Nitzan Horowitz

Deri steps into Health Ministry, will push for higher budget

Arye Deri said that he will focus on two main issues for the ministry: a significant addition to the budget base of NIS 5.85 billion and better management and implementation abilities.

Shas leader MK Arye Deri is seen at the Knesset, on July 26, 2021.
MERETZ PARTY chairman Nitzan Horowitz attends an Israel News Company conference in Jerusalem last week.

Health Minister Horowitz denounces Finance Ministry 'interference'

 Israeli foreign minister and Head of the Yesh Atid party Yair Lapid walks next to Head of opposition and head of the Likud party Benjamin Netanyahu at the assembly hall for a special session in memory of Israel's first Prime Minister David Ben Gurion, on November 8, 2021.

With Netanyahu, Ben-Gvir, Israel exits Lapid's intolerant gov't - opinion

 View of the Kaplan Medical Center, in Rehovot, on December 11, 2020.

Two additional acute centers open for treatment of victims of rape, sexual assault


Antigen tests approved for sale in supermarkets, prices expected to drop

Antigen tests will be sold in supermarkets and will be distributed for free in kindergartens and elementary schools, in an effort to lower their price.

 COVID-19 antigen self-test, Panbio

Israeli same-sex couples, trans, single fathers approved for surrogacy

“We are putting an end to years of injustice and discrimination - the surrogacy equality revolution is underway.”

 Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz and Health Ministry Director-General Prof. Nachman Ash speak at a press conference, January 2022

Kahana calls for foreign Jews to be given separate entry track

The minister said such a step was required to strengthen the sense of belonging and closeness of Jews around the world to the State of Israel.

RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS Minister Matan Kahana address the Knesset plenum last month.

NIS 55m. earmarked for digital health infrastructure

The support program is intended to create a competitive advantage for Israel and create solutions to difficult problems faced by the health system in Israel and worldwide.

Illustrative photo of Israeli money

Israel to look into legalizing CBD

Health Ministry committee to examine the possibility of removing cannabidiol from the list of dangerous drugs.

Chemdawg marijuana plants grow at a facility

New COVID travel restrictions? Bennett and Horowitz discuss next steps

Officials are considering allowing fully vaccinated or recently recovered Israelis to once again return from yellow countries to Israel and only have to take a PCR test on arrival.

 RETURNING ISRAELIS at Ben-Gurion Airport this week. Why were foreign travelers banned?

Grapevine: Sweet carillon

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

DIASPORA AFFAIRS MINISTER Nachman Shai arrives to the President’s Residence last month.

Israel’s health minister wants to make it easier to get abortions

“It should be a given — the rights to a woman’s body are the woman’s alone,” Israel's Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz said.

 Israeli Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz pictured on August 13, 2021.

Health minister’s woke agenda isn’t about the pandemic - opinion

Horowitz’s main problem, which renders him unfit for the ministry he heads, is that the only ills he considers to be in need of curing are societal.

 Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz at the Knesset, November 15, 2021.

Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz promotes abortion reform

The new abortion reforms include the removal of invasive questions that women have had to answer regarding their occupation or pregnancy background.

 Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz at the Knesset, November 15, 2021.