This is the Forward’s coverage of Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister and an influential figure in Israeli politics.
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Opinion How Bibi’s Arrest Or Election Defeat Could Revive The Peace Process
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who faces a police investigation regarding very expensive gifts that he allegedly received during his tenure, recently raised the option of calling early elections for the Knesset. He used an odd excuse for the timing, something about the reform of electronic media, but political observers believe that his real motive…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu Sings Trump’s Praises At AIPAC — Opposition Leader Sounds Hope For Peace
Israeli prime minister, in the midst of a coalition crisis at home, chose to address the American Israel Public Affairs Committee’s annual policy conference by satellite from Jerusalem, delivering a brief address stressing the strength of relations with the U.S. Netanyahu thanked President Trump for his support for Israel and praised United Nations ambassador Nikki…
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Fast Forward Israeli News Publisher Caught Promising Bibi Better Coverage
Arnon Mozes, publisher of the Israeli daily Yedioth Ahronoth, was taped promising to bash Benjamin Netanuyahu’s political rivals in the paper in exchange for a business advantage, in the latest twist of a police anti-corruption probe into the Israeli prime minister. According to Haaretz, Mozes pledged to attack Economy Minister Naftali Bennett and his Jewish…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu Said To Reject U.S. Proposal On West Bank Settlements
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly blew off a demand by President Donald Trump to freeze settlement building in isolated areas of the West Bank as a condition for continuing construction in larger blocs and east Jerusalem. “The talks have not been completed, but there is progress and we will hear about it when we…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu Said To Reject U.S. Proposal on West Bank Settlements
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly blew off a demand by President Donald Trump to freeze settlement building in isolated areas of the West Bank as a condition for continuing construction in larger blocs and east Jerusalem. “The talks have not been completed, but there is progress and we will hear about it when we…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu Calls For Closer Ties With China After State Visit
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu walked the Great Wall of China at the end of a state visit to China. During the visit, which ended Wednesday, the University of Haifa signed an agreement with the Hangzhou Wahaha Group, a Chinese conglomerate, and the Institute of Automation at the Chinese Academy of Sciences that…
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Opinion State Of Disrepair: Remember When Israeli Leaders Did The Right Thing?
Often, as the saying goes, power corrupts, and long-term power corrupts even more. In Israel, this situation has often been characterized as the collusion of wealth, government and the media. Over the past two decades, the deterioration of the quality of governance in Israel has been pronounced: The former president, Moshe Katsav, has been just…
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Opinion State Of Disrepair: Remember When Israeli Leaders Did The Right Thing
Often, as the saying goes, power corrupts, and long-term power corrupts even more. In Israel, this situation has been often characterized as the collusion of wealth, government and the media. Over the last two decades, the deterioration of the quality of governance in Israel has been pronounced: the former president, Moshe Katsav, has been just…
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