (current in bold) | Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Transportation Minister of Defense* *Whilst outside the Knesset |
