Posts Tagged: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
Jewish-Azerbaijani Hanukkah Party: Why Wouldn’t We Go?
JNS.org -- Is Judah Maccabee rolling over in his grave? Hardly. Indeed, the hero of the Hanukkah story would have delighted in the sheer scope...
Trump Announces Next US Envoy to Jewish State Will Be Attorney David Friedman, Who Says He Looks Forward to Working From ‘Israel’s Eternal Capital, Jerusalem’
President-elect Donald Trump announced on Thursday evening he will nominate attorney David Friedman to serve as the next American ambassador to Israel. “The bond between Israel...
Israeli PM Netanyahu Breaks Into Top 20 on Forbes List of World’s Most Powerful People; Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei Stays at 18
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu moved up one position to 20th in Forbes Magazine’s newly-published 2016 list of the world's most powerful people, while Iran’s...
IDF Reservist Officer Calls on Netanyahu to Dispatch Israeli Soldiers to End the Bloodshed in Aleppo: ‘We’re Prepared to Kill and Be Killed, to Stop the Massacre’
An IDF reservist officer published an impassioned Facebook post on Thursday calling on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to dispatch a detachment of Israeli soldiers to...
Netanyahu Asks Kazakhstan for Help to Become Security Council Member
Israel is working to become a member of the United Nations Security Council in 2019, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday during a state visit...
Israel Welcomes First Delivery of F-35 Stealth Fighter Jets
JNS.org - Israeli leaders and top US officials were on hand to welcome the first delivery of the state-of-the-art F-35 stealth fighter jets to an air...
Israel Urges United Front Against Terror After Deadly Bombings in Egypt, Turkey
JNS.org -- Israel strongly condemned the deadly attacks in Egypt and Turkey over the weekend, calling for a united front against terrorism. In a statement, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the Sunday...
Netanyahu: ‘Various Ways’ I Can Work With Trump to Roll Back Iran Nuclear Deal
JNS.org - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that he has a number of ideas in mind for how to roll back the Iranian nuclear deal...
Netanyahu: I Stood Up Against Iran Deal Because It Endangers Israel, Not Due to Lack of ‘Personal Chemistry’ With Obama
The chilly ties between the leaders of the US and Israeli governments did not drive the Jewish state’s fierce opposition to the nuclear deal reached...
Israel Signs Trilateral Research and Development Pact With Greece, Cyprus
JNS.org -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with the leaders of Cyprus and Greece on Thursday in Jerusalem as the three nations signed a research...
Report: With Iran as Top Priority, Israeli Delegation Meets With Trump Team to Share Views, Set Expectations for Coming Years
A delegation of Israeli officials traveled to the US this week and met with members of US President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team, the Hebrew news...
Netanyahu: Push for UK Apology for Balfour Declaration Reveals Conflict Is Not About Land or Palestinian Statehood
A campaign to get the United Kingdom to apologize for the 1917 Balfour Declaration is “very revealing about the true source” of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,...
Netanyahu: I Look Forward to Speaking With Trump About How to Handle ‘Bad’ Iran Nuclear Deal
The Jewish state is “committed to preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated on Sunday. “That has not changed and...
Israel ‘Welcomes’ Potential Role for Trump’s Jewish Son-in-Law Jared Kushner as Peace Broker With Palestinians
Israel favorably views the possibility that President-elect Donald Trump’s Jewish son-in-law Jared Kushner will serve as a peace broker with the Palestinians, the South China...
