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Uzi Landau

Type: Person

Name: Uzi Landau

Title: Politician

Organization: Knesset

Date of Birth: 02/08/1943

Place of Birth: Haifa, Israel

Nationality: Israel

Fact Sheet: Biography for Uzi Landau

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Tourists spared from budget hike

Israel’s cabinet passed a new state budget on Tuesday – and the dramatic eleventh-hour changes will have an unusually strong impact on Diaspora Jews.The government planned to impose value added tax on hotel stays and other costs faced by foreign tourists ... [Published Australian Jewish News - May 16 2013]

Entities: Yair Lapid, Tourism, Israel, Uzi Landau, Shelly Yachimovich

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Amir Peretz

Peretz: Finance Ministry acted anti-democratically

The cabinet passed the budget with the support of every minister save Environmental Protection Minister Amir Peretz early on Tuesday, after a full night of deliberations, negotiations and last-minute changes.A source close to the minister recounted on ... [Published Jerusalem Post - May 15 2013]

Entities: Amir Peretz, Yair Lapid, Uriel Lynn, Ministry of Finance

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Uzi Landau

Israeli budget advances with tourists’ VAT exemption intact

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Tourists will maintain their exemption from the value added tax in the 2013-2014 budget passed by the Israeli Cabinet.The 388 billion shekel ($106.7 billion) budget passed late Monday night includes a 2 percent across-the-board reduction ... [Published JTA - May 15 2013]

Entities: Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewi..., Uzi Landau, Amir Peretz

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Benjamin Netanyahu

Putin, Netanyahu meet to confir Syria

MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday that focused on the situation in Syria, amid concerns that Moscow could soon provide Damascus with advanced missiles.Israeli officials have ... [Published The Oregon Herald - May 14 2013]

Entities: Benjamin Netanyahu, Syria, Vladimir Putin

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 4 reports

Netanyahu in Russia for Urgent Syria Talks

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to urge President Vladimir Putin to nix planned deliveries of sophisticated ground-to-air missile systems to the government of war-torn Syria during a meeting in Russia on TuesdayIf deployed, the S-300 ... [Published Moscow Times - May 13 2013]

Entities: Syria, Benjamin Netanyahu, Russia, S-300

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Minister, Hotels Welcome Defeat of Incoming-Tourism Tax

Tourism Minister Uzi Landau welcomed, Tuesday morning, the cabinet's rejection of imposing value-added tax on services for foreign tourists as part of the approval of the 2013-2014-budget. He said, "The government made a responsible decision. I was not ... [Published Israel National News - May 14 2013]

Entities: Uzi Landau, Tourism, Unemployment

First reported May 12 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

Report: Israel Opens Gulf Mission

Israel has opened a new diplomatic mission in the Gulf, the Israeli daily Haaretz reported on Sunday, citing Finance Ministry costings for 2014 prepared for submission to the government this week."The paper is an economic plan for the next year and does ... [Published Naharnet - May 12 2013]

Entities: Israel, Qatar, Uzi Landau, Ben Eliezer

First reported May 11 2013 - Updated May 12 2013 - 2 reports

American Jewish leaders to Israel: Reconsider VAT on tourists

In letter to Netanyahu, Lapid and Tourism Minister Landau, Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations heads argue the extra taxes would hurt missions to Israel. A U.S. Jewish umbrella group called on Israeli leaders to reconsider ... [Published Haaretz - May 12 2013]

Entities: Israel, Yair Lapid, Malcolm Hoenlein, Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewi...

First reported May 10 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 1 reports

At Least 6 Ministers Threaten Vote Against Budget

At least six ministers are threatening to vote against the budget, according to a Friday-morning report by the Ma'ariv daily.Among them, Housing Minister Uri Ariel has said that he would oppose the budget if a building freeze is carried out in Jerusalem, ... [Published Israel National News - May 10 2013]

Entities: Uzi Landau, Amir Peretz, Child Support

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 1 reports

Ministers threaten to vote against budget over cuts

Peretz, Landau, Orbach lament tax hikes, slashed benefits; Yacimovich presents bomb drawing, says budget crossed red lines.Opposition leader Shelly Yacimovich presents her red line, May 7, 2013 Photo: marc israel sellemFinance Minister Yair Lapid faced ... [Published Jerusalem Post - May 07 2013]

Entities: Shelly Yacimovich, Yair Lapid, Uzi Landau, Amir Peretz, Knesset

First reported May 05 2013 - Updated May 06 2013 - 1 reports

Israel deploys Iron Dome batteries to north

Northern Israel --- where two new Iron Dome anti-missile batteries have been moved. The military says they positioned them there based on a routine operational assessment. Asked when they were moved, the military refused to offers specifics. While the ... [Published Reuters UK - May 05 2013]

Entities: Iron Dome, Israel, Battery, Hizballah, Uzi Landau

First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 2 reports

"Power privatization was a mistake"; Former Energy Minister Uzi Landau: The decisi...

"The decision to privatize the electricity sector was a mistake that will raise the price of electricity for consumers," says former Minister Energy and Water Resources Uzi Landau, in response to yesterday's article by "Globes" showing that householders ... [Published Penn Energy - May 02 2013]

Entities: Uzi Landau, Concealment, Monopoly, Israel Electric Corporation

Quotes

On Monday, Israeli Tourism Minister Uzi Landau blamed Russia destabilizing the Middle East by selling weapons to Assad's regime. "anyone who provides weaponry to terror organizations is siding with terror" Landau reported

Putin, Netanyahu meet to confir Syria [Published The Oregon Herald - May 14 2013]

Landau says the Russian arms supplies "promote instability in the middlemiddle east" and that "anyone who provides weaponry to terror organizations is siding with terror."

Israel Minister Criticizes Russia Over Syria Arms [Published ABC News - May 13 2013]

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Tourists spared from budget hike [Published Australian Jewish News - May 16 2013]
Peretz: Finance Ministry acted anti-democratically [Published Jerusalem Post - May 15 2013]
Israeli budget advances with tourists’ VAT exem... [Published JTA - May 15 2013]
Putin, Netanyahu meet to confir Syria [Published The Oregon Herald - May 14 2013]
Minister, Hotels Welcome Defeat of Incoming-Tou... [Published Israel National News - May 14 2013]
SNC consulting allies on US-Russia initiative [Published The Gulf Today - May 14 2013]
Netanyahu in Russia for Urgent Syria Talks [Published Moscow Times - May 13 2013]
Israel fears tourism slump after VAT ruling > [Published Opodo - May 13 2013]
Israel criticises Russia over Syria arms [Published Gulf News - May 13 2013]
Israel cabinet to vote on 2013 austerity budget [Published XinMsn - May 13 2013]
Israel Minister Criticizes Russia Over Syria Arms [Published ABC News - May 13 2013]
Israel minister criticizes Russia over Syria arms [Published EveningSun.com - May 13 2013]
Government expected to endorse budget today ami... [Published BICOM News - May 13 2013]
American Jewish leaders to Israel: Reconsider V... [Published Haaretz - May 12 2013]
NGO: Public Radio Favors Pro-Arab B'tselem [Published Israel National News - May 12 2013]
Israel opens Gulf mission [Published GlobalPost - May 12 2013]
Report: Israel Opens Gulf Mission [Published Naharnet - May 12 2013]
US Jews to Lapid: Reconsider VAT on tourists [Published Jerusalem Post - May 11 2013]
'Need for further US-Israel hydrocarbon coopera... [Published Jerusalem Post - May 11 2013]
Demonstrating the partisan “Israeli” map [Published Islam Times - May 11 2013]
Danon vows: Israel won't freeze settlement buil... [Published Turkish Weekly - May 10 2013]
At Least 6 Ministers Threaten Vote Against Budget [Published Israel National News - May 10 2013]
Annoyed by peace [Published Masress.com - May 09 2013]
Tourist Association says VAT will reduce touris... [Published Jerusalem Post - May 09 2013]
Lapid’s budget plans draw opposition from all s... [Published BICOM News - May 08 2013]
President Peres met with Cyprus President Nicos... [Published Independent Media Review Analysis - May 08 2013]
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Blogs

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New Faces, Same Agenda: Incoming Israeli govern... [Published Mondoweiss - Mar 14 2013] Benjamin Netanyahu has finally put the finishing touches on the new Israeli government as President Obama prepares to visit to Israel/Palestine next week. Although there are some new faces and parties in the ruling bloc, the situation on the ground ...
BP Delivers First Gas Shipment to Israeli Offsh... [Published MaritimeSecurity.Asia - Jan 25 2013] By Sara Toth Stub JERUSALEM–BP PLC (BP.LN) began delivering liquefied natural gas to Israel via an offshore buoy Thursday to help meet Israel’s energy needs until it begins production of local gas from an offshore field later this year, government officials ...
‘For the first time in decades, Israel has a ne... [Published Mondoweiss - Dec 26 2012] Israel 'approves 1,200 housing units' in Gilo TEL AVIV, Israel (Ma‘an) 25 Dec -- Israel's interior ministry has decided to allow the construction of 1,200 settlement units in the Gilo area in the Bethlehem district, Israeli media reported Tuesday. ...
Landau awards Mari-B rights without a tender – ... [Published MaritimeSecurity.Asia - Dec 18 2012] Yitzhak Tshuva, left, and Minister Uzi Landau. Photo by David Bachar The Mari-B offshore natural gas field will not be returned to the state after it is all tapped out during the next two years; instead it will continue to be in the service of the ...
Landau awards Mari-B rights without a tender – ... [Published MaritimeSecurity.Asia - Dec 18 2012] Yitzhak Tshuva, left, and Minister Uzi Landau. Photo by David Bachar The Mari-B offshore natural gas field will not be returned to the state after it is all tapped out during the next two years; instead it will continue to be in the service of the ...