This is the Forward’s coverage of Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister and an influential figure in Israeli politics.
Benjamin Netanyahu
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Opinion Israeli leaders are using Holocaust comparisons to justify attacks on Iran. Is that kosher?
Many of the same voices who have decried invocations of the Holocaust in unrelated conflicts are suddenly going silent
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Fast Forward ‘I trust his judgment completely’: Netanyahu praises Trump while urging tougher U.S. stance on Iran
Netanyahu also said he is trying to prevent another Holocaust and compared Iranian scientists to Nazi-era officers
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Opinion A precise, Chekhovian logic guided Israel’s strike on Iran — but chaos could come next
The stage for this attack was set almost 30 years ago
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Fast Forward Analysis: What to watch for as Israel escalates ‘shadow war’ with Iran
The strike could expose a political divide over Iran within the Trump administration
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Fast Forward Israel may head to elections as haredi Orthodox parties rebel over army conscription
Netanyahu has faced crises over the haredi draft in the past and usually overcome them, though the issue has also stymied past coalitions of his
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Opinion Israel is becoming a pariah state. Here’s what American Jews must do.
American Jews can no longer afford to defer to institutions that ask them to check their conscience at the door
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Fast Forward Trump confirms he told Netanyahu not to attack Iran, saying, ‘I don’t think it’s appropriate’
The comments indicate another split between the American president and Israeli prime minister
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Opinion We must face reality — the Gaza war is now a war of annihilation
Canceling Israel’s critics won’t change the reality of what is unfolding in Gaza
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