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On his way out of office, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attacked Joe Biden
In his final statement before the Knesset on Sunday June 13, outgoing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blasted President Biden's policy toward Iran, criticizing the Biden administration's efforts to revive the Iran nuclear deal.“The new US administration requested that I save our disagreements on the Iran nuclear deal for behind ...
Benjamin Netanyahu ousted by Israeli coalition, ends 12-year term as Israeli PM
After 12 years as Israel Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu was finally ousted from his post by the Knesset, Israel's parliament, on Sunday, June 13. The house of representatives of the State of Israel decided the country needed a new government that could lead a disparate coalition of adversaries in amends for ...
Israeli Air Force aborts Gaza airstrike mission after spotting children in vicinity
Military footage surfaced that seems to contradict earlier claims that Israeli forces kill both terrorists and innocent civilians in the Gaza Strip. Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) recently released cockpit footage of a bombing mission that it aborted because children were spotted in the same area Hamas officials had been targeted. "Fighting a ...
Up to nine more Arab nations will join Israel Peace Agreement says President Trump
According to the Oval Office, several Middle Eastern countries are expected to participate in a normalization deal the United States helped facilitate. The Trump administration predicts up to nine more Arab nations will join the new Israel Peace Agreement, which is hoped to be a significant step toward restoring peace and ...
Elections in Israel: Netanyahu crushes his rival in the fight for party leadership
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu consolidated his leadership of the conservative Likud party, defeating his former minister and opponent, Gideon Sa'ar, by a wide margin in the primaries. The final result of the internal vote, which had a 49 percent turnout, was that Netanyahu won 72.5 percent of the votes, compared ...
Israel’s embattled Netanyahu wins landslide in primary
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has won a landslide victory in a primary election for leadership of the ruling Likud party. Official results announced early Friday showed Netanyahu capturing 72% of the votes, compared with 28% for challenger Gideon Saar. Earlier, Netanyahu had declared a “huge victory.” A Likud party member sits by ...
‘Israel’s modern miracle’ just intercepted a mid-air rocket, as Netanyahu was rushed to bomb shelter
A rocket was fired on Wednesday, Dec. 25, from the Gaza strip and into southern Israel toward the city of Ashkelon, where Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was attending a campaign event. He was rushed offstage, and into a bomb shelter, and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed at least one rocket had ...
Israel accuses Iran of having secret nuclear weapons facilities
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that Iran has been developing nuclear weapons at a secret facility near the Iranian city of Abadeh. In statements to the press, the Israeli leader said the information was obtained thanks to documents seized during a raid on a warehouse in Tehran last year, ...
Israeli town names traffic circle after President Donald Trump
An Israeli city, about 6 miles east of Tel Aviv, named a traffic roundabout after U.S. President Donald J. Trump to thank him for his support for the country. Mayor Rami Greenberg of Petah Tikva said his city—the oldest city in Israel—wanted to express its gratitude to President Trump for recognizing ...
Update: Bolton says US ‘prudence’ on Iran isn’t weakness
The Latest on tensions between the U.S. and Iran and in the Persian Gulf (all times local): 1:30 p.m. U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton said Iran should not "mistake U.S. prudence and discretion for weakness." Speaking alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Sunday, Bolton said no one has granted ...
Trump: ‘Not happy’ about ‘messed up’ Israeli politics
President Donald Trump says Israel has got to "get their act together" after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was unable to form a new governing coalition and a second election was set for later this year. Saying the political situation in Israel is "all messed up," Trump adds, "We're not happy about ...
Florida Gov. DeSantis meets with Netanyahu in Israel
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis met with Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday, calling the embattled Israeli prime minister a "strong leader" on the governor's final day of a trade mission to Israel.The meeting came the day after Netanyahu failed to assemble a governing coalition , sending the country into a political crisis."I ...
A look at what comes next in 2nd Israeli election of 2019
Israel is in unchartered political territory after the newly elected parliament dissolved itself early on Thursday and set another election date, within six months of the previous one. Just 50 days after he seemed to have scored an impressive victory, cruising to re-election, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu conceded that he had ...
Israel faces new elections after parliament dissolves
Israel faces an unprecedented snap election campaign — the second this year — after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu failed to form a governing coalition and dissolved parliament instead.Israel's newly elected Knesset dissolved itself early on Thursday and set a new election date for Sept. 17.It's a shocking setback from Netanyahu, ...
Israel to hold new elections in September
PM Benjamin Netanyahu failed to form a coalition government after April's elections
Update: Israeli legislators move closer to early vote
The Latest on Israel's political crisis (all times local):11:55 p.m.Israel's parliament has approved a preliminary vote to dissolve itself, taking another step toward early elections.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu walks in the Knesset, Israel's parliament in Jerusalem, Wednesday, May 29, 2019. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced a deadline at ...
New Israeli government or election: Netanyahu faces deadline
Israel's raucous political world was on edge Wednesday, counting down the hours to a midnight deadline to see whether a new government will be formed or whether, alternatively, there will be an unpresented second national election this year. Backchannel negotiations were continuing throughout the day to try and hammer out a ...
Israel heading toward political crisis
Embattled prime minister Netanyahu struggles to form government as deadline approaches
With crisis unresolved, Israel looks headed toward elections
Israel was in an unprecedented political impasse Tuesday as parliament pressed forward with legislation to dissolve itself in a high-stakes showdown that could lead to another snap election.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had appeared to have secured a fresh mandate to rule after last month's election, with a clear path to ...
Israel faces possible second election amid coalition crisis
Israel's parliament on Monday passed a preliminary motion to dissolve itself. The move further pushed the country toward an unprecedented political impasse, less than two months after elections seemed to promise Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a new mandate. If the bill receives final passage in a vote scheduled Wednesday, Israel would ...

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