Posts Tagged: netanyahu
Gaza Rocket Aimed at Ashkelon Falls Short, Lands in Gaza Strip
Sirens blared around the Israeli city of Ashkelon and the local Hof Ashkelon district late Thursday night after a rocket directed towards Israel was fired from the...
Former Israeli National Security Adviser Calls on Breaking the Silence Soldiers to Reveal Identities (INTERVIEW)
A recent Breaking the Silence report is a “worthless propaganda" piece unless the soldiers behind its testimonies of alleged Israeli abuse reveal their identities, said Former Israeli...
Israel’s Likud and Zionist Union Say Unity Only Possible After Budget is Passed
Despite being at loggerheads, both of Israel's leading political parties, the ruling Likud and the opposition Zionist Union, haven't ruled out forming a national unity...
Biden to Attend Israeli Independence Day Event at Embassy; First Such Visit in Seven Years
US Vice President Joe Biden will attend the main event in celebration of Israel's 67th Independence Day at the Israeli Embassy in Washington, DC on...
Leading Opposition Knesset Member on Iran Nuclear Agreement: ‘On This Matter Alone, I Stand Behind Netanyahu’
Leading opposition Knesset Member Eitan Cabel of the Zionist Union party gave an unexpected endorsement of Prime Minister Netanyahu on Thursday, saying that he stood...
Officials: Relationship Between Obama Administration and Israeli Government is ‘Irreparable’
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's senior advisers have described the relationship between the Obama Administration and the Israeli government as "irreparable," the UK's Jewish Chronicle reported...
Israeli Envoys Rush to Paris in Effort to Prevent Bad Nuclear Deal
Israel has turned to France in order to prevent what it considers an unfavorable nuclear deal with Iran from emerging, Reuters reported on Sunday. Top Israeli...
Senator Says Obama’s ‘Open Hostility’ to Netanyahu Causing Democrats to Lose Trust in President
President Obama's hostility towards Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is creating a backlash in congress among Democrats, Senator Lindsay Graham (R-SC) told The Washington Post in...
Watchdog Group Says Israeli Election Subject to Massive and Blatant Subversion
Professor Gerald M. Steinberg, President of watchdog group NGO Monitor, said today that Israeli democracy suffers from the "severe problem of foreign interference." Steinberg was...
In Israeli Election, Obama Got What He Deserved
There is sparse expectation that President Barack Obama will warmly congratulate Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on his stunning electoral victory, but perhaps Mr. Netanyahu...
Israel Elects a Strong, Decisive Leader
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears to have won a handsome election victory following a grueling campaign, complete with foreign government money, including indirectly from the...
MK Tibi of Joint Arab List Calls on Parties to ‘Combat and Confront’ Netanyahu
Israeli Member of Knesset Ahmad Tibi of the Joint Arab List said that "opposition parties" should "combat and confront" Israel's Netanyahu following the latter's electoral...
After Elections, Netanyahu Loyalist Says Israel ‘Delighted’ to Renew Palestinian Talks
Israel's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Tzachi Hanegbi (Likud) said yesterday in an interview that the new government is willing to return to the negotiation...
Likud Officials Say ‘Kingmaker’ Kahlon Will Recommend Netanyahu to the President
After a strong victory for Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party in Israel's elections on Tuesday, negotiations are already underway to establish the next governing coalition. Netanyahu,...
