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 6 Things Barack Would Rather Do Than Meet Bibi
It’s no secret that Barack Obama and Benjamin Netanyahu don’t like each other. Not one little bit. So leaving aside the political and diplomatic drama of the Israeli Prime Minister’s speech to Congress (you know, the one they somehow forgot to mention to the White House), the president will have a few hours of time…
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Fast Forward Barack Obama Won’t Meet Benjamin Netanyahu During Congress Speech Trip
President Barack Obama will not meet Israel’s prime minister when he visits Washington in March, the White House said on Thursday, after being blindsided by the Republicans’ invitation to Benjamin Netanyahu to address the U.S. Congress on Iran. Bernadette Meehan, a spokeswoman for the White House National Security Council, said Obama was withholding an invitation…
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Fast Forward Republican ‘Bibi Surprise’ Speaking Invitation Blasted as Political Stunt by ADL
(JTA) — The invitation from Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio,) the speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress appears to have been very personal, indeed – virtually no one outside the Boehner-Netanayhu circle had any idea it was coming until just before the announcement. The Anti-Defamation League’s…
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Israel News Did Benjamin Netanyahu and the GOP Just Pull Off a Coup — or Lay an Egg?
A political coup for Republicans and for the Israeli prime minister — or a flop that could cost Benjamin Netanyahu precious votes in fast-approaching elections and poison the Jewish state’s all-important relationship with the U.S.? House Speaker John Boehner’s daring invitation to Netanyahu to address Congress next month — without involving the White House — has analysts…
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Fast Forward White House Blindsided by Netanyahu Decision To Address Congress
(Reuters) — House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner on Wednesday invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress on Iran without consulting President Barack Obama, and the White House questioned whether protocol had been violated. Setting up a diplomatic showdown on an issue that has sharply divided Obama and congressional Republicans, Boehner announced the…
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Fast Forward Benjamin Netanyahu Will Address Congress on February 11
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accepted an invitation on Wednesday to address a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress on Feb. 11, an official in his office said. Netanyahu was also exploring the possibility of meeting President Barack Obama during the visit, the official said. The Israeli leader was invited to address Congress by U.S….
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Opinion Bibi’s Challengers Spoof Cartoonish Election Ad
(JTA) — Remember that Hillary Clinton ad from 2008, the one where it’s 3 a.m. and the White House phone is ringing? The spot, an attempt to highlight Clinton’s superior experience compared to then Sen. Obama’s ostensible naivete, didn’t do much to save the Clinton campaign, which lost the Democratic primary that year. But that hasn’t…
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The Schmooze What If Miss Israel Photobombed Others?
Miss Israel, Doron Matalon, made headlines this week after allegedly photobombing a selfie Miss Lebanon was taking with Miss Slovenia and Miss Japan and posting it on her own Instagram feed. In doing so, she may have tapped into a new peace-brokering technique. So, what if she did it to others? To test the theory,…
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