Benjamin Netanyahu
Clashes undermine fragile truce over Jerusalem holy site
Middle East
August 13, 2019
Clashes undermine fragile truce over Jerusalem holy site
JERUSALEM (AP) — It wasn’t inevitable that the overlap of Jewish and Muslim holidays would lead to clashes at a…
Israel tests US-backed missile shield over Alaska
Middle East
July 30, 2019
Israel tests US-backed missile shield over Alaska
Israel said on Sunday that it had carried out a series of successful live interception tests of its Arrow 3…
Former Israeli PM apologizes for killing of Arab protesters
Middle East
July 24, 2019
Former Israeli PM apologizes for killing of Arab protesters
JERUSALEM (AP) — Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak apologized Tuesday for the killing of 13 Arab protesters by Israeli…
Israel’s Ehud Barak returns to politics with new party
Middle East
June 27, 2019
Israel’s Ehud Barak returns to politics with new party
Ehud Barak, a former Israeli premier and outspoken critic of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on Wednesday announced his return to…
Israel reopens fishing zone off Gaza’s coast after truce
Middle East
May 10, 2019
Israel reopens fishing zone off Gaza’s coast after truce
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel says it’s reopening the permitted fishing zone off the Gaza coast following a cease-fire deal with…
New Palestinian government forgets ‘heritage’ clause while swearing in
Middle East
April 15, 2019
New Palestinian government forgets ‘heritage’ clause while swearing in
Ministers of the new Palestinian government on Sunday were sworn in a second time after dropping a phrase from their…
Israel votes in pivotal elections
Middle East
April 9, 2019
Israel votes in pivotal elections
Polls opened on Tuesday in Israel’s parliamentary elections with more than 6 million people eligible to vote. The election is…
Israeli researchers – hundreds of fake Twitter accounts boost Netanyahu
Middle East
April 2, 2019
Israeli researchers – hundreds of fake Twitter accounts boost Netanyahu
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Two Israeli researchers said on Monday they had discovered a network of hundreds of fake Twitter accounts…
‘It’s not about the Benjamins,’ Netanyahu says of U.S. support for Israel
Middle East
March 27, 2019
‘It’s not about the Benjamins,’ Netanyahu says of U.S. support for Israel
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said “it’s not about the Benjamins” as he hit back on…
Israeli President and Gal Gadot among those warning of ‘anti-Arab rhetoric’ after Netanyahu comments
Middle East
March 12, 2019
Israeli President and Gal Gadot among those warning of ‘anti-Arab rhetoric’ after Netanyahu comments
Jerusalem (CNN) — Israel’s President, a leading US-based organization fighting anti-Semitism, and Hollywood star Gal Gadot are among those warning of…