Youli Edelstein said : "I am whole with my way of action and am unexcited about the attacks,"

israelnationalnews Monday, January 20, 2020 11:38:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : “Even though I disagree with the position of the Knesset legal adviser, I believe that, in order to maintain trust in the institution of Knesset speaker by all the factions, it is important to accept it,”

timesofisrael Sunday, January 19, 2020 9:09:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein announced : “As I said a week ago,”

israelnationalnews Sunday, January 19, 2020 7:58:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein added : “As far as it depends on me, I will not lend a hand in turning the committee to a place of cheap election propaganda,”

phnompenhpost Tuesday, January 14, 2020 10:51:00 AM EAT

Youli Edelstein added : "As far as it depends on me, I will not lend a hand in turning the committee to a place of cheap election propoganda,"

afp-en Sunday, January 12, 2020 8:18:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : "The things that happened today - and the public isn't aware of everything - are some of the worst things I've seen here in the 23 years that I've been in the Knesset," "I ask you [to stop] all this"

israelnationalnews Thursday, December 12, 2019 6:41:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein replied : "Therefore it's permissible to violate the Knesset's regulations in the plenary?"

israelnationalnews Thursday, December 12, 2019 6:41:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : “This is the moment of truth for Israeli politics,” “This is the moment to choose between leadership and cowardice”

haaretz Monday, December 2, 2019 2:49:00 AM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : “choose between leadership and cowardice, between the will of the public, the entire public, and a tremendous crisis of trust,”

timesofisrael Thursday, November 28, 2019 7:30:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : "Israel is in the midst of an emergency that could bring about financial and social destruction,"

ynetnews Wednesday, November 27, 2019 9:41:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : “choose between leadership and cowardice, between the will of the public, the entire public, and a tremendous crisis of trust,”

timesofisrael Wednesday, November 27, 2019 7:59:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : "Israel is in the midst of a governmental emergency that could cause an economic and social collapse; this is the moment of truth in Israeli politics. It's time to choose between leadership and cowardice,"

haaretz Wednesday, November 27, 2019 7:50:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein concluded : "I contacted the two major party leaders today and asked them to instruct the two negotiating teams to meet again tonight in my office. I am pleased to announce that my appeal has been positively met by the two leaders and tonight, the attempt to restore sanity to Israel will begin,"

israelnationalnews Wednesday, November 27, 2019 6:12:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : “It is not a secret that the ties between our countries is very strong. We enjoy the visits of our leaders, we enjoy strong bilateral cooperation and hope that we will continue on this path. A parliament is the beating heart of any democracy. We are young democracies but we are strongly committed to the democratic values which is another platform for our cooperation,”

financialexpress Tuesday, November 26, 2019 4:52:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : "It is not a secret that the ties between our countries is very strong. We enjoy the visits of our leaders, we enjoy strong bilateral cooperation and hope that we will continue on this path. A parliament is the beating heart of any democracy. We are young democracies but we are strongly committed to the democratic values which is another platform for our cooperation,"

business-standard Tuesday, November 26, 2019 2:44:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein urged : “to speak directly to the citizens, to anyone who cares,”

timesofisrael Thursday, November 21, 2019 5:57:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein wrote : “Although the decision is couched as an impartial effort to rule narrowly on a legal case and to ensure that consumers understand the provenance of their food, it in fact applies a double standard to Israel and the disputed territories under its control,” “Indeed, out of dozens of such areas around the world, I believe only Judea, Samaria and the Golan Heights are subject to such labeling regulations”

jpost Saturday, November 16, 2019 8:56:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : "I am gravely concerned that the court's decision could undermine the political and economic ties between Israel and the European Union and have far-reaching, negative ramifications for the prospects of peace between Israel and its neighbors in the Middle East,"

israelnationalnews Friday, November 15, 2019 12:16:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : "The selective information on which the court's ruling is based will inevitably result in a boycott of goodsfirst those from Judea, Samaria, and the Golan Heights and then those from Israel as a wholeby such consumers," "In doing so, the court has knowingly adopted the arguments long propounded by the BDS movement, whose extremist agenda aims to destroy the economy of Israel as a whole in order to force it to capitulate to the Palestinians. This, despite repeated and consistent denunciations of BDS by officials of the European Union, who I know recognize that boycotts only encourage extremists and destroy the foundations of any future peace"

israelnationalnews Friday, November 15, 2019 12:16:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein noted : "although the aforementioned court decision is couched as an impartial effort to rule narrowly on a legal case and ensure that consumers understand the provenance of their food, it in fact applies a double standard to Israel and the disputed territories under its control"

israelnationalnews Friday, November 15, 2019 12:16:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein noted : "the court prescribed differential treatment for Arabs and Jews based on ethnicity by mandating that food labels not indicate merely 'West Bank' or 'Golan Heights' but specifically that the foods come from a Jewish settlementlest consumers mistake these goods for Arab ones"

israelnationalnews Friday, November 15, 2019 12:16:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : “The only voices we heard this morning that didn’t express support for the IDF came from here, from the Knesset. The Joint List were the only ones who came out with a political statement explaining that this was a political decision,” “It’s very disappointing and I think it just makes it more clear how irresponsible all this talk of having a coalition or a government based on the support of the Arab List was… and is”

timesofisrael Tuesday, November 12, 2019 9:16:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : “When someone says there are no means, I don’t accept it,”

middleeastmonitor Wednesday, October 30, 2019 2:04:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein told : “Every time he sees a Hamas rocket launched towards Israel,”

middleeastmonitor Wednesday, October 30, 2019 2:04:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein wrote ( about Meir Shamgar ) : “Meir Shamgar was one of the pillars of Israeli law and one of its architects,”

timesofisrael Friday, October 18, 2019 1:59:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein wrote ( about Meir Shamgar ) : “Meir Shamgar was one of the pillars of Israeli law and one of its architects,”

timesofisrael Friday, October 18, 2019 12:24:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : “Blue and White rejected it probably because of internal reasons, not because of its essence,”

timesofisrael Thursday, October 3, 2019 12:45:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : “You have been given a privilege that most of Israel’s citizens do not have – to serve as emissaries of the public — and it makes no difference whatsoever whether you are in the coalition or the opposition; there are a great many things a member of Knesset can do. To our regret, we are sometimes judged by our productivity [in terms] of legislation. During the short-lived recent Knesset, more than 500 bills were put on the table, and one passed. In each of the previous Knessets, [only 4 percent of the bills submitted became law]. I don’t think you would keep a factory worker with such a production rate,”

timesofisrael Wednesday, September 25, 2019 10:21:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said ( about Benjamin Netanyahu ) : “Likud is a united party and will continue to be so. Likud is the only democratic party in the political system, headed by an elected leader, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,”

weeklyblitz Wednesday, September 18, 2019 2:43:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein told : "We will impose Israeli sovereignty over Hebron and make it an important city in Israel,"

sinacom-en Thursday, September 5, 2019 7:46:00 AM EAT

Youli Edelstein told : "We will impose Israeli sovereignty over Hebron and make it an important city in Israel,"

xinhuanet_en Thursday, September 5, 2019 4:45:00 AM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : “For about a decade we have longed for sovereignty,”

middleeastmonitor Monday, September 2, 2019 4:34:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein argued : “the to Jerusalem and the US recognition of Israeli sovereignty in the [occupied] Golan [Heights]”

middleeastmonitor Monday, September 2, 2019 4:34:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : “I don’t want to get into exact schedules,”

middleeastmonitor Monday, September 2, 2019 4:34:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : "For about a decade we have longed for sovereignty and have made significant progress. From a situation in which a minister who referred to the idea of sovereignty in Judea and Samaria was considered delusional, we have reached a position where Netanyahu's statement is taken for granted and legitimate,"

israelnationalnews Sunday, September 1, 2019 9:11:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein added : "Like several other things we have seen recently, such as the US embassy move to Jerusalem and the US recognition of Israeli sovereignty in the Golan, the issue of recognition of sovereignty in Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria will become a realistic issue, within the realms of possibility,"

israelnationalnews Sunday, September 1, 2019 9:11:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein says : “I don’t believe a scenario like this will be brought to the table,”

timesofisrael Tuesday, August 27, 2019 7:06:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein says ( about Benjamin Netanyahu ) : “In the last elections Netanyahu wasn’t exactly the problem. He tried with all his might to arrive at coalition and there were some who decided to reject him,”

timesofisrael Tuesday, August 27, 2019 7:06:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein says : “I don’t believe a scenario like this will be brought to the table,”

timesofisrael Tuesday, August 27, 2019 5:20:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein says ( about Benjamin Netanyahu ) : “In the last elections Netanyahu wasn’t exactly the problem. He tried with all his might to arrive at coalition and there were some who decided to reject him,”

timesofisrael Tuesday, August 27, 2019 5:20:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : "I applaud the important court decision today. Personally, I will go to mixed events as well, but I know and respect the fact that there are people with different opinions. Our shared existence depends, among other things, on respect for those people, "

israelnationalnews Wednesday, August 14, 2019 6:58:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein told : “I’m not one to disqualify. Every Zionist party is invited to enter negotiations based on the lines we can live with,”

middleeastmonitor Friday, August 9, 2019 7:10:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : “I’m not one to disqualify. Every Zionist party is invited to enter negotiations based on the lines we can live with,”

timesofisrael Thursday, August 8, 2019 6:50:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : "Our answer to this abominable attack must be decisive,"

ynetnews Thursday, August 8, 2019 1:23:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : "Our answer to this abominable attack must be decisive,"

ynetnews Thursday, August 8, 2019 12:07:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : "We in the Likud will elect the head of the list, with whom they will have to negotiate,"

israelnationalnews Sunday, August 4, 2019 8:04:00 AM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : “It appears that not only the citizens of Israel owe thanks to the Mossad. It would be interesting if the tyrant Erdogan would be kind enough to thank us for saving the lives of his citizens,”

homelandsecuritynewswire Thursday, July 11, 2019 12:46:00 AM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : "It turns out that not only the citizens of Israel owe the Mossad a thank you. It would be interesting if the tyrant Erdogan would be kind enough to say thank you for saving the lives of his citizens. Spoiler: No,"

srilankaguardian Wednesday, July 10, 2019 3:23:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : "It turns out that not only the citizens of Israel owe the Mossad a thank you. It would be interesting if the tyrant Erdogan would be kind enough to say thank you for saving the lives of his citizens. Spoiler: No,"

israelnationalnews Wednesday, July 10, 2019 4:33:00 AM EAT

Youli Edelstein wrote : “Ora took advantage of her participation in an international conference that was being held in Moscow to come to us and hold our hands,”

timesofisrael Sunday, July 7, 2019 1:33:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein wrote : “Although I did not have the privilege of serving with her in the Knesset, through her longstanding and continuous parliamentary activity she was a mentor for me — despite the many disagreements between us,”

timesofisrael Sunday, July 7, 2019 1:33:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein insisted : “My assumption is that if we don’t succeed in implementing this initiative, after September 17 these exact same players will sit around the same table and need to discuss the issues that at the moment they refuse to speak about,”

timesofisrael Wednesday, July 3, 2019 4:34:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said ( about Ehud Barak ) : “Ehud Barak is the most defeatist and failed prime minister in the history of the State of Israel,” “I hope he won’t pass the [minimum] electoral threshold”

timesofisrael Sunday, June 30, 2019 9:49:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein told : “The majority of the public do not want this election, and we need to find a way within the current Knesset to form the widest coalition,”

WashingtonPost Thursday, June 27, 2019 2:30:00 AM EAT

Youli Edelstein told : “The majority of the public do not want this election, and we need to find a way within the current Knesset to form the widest coalition,”

WashingtonPost Wednesday, June 26, 2019 11:06:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : “I would not have initiated the process if I was not sure that it is possible,” “I again call on all sides to consider what is at stake, to act responsibly, and to understand that this is the time to put aside confrontations and slogans — to act for the benefit of the Israeli public. That is what the public expects from us”

timesofisrael Wednesday, June 26, 2019 9:31:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : "I wouldn't have initiated this move if I wasn't sure it is possible,"

ynetnews Wednesday, June 26, 2019 7:20:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein told : “The majority of the public do not want this election, and we need to find a way within the current Knesset to form the widest coalition,”

WashingtonPost Wednesday, June 26, 2019 6:50:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein told : "This process could happen only if we have very widescale support from most of the house parties,"

israelnationalnews Wednesday, June 26, 2019 12:54:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : “I found a parliamentary framework and there is an option to cancel the most unnecessary elections in Israel’s history. It is our obligation to allow the 21st Knesset to keep working”

timesofisrael Wednesday, June 26, 2019 2:32:00 AM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : “The people of Israel have a story,”

jpost Tuesday, June 18, 2019 9:17:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein urged : “you, the child who is watching the ceremony right now,”

jpost Tuesday, June 18, 2019 9:17:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein urged : “Keep believing that you are part of a wonderful story that began in this country against all odds, and its continuation depends on you”

jpost Tuesday, June 18, 2019 9:17:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said ( about Reuven Rivlin ) : "We all share in the great sorrow of my friend, President Rivlin and his family," "With her personality and her kindness, Nechama touched everyone she met"

ynetnews Tuesday, June 4, 2019 1:48:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : "if no one gets 60 votes, another vote will begin"

israelnationalnews Monday, June 3, 2019 3:32:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : “Instead of solving the fundamental issues surrounding Holocaust remembrance once and for all, the Polish prime minister has once again chosen to create a provocation,”

jpost Wednesday, May 22, 2019 8:06:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : “Instead of solving the fundamental issues surrounding Holocaust remembrance once and for all, the Polish prime minister has once again chosen to create a provocation,”

jpost Sunday, May 19, 2019 11:03:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : “It will be our mission in the 21st Knesset to repeal this legislation,” “I think we will find more than a little support for this initiative”

middleeastmonitor Friday, May 17, 2019 2:50:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : “One of the highlights of the torches this year are people who succeeded against all odds,”

eurojewcong Thursday, May 9, 2019 12:38:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : “One of the highlights of the torches this year are people who succeeded against all odds,”

timesofisrael Wednesday, May 8, 2019 9:42:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : “I’m not saying don’t legislate. Legislate! But look at the full picture, at whether [the bill] is possible and if it justifies all the wasted resources and taxpayer moneyLet’s only propose bills that have a chance to progress,”

jpost Tuesday, April 30, 2019 3:36:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said ( about Benjamin Netanyahu ) : "I thank Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu and members of the Likud faction who unanimously approved my candidacy for Knesset speaker, and I am certain that members of the Likud faction will lead the 21st Knesset with honor and success,"

israelnationalnews Tuesday, April 30, 2019 3:36:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : “I’m not saying don’t legislate. Legislate! But look at the full picture, at whether [the bill] is possible and if it justifies all the wasted resources and taxpayer moneyLet’s only propose bills that have a chance to progress,”

jpost Tuesday, April 30, 2019 5:54:00 AM EAT

Youli Edelstein recalls : “When I first met Benji and we started chatting, I soon realized that I was talking to a wonderful person,”

jpost Thursday, April 11, 2019 4:33:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein says : “Benji inherited from his grandfather the ability to get into the heart of every person,” “There is a Knesset employee with some disabilities who proudly tells me whenever I see him that he is a chavruta (study partner) of Rabbi Benji Levene. And I know that Benji does indeed get together with him regularly to study Torah. Everyone he meets is made to feel that he is Benji’s close friend”

jpost Thursday, April 11, 2019 4:33:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : "There are reports that stop everything and fill the heart with joy and pride, such as the knowledge of the return of the body of Zechariah Baumel to a grave in Israel. For 37 years we have waited for him and have not forgotten him for a moment. It is so sad that his dear father, the late Yona Baumel, who worked for many years to bring his body to Israel, did not get to hear the exciting news in his life, "

israelnationalnews Wednesday, April 3, 2019 6:35:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : “I have a bad habit of saying quite openly what I think, so if Likud would embrace Kahanists and try to bring them into the party list [via Otzma Yehudit], I would be opposed to it,”

timesofisrael Monday, March 18, 2019 4:44:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : “I didn’t have much doubt that Balad would be approved by the Supreme Court. But at the same time, I do think we have to invest some thought because when Basel Ghattas, a member of Knesset, was smuggling phones to terrorists in prison, he didn’t just hurt the Israeli Knesset by doing that, but he hurt even more the Arabs in this country and the state of coexistence. And this is something we have to consider in a serious public discussion,”

timesofisrael Monday, March 18, 2019 4:44:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : "It's a hard and painful morning," "Pray together with all of Israel for the safety of the wounded and strengthen the hands of the security forces currently operating in the area"

jpost Sunday, March 17, 2019 3:08:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : “The nation has long been with the Golan, now [US President Donald] Trump is also. Thank you, President Trump, for another important step on the path of truth and justice for the Golan Heights and for Judea and Samaria. The next step: the application of sovereignty [in Judea and Samaria]!”

jpost Thursday, March 14, 2019 2:30:00 AM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : "If we were in a reality show, there would be room to oust a competitor so that he would not interfere with others, but here there is a state to run. We do not understand how it is possible with this plan. What happens the day after Netanyahu is ousted? What will become of the State? Will they preserve our political and economic achievements? Will they protect Judea and Samaria, not only from the Trump Administration, but from people like Obama?"

israelnationalnews Sunday, March 10, 2019 8:38:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said ( about Tzipi Livni ) : "I want to acknowledge the responsibility that was shown on the left," "They said that the egos could not be overcome to form a union. In the end they united and there were a few others who were willing to unite. Tzipi Livni retired so that she would not endanger their bloc. On the other hand, each of us wants to be the Messiah's deputy and establish his own party. It's irresponsible and they will not tell me they're doing it for the Land of Israel"

israelnationalnews Sunday, March 10, 2019 8:38:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein pointed out : “Along with me, there are dozens of elected officials in the Israeli parliament who moved here from other countries,” “We hope that with the help of this praiseworthy activity, our brothers in the Diaspora will learn the history of the Knesset [and] the uniqueness of Israeli democracy, and try to take part in a parliamentary debate”

jpost Tuesday, March 5, 2019 5:19:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : "Charges of any kind are no substitute for a conviction in a democratic state. We must let the facts become clear in a fair process that reaches a prime minister like every citizen of the State of Israel, " "The publication of a statement of indictment against a party leader 40 days before elections without holding a hearing constitutes irreversible public and political damage not only to him but to an entire party and to the electorate"

israelnationalnews Thursday, February 28, 2019 9:37:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : “These primary elections gave me hope,”

jpost Saturday, February 23, 2019 3:13:00 AM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : “I think people are very interested in what we have to offer, in terms of the price of housing for young couples and what we can do to help the elderly population in this country. I always talk about the positive things we’ve done with the disabled”

jpost Saturday, February 23, 2019 3:13:00 AM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : “These are challenges, beyond the usual big issues of security, international relations and so on,”

jpost Saturday, February 23, 2019 3:13:00 AM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : “is not about Jews. It’s about the spirit of their society. It’s a cancerous tumor in their society that will eat them from the inside if they don’t put an end to it,” “It’s not that there’s a secret antisemitic society that attacks. The issue is often poverty, social protests, immigration... and then the outburst is antisemitic. They have to understand that if it’s not about the Jews, it’ll be something else”

jpost Saturday, February 23, 2019 3:13:00 AM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : “I personally, from day one, tried to make all the Diaspora leadership feel that the Knesset is their home. Even now, during the election campaign, I am meeting with Diaspora leaders”

jpost Saturday, February 23, 2019 3:13:00 AM EAT

Youli Edelstein added : “we have to be quite frank; mistakes were made,”

jpost Saturday, February 23, 2019 3:13:00 AM EAT

Youli Edelstein said ( about Yisrael Katz ) : “I always ask Diaspora leadership how they explain the fact that thousands of young students the same ones we say are unaffiliated and distancing themselves from Israel because of the ‘occupation’ and Orthodoxy come here on Birthright trips and, according to all the follow-up studies, change their attitudes toward Israel.... The more they learn about Israel and come to see it with their own eyes... the more they go back and become ambassadors for Israel,”

jpost Saturday, February 23, 2019 3:13:00 AM EAT

Youli Edelstein asked ( about Yisrael Katz ) : “Are the rabbis and heads of Jewish organizations and education leadership in the Diaspora bringing enough attention to the centrality of Israel to their lives? I ask rabbis of different denominations: When you take the pulpit, do you make sure to mention the Land of Israel or the State of Israel?... Why don’t people in most communities speak Hebrew after all these years? Where is the Zionist education?”

jpost Saturday, February 23, 2019 3:13:00 AM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : “These primary elections gave me hope,”

jpost Friday, February 22, 2019 3:35:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : “I think people are very interested in what we have to offer, in terms of the price of housing for young couples and what we can do to help the elderly population in this country. I always talk about the positive things we’ve done with the disabled”

jpost Friday, February 22, 2019 3:35:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : “These are challenges, beyond the usual big issues of security, international relations and so on,”

jpost Friday, February 22, 2019 3:35:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : “is not about Jews. It’s about the spirit of their society. It’s a cancerous tumor in their society that will eat them from the inside if they don’t put an end to it,” “It’s not that there’s a secret antisemitic society that attacks. The issue is often poverty, social protests, immigration... and then the outburst is antisemitic. They have to understand that if it’s not about the Jews, it’ll be something else”

jpost Friday, February 22, 2019 3:35:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : “I personally, from day one, tried to make all the Diaspora leadership feel that the Knesset is their home. Even now, during the election campaign, I am meeting with Diaspora leaders”

jpost Friday, February 22, 2019 3:35:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein added : “we have to be quite frank; mistakes were made,”

jpost Friday, February 22, 2019 3:35:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said ( about Yisrael Katz ) : “I always ask Diaspora leadership how they explain the fact that thousands of young students the same ones we say are unaffiliated and distancing themselves from Israel because of the ‘occupation’ and Orthodoxy come here on Birthright trips and, according to all the follow-up studies, change their attitudes toward Israel.... The more they learn about Israel and come to see it with their own eyes... the more they go back and become ambassadors for Israel,”

jpost Friday, February 22, 2019 3:35:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein asked ( about Yisrael Katz ) : “Are the rabbis and heads of Jewish organizations and education leadership in the Diaspora bringing enough attention to the centrality of Israel to their lives? I ask rabbis of different denominations: When you take the pulpit, do you make sure to mention the Land of Israel or the State of Israel?... Why don’t people in most communities speak Hebrew after all these years? Where is the Zionist education?”

jpost Friday, February 22, 2019 3:35:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein added : “It doesn’t work that way. Reality was harsh,”

jpost Friday, February 22, 2019 4:43:00 AM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : “This is not unique to the Poles. There are other countries under Soviet occupation that mention these things... to blame communism on the Jews is definitely a well-known form of antisemitism and nothing else,”

jpost Friday, February 22, 2019 4:43:00 AM EAT

Youli Edelstein said ( about Benjamin Netanyahu ) : "This morning the goal is clearer than ever—(to achieve) a wide, strong and united right-wing bloc headed by Netanyahu and the Likud. Anything other but that will drag Israel dozens of years backwards in terms of security and the economy. We cannot repeat the mistakes that we have already regretted in the past,"

ynetnews Thursday, February 21, 2019 6:08:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : “It is the right of every senior Israeli official to tell the truth. For me, this is an example of the fragile relations between the countries,”

timesofisrael Wednesday, February 20, 2019 12:49:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : “It is the right of every senior Israeli official to tell the truth. For me, this is an example of the fragile relations between the countries,”

timesofisrael Tuesday, February 19, 2019 8:20:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein added : “It doesn’t work that way. Reality was harsh,”

jpost Monday, February 18, 2019 5:11:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : “This is not unique to the Poles. There are other countries under Soviet occupation that mention these things...to blame communism on the Jews is definitely a well-known form of communism and nothing else,”

jpost Monday, February 18, 2019 5:11:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : "I am whole with my way of action and am unexcited about the attacks,"

israelnationalnews Monday, January 20, 2020 11:38:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : “Even though I disagree with the position of the Knesset legal adviser, I believe that, in order to maintain trust in the institution of Knesset speaker by all the factions, it is important to accept it,”

timesofisrael Sunday, January 19, 2020 9:09:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein announced : “As I said a week ago,”

israelnationalnews Sunday, January 19, 2020 7:58:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein added : “As far as it depends on me, I will not lend a hand in turning the committee to a place of cheap election propaganda,”

phnompenhpost Tuesday, January 14, 2020 10:51:00 AM EAT

Youli Edelstein added : "As far as it depends on me, I will not lend a hand in turning the committee to a place of cheap election propoganda,"

afp-en Sunday, January 12, 2020 8:18:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : "The things that happened today - and the public isn't aware of everything - are some of the worst things I've seen here in the 23 years that I've been in the Knesset," "I ask you [to stop] all this"

israelnationalnews Thursday, December 12, 2019 6:41:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein replied : "Therefore it's permissible to violate the Knesset's regulations in the plenary?"

israelnationalnews Thursday, December 12, 2019 6:41:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : “This is the moment of truth for Israeli politics,” “This is the moment to choose between leadership and cowardice”

haaretz Monday, December 2, 2019 2:49:00 AM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : “choose between leadership and cowardice, between the will of the public, the entire public, and a tremendous crisis of trust,”

timesofisrael Thursday, November 28, 2019 7:30:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : "Israel is in the midst of an emergency that could bring about financial and social destruction,"

ynetnews Wednesday, November 27, 2019 9:41:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : “choose between leadership and cowardice, between the will of the public, the entire public, and a tremendous crisis of trust,”

timesofisrael Wednesday, November 27, 2019 7:59:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : "Israel is in the midst of a governmental emergency that could cause an economic and social collapse; this is the moment of truth in Israeli politics. It's time to choose between leadership and cowardice,"

haaretz Wednesday, November 27, 2019 7:50:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein concluded : "I contacted the two major party leaders today and asked them to instruct the two negotiating teams to meet again tonight in my office. I am pleased to announce that my appeal has been positively met by the two leaders and tonight, the attempt to restore sanity to Israel will begin,"

israelnationalnews Wednesday, November 27, 2019 6:12:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : “It is not a secret that the ties between our countries is very strong. We enjoy the visits of our leaders, we enjoy strong bilateral cooperation and hope that we will continue on this path. A parliament is the beating heart of any democracy. We are young democracies but we are strongly committed to the democratic values which is another platform for our cooperation,”

financialexpress Tuesday, November 26, 2019 4:52:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : "It is not a secret that the ties between our countries is very strong. We enjoy the visits of our leaders, we enjoy strong bilateral cooperation and hope that we will continue on this path. A parliament is the beating heart of any democracy. We are young democracies but we are strongly committed to the democratic values which is another platform for our cooperation,"

business-standard Tuesday, November 26, 2019 2:44:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein urged : “to speak directly to the citizens, to anyone who cares,”

timesofisrael Thursday, November 21, 2019 5:57:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein wrote : “Although the decision is couched as an impartial effort to rule narrowly on a legal case and to ensure that consumers understand the provenance of their food, it in fact applies a double standard to Israel and the disputed territories under its control,” “Indeed, out of dozens of such areas around the world, I believe only Judea, Samaria and the Golan Heights are subject to such labeling regulations”

jpost Saturday, November 16, 2019 8:56:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : "I am gravely concerned that the court's decision could undermine the political and economic ties between Israel and the European Union and have far-reaching, negative ramifications for the prospects of peace between Israel and its neighbors in the Middle East,"

israelnationalnews Friday, November 15, 2019 12:16:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : "The selective information on which the court's ruling is based will inevitably result in a boycott of goodsfirst those from Judea, Samaria, and the Golan Heights and then those from Israel as a wholeby such consumers," "In doing so, the court has knowingly adopted the arguments long propounded by the BDS movement, whose extremist agenda aims to destroy the economy of Israel as a whole in order to force it to capitulate to the Palestinians. This, despite repeated and consistent denunciations of BDS by officials of the European Union, who I know recognize that boycotts only encourage extremists and destroy the foundations of any future peace"

israelnationalnews Friday, November 15, 2019 12:16:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein noted : "although the aforementioned court decision is couched as an impartial effort to rule narrowly on a legal case and ensure that consumers understand the provenance of their food, it in fact applies a double standard to Israel and the disputed territories under its control"

israelnationalnews Friday, November 15, 2019 12:16:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein noted : "the court prescribed differential treatment for Arabs and Jews based on ethnicity by mandating that food labels not indicate merely 'West Bank' or 'Golan Heights' but specifically that the foods come from a Jewish settlementlest consumers mistake these goods for Arab ones"

israelnationalnews Friday, November 15, 2019 12:16:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : “The only voices we heard this morning that didn’t express support for the IDF came from here, from the Knesset. The Joint List were the only ones who came out with a political statement explaining that this was a political decision,” “It’s very disappointing and I think it just makes it more clear how irresponsible all this talk of having a coalition or a government based on the support of the Arab List was… and is”

timesofisrael Tuesday, November 12, 2019 9:16:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : “When someone says there are no means, I don’t accept it,”

middleeastmonitor Wednesday, October 30, 2019 2:04:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein told : “Every time he sees a Hamas rocket launched towards Israel,”

middleeastmonitor Wednesday, October 30, 2019 2:04:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein wrote ( about Meir Shamgar ) : “Meir Shamgar was one of the pillars of Israeli law and one of its architects,”

timesofisrael Friday, October 18, 2019 1:59:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein wrote ( about Meir Shamgar ) : “Meir Shamgar was one of the pillars of Israeli law and one of its architects,”

timesofisrael Friday, October 18, 2019 12:24:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : “Blue and White rejected it probably because of internal reasons, not because of its essence,”

timesofisrael Thursday, October 3, 2019 12:45:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : “You have been given a privilege that most of Israel’s citizens do not have – to serve as emissaries of the public — and it makes no difference whatsoever whether you are in the coalition or the opposition; there are a great many things a member of Knesset can do. To our regret, we are sometimes judged by our productivity [in terms] of legislation. During the short-lived recent Knesset, more than 500 bills were put on the table, and one passed. In each of the previous Knessets, [only 4 percent of the bills submitted became law]. I don’t think you would keep a factory worker with such a production rate,”

timesofisrael Wednesday, September 25, 2019 10:21:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said ( about Benjamin Netanyahu ) : “Likud is a united party and will continue to be so. Likud is the only democratic party in the political system, headed by an elected leader, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,”

weeklyblitz Wednesday, September 18, 2019 2:43:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein told : "We will impose Israeli sovereignty over Hebron and make it an important city in Israel,"

sinacom-en Thursday, September 5, 2019 7:46:00 AM EAT

Youli Edelstein told : "We will impose Israeli sovereignty over Hebron and make it an important city in Israel,"

xinhuanet_en Thursday, September 5, 2019 4:45:00 AM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : “For about a decade we have longed for sovereignty,”

middleeastmonitor Monday, September 2, 2019 4:34:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein argued : “the to Jerusalem and the US recognition of Israeli sovereignty in the [occupied] Golan [Heights]”

middleeastmonitor Monday, September 2, 2019 4:34:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : “I don’t want to get into exact schedules,”

middleeastmonitor Monday, September 2, 2019 4:34:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : "For about a decade we have longed for sovereignty and have made significant progress. From a situation in which a minister who referred to the idea of sovereignty in Judea and Samaria was considered delusional, we have reached a position where Netanyahu's statement is taken for granted and legitimate,"

israelnationalnews Sunday, September 1, 2019 9:11:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein added : "Like several other things we have seen recently, such as the US embassy move to Jerusalem and the US recognition of Israeli sovereignty in the Golan, the issue of recognition of sovereignty in Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria will become a realistic issue, within the realms of possibility,"

israelnationalnews Sunday, September 1, 2019 9:11:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein says : “I don’t believe a scenario like this will be brought to the table,”

timesofisrael Tuesday, August 27, 2019 7:06:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein says ( about Benjamin Netanyahu ) : “In the last elections Netanyahu wasn’t exactly the problem. He tried with all his might to arrive at coalition and there were some who decided to reject him,”

timesofisrael Tuesday, August 27, 2019 7:06:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein says : “I don’t believe a scenario like this will be brought to the table,”

timesofisrael Tuesday, August 27, 2019 5:20:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein says ( about Benjamin Netanyahu ) : “In the last elections Netanyahu wasn’t exactly the problem. He tried with all his might to arrive at coalition and there were some who decided to reject him,”

timesofisrael Tuesday, August 27, 2019 5:20:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : "I applaud the important court decision today. Personally, I will go to mixed events as well, but I know and respect the fact that there are people with different opinions. Our shared existence depends, among other things, on respect for those people, "

israelnationalnews Wednesday, August 14, 2019 6:58:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein told : “I’m not one to disqualify. Every Zionist party is invited to enter negotiations based on the lines we can live with,”

middleeastmonitor Friday, August 9, 2019 7:10:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : “I’m not one to disqualify. Every Zionist party is invited to enter negotiations based on the lines we can live with,”

timesofisrael Thursday, August 8, 2019 6:50:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : "Our answer to this abominable attack must be decisive,"

ynetnews Thursday, August 8, 2019 1:23:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : "Our answer to this abominable attack must be decisive,"

ynetnews Thursday, August 8, 2019 12:07:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : "We in the Likud will elect the head of the list, with whom they will have to negotiate,"

israelnationalnews Sunday, August 4, 2019 8:04:00 AM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : “It appears that not only the citizens of Israel owe thanks to the Mossad. It would be interesting if the tyrant Erdogan would be kind enough to thank us for saving the lives of his citizens,”

homelandsecuritynewswire Thursday, July 11, 2019 12:46:00 AM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : "It turns out that not only the citizens of Israel owe the Mossad a thank you. It would be interesting if the tyrant Erdogan would be kind enough to say thank you for saving the lives of his citizens. Spoiler: No,"

srilankaguardian Wednesday, July 10, 2019 3:23:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : "It turns out that not only the citizens of Israel owe the Mossad a thank you. It would be interesting if the tyrant Erdogan would be kind enough to say thank you for saving the lives of his citizens. Spoiler: No,"

israelnationalnews Wednesday, July 10, 2019 4:33:00 AM EAT

Youli Edelstein wrote : “Ora took advantage of her participation in an international conference that was being held in Moscow to come to us and hold our hands,”

timesofisrael Sunday, July 7, 2019 1:33:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein wrote : “Although I did not have the privilege of serving with her in the Knesset, through her longstanding and continuous parliamentary activity she was a mentor for me — despite the many disagreements between us,”

timesofisrael Sunday, July 7, 2019 1:33:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein insisted : “My assumption is that if we don’t succeed in implementing this initiative, after September 17 these exact same players will sit around the same table and need to discuss the issues that at the moment they refuse to speak about,”

timesofisrael Wednesday, July 3, 2019 4:34:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said ( about Ehud Barak ) : “Ehud Barak is the most defeatist and failed prime minister in the history of the State of Israel,” “I hope he won’t pass the [minimum] electoral threshold”

timesofisrael Sunday, June 30, 2019 9:49:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein told : “The majority of the public do not want this election, and we need to find a way within the current Knesset to form the widest coalition,”

WashingtonPost Thursday, June 27, 2019 2:30:00 AM EAT

Youli Edelstein told : “The majority of the public do not want this election, and we need to find a way within the current Knesset to form the widest coalition,”

WashingtonPost Wednesday, June 26, 2019 11:06:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : “I would not have initiated the process if I was not sure that it is possible,” “I again call on all sides to consider what is at stake, to act responsibly, and to understand that this is the time to put aside confrontations and slogans — to act for the benefit of the Israeli public. That is what the public expects from us”

timesofisrael Wednesday, June 26, 2019 9:31:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : "I wouldn't have initiated this move if I wasn't sure it is possible,"

ynetnews Wednesday, June 26, 2019 7:20:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein told : “The majority of the public do not want this election, and we need to find a way within the current Knesset to form the widest coalition,”

WashingtonPost Wednesday, June 26, 2019 6:50:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein told : "This process could happen only if we have very widescale support from most of the house parties,"

israelnationalnews Wednesday, June 26, 2019 12:54:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : “I found a parliamentary framework and there is an option to cancel the most unnecessary elections in Israel’s history. It is our obligation to allow the 21st Knesset to keep working”

timesofisrael Wednesday, June 26, 2019 2:32:00 AM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : “The people of Israel have a story,”

jpost Tuesday, June 18, 2019 9:17:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein urged : “you, the child who is watching the ceremony right now,”

jpost Tuesday, June 18, 2019 9:17:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein urged : “Keep believing that you are part of a wonderful story that began in this country against all odds, and its continuation depends on you”

jpost Tuesday, June 18, 2019 9:17:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said ( about Reuven Rivlin ) : "We all share in the great sorrow of my friend, President Rivlin and his family," "With her personality and her kindness, Nechama touched everyone she met"

ynetnews Tuesday, June 4, 2019 1:48:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : "if no one gets 60 votes, another vote will begin"

israelnationalnews Monday, June 3, 2019 3:32:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : “Instead of solving the fundamental issues surrounding Holocaust remembrance once and for all, the Polish prime minister has once again chosen to create a provocation,”

jpost Wednesday, May 22, 2019 8:06:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : “Instead of solving the fundamental issues surrounding Holocaust remembrance once and for all, the Polish prime minister has once again chosen to create a provocation,”

jpost Sunday, May 19, 2019 11:03:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : “It will be our mission in the 21st Knesset to repeal this legislation,” “I think we will find more than a little support for this initiative”

middleeastmonitor Friday, May 17, 2019 2:50:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : “One of the highlights of the torches this year are people who succeeded against all odds,”

eurojewcong Thursday, May 9, 2019 12:38:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : “One of the highlights of the torches this year are people who succeeded against all odds,”

timesofisrael Wednesday, May 8, 2019 9:42:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : “I’m not saying don’t legislate. Legislate! But look at the full picture, at whether [the bill] is possible and if it justifies all the wasted resources and taxpayer moneyLet’s only propose bills that have a chance to progress,”

jpost Tuesday, April 30, 2019 3:36:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said ( about Benjamin Netanyahu ) : "I thank Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu and members of the Likud faction who unanimously approved my candidacy for Knesset speaker, and I am certain that members of the Likud faction will lead the 21st Knesset with honor and success,"

israelnationalnews Tuesday, April 30, 2019 3:36:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : “I’m not saying don’t legislate. Legislate! But look at the full picture, at whether [the bill] is possible and if it justifies all the wasted resources and taxpayer moneyLet’s only propose bills that have a chance to progress,”

jpost Tuesday, April 30, 2019 5:54:00 AM EAT

Youli Edelstein recalls : “When I first met Benji and we started chatting, I soon realized that I was talking to a wonderful person,”

jpost Thursday, April 11, 2019 4:33:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein says : “Benji inherited from his grandfather the ability to get into the heart of every person,” “There is a Knesset employee with some disabilities who proudly tells me whenever I see him that he is a chavruta (study partner) of Rabbi Benji Levene. And I know that Benji does indeed get together with him regularly to study Torah. Everyone he meets is made to feel that he is Benji’s close friend”

jpost Thursday, April 11, 2019 4:33:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : "There are reports that stop everything and fill the heart with joy and pride, such as the knowledge of the return of the body of Zechariah Baumel to a grave in Israel. For 37 years we have waited for him and have not forgotten him for a moment. It is so sad that his dear father, the late Yona Baumel, who worked for many years to bring his body to Israel, did not get to hear the exciting news in his life, "

israelnationalnews Wednesday, April 3, 2019 6:35:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : “I have a bad habit of saying quite openly what I think, so if Likud would embrace Kahanists and try to bring them into the party list [via Otzma Yehudit], I would be opposed to it,”

timesofisrael Monday, March 18, 2019 4:44:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : “I didn’t have much doubt that Balad would be approved by the Supreme Court. But at the same time, I do think we have to invest some thought because when Basel Ghattas, a member of Knesset, was smuggling phones to terrorists in prison, he didn’t just hurt the Israeli Knesset by doing that, but he hurt even more the Arabs in this country and the state of coexistence. And this is something we have to consider in a serious public discussion,”

timesofisrael Monday, March 18, 2019 4:44:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : "It's a hard and painful morning," "Pray together with all of Israel for the safety of the wounded and strengthen the hands of the security forces currently operating in the area"

jpost Sunday, March 17, 2019 3:08:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : “The nation has long been with the Golan, now [US President Donald] Trump is also. Thank you, President Trump, for another important step on the path of truth and justice for the Golan Heights and for Judea and Samaria. The next step: the application of sovereignty [in Judea and Samaria]!”

jpost Thursday, March 14, 2019 2:30:00 AM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : "If we were in a reality show, there would be room to oust a competitor so that he would not interfere with others, but here there is a state to run. We do not understand how it is possible with this plan. What happens the day after Netanyahu is ousted? What will become of the State? Will they preserve our political and economic achievements? Will they protect Judea and Samaria, not only from the Trump Administration, but from people like Obama?"

israelnationalnews Sunday, March 10, 2019 8:38:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said ( about Tzipi Livni ) : "I want to acknowledge the responsibility that was shown on the left," "They said that the egos could not be overcome to form a union. In the end they united and there were a few others who were willing to unite. Tzipi Livni retired so that she would not endanger their bloc. On the other hand, each of us wants to be the Messiah's deputy and establish his own party. It's irresponsible and they will not tell me they're doing it for the Land of Israel"

israelnationalnews Sunday, March 10, 2019 8:38:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein pointed out : “Along with me, there are dozens of elected officials in the Israeli parliament who moved here from other countries,” “We hope that with the help of this praiseworthy activity, our brothers in the Diaspora will learn the history of the Knesset [and] the uniqueness of Israeli democracy, and try to take part in a parliamentary debate”

jpost Tuesday, March 5, 2019 5:19:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : "Charges of any kind are no substitute for a conviction in a democratic state. We must let the facts become clear in a fair process that reaches a prime minister like every citizen of the State of Israel, " "The publication of a statement of indictment against a party leader 40 days before elections without holding a hearing constitutes irreversible public and political damage not only to him but to an entire party and to the electorate"

israelnationalnews Thursday, February 28, 2019 9:37:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : “These primary elections gave me hope,”

jpost Saturday, February 23, 2019 3:13:00 AM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : “I think people are very interested in what we have to offer, in terms of the price of housing for young couples and what we can do to help the elderly population in this country. I always talk about the positive things we’ve done with the disabled”

jpost Saturday, February 23, 2019 3:13:00 AM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : “These are challenges, beyond the usual big issues of security, international relations and so on,”

jpost Saturday, February 23, 2019 3:13:00 AM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : “is not about Jews. It’s about the spirit of their society. It’s a cancerous tumor in their society that will eat them from the inside if they don’t put an end to it,” “It’s not that there’s a secret antisemitic society that attacks. The issue is often poverty, social protests, immigration... and then the outburst is antisemitic. They have to understand that if it’s not about the Jews, it’ll be something else”

jpost Saturday, February 23, 2019 3:13:00 AM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : “I personally, from day one, tried to make all the Diaspora leadership feel that the Knesset is their home. Even now, during the election campaign, I am meeting with Diaspora leaders”

jpost Saturday, February 23, 2019 3:13:00 AM EAT

Youli Edelstein added : “we have to be quite frank; mistakes were made,”

jpost Saturday, February 23, 2019 3:13:00 AM EAT

Youli Edelstein said ( about Yisrael Katz ) : “I always ask Diaspora leadership how they explain the fact that thousands of young students the same ones we say are unaffiliated and distancing themselves from Israel because of the ‘occupation’ and Orthodoxy come here on Birthright trips and, according to all the follow-up studies, change their attitudes toward Israel.... The more they learn about Israel and come to see it with their own eyes... the more they go back and become ambassadors for Israel,”

jpost Saturday, February 23, 2019 3:13:00 AM EAT

Youli Edelstein asked ( about Yisrael Katz ) : “Are the rabbis and heads of Jewish organizations and education leadership in the Diaspora bringing enough attention to the centrality of Israel to their lives? I ask rabbis of different denominations: When you take the pulpit, do you make sure to mention the Land of Israel or the State of Israel?... Why don’t people in most communities speak Hebrew after all these years? Where is the Zionist education?”

jpost Saturday, February 23, 2019 3:13:00 AM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : “These primary elections gave me hope,”

jpost Friday, February 22, 2019 3:35:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : “I think people are very interested in what we have to offer, in terms of the price of housing for young couples and what we can do to help the elderly population in this country. I always talk about the positive things we’ve done with the disabled”

jpost Friday, February 22, 2019 3:35:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : “These are challenges, beyond the usual big issues of security, international relations and so on,”

jpost Friday, February 22, 2019 3:35:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : “is not about Jews. It’s about the spirit of their society. It’s a cancerous tumor in their society that will eat them from the inside if they don’t put an end to it,” “It’s not that there’s a secret antisemitic society that attacks. The issue is often poverty, social protests, immigration... and then the outburst is antisemitic. They have to understand that if it’s not about the Jews, it’ll be something else”

jpost Friday, February 22, 2019 3:35:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : “I personally, from day one, tried to make all the Diaspora leadership feel that the Knesset is their home. Even now, during the election campaign, I am meeting with Diaspora leaders”

jpost Friday, February 22, 2019 3:35:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein added : “we have to be quite frank; mistakes were made,”

jpost Friday, February 22, 2019 3:35:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said ( about Yisrael Katz ) : “I always ask Diaspora leadership how they explain the fact that thousands of young students the same ones we say are unaffiliated and distancing themselves from Israel because of the ‘occupation’ and Orthodoxy come here on Birthright trips and, according to all the follow-up studies, change their attitudes toward Israel.... The more they learn about Israel and come to see it with their own eyes... the more they go back and become ambassadors for Israel,”

jpost Friday, February 22, 2019 3:35:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein asked ( about Yisrael Katz ) : “Are the rabbis and heads of Jewish organizations and education leadership in the Diaspora bringing enough attention to the centrality of Israel to their lives? I ask rabbis of different denominations: When you take the pulpit, do you make sure to mention the Land of Israel or the State of Israel?... Why don’t people in most communities speak Hebrew after all these years? Where is the Zionist education?”

jpost Friday, February 22, 2019 3:35:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein added : “It doesn’t work that way. Reality was harsh,”

jpost Friday, February 22, 2019 4:43:00 AM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : “This is not unique to the Poles. There are other countries under Soviet occupation that mention these things... to blame communism on the Jews is definitely a well-known form of antisemitism and nothing else,”

jpost Friday, February 22, 2019 4:43:00 AM EAT

Youli Edelstein said ( about Benjamin Netanyahu ) : "This morning the goal is clearer than ever—(to achieve) a wide, strong and united right-wing bloc headed by Netanyahu and the Likud. Anything other but that will drag Israel dozens of years backwards in terms of security and the economy. We cannot repeat the mistakes that we have already regretted in the past,"

ynetnews Thursday, February 21, 2019 6:08:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : “It is the right of every senior Israeli official to tell the truth. For me, this is an example of the fragile relations between the countries,”

timesofisrael Wednesday, February 20, 2019 12:49:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : “It is the right of every senior Israeli official to tell the truth. For me, this is an example of the fragile relations between the countries,”

timesofisrael Tuesday, February 19, 2019 8:20:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein added : “It doesn’t work that way. Reality was harsh,”

jpost Monday, February 18, 2019 5:11:00 PM EAT

Youli Edelstein said : “This is not unique to the Poles. There are other countries under Soviet occupation that mention these things...to blame communism on the Jews is definitely a well-known form of communism and nothing else,”

jpost Monday, February 18, 2019 5:11:00 PM EAT