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Benjamin Netanyahu

This is the Forward’s coverage of Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister and an influential figure in Israeli politics.

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Will Tangled Web of Corruption Finally Dethrone ‘King Bibi’ Netanyahu?

Benjamin Netanyahu has spent 30 years in public office, including 11 years as Israel’s prime minister, but this year his political future is being called into question as seldom before. Police say they have questioned Netanyahu twice since Jan. 2 at his official residence in Jerusalem in two separate criminal cases involving allegations of abuse…

By Luke Baker and Maayan Lubell Jan 19, 2017 | 5 min read
Community
Why Diaspora Jews Must Call Out Israeli Injustice

Last March, in my grandmother’s living room in the north of Israel, I was watching the evening news with my family. At the top of the hour, that night’s lead story came on, and the television screen filled with a grainy video from B’Tselem, an Israeli human rights group. The footage was clear: an Israeli…

By Daniel Yadin Jan 17, 2017 | 3 min read
Community
The Frayed Moral Fiber of Israel

Living in Israel is like living on the edge of a precipice. Every morning we turn on the radio to a new and earth shattering piece of news. It seems that we cannot survive without the constant adrenaline of drama. Each day brings with it yet another story of corruption, violence, and unconfirmed gossip. Sgt….

By Robi Damelin Jan 16, 2017 | 3 min read
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Israel’s AG Won’t Release Bibi Tapes During Investigation

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s Attorney General Avichai Mandleblit said that releasing recordings of conversations between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Yediot Acharonot publisher Arnon Mozes could obstruct the current police investigation into possible corruption. Mandleblit said during a speech Monday at the Netanya Academic College that he would consider releasing the tapes at a later…

By Marcy Oster Jan 16, 2017 | < 1 min read
Israel News
Israeli Settler Leaders Will Flock to Trump Inauguration

Israeli settlers and their American evangelical supporters are among the invitees to Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration on January 20. Yehuda Glick, a Brooklyn-born rabbi and member of the Israeli parliament’s ruling Likud party confirmed that he will be attending the inauguration with fellow Likud lawmaker Sharren Haskel. They will be joined by Atlanta-born Israeli rabbi…

By Naomi Zeveloff Jan 16, 2017 | 3 min read
Israel News
68% of Israelis Support Two-State Solution: J Street Poll

Apparently, the the two state solution isn’t dead just yet. That’s according to a poll conducted by the dovish pro Israel lobby J Street, which found that 68% of Israelis favor an independent Palestinian state alongside Israel, reported by Haaretz. Pundits have been sounding the death knell for the two state solution for years. That…

By Naomi Zeveloff Jan 15, 2017 | 2 min read
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Sheldon Adelson’s Israeli Newspaper Lost $190 Million in First Seven Years

Israel Hayom, the free Israeli daily financed by American casino magnate Sheldon Adelson, lost $190 million from its inception in 2007 to 2014. That comes out to one shekel, or about 26 cents, per paper printed, Haaretz reported. Israel Hayom is the largest circulation newspaper in Israel. Known for its favorable coverage of Israeli Prime…

By Naomi Zeveloff Jan 11, 2017 | < 1 min read
Opinion
EXPLAINED: Could Netanyahu Be Ousted Over Talks With Sheldon Adelson’s Media Rival?

It’s a revelation that’s shaking up Israel’s political and media worlds as intensely as reports of a proposed secret deal between Donald Trump, CNN and Fox News would rock the United States. In a wide-reaching investigation by Israel Police of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, it was revealed Sunday that a tape exists of a conversation…

By Allison Kaplan Sommer (Haaretz) Jan 11, 2017 | 4 min read

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