This is the Forward’s coverage of Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister and an influential figure in Israeli politics.
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The Schmooze First the Bibi-Sitter, Now Miri Poppins
Many Israelis breathed a sigh of relief last month when the Israeli satire show Eretz Nehederet (A Great Country) came back just in time for the elections. The popular TV show is one of the only safe places in Israeli TV — by this I mean that nothing is off limits, and even the most…
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Fast Forward Mr. Tough Guy Image Boosts Benjamin Netanyahu With Israel Voters
(Reuters) — Israeli voters’ security concerns have boosted Benjamin Netanyahu’s popularity in the past month, helping him to skirt criticism of a widened rift with the White House as he aims for a fourth election success. With violence on the Lebanese border and worries about Iran’s nuclear program high on voters’ minds, the conservative leader’s…
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Fast Forward Benjamin Netanyahu Has Right to Speak to Congress, Rudy Giuliani Says
Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has a right to speak out about the Iranian nuclear threat in front of the U.S. Congress. “I deeply admire Prime Minister Netanyahu for speaking out on this issue, but he honestly has no choice,” Giuliani said Monday in Jerusalem. “If someone threatens…
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Fast Forward Benjamin Netanyahu Slams United Nations Over Lebanon Skirmishes
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused United Nations peacekeepers on Sunday of failing to enforce a resolution barring Hezbollah guerrillas from smuggling weapons into Lebanon. In a phone call with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Netanyahu blamed Iran, Hezbollah’s main sponsor, for Wednesday’s flare-up that killed two Israeli soldiers and a Spanish peacekeeper in the worst…
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Fast Forward Benjamin Netanyahu’s D.C. Visit Only to Talk About Iran, Dermer Says
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is visiting Washington to speak about Iran and for no other reason, Israel’s ambassador to the United States, Ron Dermer, said in an interview. “Let me be clear that the prime minister’s visit to Washington is intended for one purpose — to speak about Iran, that openly threatens the survival…
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The Schmooze Need a Baby-Sitter? Bibi’s Your Man
It looks like Benjamin Netanyahu has a new career path lined up — you know, in case the Israeli elections don’t pan out. A new campaign ad released Saturday shows a couple getting ready for a night on the town. The doorbell rings. It’s the baby-sitter. Or is it? “You asked for a babysitter, you…
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Opinion Probing Mrs. Netanyahu’s Bottle Deposits
Two days after Israel’s election season opened officially with the registration of party lists on Thursday, the campaign is already just about the dirtiest in memory. Various parties are suing to have the Central Elections Commission disallow the names of certain rival parties or bar individual candidates from running. And accusations of financial misdoing are…
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News House Democrats Letter Urges Postponing Netanyahu speech
A letter urging Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio), the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, to postpone a planned March 3 speech by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is circulating among Democrats. The letter, initiated by Reps. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.), Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) and Keith Ellison(D-Minn.) notes that Boehner’s invitation to Netanyahu was issued without…
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