Netanyahu's approval ratings plummets to 29%, only 22% trust his govt: Report
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Netanyahu's approval ratings plummets to 29%, only 22% trust his govt: Report

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Pollsters also asked respondents how they define victory in the war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip – 68 per cent say victory will only be achieved with the return of all the hostages With each passing day in the Israel-Hamas war, people are losing their trust in the Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu-led government. Pollsters also asked respondents how they define victory in the war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip – 68 per cent say victory will only be achieved with the return of all the hostages and 12 per cent believe it will mean the annexation of Gaza and the imposition of Israeli sovereignty over the Strip. Four per cent define victory as border residents returning to their homes, while 8 per cent say it would involve the establishment of a moderate Palestinian leadership in Gaza other than Hamas. On the war front Meanwhile, Israel’s military said Saturday it had failed to intercept a “projectile” launched from Yemen that landed near Tel Aviv, with the national medical service saying three people were lightly wounded.

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Israel's Fired Defense Minister Says Netanyahu Prevented Gaza Ceasefire : State of the World from NPR : NPR
2 months ago

Israel's Fired Defense Minister Says Netanyahu Prevented Gaza Ceasefire : State of the World from NPR : NPR

NPR  

Israel's Fired Defense Minister Says Netanyahu Prevented Gaza Ceasefire : State of the World from NPR Israel's Defense Minister was fired last week by Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu who said that trust had "eroded" between them. The now former defense minister met with families of Israeli hostages held in Gaza and gave his thoughts on what Israel can still achieve …

Israel and Netanyahu welcomes Trump win as ‘history’s greatest comeback’
Top News
2 months, 1 week ago

Israel and Netanyahu welcomes Trump win as ‘history’s greatest comeback’

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz Israel Katz, Gallant’s …

Netanyahu replaces fired Israeli Defense Minister with 'another genocidal lunatic'
2 months, 1 week ago

Netanyahu replaces fired Israeli Defense Minister with 'another genocidal lunatic'

Raw Story  

Palestine defenders on Tuesday accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of swapping one "genocidal lunatic" for another after the right-wing leader fired Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and replaced him with Israel Katz, who was serving as foreign minister. " Katz has also come under fire for declaring United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres "persona non grata in Israel" for criticizing the …

Netanyahu fires Israel's Defence Minister
2 months, 1 week ago

Netanyahu fires Israel's Defence Minister

ABC  

Sabra Lane: In Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has sacked his popular Defence Minister, Yoav Gallant. Matthew Doran: He's referencing the US support for Israel's military, including for its war in Gaza. Matthew Doran: 33-year-old Duaa believes the current vice president shows more support for Palestinians and is more likely to end the war. Matthew Doran: In the Jewish quarter, …

Israeli analyst says Netanyahu 'putting his bets' on Trump victory
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Israeli analyst says Netanyahu 'putting his bets' on Trump victory

Raw Story  

An Israeli political analyst said Friday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is "praying and putting his bets on the victory" of former U.S. President Donald Trump as Israel's military continues to bombard the Gaza Strip and Lebanon, dashing any lingering hopes of an imminent cease-fire agreement and deepening the region's war and humanitarian catastrophe. Akiva Eldar, who previously headed the …

Netanyahu says Israel ‘prepared for very intense operation’ near Lebanon
7 months, 1 week ago

Netanyahu says Israel ‘prepared for very intense operation’ near Lebanon

Al Jazeera  

Israeli PM says ‘we will restore security’ to border area with Lebanon amid cross-border attacks with Hezbollah. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel is “prepared for a very intense operation” along its border with Lebanon, where Israeli troops have exchanged near daily fire with Hezbollah fighters for almost eight months. Hezbollah said later that it launched several attacks on Israeli …

Netanyahu may be forced to choose between his government’s survival and a ceasefire deal
7 months, 1 week ago

Netanyahu may be forced to choose between his government’s survival and a ceasefire deal

CNN  

Editor’s Note: A version of this story appears in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. For months, Netanyahu has gingerly balanced these competing imperatives by refusing to even contemplate a permanent ceasefire as he blamed Hamas’s “delusional demands” for the collapse of previous rounds of negotiations. Netanyahu told the Knesset’s Foreign …

Netanyahu may be forced to choose between his government’s survival and a ceasefire deal
7 months, 1 week ago

Netanyahu may be forced to choose between his government’s survival and a ceasefire deal

CNN  

Editor’s Note: A version of this story appears in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. For months, Netanyahu has gingerly balanced these competing imperatives by refusing to even contemplate a permanent ceasefire as he blamed Hamas’s “delusional demands” for the collapse of previous rounds of negotiations. Netanyahu told the Knesset’s Foreign …

News Analysis: Netanyahu faces massive protests in Israel. Could the war in Gaza be his undoing?
9 months, 1 week ago

News Analysis: Netanyahu faces massive protests in Israel. Could the war in Gaza be his undoing?

LA Times  

Thousands of demonstrators gathered in Jerusalem on April 2, 2024, to demand early elections and a cease-fire deal to free the remaining hostages held in the Gaza Strip by Hamas militants. Demonstrators’ demands include immediate elections aimed at dumping Netanyahu and his radical right-wing coalition government, something the prime minister insists would be dangerous during a war. “It would paralyze …

The war in Gaza may topple Hamas without making Israel safer
9 months, 3 weeks ago

The war in Gaza may topple Hamas without making Israel safer

Hindustan Times  

“I WISH I could say we have a very detailed plan,” an Israeli army officer admitted to your correspondent in the chaotic days following Hamas’s brutal assault on southern Israel on October 7th. It was clear from the outset of the war in Gaza, now six months old, that Israel’s two main goals—to eliminate Hamas and to free the hostages—were …

Israel’s Netanyahu dismisses calls for early election as thousands protest
10 months, 4 weeks 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 …

Israelis are increasingly questioning what war in Gaza can achieve
1 year ago

Israelis are increasingly questioning what war in Gaza can achieve

NPR  

Israelis are increasingly questioning what war in Gaza can achieve Enlarge this image toggle caption Daniel Estrin/NPR Daniel Estrin/NPR TEL AVIV, Israel — What will it take for Israel to declare mission accomplished in Gaza and end the war? Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has promised Israeli citizens that the military offensive in Gaza will press on until reaching a "definitive …

Netanyahu is losing control in Israel. The U.S. is struggling to deal with him.
1 year ago

Netanyahu is losing control in Israel. The U.S. is struggling to deal with him.

Politico  

That has made Netanyahu reluctant to take American advice on the war, and it suggests that U.S.-Israeli tensions will grow as Palestinians struggle to survive Israel’s bombardment of the Gaza Strip. “It’s not always clear who’s driving the train” in Israel, said a U.S. official familiar with American-Israeli discussions. Netanyahu, whom many Israelis simply call “Bibi,” is Israel’s longest-serving prime …

Netanyahu says Gaza-Egypt border zone should be under Israeli control
1 year ago

Netanyahu says Gaza-Egypt border zone should be under Israeli control

Al Jazeera  

The Israeli prime minister also predicts the war in Gaza and on other regional fronts would last many months. The border zone between the Gaza Strip and Egypt should be under Israel’s control, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said, as he predicted the war in the Palestinian enclave and on other regional fronts would last many months. As Israel …

Israeli Military, Border Residents Press Netanyahu to Eliminate Hezbollah Threat
1 year, 1 month ago

Israeli Military, Border Residents Press Netanyahu to Eliminate Hezbollah Threat

Live Mint  

LEHAVOT HABASHAN, Israel—In the days after the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks in southern Israel, Orna Rayn searched frantically for someone to build a wooden barricade to secure the door of a safe room in her house about 6 miles from the Lebanon border. Rayn’s sister, Einat Rothem-Nechushtan, moved into the safe room on Oct. 10, even before the Israeli government …

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

Netanyahu says not seeking to ‘occupy’ Gaza but ‘demilitarise’ it
1 year, 2 months ago

Netanyahu says not seeking to ‘occupy’ Gaza but ‘demilitarise’ it

Al Jazeera  

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said his country does not intend to “occupy” or govern Gaza after the end of its war with Hamas, but the enclave must be “demilitarised, deradicalised and rebuilt”. Netanyahu’s comments come days after he said Israel would take responsibility for Gaza’s security for an “indefinite period” after the end of its war with Hamas, …

Netanyahu has sidestepped accountability for failing to prevent Hamas attack, instead blaming others
1 year, 2 months ago

Netanyahu has sidestepped accountability for failing to prevent Hamas attack, instead blaming others

Associated Press  

A growing list of Israeli officials have accepted responsibility for failing to prevent Hamas’ brutal attack on Israeli communities during the Oct. 7 incursion that triggered the current Israel-Hamas war. “Netanyahu is fighting a personal battle of survival and that takes precedence over fighting Israel’s war against Hamas,” said Netanyahu biographer and journalist Anshel Pfeffer. The attack also shattered a …

Israeli forces move further into Gaza as Netanyahu declares ‘time for war’
1 year, 2 months ago

Israeli forces move further into Gaza as Netanyahu declares ‘time for war’

Al Jazeera  

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israeli forces are making progress in Gaza raids, denounces calls for ceasefire. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also dismissed growing calls for a ceasefire, saying that such action would constitute “surrender to terrorism”. No sign of a ceasefire Speaking to reporters on Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu emphatically rejected calls for a ceasefire, …

‘He isn’t Winston Churchill.’ Despite anger and blame, war buys time for Netanyahu, Israel’s unpopular leader
1 year, 2 months ago

‘He isn’t Winston Churchill.’ Despite anger and blame, war buys time for Netanyahu, Israel’s unpopular leader

LA Times  

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, talks to French President Emmanuel Macron, seen from behind, in Jerusalem this week. Netanyahu, he said, is “constantly thinking of political survival, of the day after, of how to shape the narrative in his favor.” A cavalcade of senior Israeli military and security officials — the army chief of staff and the head of …

Can Netanyahu survive Hamas’s attack on Israel?
1 year, 3 months ago

Can Netanyahu survive Hamas’s attack on Israel?

Al Jazeera  

Israelis are increasingly aware of government failures that enabled Hamas’s attack, but that may not be enough to bring the Israeli prime minister down. “This is part of our strategy, to differentiate between the Palestinians in Gaza and the Palestinians in Judea and Samaria.” Following Hamas’s attack, this strategic framework has come increasingly under intense fire. There is also a …

Former leaders of Israel’s security services are speaking out against Netanyahu’s policies
1 year, 4 months ago

Former leaders of Israel’s security services are speaking out against Netanyahu’s policies

Associated Press  

HERZLIYA, Israel — They contended with bloody uprisings, destabilizing wars and even the assassination of a prime minister during their service. But for dozens of former Israeli security commanders, the policies of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right government are the biggest threat yet to the country’s future. In unprecedented opposition, more than 180 former senior officials from the Mossad, the …

Violent crime within Israel’s Palestinian minority reaches new heights under Netanyahu’s government
1 year, 6 months ago

Violent crime within Israel’s Palestinian minority reaches new heights under Netanyahu’s government

Associated Press  

LOD, Israel — A relentless wave of violent crime within Israel’s Palestinian minority is turning cities and towns into bloody battlefields, exasperating a community feeling increasingly forsaken by Israeli authorities. And that is his responsibility.” Israel’s Palestinian minority, which makes up 20% of the country’s population, has been convulsed by violent crime in recent years involving criminal gangs and family …

Opinion: What Netanyahu and Israelis learned from the Trump playbook
1 year, 9 months ago

Opinion: What Netanyahu and Israelis learned from the Trump playbook

LA Times  

Early in 2019, as Israel was heading into a divisive parliamentary election, a massive campaign poster along a Tel Aviv freeway showed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shaking hands with President Trump. For however much the turmoil in Israel arises from some distinctively Israeli causes, such as the nation’s continuing lack of a constitution, Netanyahu and his far-right coalition have made …

Israel-Palestine conflict | Netanyahu walks a tightrope after post-talks violence
1 year, 10 months ago

Israel-Palestine conflict | Netanyahu walks a tightrope after post-talks violence

The Hindu  

The U.S.-brokered summit has barely ended with pledges to calm violence and slow Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank when Palestinian homes were set ablaze by Jewish settlers in retaliation to a deadly Palestinian gun ambush. "If anything like what happened last night resumes and gives Washington reason to suspect that Netanyahu is impotent in handling it, they will …

Netanyahu’s crises mount as Israeli-Palestinian tensions ratchet up
1 year, 10 months ago

Netanyahu’s crises mount as Israeli-Palestinian tensions ratchet up

CNN  

Editor’s Note: A version of this story first appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. On Sunday two Israeli brothers who live in West Bank settlements were shot “point blank” while sitting in traffic on a road that goes through the Palestinian town of Huwara, in what Israeli officials called …

Exclusive: Netanyahu says don’t get ‘hung up’ on peace with Palestinians first
1 year, 11 months ago

Exclusive: Netanyahu says don’t get ‘hung up’ on peace with Palestinians first

CNN  

CNN — Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said people can get “hung up” on peace negotiations with the Palestinians, saying he has opted for a different approach in an interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper on Tuesday. Video Ad Feedback Tapper challenges Netanyahu on his controversial proposal that has sparked massive protests 06:22 - Source: CNN When asked about US concerns …

Israel's Netanyahu officially tapped to form government
2 years, 2 months ago

Israel's Netanyahu officially tapped to form government

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Israel's president officially tapped former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to …

Israel\'s Netanyahu to receive mandate to form government
2 years, 2 months ago

Israel\'s Netanyahu to receive mandate to form government

Deccan Chronicle  

JERUSALEM: Former Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu will receive an official mandate Sunday to form a government that could be the most right-wing in the country's history, sparking concern at home and abroad. Sixty-four lawmakers recommended that President Isaac Herzog appoint Netanyahu to form a government, a presidency statement said Friday, following several days of consultations. His right-wing Likud party …

Israel’s Netanyahu given chance to form far-right government
2 years, 2 months ago

Israel’s Netanyahu given chance to form far-right government

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — Israel’s president on Friday asked former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to form a new government, presenting the longtime leader currently standing trial on corruption charges with the chance to end years of political instability in Israel with his partners on the far right. His comeback in last week’s election, the nation’s fifth vote in four years, seemed to …

Israel's Netanyahu given chance to form far-right government
2 years, 2 months ago

Israel's Netanyahu given chance to form far-right government

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Israel’s president on Friday asked former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu …

How a rule change helped Netanyahu win Israel’s elections
2 years, 2 months ago

How a rule change helped Netanyahu win Israel’s elections

CNN  

Editor’s Note: A version of this story first appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. The digest British PM to raise issue of jailed British-Egyptian writer with Egyptian leadership during COP27 trip British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has written to the sister of jailed British-Egyptian writer and activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah, …

Middle East round-up: Netanyahu’s back, back again
2 years, 2 months ago

Middle East round-up: Netanyahu’s back, back again

Al Jazeera  

Netanyahu back as Israeli PM, Saudi investment in Twitter, and police violence in Iran. Netanyahu went and made new friends – namely Itamar Ben-Gvir, who once proudly displayed in his office a picture of an Israeli who massacred 29 Palestinians, and Bezalel Smotrich, who has said that the founders of Israel didn’t “finish the job” when they failed to get …

Projected poll results show Benjamin Netanyahu inching towards reclaiming power in Israel
2 years, 2 months ago

Projected poll results show Benjamin Netanyahu inching towards reclaiming power in Israel

The Hindu  

Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu inched towards reclaiming power on Wednesday after projected election results showed a majority government was within reach for the veteran right-winger, though the outlook could shift as ballots are counted. If the exit polls hold, it would mark a dramatic comeback for Mr. Netanyahu, Israel’s longest-serving Premier, whose Likud party is poised to form a coalition with …

Netanyahu is back. Here’s what that means for Israel
2 years, 2 months ago

Netanyahu is back. Here’s what that means for Israel

CNN  

Editor’s Note: A version of this story first appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. Iran protests Iran indicted about 1,000 people in Tehran province for their alleged involvement in nationwide protests sparked by Mahsa Amini’s death in police custody, state-news IRNA said on Monday. The digest Iran prepares to …

Netanyahu tipped to return as Israel PM after far-right surge
2 years, 2 months ago

Netanyahu tipped to return as Israel PM after far-right surge

Al Jazeera  

Exit polls suggest veteran Likud politician will be able to form coalition with support of ‘Religious Zionism’, which plans major changes. The three older men smoked water pipes as they waited patiently to hear whether Benjamin Netanyahu, the leader of the Likud party who has been prime minister longer than anyone else in Israel but is now on trial for …

After Israel's election, polls point to a close race that could bring Netanyahu back
2 years, 2 months ago

After Israel's election, polls point to a close race that could bring Netanyahu back

NPR  

After Israel's election, polls point to a close race that could bring Netanyahu back Enlarge this image toggle caption Left: Jack Guez / AFP / Getty Images, Right: Amir Levy / Getty Images Left: Jack Guez / AFP / Getty Images, Right: Amir Levy / Getty Images JERUSALEM — Voting ended Tuesday night after Israelis went to the polls in …

Netanyahu Was Losing Politically, Then Conflict Broke Out in Gaza
3 years, 7 months ago

Netanyahu Was Losing Politically, Then Conflict Broke Out in Gaza

The Quint  

And so it happened, the conflict has played into Netanyahu’s hand. Netanyahu is projecting such an image when he promises Hamas will pay a huge price for attacking Israel. Both Netanyahu and his defence minister, former coalition partner and bitter rival Benny Gantz, gave the Israel Defence Forces the green light to execute a detailed and extensive attack plan that …

Netanyahu’s prospects bolstered amid Israel-Hamas fighting
3 years, 7 months ago

Netanyahu’s prospects bolstered amid Israel-Hamas fighting

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — Israel has been at war with Hamas, Jewish-Arab mob violence has erupted inside Israel, and the West Bank is experiencing its deadliest unrest in years. His rivals’ prospects have crumbled, Netanyahu is back in his comfortable role as Mr. Security, and the country could soon be headed for yet another election campaign that would guarantee him at least …

Israel will probably start war in Gaza: Netanyahu
5 years, 4 months ago

Israel will probably start war in Gaza: Netanyahu

India TV News  

Israeli "will probably have no choice" but to launch a war in Gaza to halt incoming rocket fire from the Strip, said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday. Speaking on Kan Bet Israel's national radio four days before the parliamentary elections, Netanyahu said a war "would be the last option", reports Xinhua news agency. However, he said Israel "will probably …

Israel Votes On Netanyahu's Political Future
5 years, 9 months ago

Israel Votes On Netanyahu's Political Future

NPR  

Israel Votes On Netanyahu's Political Future Enlarge this image toggle caption Oded Balilty/AP Oded Balilty/AP Updated at 9:00 p.m. ET The final results of the Israeli parliamentary election are too close to call, but two television stations are forecasting a slim victory by incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party. While the race itself is largely about Netanyahu's political future, …

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