Haim Katz

Israel intends to name new Negev town after slain hostage Ran Gvili, Netanyahu announces

In the announcement, the prime minister said that one of the towns will be named Ranenim "after Israel’s hero, the late Ran Gvili."

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Posters of Ran Gvili, whose body is still being held captive by Hamas in Gaza, seen at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv. December 02, 2025.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives to a Likud party meeting at the Knesset, Israel's parliament in Jerusalem on July 23, 2025.

Power struggles emerge in Netanyahu's Likud internal elections ahead of national primaries

The clashes over local and Central Committee seats are exposing power struggles ahead of the national primaries as political consultants play central roles on many competing lists.

|ByAVI SOLOMON
Israel's Health Ministry.

Israeli gov't approves 2026 health cm'tee to approve medications, tech with NIS 650 budget

The delay in appointing the committee persisted in recent months due to the lack of a sitting health minister.

|ByAVIHAI CHIIM, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu and Justice Minister Yariv Levin attend a meeting of the Knesset plenum. When the haredi parties withdrew from the government, Netanyahu doled out the portfolios to two Likud ministers, including Levin, the writer notes.

Government in disarray with six key ministries left without a minister - opinion

With no ministers appointed to crucial ministries such as health, welfare, and interior, the government is neglecting critical issues affecting citizens' well-being and rights.

|ByMORAN KANDELSHTEIN-HAINA

Israel's tourism soared in 2023, yet faces new challenges post-war

Israel's tourism sector, having marked a record-breaking year in 2023, is currently contending with the challenges that follow in the face of the war.

JANUARY 9, 2024ByZACHY HENNESSEY
El Al airplane

In spite of war, 2023 tourist numbers nearing pre-COVID

The annual figure represents an increase of 12.5% compared to 2022, and a decrease of 34% from 2019.

JANUARY 9, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
TOURISM MINISTER Haim Katz makes a toast to Israeli tourism in New York.

In historic first, Israeli minister publicly visits Saudi Arabia

The visit to Saudi Arabia comes as Israel and Saudi Arabia continue efforts to reach a normalization agreement and as Saudi's Nayef Al-Sudairi is credentialed as ambassador to the PA.

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Haim Katz.

Israeli judicial reform protesters to disrupt Ben-Gurion Airport next week

The protest movements announced they would launch a series of disruptive actions starting on Saturday night.

JUNE 27, 2023ByTZVI JOFFRE
Israelis protest against the Israeli government's planned judicial overhaul, at the Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, March 9, 2023.

Haim Katz talks up tourism to Israel in New York visit

According to Eyal Carlin, consul commissioner for North America, 40% of Israel tourism comes from the US.

JUNE 4, 2023ByHOWARD BLAS
TOURISM MINISTER Haim Katz makes a toast to Israeli tourism in New York.

Israeli VAT exemption for tourists to continue despite FM's objection

The decision follows lengthy discussions about the state budget between Katz and the Finance Ministry, which had hoped to increase state revenue.

MARCH 14, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Tourists seen at James Richardson Dudy Free shop at Ben Gurion Airport, Israel, on June 6, 2022

Israel's budget committee approves state budget, cuts it close

After lengthy discussions that ended hours before Shabbat, the government approved the budget for next year.

FEBRUARY 24, 2023ByELIAV BREUER, ZACHY HENNESSEY, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads a cabinet meeting on the state budget, at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on February 23, 2023.

Israel's Tourism Ministry to invest NIS 340m in tourism infrastructure

The Tourism Ministry's Development Budget Committee approved a budget that includes the establishment of dozens of public tourism infrastructure projects.

JANUARY 12, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Tourism Minister Haim Katz arrives for a group picture of the new government at the president's residence in Jerusalem on December 29, 2022.

You will not believe how many tourists came to Israel in 2022

An unreal number of tourists came to Israel in 2022, injecting NIS 13.5 billion into the economy.

JANUARY 4, 2023ByTAMAR URIEL-BEERI
A GROUP OF French tourists and their guide in Jerusalem’s Old City this week.

Haim Katz's plea deal approved by Rishon LeZion Magistrate's Court

The conviction was not deemed as having moral turpitude, as the High Court of Justice in December rejected a petition to impose it.

FEBRUARY 7, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Likud MK Haim Katz speaks at a Knesset plenary session on his request for parliamentary immunity from prosecution, at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on February 17, 2020.