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 Usually-Stern Benjamin Netanyahu Offers ‘Candy Crush’ Rosh Hashana Greeting
In a YouTube clip released for Rosh Hashanah, Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has us thinking he is going to deliver another one of his stern warnings about the threats facing Israel. But is staring down at his iPad as he’s talking – the first give away something else is happening. “We need to act…
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Fast Forward Netayahu Calls Israel a Beacon for World Jewry
Benjamin Netanyahu said that Jewish communities around the world will continue to stand by Israel and said that “Israel will continue to be there for the Jewish people everywhere,” in a Rosh Hashanah message. “Jewish unity is a major source of our collective strength, and together, no challenge is too great,” the Israeli prime minister…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu Says Israel Can Stand on Own Against Syria
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu played up Israel’s ability to take on its enemies alone on Sunday after Washington delayed attacking Syria in a surprise move that prompted some Israelis to question their main ally’s resolve on Iran. President Barack Obama said on Saturday he would ask Congress to vote on whether to launch strikes to…
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Fast Forward Benjamin Netanyahu Vows Israel Will Defend Itself Against Syrian Attack
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that Israel was not involved in Syria’s civil war, but would respond forcefully to any attempts to attack it. “The state of Israel is prepared for any scenario,” Netanyahu said in a statement after holding security consultations in Tel Aviv. “We are not a party to this…
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Fast Forward Abbas Prepared To Meet With Netanyahu Face To Face
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said he is prepared to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in order to achieve peace. “There is nothing at all that prevents a meeting with Prime Minister Netanyahu at the right time for us to meet or at a time we need to meet,” Abbas said Saturday in…
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Israel News Israel’s Alliance With Turkey on the Rocks Again
For a brief moment on March 22, relations between Turkey and Israel seemed to be getting on the right track. From a cabin near the tarmac in Ben Gurion Airport as he was preparing to return home after a successful trip to Israel, President Obama called Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan with Israeli Prime…
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News White House Condemns Turkish Prime Minister’s ‘Offensive’ Remarks About Israel
ISTANBUL – Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan angered Ankara’s U.S. ally, as well as regional leaders in Egypt and Israel, by accusing Israel on Tuesday of helping overthrow Cairo’s Islamist president. The White House called the remarks “offensive”. Erdogan, who has become one of the fiercest critics of the Egyptian army’s removal of Mohamed Mursi,…
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Fast Forward Israel Remains Silent but Worried About Situation in Eygpt
Israel has looked on at upheaval in Egypt largely in silence, keen to avoid disrupting strategic security cooperation with a military it sees as critical to curbing attacks by Islamist militants in neighbouring Sinai, officials and analysts said. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had aides instruct cabinet ministers to avoid public comment about Egypt, according to…
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