Shelly Yacimovich

Ex-Labor Party chair Shelly Yachimovich reveals months-long battle with pancreatic cancer

Yachimovich said that she has been under medical monitoring since the operation and that the results so far have been encouraging.

Former Israeli politician Shelly Yachimovich. October 3, 2025.
PRESIDENT HERZOG gets the IDF red carpet treatment

Grapevine August 11, 2021: Different strokes – different folks

Elisha Banai

Grapevine: Maybe back in harness?

Shelly Yacimovich during a press conference to announce her decision to leave politics

Shelly Yachimovich to "take a break from politics"


Yacimovich: Abbas agreed to Jewish settlers in a future Palestinian state

Former Labor leader claims PA president discussed possibility of Jewish settlers remaining in Palestinian state in May, 2013.

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Employment Service agrees to freeze controversial welfare-to-work plan

Employment service workers, who had refused to answer phones and cancelled public visiting hours, return to work.

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Peretz takes credit for Herzog’s Labor win

"Yacimovich must do some soul searching," says Environmental Protection Minister Amir Peretz.

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What can Labor prince Herzog learn from Yacimovich?

Shelly Yacimovich's principles were right - but their implementation was disastrous.

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Labor’s new leader

If Herzog succeeds he could make a crucial contribution to our political discourse.

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Borderline views: Herzog can do it

Herzog will lose his long-term future if he succumbs to the short-term benefits of joining, and being swallowed up by, the present administration.

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Yacimovich vows to stay in politics despite loss to Herzog

MK Merav Michaeli said to be new Labor leader's pick for faction chairperson.

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Dov Lautman, successful Israeli entrepreneur and social activist, dies at 77

Netanyahu praises Lautman's contributions to industry, education in Israel; Peres mourns the loss of a personal friend and partner in ideas.

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Labor: A party of political cannibals

Analysis: Although Yacimovich will likely blame Herzog for stretching the rules to win Labor election, former opposition leader really only has herself to blame.

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Herzog vows to unite Labor, reclaim the premiership

Isaac Herzog wins Labor race after incumbent Shelly Yacimovich concedes; gives no indication of intentions to join a Netanyahu-led gov't.

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