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Yuval Steinitz
Information about this person was last updated on Monday, February 13, 2012.
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Egypt protesters storm Israel Embassy in Cairo, raising tensions
August 31, 2011 - October 2, 2011
Israel hit by nationwide strike
February 8, 2012 - February 12, 2012
Israeli killed in rocket attack
November 1, 2011 - January 23, 2012
15 dead as Israel boards Gaza-bound ships
May 1, 2011 - May 6, 2011
IMF contenders: How the three candidates line up
June 11, 2011 - June 13, 2011
India retail reforms a half measure?
December 19, 2011 - January 8, 2012
Deadly attacks on Israeli buses
August 10, 2011 - August 17, 2011
‘U.S. needs to read ‘Persian mind' to deal with Iran'
May 8, 2011 - May 8, 2011
Netanyahu urges medical residents to return to their wards
November 14, 2011 - November 14, 2011
PM: Iron Dome is not the full solution to Hamas offensive
April 10, 2011 - April 10, 2011
Netanyahu Pledges Reform Following Major Demonstration
July 25, 2011 - July 25, 2011
PM asks medical residents to delay resignation
October 3, 2011 - October 3, 2011
Israel strike to shut airports, economy on Monday
November 6, 2011 - November 6, 2011
Israel approves free education for children after long wrangles
January 8, 2012 - January 8, 2012
Iran hits back over nuclear report
November 2, 2011 - November 2, 2011
U.S. Defense Secretary urges Israel to get back to the table
November 24, 2011 - November 24, 2011
Israel-Turkey flotilla talks 'break down' (AFP)
July 26, 2011 - July 26, 2011
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[-said]: It’s a good agreement, very good even,
alarabiya 12-FEB-12
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[said:]: If we directly hire cleaners and security guards today, tomorrow they will directly hire caterers and afterward accountants and lawyers who provide services to companies.
haaretz 08-FEB-12
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[-said]: This is not the time to traffic in Israel's economy. The world is being shaken and we are in a battle over the economy,
haaretz 08-FEB-12
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[-said]: playing with fire.
haaretz 08-FEB-12
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[-said]: it is inconceivable for us to be the only country in the OECD that would hire outsourced employees directly and require this of local councils and high-tech companies.
haaretz 08-FEB-12
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[-said]: My job is to safeguard the economic strength of the State of Israel...to lead economic policy, facilitate growth and to bring about investment in the economy,
jpost 01-FEB-12
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[-said]: salary, compared to the US and Europe, went up in 2011 and 2012.
jpost 01-FEB-12
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[ said]: It worked,
bloomberg 26-JAN-12
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[-said]: I’m asking you to harness your networks to help maintain a high level of investment in the Israeli economy,
jrep 23-JAN-12
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[-said]: both have a feeling of being under attack, of taunts, of threats, of fears, and the result of that is hesitation when it comes to investments,
jpost 18-JAN-12
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[-said]: This will be a challenging year,
jpost 18-JAN-12
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[declared that:]: Israel views its ties with India as its second most important relationship after the United States.
jpost 18-JAN-12
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[added that:]: this is a positive step we are taking to ensure the preservation of prices for the Israeli public. We will continue with this policy as long as we have to.
jrep 05-JAN-12
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[-said]: We are making two historical decisions today,
jpost 04-JAN-12
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[-explained]: tiny cut,
yediotaharonot 04-JAN-12
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[-added]: The first one is to locate dormant accounts. In other words, NIS 15 billion will be returned to their rightful owners, to the citizens that worked in their youth and do not remember where there savings went, or to inheritors that did not even know the inheritance existed. We have funds right in front of our eyes that need to return to their rightful owners.
jpost 04-JAN-12
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[-told]: I'm stubborn,
javno 27-DEC-11
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[-said]: a second Sheshinski Committee,
jpost 26-DEC-11
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[-announce]: ready for a difficult scenario.
jrep 11-DEC-11
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[-stated]: One of our main efforts is to push Israeli exports to the rest of the world, because some 70 percent of Israel exports goes to the developed world and we are trying to encourage exports to China, India and South America in order not to be dependent only on western nations,
jpost 11-DEC-11
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[-stated]: One of our main efforts is to push Israeli exports to the rest of the world, because some 70 percent of Israel exports go to the developed world and we are trying to encourage exports to China, India and South America in order not to be dependent only on western nations,
jrep 11-DEC-11
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[-said]: The exclusion and segregation of women is something totally unacceptable, and it needs to be stopped, but to cite this as a threat to Israel's democracy is a big leap,
ibtimes 08-DEC-11
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[-said]: Our people came to an agreement that is good for the public health system,
jpost 07-DEC-11
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[-told]: This is an argument over transparency and control over the defense budget,
chinadaily 06-DEC-11
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[-warned]: We took an important step. We slightly raised, without crazy populism, taxes for the wealthy and those with high incomes. We slightly raised corporate tax and lower taxes on the weaker classes.
jrep 05-DEC-11
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[-said]: The whole Knesset, with the exception of one party [Hadash] united around this bill and recognized the importance of the reform,
jrep 05-DEC-11
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[-added that]: the tones are completely exaggerated. Israel is a living breathing liberal democracy.
yediotaharonot 04-DEC-11
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[agreed that:]: some things need to be fixed and that the separation of women and attempts to prevent them from participating is unacceptable and must be stopped.
ABCnews 04-DEC-11
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[-said]: Israeli democracy is alive, liberal and breathing,
haaretz 04-DEC-11
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[said:]: I don't know many better democracies in the world,
xinhuanet_en 04-DEC-11
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[added that:]: I don't know many democracies in the world that are better. There are often situations in which things must be corrected. The issue of exclusion of women and separation of women is one that is completely unacceptable and must be stopped, but from there to claim that there is a threat to Israeli democracy – there's still a long way to go.
yediotaharonot 04-DEC-11
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[ said]: In order for us to properly take care of society, we need a strong economy that grows and creates employment,
jpost 29-NOV-11
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[-said]: At the treasury we are asking for more transparency in the defense budget in order to save NIS 12 billion each year,
jpost 29-NOV-11
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[-asked]: The defense budget is part of the state budget – why is it separate?
jpost 21-NOV-11
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[said:]: the Arab states surrounding us have become significantly weakened in their economic and military sectors.
jrep 21-NOV-11
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[-said]: This isn't a health crisis, but a struggle for the State of Israel 's identity,
yediotaharonot 20-NOV-11
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[-said]: An enlightened, advanced state must protect its weakest workers, improve their conditions and maintain their basic rights,
jpost 17-NOV-11
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[-said]: I can inform you that for the first time we are seeing the beginning of narrowing gaps, the beginning of a poverty-reduction trend in all populations: the elderly, children, and the two most disadvantaged groups, the haredim and the Arabs. This is an important topic we are dealing with every day,
jpost 17-NOV-11
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[-said]: I can inform you that for the first time we are seeing the beginning of narrowing gaps, the beginning of a poverty-reduction trend in all populations: the elderly, children, and the two most disadvantaged groups, the Haredim and the Arabs. This is an important topic we are dealing with every day,
jrep 17-NOV-11
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[-said]: I think it is high time to tell our American friends that this is not the [moment in which] Israel should take into consideration any objections, requests or reservations by the Palestinian Authority [with respect to E-1],
jpost 16-NOV-11
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[-added that]: We should not take into account any Palestinian resistance to building in Ma’aleh Adumim or elsewhere in Judea and Samaria.
jpost 16-NOV-11
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[-said]: Their threats to resign include [threats] on peoples' lives,
jpost 16-NOV-11
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[-said]: It seems he didn't understand what he read in the newspaper,
jpost 14-NOV-11
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[-said]: I'm happy that the Prime Minister is Binyamin Netanyahu and not the Defense Minister, because if the Defense Minister were in charge of the economy, we would collapse faster than Spain and Greece,
jpost 14-NOV-11
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[-added]: the deficit grew larger than expected, and we will weigh steps to moderate this toward 2012.
jrep 14-NOV-11
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[added:]: Ehud Barak is attacking not just the treasury but the government, and it just doesn’t make sense that a minister would attack the policies of the government, the Treasury and the Bank of Israel in such a harsh manner…It doesn’t make sense that in a democratic country the defense minister would object to the government’s stance. The defense minister can consult but he cannot criticize the government in public.
jrep 14-NOV-11
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[-told]: I am happy that Binyamin Netanyahu is prime minister, and not Ehud Barak. Because if Barak was in charge of the economy and the budget, we would collapse worse than Greece,
jrep 14-NOV-11
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[-said]: we must expand the budget framework to meet the crucial mass of social needs, essential defense needs, and the need to protect ourselves from upcoming recession.
jrep 14-NOV-11
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[-told]: a completely unnecessary strike,
jpost 06-NOV-11
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[-said]: We are ready to take the models of advanced-welfare states such as Sweden, Finland and the Netherlands. In Sweden, cleaning and guard work is done by contract workers, but in Sweden they also protect the workers’ rights at all costs,
jpost 06-NOV-11
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[-said]: We are ready to take the models of advanced welfare states like Sweden, Finland and the Netherlands. In Sweden cleaning and guard work is done by contract workers, but in Sweden they also protect the workers’ rights at all costs,
jpost 05-NOV-11
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[-told]: I think this whole public discussion is off limits,
AHN 02-NOV-11
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[-said]: No one wants to dismantle the PA,
jpost 01-NOV-11
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[-declared]: It would be odd to continue transferring funds to the organization when the US itself has stopped the payments,
yediotaharonot 01-NOV-11
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[-said]: Israel dealt with the economic crisis and managed to return to growth thanks to the economic policy of the government and finance ministry, which emphasized budgetary discipline. Populist suggestions that we break with the budget are likely to lead to economic deterioration and to mass unemployment,
jpost 01-NOV-11
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[-said]: The downturn is not dramatic yet, but it is a cause for concern, since it has continued for the past three months,
jpost 31-OCT-11
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[-also said that]: We are one of the only markets in the world to have a lower unemployment rate than we did before the crisis.
jpost 31-OCT-11
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[-told]: We're seeing troubling signs,
ynetnews 31-OCT-11
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[-added]: I try to be honest, and I need to say that I’m really worried,
jpost 31-OCT-11
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[-told]: but black storm clouds are gathering around us, and we have yet to steer the ship to shore safely.
jrep 31-OCT-11
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[-said]: The fact that we in the government and the Knesset are able to talk about improvements and additions to the budgets in social matters such as education are a result of low unemployment,
jpost 31-OCT-11
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[also said that:]: Israel succeeded where most of the West did not, by bringing in a high level of investments directly into our economy, a factor that is no less important than low unemployment.
jpost 31-OCT-11
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[-said]: Responding to activity is not enough,
jrep 30-OCT-11
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[-added that]: We have been in similar situations to this before, not once, not twice, and not even five or 10 times, and in the end a majority has always been obtained.
jrep 03-OCT-11
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[-said]: It is my view, there is no (Israeli) government decision, that if the Palestinians violated the very fundamentals of the peace agreement, we should reconsider delivering tax money to them,
alertnet 21-SEP-11
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[-said]: It is my view, there is no government decision, that if the Palestinians violated the very fundamentals of the peace agreement, we should reconsider delivering tax money to them,
jpost 21-SEP-11
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[-said]: They didn't collapse then, and they won't collapse now,
haaretz 19-SEP-11
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[-said]: Separating holdings between financial and non-financial companies is essential for creating a more competitive market, as well as addressing the issue of complex structures and pyramids,
AHN 19-SEP-11
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[-said]: From what I’ve heard from the protest leadership, nothing will satisfy them…In an amazing moment of candor, one of the leaders said ‘no government could make the changes that we are calling for’,
jpost 14-SEP-11
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[-said]: [But] alongside that, the responsibility for the Israeli economy rests on my shoulders.
jpost 14-SEP-11
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[-said]: In capitalism, materialistic competition turns materials from a means to an aim... and profit becomes the aim,
jpost 12-SEP-11
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[-told]: This Palestinian initiative represents a more serious threat than that posed by Hamas,
dawn 31-AUG-11
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[said today that:]: this initiative of the Palestinians is a more serious threat than that of Hamas in Gaza.
asianews 31-AUG-11
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[-said]: We are marching on a very narrow bridge. If we stray significantly from our economic policy, we may very quickly fall off the bridge,
haaretz 15-AUG-11
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[ added]: We should consider redirecting Israeli goods to new markets across Asia and South America,
yediotaharonot 14-AUG-11
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[said:]: It's not directly dangerous, but it's certainly a warning sign that the global crisis has not yet passed and we still have to navigate the Israeli economy through very rough waters.
ibtimes 08-AUG-11
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[-said earlier]: Despite our total confidence in the US's economic prowess and its ability to recover from the crisis, the downgrade in credit rating constitutes a warning sign reminding all of us that we are still navigating the ship of Israeli finance in stormy waters,
ynetnews 07-AUG-11
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[-said]: The Finance Ministry has held a series of consultations in recent months about the debt crisis in the United States and Europe, and the possibility of a lowered US credit rating has been taken into account. Despite our full confidence in American economic growth as well as recovery from economic recession, the lowered rating is a warning sign reminding us that we are still steering the ship of the Israeli economy through rough seas,
jpost 06-AUG-11
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[said:]: The prime minister's intervention was a blessing. This is proven by the fact that we have reached this important breakthrough.
ynetnews 03-AUG-11
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[-told]: We will not part with our principles. We will not create anarchy here,
jpost 31-JUL-11
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[-said]: I, as a finance minister, have a responsibility for Israel to not fall into financial anarchy. We must not abandon the principals of our economy,
cnn 31-JUL-11
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[-added that]: one of the most talented managers in the entire public sector and his contribution toward [economic] growth and reducing unemployment is invaluable.
jpost 31-JUL-11
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[ said]: To this day, the dialogue with Eini has helped Israel, the workers, and the economy,
jpost 28-JUL-11
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[-told]: To this day, the dialogue with Eini has helped Israel, the workers, and the economy. If he wants to talk, let’s talk,
jpost 28-JUL-11
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[-said]: The right way to reduce prices is through true competition in the milk economy,
bignewsnetwork 28-JUL-11
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[-said]: I haven’t forgotten about the people,
jpost 25-JUL-11
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[-said]: Every time there are demonstrations and pressure, there are those who want to create an impression of tension,
jpost 25-JUL-11
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[-told]: I have no intention to replace him. The excellent results of the Israeli economy prove it.
jpost 25-JUL-11
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[said:]: Boycotts against the state of Israel certainly cannot be considered legitimate from Israel's point of view and boycotts against the settlements or any other region of the country are not a democratic way to determine democratic oversight.
bbc 14-JUL-11
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[-said]: Democracy doesn’t mean that one group takes down another with economic power,
jpost 12-JUL-11
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[-said]: Democracy doesn't mean that one group takes down another with economic power,
jpost 11-JUL-11
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[-said]: It is up to us to develop out readiness for each emergency situation that can happen, and to minimize the economic damage,
jpost 22-JUN-11
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