The decision to build an upgraded naval barrier was decided upon after five Hamas frogmen (naval commandos) tried to infiltrate Kibbutz Zikim during Operation Protective Edge in 2014 armed with automatic weapons, fragmentation grenades and several types of explosives devices.

Gabbay could have ended the partnership like a gentleman, behind closed doors and with a terse message sent to the press. But that is not what Gabbay was after.

“UNESCO is a body that continues to rewrite history, among other things, by attempts to erase the Jewish connection to Jerusalem," Danon said.

Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid said in a press conference Tuesday that he intends to have Barbivai serve as a senior minister if he is in the next coalition.

"I am not quitting political life and I do not intend to rest at home," Dov Henin said on Tuesday.

The former Defense Minister spoke as he stood on a hilltop outside the herding village of tents and shacks that is located just off of Route 1, next to the Kfar Adumim settlement.

While 7% of Israelis believe asylum seekers should be permitted to stay permanently and granted citizenship, a total of 30% wish to see Israeli authorities permit their deportation.

The state has until January 6 to continue to oppose questioning Rothstein or accept the Newman family position that he must be questioned.