This is the Forward’s coverage of Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister and an influential figure in Israeli politics.
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News Jews and Muslims Unite in Outrage as Israel Closes Temple Mount Over Violence Fears
Muslims and Jews united in outrage as Israel blocked all access to the Al Aqsa compound — known to Jews as the Temple Mount — amid fears of unrest following the shooting of a prominent right-wing Israeli activist and the police killing of his suspected attacker. Muslims in Jerusalem’s Old City prayed on the streets…
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The Schmooze Israeli Cartoon Shows Bibi as a 9/11 Terrorist
Today in things in poor taste: A Haaretz cartoon by Amos Biderman showing one Bibi Netanyahu, flying an Israel plane into an American building. Subtle. I guess people who lost a loved one on 9/11 will just have to get past that boring old thing called grief in the interest of depicting political tension.
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Fast Forward John Kerry Slams ‘Chickenshit’ Slur on Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu
The description of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a “chickenshit” by an anonymous U.S. official as quoted in a U.S. magazine this week was disgraceful and damaging, Secretary of State John Kerry said on Thursday. Netanyahu on Wednesday condemned the comment from an unnamed official in The Atlantic, which added to tensions between his…
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Fast Forward Presidents Conference Wants Hunt for White House ‘Chickenshit’ Leaker
A major Jewish American policy group called on the White House to “hold to account” an anonymous official who slurred Benjamin Netanyahu, while another declared the matter closed. “We ask that the person responsible be held to account and the appropriate steps be taken by the administration,” said a statement Wednesday from the leadership of…
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Opinion How To Say ‘Chickenshit’ in Hebrew
Thinkstock / Getty Images Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confronted quite a challenge when the Atlantic’s Jeff Goldberg quoted Obama administration officials calling him a “chickenshit.” Israeli reporters, in turn, faced their own challenge: How to translate “chickenshit” into Hebrew. Modern Hebrew is rich with phrases alluding to the Bible and rabbinic literature. Swear words,…
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Fast Forward Feud Escalates Over ‘No Guts’ Jibe at Benjamin Netanyahu
An anonymous U.S. official’s reported description of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a “chickenshit,” or worthless coward, drew a sharp response on Wednesday from the Israeli leader – no stranger to acrimony with the Obama administration. The American broadside, in an interview in The Atlantic magazine, followed a month of heated exchanges between the Netanyahu…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu Rejects U.S. Criticism of Israel’s East Jerusalem Housing Plans
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected U.S. criticism of Israel’s plans for new housing units in eastern Jerusalem. Netanyahu said on Tuesday that the criticism of Israel’s construction, not the building, is harming the chance for peace with the Palestinians. “We will continue to build in Jerusalem, our eternal capital. We have built in Jerusalem, we…
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Fast Forward No Plans To Change Temple Mount Status Quo
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said there are no plans to make changes in the status quo on the Temple Mount. Netanyahu made the statement on Monday during a meeting to discuss the security situation in Jerusalem. His assurances came a day after Jordan warned that its peace treaty with Israel signed 20 years ago…
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