Posts Tagged: Benjamin Netanyahu
Israel Blasts Turkey’s Erdogan for Comments at UN Libeling Jewish State
Top Israeli officials slammed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday for a series of comments he made libeling the Jewish state. A report from Turkey’s...
Israeli Political Parties Take Unexpected Positions in First Day of Post-Election Consultations With President Rivlin
A number of dramatic developments emerged on Sunday as Israeli political parties met with President Reuven Rivlin to make their recommendations as to who should...
Report: Behind Closed Doors, Lieberman Has Said He Will Recommend Gantz to Form Government
Yisrael Beiteinu party leader Avigdor Lieberman is reportedly already saying behind closed doors that he will recommend Blue and White head Benny Gantz to the...
Ex-US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson Claims Netanyahu Often Deceived, ‘Played’ Trump
Former US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told a panel at Harvard University this week that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu often misled President Donald...
Amid Political Turmoil at Home, Netanyahu Nixes Planned UN General Assembly Trip
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has cancelled his planned trip next week to New York where he was to address the UN General Assembly. Netanyahu had...
Netanyahu Seeking United Right-Religious Bloc for Coalition Talks
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met on Wednesday with delegations from all the right-wing and religious parties to discuss forming a single 55-seat bloc that...
Hebron Past and Present
In his run-up to the Israeli election Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged to annex the Jewish neighborhood of Hebron and the nearby settlement of Kiryat...
In Post Election Speeches, Netanyahu Lashes Out at Arab Parties, Gantz Emphasizes Unity
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared neither victory nor defeat following the results of Israel’s Tuesday elections, but lashed out at Israel’s Arab parties and...
Trump Floats Possible Defense Treaty Days Ahead of Israeli Elections
President Donald Trump said on Saturday he had spoken with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about a possible mutual defense treaty between the two nations,...
Netanyahu Denies Report of Israeli Spy Operation in US
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday unequivocally denied a report that his country was spying extensively on the United States, with a focus on...
Israeli PM Netanyahu Pledges to Annex Jordan Valley, If Reelected Next Week
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged on Tuesday to annex the Jordan Valley in the West Bank if he is reelected next week. Having previously alerted...
An Election Outcome Reflecting the Will of the People
The decision to hold Israel's second election of 2019 was disgraceful and should have been avoided. Indeed, one of the big questions that could be...
Israeli PM Netanyahu Accuses Iran of Conducting Nuclear Weapons Tests at Hidden Site
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Iran on Monday of having performed nuclear weapons experiments at a previously-unknown site. In an address to the media in...
Gantz: US-Israel Mutual Defense Pact Would Be Mistake
Israeli prime ministerial candidate Benny Gantz, a former IDF chief of staff, expressed opposition on Thursday to the idea of a US-Israel mutual defense pact,...
