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Israeli minister calls for ban on loudspeakers in mosques

Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir directed the police to ban the use of loudspeakers in mosques for broadcasting the azaan. In a post on X, Gvir claimed that the ban on loudspeakers in mosques would eliminate "unreasonable noise from mosques, which has become a hazard for Israeli residents". Knesset for the Democrats member Gilad Kariv called Ben Gvir's …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Analysis: Tumultuous weekend for Israelis leaves Netanyahu with fewer options than ever

CNN

CNN — They were sons, daughters, brothers and sisters to a nation. These well-tested democratic tools of change have toppled governments before, but it’s best to remember that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is a political survivor extraordinaire. Galvanized by growing frustration waiting for Netanyahu to cut a deal with Hamas to bring home from Gaza the 101 remaining hostages, including …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Israel-Hamas war: Developments in Gaza ceasefire talks raise hopes but challenges persist

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. But a statement by the Israeli prime minister’s office on Sunday cast doubt on whether the deal would progress, laying out several “principles” Israel is not prepared to abandon, including resumed fighting in Gaza “until all …

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6 months, 3 weeks 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 …

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6 months, 3 weeks 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 …

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10 months, 2 weeks ago

Biden reportedly foul-mouthed Netanyahu; White House reacts as Blinken heads to Middle East

Hindustan Times

US President Joe Biden referred to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a “bad ****ing guy” in the midst of escalating tensions between the two leaders over the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict. U.S. President Joe Biden with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu As the war entered its fifth month, Biden became wary of Netanyahu and privately called him a "bad ****ing …

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11 months, 1 week ago

Israel’s far-right wants to move Palestinians out of Gaza. Its ideas are gaining attention

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. Social Media Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected the idea of establishing Jewish settlements, but has said only that neither Hamas nor the Ramallah-based Palestinian Authority should govern the territory, and that Israel will keep “full …

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11 months, 2 weeks ago

Israeli minister proposes post-war plan for Gaza as government divisions burst out into open

CNN

Tel Aviv and Jerusalem CNN — Rifts in the Israeli government emerged publicly on Friday as members of the cabinet argued over plans for the post-war future of Gaza and how to handle investigations into the security failings around Hamas’ October 7 attacks. In northern Gaza, he said the Israel Defense Forces’ campaign would encompass “raids, the destruction of terror …

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11 months, 3 weeks ago

Israeli Officials’ Calls For ‘Voluntary’ Migration Of Palestinians Alarm Human Rights Experts

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING As the reported death toll of the Israeli invasion of Gaza tops 22,000, senior Israeli politicians have grown more explicit in their goal for the Palestinian enclave: the movement of a large number of Gazans out of Gaza entirely. National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir said Monday that the current war presented an “opportunity to concentrate on …

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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

Netanyahu in a rare apology says he was wrong in criticising security apparatus

The Hindu

Faced with sharp criticism from allies and opposition alike, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on October 29 apologized for an earlier statement in which he blamed the security services for failing to prevent the Hamas attack on October 7. Late Saturday night, Mr. Netanyahu in a post on X said that he never received any warnings of Hamas' “war intentions” …

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1 year, 10 months ago

From now on, terror prisoners will bathe less in Israel after found wasting water in shower

Firstpost

Jerusalem: Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir has ordered the country’s Prison Service to reduce shower time for security inmates. Prisoner group reacts As per Times of Israel, Palestinian prisoners threatened “disobedience” following Ben Gvir’s order. We can no longer tolerate the daily abuse against us since Ben Gvir came to power.” President of the Palestinian Prisoner’s Club Qadura …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Explained: The who's who in Benjamin Netanyahu's new government

Firstpost

Top ministers in Israel’s new right-wing government, led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, include a politician who admitted to tax evasion late last year and a slew of far-right figures, including one who kept a portrait of a man who massacred scores of Palestinian worshippers in his home Jerusalem: Led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who returns to power after …

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2 years ago

Netanyahu, the godfather of modern Israeli fascism

Al Jazeera

Fascism has been on the minds of Israel’s friends and foes alike since “the Jewish State” held its latest elections and its former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu began negotiations to form a new coalition. But make no mistake, the problem of fascism in Israel lies less with the extremist parties that will be part of the next government and more …

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2 years ago

Netanyahu informs Israeli president he has formed government

CNN

Jerusalem CNN — Benjamin Netanyahu has officially informed Israeli President Isaac Herzog that he has successfully formed a government, his Likud party said Wednesday. In what was a last minute announcement, Netanyahu tweeted 10 minutes before the deadline expired, “I have managed.” Netanyahu, who had already served as prime minister for 15 years until being ousted last year, had until …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Netanyahu given chance to form most right-wing, religious government in Israeli history

LA Times

Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife, Sara, celebrate after the first exit poll results in the Nov. 1 parliamentary elections. Israel’s president Friday asked Benjamin Netanyahu to form a new government, presenting the former longtime prime minister — who is currently standing trial on corruption charges — with the chance to end years of political instability in …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Opinion: What a Netanyahu comeback means for Israel – and the world

CNN

Editor’s Note: Aaron David Miller is a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and author of “The End of Greatness: Why America Can’t Have Another Great President.” Miller was a Middle East negotiator in Democratic and Republican administrations. Indeed, the biggest star in the new political firmament wasn’t Netanyahu but the extremist Itamar Ben Gvir, whose bloc …

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2 years, 1 month 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 …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Four key takeaways from Israel’s parliamentary elections

Al Jazeera

Benjamin Netanyahu is ahead of his rivals in the vote count after Tuesday’s elections, and looks likely to become PM. Occupied East Jerusalem – Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looks set to return to power, with his bloc projected to win a majority of the seats in the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, and out on top in the early …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Far-right ultra-nationalist Itamar Ben-Gvir emerges as key player in Israel elections

The Telegraph

Israel is heading to the polls for the fifth time in less than four years on Tuesday, as the Jewish state chooses between a cautious, compromise-led incumbent or a return to the ultra-divisive rule of Benjamin Netanyahu. At Rabin Square in Tel Aviv, many Israelis seemed generally pleased with Mr Lapid's record as prime minister but were deeply concerned about …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Israel’s Haredi voters drift hard right in leadership vacuum

Associated Press

JERUSALEM — One of Israel’s most extremist politicians, known for his inflammatory anti-Arab speeches and stunts, is attracting new supporters from a previously untapped demographic — young ultra-Orthodox Jews, one of the fastest-growing segments of the country’s population. Voting records from predominantly Haredi communities indicate that since Ben-Gvir entered politics in 2019, support for him in those areas has increased …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Netanyahu eyes extremist political support in comeback attempt

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. We’re not really talking about cost of living, though Israel, like every other country is facing its own cost of living crisis,” said Anshel Pfeffer, The Economist and Haaretz correspondent who wrote a 2018 biography …

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3 years, 9 months ago

Far-right party set to gain new influence after Israeli vote

Associated Press

JERUSALEM — An alliance of far-right groups including openly racist and homophobic candidates appears poised to enter Israel’s parliament, possibly as an indispensable member of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing coalition, according to exit polls Tuesday. Exit polls by Israel’s three main television channels projected the Religious Zionist Party will win six to seven seats, the best-ever showing by an …

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Israeli minister calls for ban on loudspeakers in mosques

Analysis: Tumultuous weekend for Israelis leaves Netanyahu with fewer options than ever

Israel-Hamas war: Developments in Gaza ceasefire talks raise hopes but challenges persist

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

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

Biden reportedly foul-mouthed Netanyahu; White House reacts as Blinken heads to Middle East

Israel’s far-right wants to move Palestinians out of Gaza. Its ideas are gaining attention

Israeli minister proposes post-war plan for Gaza as government divisions burst out into open

Israeli Officials’ Calls For ‘Voluntary’ Migration Of Palestinians Alarm Human Rights Experts

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

Netanyahu in a rare apology says he was wrong in criticising security apparatus

From now on, terror prisoners will bathe less in Israel after found wasting water in shower

Explained: The who's who in Benjamin Netanyahu's new government

Netanyahu, the godfather of modern Israeli fascism

Netanyahu informs Israeli president he has formed government

Netanyahu given chance to form most right-wing, religious government in Israeli history

Opinion: What a Netanyahu comeback means for Israel – and the world

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

Four key takeaways from Israel’s parliamentary elections

Far-right ultra-nationalist Itamar Ben-Gvir emerges as key player in Israel elections

Israel’s Haredi voters drift hard right in leadership vacuum

Netanyahu eyes extremist political support in comeback attempt

Far-right party set to gain new influence after Israeli vote