This is the Forward’s coverage of Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister and an influential figure in Israeli politics.
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Letters Appeal to Authority
Among the most potent logical fallacies available to the polemicist is the “appeal to authority,” by which one attempts to suggest that the opinion of an expert on a question within the general area of his expertise must be correct. An “appeal to authority” is at the heart of J.J. Goldberg’s column “Israel Security Establishment…
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Opinion Europe Has Had Enough of Benjamin Netanyahu
Europe and Israel don’t see eye-to-eye on Iran — and maybe never will. Netanyahu believes that any deal with Iran should tie its behavior to sanctions relief. It’s a good argument to make, when you consider the history of Iran’s sponsorship of terrorism and its tendency to say one thing but mean another. And yet,…
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Opinion Why This Man Supports Iran Deal — Despite Bibi’s Bluster
“There is no ideal world, and there are no ideal agreements,” says Ami Ayalon, a former director of Israel’s Shin Bet internal security service. “And let me add that there is no ideal Middle East.” Given the imperfections in the world at large and the Middle East in particular, the imperfect nuclear agreement that was…
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Opinion Israel May Huff and Puff Over Nuclear Deal — But It Won’t Attack Iran
(Reuters) – The day after a nuclear deal with Iran was announced, the sun rose high above Jerusalem’s shimmering hills just as it does every July, as if the ancient land shrugged off two decades of apocalyptic warnings from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and decided to go about its usual routine. Israeli officials across…
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Fast Forward Did Netanyahu Ask Europe Leaders to Vote Against Israel at U.N.?
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked several European leaders to support the United Nations Human Rights Council report that slams Israel’s Gaza war actions, a British newspaper reported. Netanyahu called British Prime Minister David Cameron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and other “key allies” last Friday before the Human Rights Council vote later that day, according…
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The Schmooze Bibi and Mariah Carey Belong Together (at Dinner)
Mariah Carey’s led her and new billionaire boyfriend James Packer to Israel last week, along with her twins, Monroe and Moroccan. And then a hero came along! Benjamin Netanyahu invited Packer and Carey to dinner at his home in Jerusalem. Even Sara Netanyahu gave the dinner her all (I mean, look at that bejeweled dress…
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Fast Forward Bibi Says Iran Nuclear Deal Getting Even Worse
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that concessions to Iran are increasing as it approaches the deadline for its nuclear talks with world powers. Netanyahu referred to the June 30 deadline addressing the 163rd Pilots Course Graduation Ceremony on Thursday at the Hatzerim Israel Air Force base in Israel’s south. “The foremost threat that endangers…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu Slams French Peace Initiative As ‘Dictate’ That Hurts Israel
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prefaced talks about a French-led peace initiative on Sunday by saying foreign powers were trying to dictate to Israel a deal with the Palestinians. French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, on a two-day visit to the Middle East, was due to meet Palestinian leaders in the occupied West Bank before seeing Netanyahu…
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