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54-608: On 24 October 2021, the Tel Aviv Court for Local Affairs has issued a closure order for the Tel Aviv New Central Bus Station from December 2021. Construction began on December 14, 1967, but work was prematurely halted due to financial difficulties. The building was finally inaugurated on August 18, 1993. The inauguration ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and the mayor of Tel Aviv Shlomo Lahat . The station's prolonged construction period gave it

108-494: A rotating prime ministership – Shimon Peres took the first two years, and was replaced by Shamir midway through the Knesset term. Although the 1988 elections produced another national unity government, Shamir was able to take the role alone. Peres made an abortive bid to form a left-wing government in 1990, but failed, leaving Shamir in power until 1992. Rabin became prime minister for the second time when he led Labour to victory in

162-488: A total of six tracks, the most recent of which were built in 2005. An additional island platform and two more tracks are expected to be added to the station in the late-2020s as part of the project to expand the capacity of the Ayalon Railway. Electrification works in the station were completed in 2020. In 2018, a northern access terminal fronting Modai'i bridge opened, adding a third passenger entry and exit point out of

216-676: Is a major railway station on the Ayalon Railway in central Tel Aviv , Israel , serving most lines of Israel Railways . It is located in the median of the Ayalon Highway at the Arlozorov interchange, with bridges over the highway linking passengers to a large bus terminal to the west and light rail station to the south, and to the Ramat Gan Diamond Exchange District to the east. In 2019, over 13 million passengers used

270-472: Is greatly enhanced compared to his counterparts in other parliamentary republics because he is both de jure and de facto chief executive. This is because Basic Law: The Government explicitly vests executive power in the Government , of which the prime minister is the leader. In most other parliamentary republics, the president is at least nominal chief executive, while usually required by convention to act on

324-432: Is temporarily incapacitated rather than dies (as was the case following Ariel Sharon's stroke in early 2006), power is transferred to the acting prime minister , until the prime minister recovers (Ehud Olmert took over from Sharon), for up to 100 days. If the prime minister is declared permanently incapacitated, or that period expires, the president of Israel oversees the process of assembling a new governing coalition, and in

378-573: Is the head of government and chief executive of the State of Israel . Israel is a parliamentary republic with a president as the head of state . The president's powers are largely ceremonial, while the prime minister holds the executive power. The official residence of the prime minister, Beit Aghion , is in Jerusalem . The current prime minister is Benjamin Netanyahu of Likud , the ninth person to hold

432-514: The 1992 elections . After his assassination on 4 November 1995, Peres took over as prime minister. During the thirteenth Knesset (1992–1996) it was decided to hold a separate ballot for prime minister modeled after American presidential elections . This system was instituted in part because the Israeli electoral system makes it all but impossible for one party to win a majority. While only two parties—Mapai/Labour and Likud—had ever led governments,

486-593: The 2013 election , the Likud Yisrael Beiteinu alliance emerged as the largest faction. After forming a coalition, Netanyahu secured his third prime ministership. In 2015 , Netanyahu managed to stay in power. Multiple disagreements with his coalition members led to the 2019–2022 Israeli political crisis . In 2021, Naftali Bennett became prime minister. He was succeeded in July 2022 by his coalition partner, Yair Lapid . In December 2022, Benjamin Netanyahu returned to

540-509: The Ayalon Highway and the junction of several traffic arteries: Jabotinsky Road that leads to Ramat Gan , Bnei Brak and Petah Tikva , Begin Road that goes to south Tel Aviv, Namir Road to north Tel Aviv and further to Highway 2 and Arlozorov street westward to the sea. Arlozorov/2000 Terminal should not be confused however with the Tel Aviv central bus station , located in southern Tel Aviv – nearby

594-516: The HaHagana railway station . Together, the bus and train terminals and the underground light rail station at the site constitute a major transportation hub that plays a significant role in both short- and long-distance public transportation in Israel. As of 2016 the bus terminal serves about 120,000 passengers daily. Buses of Egged , Dan , Kavim , Metropoline , Afikim , and other bus companies stop at

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648-564: The Kibbutz of Sde Boker . He was replaced by Moshe Sharett . However, Ben-Gurion returned in a little under two years to reclaim his position. He resigned for a second time in 1963, breaking away from Mapai to form Rafi . Levi Eshkol took over as head of Mapai and prime minister. He became the first prime minister to head the country under the banner of two parties when Mapai formed the Alignment with Ahdut HaAvoda in 1965. In 1968 he also became

702-417: The election . However, the new system again appeared to have failed; although Barak's One Israel alliance (an alliance of Labour, Gesher , and Meimad ) won more votes than any other party in the Knesset election, they garnered only 26 seats, the lowest ever by a winning party or alliance. Barak needed to form a coalition with six smaller parties to form a government. In early 2001, Barak resigned following

756-448: The elections , just days before he formed a government on 4 May 2006, becoming the official prime minister. Aside from the position of Acting Prime Minister, there are also vice prime ministers and deputy prime ministers. The interim prime minister ( Hebrew : ראש הממשלה בפועל , Rosh HaMemshala Ba-foal lit. "prime minister de facto") is appointed by the government if the incumbent is dead or permanently incapacitated, or if his tenure

810-514: The "2000 Terminal" and situated next to the Tel Aviv central railway station) handles considerably more bus passengers per day than the Central Bus Station. The Tel Aviv central bus station has suffered from some neglect and disrepair. As the station is located in the poorest part of the city, numerous drug addicts, prostitutes and homeless people take residence there on occasion. In 2010, there

864-399: The 1970s, an extra floor of retail was added. This process was repeated several times, until the station had six floors total. The seventh floor was added to replace the bottom two floors, after high pollution levels were discovered on those floors. The station was deliberately designed to be confusing, so that commuters would spend more time around the stores, and thus more money. When designed

918-719: The Abba Hillel light rail station, 250 m to the east of the Diamond Exchange district exit, can be reached easier by foot. The railway station was originally the southern terminus of the Coastal railway line , which opened on November 3, 1954 and reached what was then the northern fringe of Tel Aviv. For the next four decades, it only handled trains to and from the north, and was colloquially known as Tel Aviv North station. This colloquial name could be ambiguous because between 1949 and Tel Aviv central's opening in 1954, "Tel Aviv North"

972-406: The Knesset to take office. In practice, the prime minister is usually the leader of the largest party in the governing coalition. Since it all but impossible for one party to win a majority in the Knesset, all Israeli governments have been coalitions between two or more parties. Between 1996 and 2001, the prime minister was directly elected, separately from the Knesset. The prime minister's position

1026-656: The New Central Bus Station from December 2021. Consequently, the Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality and the Israel Fire and Rescue Services have told the store owners that they would have to close from 5 December and the bus companies would also have to make alternative arrangements. Earlier that month, the Tel Aviv - Yafo Municipality, Ministry of Transport and the Israel Land Authority announced that

1080-697: The advice of the cabinet. The office of Prime Minister came into existence on 14 May 1948, the date of the Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel , when the provisional government was created. David Ben-Gurion , leader of Mapai and head of the Jewish Agency , became Israel's first prime minister. The position became permanent on 8 March 1949, when the first government was formed. Ben-Gurion retained his role until late 1953, when he resigned to settle in

1134-564: The first prime minister not to be a member of either Labour or Likud (or their predecessors). However, he suffered a stroke in January 2006, in the midst of election season, leading Ehud Olmert to become acting prime minister in the weeks leading to the elections. He was voted by the cabinet to be interim prime minister just after the 2006 elections , when Sharon had reached 100 days of incapacitation. He thus became Israel's third interim prime minister, only days before forming his own new government as

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1188-482: The first- and second-floor platforms were transferred to the newly opened 7th floor. This act killed off the remaining businesses on the first two floors and hurt businesses on the third. In earlier stages of planning, the station was intended to have just two stories, one for commerce and one for buses. Disagreements between the two main bus companies led to a third floor, so there would be one floor for each bus company. To obtain more funding after construction stalled in

1242-615: The incumbent's office and will be standing in for him for up to 100 consecutive days, while the incumbent is in office. Legally, the "100 consecutive days" limit, in the language of the law, only stipulates that the incumbent then is deemed to be permanently incapacitated and that the limited time for an acting prime minister to act in the incumbent's office is over. In 2006, Ehud Olmert, after standing in for Prime Minister Sharon for 100 consecutive days, as acting prime minister, did not automatically assume office as an interim prime minister. The government voted to appoint him, and in addition, he

1296-419: The interim and acting prime ministers' authorities are identical to those of a prime minister, with the exception of not having the authority to dissolve the Knesset. An 'interim government' ( Hebrew : ממשלת מעבר , Memshelet Ma'avar lit. "transitional government") is the same government, having been changed in their legal status, after the death, resignation, permanent incapacitation, or criminal conviction of

1350-477: The large number of parties or factions in a typical Knesset usually prevents one party from winning the 61 seats needed for a majority. In 1996, when the first such election took place, the outcome was a surprise win for Benjamin Netanyahu after election polls predicted that Peres was the winner. However, in the Knesset election held at the same time, Labour won more votes than any other party (27%). Thus Netanyahu, despite his theoretical position of power, needed

1404-449: The meantime the acting prime minister or other incumbent minister is appointed by the cabinet to serve as interim prime minister. In the case of Sharon, elections were already due to occur within 100 days of the beginning of his coma; thus, the post-election coalition-building process pre-empted the emergency provisions for the selection of a new prime minister. Nevertheless, Olmert was appointed interim prime minister on 16 April 2006, after

1458-463: The more conveniently located Tel Aviv Central station instead. Between the closing of Tel Aviv South and the opening of Tel Aviv HaShalom in 1996, Tel Aviv Central was the only active passenger railway station in the city. Until 1980, the head office of Israel Railways was located at Haifa Central station when Tzvi Tzafriry, the general manager of Israel Railways decided to move the head office to Tel Aviv Central. In 2017 Israel Railways' head office

1512-777: The north and east sides of 4th floor. Most intercity buses leave from a departure hall on the north (main) wing on 6th floor. On the 7th floor, which was an addition to the original building, there is a departure hall for local buses (to destinations within Gush Dan ) on the north wing, and another departure hall for intercity buses (to destination in the Galilee ) on the south wing. The wings of this level are completely separated. The station serves Egged , Tnufa, Metropoline , Afikim , Beit Shemesh Express and Dan BaDarom intercity bus routes as well as local Dan , Egged and Metropoline city and suburban buses. In 2008, approximately 100,000 people visited

1566-512: The official Prime Minister of Israel. In 2008, amid accusations of corruption and challenges from his own party, Olmert resigned. However, his successor Tzipi Livni was unable to form a coalition government. In the election in the following year , while Kadima won the most seats, it was the Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu who was given the task of forming a government. He was able to do so, thus beginning his second term as Prime Minister of Israel. In

1620-534: The official opening took place on May 3 of the same year. In 1993, the station ceased being a terminal station when the Ayalon section of the coastal railway was extended to link with the Jaffa–Jerusalem railway in southern Tel Aviv. At that point, the little-used Tel Aviv South station (which unlike Tel Aviv Central was not located on the Ayalon line) was closed for passengers and services operating to it were routed to

1674-537: The only party leader to command an absolute majority in the Knesset, after Mapam and Rafi merged into the Alignment, giving it 63 seats in the 120-seat Knesset. On 26 February 1969, Eshkol became the first prime minister to die in office. He was temporarily replaced by Yigal Allon , whose stint lasted less than a month, as the party persuaded Golda Meir to return to political life and become prime minister in March 1969. Meir

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1728-455: The outbreak of the al-Aqsa Intifada . However, the government was not brought down, and only elections for prime minister were necessary. In the election itself , Ariel Sharon of Likud comfortably beat Barak, taking 62.4% of the vote. However, because Likud only had 21 seats in the Knesset, Sharon had to form a national unity government. Following Sharon's victory, it was decided to do away with separate elections for prime minister and return to

1782-459: The position (excluding caretakers). Following an election, the president nominates a member of the Knesset to become prime minister after asking party leaders whom they support for the position. The first candidate the president nominates has 28 days to form a viable government that can command a majority in the Knesset. He then presents a government platform and must receive a vote of confidence from

1836-485: The previous system. The 2003 elections were carried out in the same manner as prior to 1996. Likud won 38 seats, the highest by a party for over a decade, and as party leader Sharon was duly appointed Prime Minister. However, towards the end of his term and largely as a result of the deep divisions within Likud over Israel's unilateral disengagement plan , Sharon broke away from his party to form Kadima , managing to maintain his position as prime minister and also becoming

1890-510: The prime minister is Beit Aghion , at the corner of Balfour and Smolenskin streets in Rehavia , Jerusalem. Tel Aviv Savidor Central railway station#Central bus terminal Inter-city lines to Nahariya and Karmiel via Haifa Inter-city and suburban lines to Beersheba The Tel Aviv–Savidor Center railway station ( Hebrew : תֵּל אָבִיב – סָבִידוֹר מֶרְכָּז , Tel Aviv Savidor Merkaz , Arabic : تل أبيب مركز سافيدور )

1944-459: The prime minister, as well as after the prime minister's request to dissolve the Knesset (Israeli parliament) was published through the president's decree, or after it was defeated by a motion of no confidence (these actions are regarded by the law as "the Government shall be deemed to have resigned"), or after election and before the forming of a new government. Since 1974, the official residence of

1998-413: The prime ministership, as a result of the previous month's election . If the prime minister dies in office, the cabinet chooses an interim prime minister to run the government until a new government is placed in power. Yigal Allon served as interim prime minister following Levi Eshkol's death, as did Shimon Peres following the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin. According to Israeli law, if a prime minister

2052-554: The stars. The novel follows the lives of the descendants of the migrant workers who live in the area now. 32°3′21″N 34°46′48″E  /  32.05583°N 34.78000°E  / 32.05583; 34.78000 Prime Minister of Israel The prime minister of Israel ( Hebrew : רֹאשׁ הַמֶּמְשָׁלָה , romanized :  Rosh HaMemshala , lit.   'Head of the Government';, Hebrew acronym : רה״מ ‎; Arabic : رئيس الحكومة , Ra'īs al-Ḥukūma )

2106-466: The station (along the present Pinchas Sapir Street) were shifted eastwards as works on the Ayalon Highway and railway progressed southwards. The station's platforms were then moved to their current location and a pedestrian bridge over the Ayalon Highway was built to connect them to the terminal building to the west. The station with its relocated tracks was opened to the public on January 10, 1988, and

2160-548: The station and facilitating additional access to the Diamond Exchange District. The Arolozorov underground light rail station opened on 18 August 2023. It is located about 125 m south of the main entrance to Savidor Central railway station and provides access to the Red Line light rail line. However, this location is inconvenient, as it is separated from the station's entrance by a large parking lot and bus terminal;

2214-564: The station building every day. In 2018 this number went down to 80,000. It covers 230,000 m and a total area of 44 dunams (44,000 m). Tel Aviv central bus station is located near Tel Aviv HaHagana Railway Station , but there is no direct link between them. Although the Tel Aviv Central Bus station is the largest bus station in Tel Aviv in terms of building size, the Tel Aviv Central Bus Terminal (also known as

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2268-408: The station was in Tel Aviv's downtown, but by the time it opened the business center had migrated north, and the station's neighborhood had become peripheral and impoverished. One abandoned area of the station has been occupied by a bat colony. In January 2012, the owners of the station filed for its bankruptcy . On 24 October 2021, the Tel Aviv Court for Local Affairs has issued a closure order for

2322-568: The station would close down, and a new terminal near the Panorama Center in southern Tel Aviv would be set up. That move is to be sped up because the Fire Service has refused to give the Central Bus Station a license to operate. The complex includes a shopping mall serviced by 29 escalators and 13 elevators with over 1,000 shops and restaurants. Only two of the seven floors are used as a bus terminal (6th and 7th floor). The main entrances are on

2376-536: The station, making it the busiest in the country after HaShalom station , one stop to the south. The station was opened to the public in November 1954 under the name Tel Aviv Central , and throughout its history was also widely known as Arlozorov station . It was eventually named after Menachem Savidor , Israel Railways' chairman between 1954–1964 and later the Speaker of the Knesset . It has three island platforms serving

2430-446: The suicide of Housing Minister Avraham Ofer after police began investigating allegations that he had used party funds illegally, and the affair involving Asher Yadlin (the governor-designate of the Bank of Israel), who was sentenced to five years in prison for having accepted bribes. Rabin's wife, Leah , was also found to have had an overseas bank account , which was illegal in Israel at

2484-537: The support of the religious parties to form a viable government. Ultimately Netanyahu failed to hold the government together, and early elections for both prime minister and the Knesset were called in 1999 . Although five candidates intended to run, the three representing minor parties ( Benny Begin of Herut – The National Movement , Azmi Bishara of Balad , and Yitzhak Mordechai of the Centre Party ) dropped out before election day, and Ehud Barak beat Netanyahu in

2538-412: The time. Menachem Begin became the first right-wing prime minister when his Likud won the 1977 elections , and retained the post in the 1981 elections . He resigned in 1983 for health reasons, passing the reins of power to Yitzhak Shamir . After the 1984 elections had proved inconclusive with neither the Alignment nor Likud able to form a government, a national unity government was formed with

2592-449: The title of white elephant among the public, and in light of this, the inauguration ceremony included releasing a white elephant balloon into the sky. The station, which was designed by Ram Karmi (1967) and completed (1993) by the architects Yael Rothshild , and Moti Bodek , opened with six floors, and the initial plan called for buses to travel to all six. In practice, only four of the six floors were used as bus terminals, and in 1998

2646-526: Was Israel's first woman prime minister, and the third in the world (after Sirimavo Bandaranaike and Indira Gandhi ). Meir resigned in 1974 after the Agranat Commission published its findings on the Yom Kippur War , even though it had absolved her of blame. Yitzhak Rabin took over, though he also resigned towards the end of the eighth Knesset's term following a series of scandals. Those included

2700-409: Was a murder and three reported cases of rape in the station. The station has also been criticized for its complicated design which makes it hard to get around, and for being built in a neighborhood that didn't fit its character. The bus station becomes the centre of author Lavie Tidhar 's novel Central Station , set in a far-future Tel Aviv in which the station becomes a planetary hub and gateway to

2754-504: Was also a member of prime minister's party, which enabled them to appoint him to the role. Shimon Peres was the foreign minister when Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin was assassinated, and was voted unanimously to assume office as an interim prime minister until a new Government would be placed in power (that he later formed by himself). Yigal Allon was also voted to be the interim prime minister after Prime Minister Levi Eshkol suddenly died and served until Golda Meir formed her government. Both

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2808-408: Was ended due to a criminal conviction. Israeli law distinguishes the terms acting prime minister (מלא מקום ראש הממשלה), filling in for the incumbent prime minister, temporarily, and acting in the incumbent's office, while the incumbent is in office, and an interim prime minister in office. Only if the incumbent prime minister becomes temporarily incapacitated will the acting prime minister act in

2862-527: Was relocated from Tel Aviv Central to a new office complex situated on the grounds of the Lod railway station , with the new station terminal being later built directly to its south. The central bus terminal (מסוף רכבת מרכז), Arlozorov Terminal or Tel Aviv 2000 Terminal (מסוף 2000), is a major bus station located next to the Tel Aviv Central railway station, near the border of Tel Aviv and Ramat Gan , next to

2916-466: Was the official name of the Bnei Brak railway station . Railway service to and from destinations south of Tel Aviv was provided from Tel Aviv South railway station , which was not connected to Tel Aviv Central. In its initial configuration as a terminal station, the passenger platforms were located directly north of the terminal building, to the west of their present location. In 1988, the tracks leading to

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