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Israeli PM Netanyahu set to take witness stand for first time in his corruption trial
2 weeks ago

Israeli PM Netanyahu set to take witness stand for first time in his corruption trial

New Indian Express  

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to take to the witness stand Tuesday for the first time in his trial on corruption allegations, a pivotal point in the drawn-out proceedings that comes as the leader wages war in Gaza and faces an international arrest warrant for war crimes charges. It will be the first time an Israeli prime …

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Trump’s return may be a boon for Netanyahu, but challenges abound in a changed Middle East
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Trump’s return may be a boon for Netanyahu, but challenges abound in a changed Middle East

Associated Press  

TEL AVIV, Israel — Shortly after Donald Trump’s win in last month’s U.S. election, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rushed to congratulate the president-elect: “History’s greatest comeback!” he gushed. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Likely to top Netanyahu’s wish list this time around is for Trump to be tough against Iran or …

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Gaza hostage deal: Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu says conditions very much improved for possible ceasefire with Hamas
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Gaza hostage deal: Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu says conditions very much improved for possible ceasefire with Hamas

India Today  

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that conditions for reaching a possible deal to secure the release of Israeli hostages in the Gaza Strip have considerably improved. Asked about a possible hostage deal in an interview with local Channel 14, Netanyahu said: "I think the conditions have very much changed for the better." Meanwhile, the Israeli military said in …

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Watch: Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses nation after ceasefire discussions
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Watch: Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses nation after ceasefire discussions

The Independent  

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Netanyahu: International Criminal Court issues arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister
1 month ago

Netanyahu: International Criminal Court issues arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister

CNN  

CNN — The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, and a senior Hamas official, accusing them of war crimes during and after the October 7 attacks on Israel last year. The prime minister’s office dismissed the warrants as “absurd and antisemitic.” “Israel utterly rejects the absurd and false …

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Protests spread across Israel as Benjamin Netanyahu replaces sacked defence minister with hawkish ally nicknamed the 'Bulldozer'
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Protests spread across Israel as Benjamin Netanyahu replaces sacked defence minister with hawkish ally nicknamed the 'Bulldozer'

Daily Mail  

Protests erupted across Israel after Benjamin Netanyahu appointed a hawkish new defence minister. Activists took to the street as the country's prime minister dismissed Yoav Gallant, citing a 'crisis of trust', and replaced him with Israel Katz. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new defence minister is one of his staunchest allies and seen as unlikely to push back on key …

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Israeli Police Arrests Top Aide to Prime Minister in Leaked Intelligence Scandal
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Israeli Police Arrests Top Aide to Prime Minister in Leaked Intelligence Scandal

CNN  

Israeli police have arrested a top aide to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over allegedly leaking classified information to foreign media. The investigation centers on allegations that the prime minister's office promoted to foreign media the claim that Hamas was planning on smuggling hostages out of Gaza over the Egyptian border and creating divisions in Israeli society to pressure Netanyahu into …

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As US Congress cheered for Netanyahu, protesters gathered to denounce him
4 months, 4 weeks ago

As US Congress cheered for Netanyahu, protesters gathered to denounce him

Al Jazeera  

Thousands rally in Washington, DC, to call for end to Gaza war and rebuke the Israeli prime minister as a ‘war criminal’. Washington, DC – Hours before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived at the United States Capitol to deliver a speech to Congress, a woman with a blue scarf concealing her face sat alone on a park bench and …

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Israel-Hamas war: Developments in Gaza ceasefire talks raise hopes but challenges persist
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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Gallant’s US trip strengthens potential challenge to Israel’s Netanyahu
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Gallant’s US trip strengthens potential challenge to Israel’s Netanyahu

Al Jazeera  

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has been on a mission in the past few days to shore up bipartisan support in the United States for Israel, in advance of what could potentially be all-out war against Hezbollah in Lebanon. The US president himself was caught on a hot mic saying that he had told Netanyahu they would have a “come …

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Top US lawmakers invite Israel’s Netanyahu to Congress amid Gaza war
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Top US lawmakers invite Israel’s Netanyahu to Congress amid Gaza war

Al Jazeera  

Israeli prime minister set to deliver address to Congress despite growing anger over his government’s abuses in Gaza. The top legislators in the United States have issued a formal invitation for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to deliver a speech to Congress in the latest show of support for Israel amid its war on Gaza. Netanyahu has been facing global …

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Outrage grows over Israel’s deadly attack on Gaza aid convoy
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Outrage grows over Israel’s deadly attack on Gaza aid convoy

Al Jazeera  

There is growing outrage around the world after Israeli air strikes killed seven aid workers from the World Central Kitchen charity, as the country faces increased scrutiny over its conduct in the war on Gaza. WCK, one of two NGOs spearheading efforts to distribute aid brought by boat, said a “targeted Israeli strike” on Monday killed Australian, British, Palestinian, Polish …

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Could Israel’s SC ruling ending draft exemptions for ultra-Orthodox Israelis topple Netanyahu’s government?
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Could Israel’s SC ruling ending draft exemptions for ultra-Orthodox Israelis topple Netanyahu’s government?

The Hindu  

Israel's Supreme Court ruling curtailing subsidies for ultra-Orthodox men has rattled Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's governing coalition and raised questions about its viability as the country presses on with the war in Gaza. The religious exemption dates back to Israel’s founding, a compromise that the country's first prime minister, David Ben Gurion, made with ultra-orthodox leaders to allow some 400 …

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Netanyahu says Gaza-Egypt border zone should be under Israeli control
11 months, 3 weeks 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 …

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Pope urges two-state solution to end Israel-Palestine conflict
1 year, 1 month ago

Pope urges two-state solution to end Israel-Palestine conflict

Firstpost  

Yasser Arafat, the leader of the Palestine Liberation Organisation, and Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin shook hands on the Oslo Accords, which established limited Palestinian autonomy, in 1993 In addition to calling for Jerusalem to have a special status, Pope Francis stated on Wednesday that a two-state solution between Israel and Palestine was necessary to end conflicts like the one …

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Israel PM Netanyahu suspends far-right minister after he suggests dropping nuclear bomb on Gaza
1 year, 1 month ago

Israel PM Netanyahu suspends far-right minister after he suggests dropping nuclear bomb on Gaza

India TV News  

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday indefinitely suspended far-right Heritage Minister Amihai Eliyahu after the latter suggested that Israel may drop a nuclear bomb on the Gaza Strip amid the ongoing war. "The statements by fascist minister Eliyahu are an honest declaration and clear acknowledgement of what the occupying state is doing against our people., particularly in Gaza," said …

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Netanyahu in a rare apology says he was wrong in criticising security apparatus
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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Israel President Isaac Herzog meets Rishi Sunak, thanks British PM for standing firm with Israeli people
1 year, 2 months ago

Israel President Isaac Herzog meets Rishi Sunak, thanks British PM for standing firm with Israeli people

Firstpost  

“During such difficult days, we see clearly who are the true friends of the State of Israel. Thank you Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Rishi Sunak for coming to Israel and for your support and firm stand by the Israeli people,” Herzog wrote on X Israel President Isaac Herzog on Thursday met British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and thanked …

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Israeli and Palestinian death reports rise as Netanyahu vows "a long and difficult war"
1 year, 2 months ago

Israeli and Palestinian death reports rise as Netanyahu vows "a long and difficult war"

Salon  

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel had embarked "on a long and difficult war that was forced on us by a murderous Hamas attack" in a statement on Sunday. The surprise operation launched by land, air and sea by Hamas early Saturday on the holiday of Simchat Torah is being called "unprecedented," the broadest attack in 50 years, prompting …

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Is Israel’s Netanyahu shifting the blame for judicial reforms fallout?
1 year, 4 months ago

Is Israel’s Netanyahu shifting the blame for judicial reforms fallout?

Al Jazeera  

Netanyahu and Israeli generals have clashed over the effects of policies that are now threatening national security. Israel is still reeling from the fallout of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s judicial changes as protests continue, legal challenges are launched and military personnel go on strike – possibly threatening the country’s military readiness. The internal rift is months old now, and local …

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Biden makes belated invite for Israeli PM Netanyahu to visit US
1 year, 5 months ago

Biden makes belated invite for Israeli PM Netanyahu to visit US

Al Jazeera  

Netanyahu has been back in power since the start of the year amid criticism of Israeli government policy. President Joe Biden, after a lengthy delay, has invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the United States for an official visit later this year, the White House and the prime minister’s office said. The Israeli statement said Netanyahu told Biden he …

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‘Friends’: White House downplays Biden-Netanyahu public spat
1 year, 8 months ago

‘Friends’: White House downplays Biden-Netanyahu public spat

Al Jazeera  

White House spokesman says ‘there’s a lot to like’ about Israeli PM statement rejecting US president’s criticism. Washington, DC – The White House has played down the apparent tensions between US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, portraying this week’s public spat as a friendly disagreement. Despite Netanyahu’s rejection of Biden’s criticism, the White House’s Kirby said …

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Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu freezes judicial overhaul; urges protesters 'to behave responsibly'
1 year, 8 months ago

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu freezes judicial overhaul; urges protesters 'to behave responsibly'

Firstpost  

Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Monday that he would temporarily freeze his government’s controversial judicial overhaul plans following unprecedented demonstrations across the country and a general strike that paralysed the Jewish nation. Netanyahu in his first public statement since widespread demonstrations erupted in reaction to his sacking of the defence minister has urged protesters, from the left …

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Israel’s judicial crisis: How did we get here?
1 year, 8 months ago

Israel’s judicial crisis: How did we get here?

Al Jazeera  

Israelis have been protesting for months against PM Netanyahu’s proposed judicial changes, which critics say will undermine the justice system. A day earlier, Israel’s longest-serving prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu fired his Defence Minister Yoav Gallant after he called the government to halt the proposed changes. December Israel’s parliament swears in Netanyahu as prime minister, inaugurating the country’s most far-right, religiously …

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