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


COVID in Israel: Expanded Green Pass kicks in today

Gov’t says students who are unvaccinated in grades 8-12 in ‘red’ cities will need to learn from home.

 Fifth grade students returned today to school at the Alomot elementary school in Efrat, where religious and secular students study together.  Children in middle school went back to school today following a few weeks of learning from home. February 21, 2021.

Journalists protest PM's no-questions policy, cite lack of transparency

In a letter sent to the Prime Minister and Health Minister, the Journalists Association protested the fact the two have not been allowing reporters to ask questions during press announcements.

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett prepares to adress the nation at a press conference regarding the coronavirus pandemic, July 14, 2021.

Israel to infuse NIS 2.5 billion into health system to combat COVID

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett announced an infusion of 2.5 billion shekels into the health system “for now and the future,” at a press conference.

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett is seen speaking at the Knesset, on July 5, 2021.

Coronavirus in Israel: ‘Too early to discuss COVID lockdown’ - Horowitz

Israel's rapid testing program kicked off in Jerusalem on Sunday, where Horowitz spoke * 2,886 new cases

Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz speaks at the MDA vaccination center, August 8, 2021.

Transgender community to get more accessible healthcare – Health Ministry

The transgender community in Israel can expect a series of reforms to make healthcare more accessible, according to statements by Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz.

The Transgender Pride Flag flies on the Foreign Office building in London on Transgender Day of Remembrance, 20 November 2017.

What was won and lost in the new health budget - analysis

The decisions that were made to the budget that help to shape the health of the country.

Head of the left wing Meretz party and Minister of Health Nitzan Horowitz leads a Meretz faction meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on July 12, 2021.

Meretz threatening not to support budget over funds for Health Ministry

Meretz is threatening not to support the state budget due to a conflict over funds.

Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz, July 19, 2021.

Israel’s health system needs an infusion: protesters demand budget raise

“The healthcare system is suffocating regardless of the coronavirus, and is only functioning thanks to the dedication of the workers, nurses, doctors and residents. We’ll give oxygen to the system."

DEMONSTRATION for health budget raise at Habima Square, Tel Aviv

‘Meretz meetings with PA officials don’t mean peace talks’

"It is comfortable for things to stay quiet with the Palestinians. The moment we start getting into the Palestinian issue, the government just falls apart" - Bennett source.

Head of the left wing Meretz party and Minister of Health Nitzan Horowitz leads a Meretz faction meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on July 12, 2021.

COVID cabinet to meet on green pass as Israel registers fourth wave peak

Some 1,377 cases were identified on Tuesday, but the number of serious patients slightly declined.

HADASSAH UNIVERSITY Medical Center managed all its COVID-19 patients at Ein Kerem, keeping Mt. Scopus coronavirus-free