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Amid right-wing opposition, Israeli Cabinet to vote on Hezbollah ceasefire proposal today

Even as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears to be onboard with the proposal for a ceasefire with Lebanon-based Hezbollah, there is growing opposition against the move among his extremist ministers and right-wing MPs of Likud party Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will convene the Israeli Cabinet on Tuesday evening to vote on the proposal for a ceasefire with Hezbollah. Despite …

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Israel passes law to deport relatives of attackers, experts say courts may strike it down

Firstpost

Israeli courts may strike down a law that allows deportation of relatives of Palestinian attackers to Gaza Strip or elsewhere, according to experts Israel’s parliament passed a law early Thursday that would allow it to deport family members of Palestinian attackers, including the country’s own citizens, to the war-ravaged Gaza Strip or other locations. It would apply to Palestinian citizens …

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Israeli parliament passes law to deport relatives of ‘terrorists’

Al Jazeera

Family members could be deported for expressing support for or withholding information about a ‘terror’ incident. The Israeli parliament has given its final approval to controversial legislation that allows the government to deport the family members of so-called “terrorists”, including its own citizens, to the Gaza Strip and other locations. Eran Shamir-Borer, a senior researcher at the Israel Democracy Institute …

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3 months ago

In Lebanon, Israel Set a Trap for Iran and Itself

Bloomberg

The soldier-turned US President Dwight Eisenhower once said that when he couldn’t solve problems, he made them bigger, so he could. With confirmation on Tuesday of the death of Hezbollah’s missile force chief Ibrahim Muhammad Qabisi, Israel has now killed at least three of the organization’s top commanders, together with many of their senior officers. Much more convincing — at …

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5 months ago

Kamala Harris criticised for ‘boycott’ of Netanyahu speech to Congress

The Telegraph

Ms Harris, who is now the presumptive Democratic nominee, has been one of those in the Biden administration who have been most critical of Israel’s war in Gaza. “The decision of Harris to boycott the speech of the Prime Minister of Israel during a difficult war against Iran and its terror proxies is disappointing,” one official told The Telegraph. “The …

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5 months, 1 week ago

Israel minister demands West Bank annexation if UN court rules against it

Al Jazeera

PM Netanyahu must order annexation of the West Bank if the International Court of Justice rules Israeli occupation is illegal, far-right minister says. Hardline Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich called on the prime minister to annex the occupied West Bank if the International Court of Justice rules Israeli settlements are illegal this week. Last month, Israel’s hardline coalition government approved …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

US dilemma: Listen to students or military industrial complex

China Daily

Palestinians mourn their relatives killed in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip outside a hospital morgue in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, on June 24, 2024. While student protests against the Israel-Palestine conflict may be morally compelling, the US feels equally compelled to fund Israel's right to shield itself from attacks launched against it out of Palestine. The US …

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7 months, 1 week ago

Israel’s defence minister publicly hits out at Netanyahu over post-war plan for Gaza

The Independent

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

As war grinds on in Gaza, Netanyahu comes under pressure at home to quit

The Hindu

Benjamin Netanyahu, the Houdini of Israeli politics and its longest serving Prime Minister, has been written off many times before. ‘Bouncing back’ “Netanyahu has been buried politically many times before and bounced back,” said Emmanuel Navon, a former Likud member and political science professor at Tel Aviv University. Gen. Benkler said the “hostages will not come home while Bibi is …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Israel passes law to ban Al Jazeera from broadcasting, Netanyahu calls it 'terrorist channel'

India TV News

Jerusalem: The Israeli parliament on Monday passed a law clearing the way for the country to temporarily ban the Qatar-based Al Jazeera news channel from broadcasting from Israel, citing threats to national security. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the "terror channel" harmed Israel's security and actively participated in the October 7, and vowed to act immediately to ban the channel. …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Yoav Gallant | Israel’s Minister of offence

The Hindu

When the U.S. finally abstained from vetoing a UN Security Council resolution demanding for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza on March 25, it prompted a slew of angry remarks from Israel. Mr. Gallant, a member of Israel’s three-member war Cabinet who infamously likened Palestinians to “human animals” while ordering a complete siege of Gaza after the October 7 Hamas attack, …

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8 months, 4 weeks ago

Israeli Minister quits Netanyahu's unity government, saying he was sidelined

The Hindu

A veteran Israeli minister who joined Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's emergency unity government after Hamas' Oct. 7 attack said on Monday he had resigned after not being included in the highest-level war cabinet. Gideon Saar joined the unity government along with several other members of the opposition to help manage the war on Hamas in Gaza. Mr. Saar's departure, along …

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9 months, 1 week ago

Israel should negotiate in good faith: China Daily editorial

China Daily

People walk in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, as seen from Israel, on March 17. The fierce international criticism of the civilian losses caused by its military campaign in Gaza, the looming uncertainties with the approach of US presidential election, as well as the domestic anger over the Benjamin Netanyahu government's inability …

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

Rival of Netanyahu visits US, signaling wider cracks in Israel’s wartime leadership

New Indian Express

TEL AVIV, Israel: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rebuked a top Cabinet minister arriving in Washington on Sunday for talks with US officials, according to an Israeli official, signaling widening cracks within the country’s leadership nearly five months into its war with Hamas. The trip by Benny Gantz, a centrist political rival who joined Netanyahu’s wartime Cabinet following Hamas’ Oct 7 …

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

Netanyahu rival’s visit to U.S. highlights cracks within Israel’s wartime leadership

LA Times

Soldiers and friends of Israeli soldier Sgt. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rebuked a top Cabinet minister arriving in Washington on Sunday for talks with U.S. officials, according to an Israeli official, signaling widening cracks within the country’s leadership nearly five months into its war with Hamas. The trip by Benny Gantz, a centrist political rival who joined Netanyahu’s wartime …

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10 months, 1 week ago

Israel’s Netanyahu dismisses calls for early election as thousands protest

Al Jazeera

Netanyahu has seen his popularity plummet in opinion polls since October 7 attack that sparked the devastating war on Gaza. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected calls for an early election as thousands of protesters take to the streets in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, demanding he step down. Calls for an early vote have been mounting since October when …

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11 months, 3 weeks ago

After tumbling in polls, Netanyahu clings to power and aims to improve political standing during war

Associated Press

TEL AVIV, Israel — In the wake of Hamas’ brutal Oct. 7 attack, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s days in office seemed numbered. Other critics have said Netanyahu has an interest in dragging out the war to regain public support through military achievements, such as the apparent Israeli strike Tuesday on Hamas’ second-in-command in Beirut, or in hopes that time might …

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11 months, 4 weeks ago

Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu heckled by hostage families during parliament address

The Hindu

Families of hostages taken by Gaza militants booed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on December 25 as he addressed parliament, vowing to bring the captives home but saying “more time” was needed. Now!” the families chanted from the gallery when Mr. Netanyahu said Israeli forces first needed to increase military pressure on Gaza’s Hamas rulers. Mr. Netanyahu said he spoke …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Hamas deal divides Israel politicians, seen as ‘great harm’, ‘painful’

Al Jazeera

Israeli PM clinched the deal with support of far-right coalition partners, who severely criticised the move. While Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet approved the truce, hardline members such as Minister for National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir reiterated opposition even after it was announced. This decision will cause us great harm for generations.” Questions from lawmakers were answered by members of …

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1 year, 1 month ago

‘A lot of discontent’: Netanyahu alone as Israel turns on wartime PM

Al Jazeera

From families of Hamas captives to politicians in his own government, Netanyahu’s popularity is at an all-time low. “Prime ministers have fallen for far less than that.” Ever since he won elections last November and installed the most right-wing government in the country’s history, Netanyahu has battled criticism. “Demands for a ceasefire are increasing in the United States but in …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Israeli PM Netanyahu's coalition would be trounced by Benny Gantz if elections held today: Polls

Firstpost

This week, Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid has called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to resign, saying the Israeli leader has “lost the public’s trust.” This is the first time Lapid has urged Netanyahu to quit since Hamas attacked Israel on October 7. The coalition led by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, which secured 64 seats in the November 2022 …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Inside Benjamin Netanyahu’s mind: How is Israel’s PM plotting the Gaza war?

Al Jazeera

Netanyahu’s indecisive, distrustful nature adds to the dangers of his war on Gaza, say experts who’ve studied his mind. Hirsch is a member of Netanyahu’s Likud party, and — like Israel’s prime minister himself — has faced charges of corruption. A 2021 personality study by the Jordanian professor of political science Walid ‘Abd al-Hay, found Netanyahu to be highly charismatic, …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Israel's Revenge, Different From Defence, is Indefensible and Counterproductive

The Quint

Such religiosity breeds brazenness that cares two hoots for the fact that the United Nations has sanctioned Israel a greater number of times, as compared to the entire sum of the rest of the world – but Tel Aviv couldn’t care less. Israel is not new to disproportionate revenge and Netanyahu’s fellow Likud leader of the yesteryears, Ariel Sharon, personified …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Fears grow West Bank will become another front in Israel’s war as violence surges

The Independent

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Amid right-wing opposition, Israeli Cabinet to vote on Hezbollah ceasefire proposal today

Israel passes law to deport relatives of attackers, experts say courts may strike it down

Israeli parliament passes law to deport relatives of ‘terrorists’

In Lebanon, Israel Set a Trap for Iran and Itself

Kamala Harris criticised for ‘boycott’ of Netanyahu speech to Congress

Israel minister demands West Bank annexation if UN court rules against it

US dilemma: Listen to students or military industrial complex

Israel’s defence minister publicly hits out at Netanyahu over post-war plan for Gaza

As war grinds on in Gaza, Netanyahu comes under pressure at home to quit

Israel passes law to ban Al Jazeera from broadcasting, Netanyahu calls it 'terrorist channel'

Yoav Gallant | Israel’s Minister of offence

Israeli Minister quits Netanyahu's unity government, saying he was sidelined

Israel should negotiate in good faith: China Daily editorial

Rival of Netanyahu visits US, signaling wider cracks in Israel’s wartime leadership

Netanyahu rival’s visit to U.S. highlights cracks within Israel’s wartime leadership

Israel’s Netanyahu dismisses calls for early election as thousands protest

After tumbling in polls, Netanyahu clings to power and aims to improve political standing during war

Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu heckled by hostage families during parliament address

Hamas deal divides Israel politicians, seen as ‘great harm’, ‘painful’

‘A lot of discontent’: Netanyahu alone as Israel turns on wartime PM

Israeli PM Netanyahu's coalition would be trounced by Benny Gantz if elections held today: Polls

Inside Benjamin Netanyahu’s mind: How is Israel’s PM plotting the Gaza war?

Israel's Revenge, Different From Defence, is Indefensible and Counterproductive

Fears grow West Bank will become another front in Israel’s war as violence surges