This is the Forward’s coverage of Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister and an influential figure in Israeli politics.
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Fast Forward Did Barack Obama Have ‘Harsh’ Phone Chat With Benjamin Netanyahu Over Gaza?
U.S. and Israeli officials sharply denied an account of a tense conversation between President Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The conversation described Tuesday night on Israel’s Channel One TV allegedly was the one Obama and Netanyahu had on Sunday evening, in which the White House had said in a statement that Obama had…
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Fast Forward Benjamin Netanyahu Grimly Tells Israelis To Expect Long War in Gaza
A grim-faced Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned on Monday of a protracted war in Gaza, dashing any hopes of a swift end to the three-week conflict as Palestinian fighters launched an audacious cross-border raid. The Israeli army said five of its soldiers died in two separate incidents, including four in a mortar strike. Local…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu Says Hamas Has Violated Its Own Ceasefire
(Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday the Palestinian militant group Hamas had violated its own offer of a 24-hour humanitarian truce in Gaza. Asked whether Israel would accept the truce offer, Netanyahu told CNN’s “State of the Union” program: “Hamas doesn’t even accept its own cease-fire, it’s continuing to fire at…
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Opinion Israel’s Latest Fib: ‘Gaza Tunnels Were Surprise’
Nahum Barnea, commonly described as Israel’s most respected political journalist, has spent much of the past two weeks with the troops in Gaza and talking to general command in Tel Aviv. His weekly column in today’s Yediot Ahronot weekend supplement, which I have translated below, happens to say some of the things I’ve been writing…
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Opinion Why Israeli Left Should Stop Backing Gaza Wars
Palestinians carry a boy following an Israeli military strike on the Gaza beach / Getty Images In the current outburst of violence, perhaps the only pliable and docile actor is Israel’s center-left. Politically speaking, opposition leader Isaac Herzog might as well be cowering in a shelter. He toes Prime Minister Netanyahu’s line, supporting both the…
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Fast Forward Obama Expresses ‘Serious Concern’ About Growing Casualties in Gaza
U.S. President Barack Obama told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday that he has serious concerns about the rising number of casualties from clashes between Israel and the Palestinians. Obama spoke by telephone to Netanyahu for the second time in three days. He told him Israel has the right to defend itself and he…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu: Hamas Wants To Pile Up ‘Telegenically Dead Palestinians’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Hamas of cynically exploiting Palestinian deaths to create striking televised images that will garner international sympathy. In an interview with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer on Sunday, Netanyahu said Palestinian members of Hamas “don’t care” about the casualties they have inflicted on their own people. “These people are the worst terrorists…
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Fast Forward Benjamin Netanyahu Insists Israel Doesn’t ‘Seek’ Gaza Civilian Casualties
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Israel will take “whatever action is necessary” to halt Hamas cross-border rocket attacks from Gaza and restore calm but insisted his forces were doing their utmost to avoid civilian casualties there. “We try to target military targets and unfortunately there are civilian casualties which we regret…
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