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 Benjamin Netanyahu, Bowing to Right Wing, Vows Israelis Will Vote on Peace
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu plans to expedite legislation in the coming days of a public referendum bill, a senior official in Jerusalem said. The move comes in response to pressure from the right over renewed negotiations with the Palestinians. Economy Minister Naftali Bennett conveyed a message Sunday to Netanyahu through coalition chairman MK Yariv Levin,…
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Fast Forward Israel Coalition Feuds as Peace Talks Loom
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s tentative agreement to revive U.S.-sponsored peace talks with the Palestinians met scepticism and scorn on Sunday from some members of his rightist coalition government, including within his own party. With no date yet set for negotiations to begin, let alone a public blueprint for their terms, Netanyahu did not yet…
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Opinion Kerry’s ‘Naïve’ Peace Bid: Who Got the Last Laugh?
Well, surprise, surprise. After months of hearing from all the wise pundits from left to right that Secretary of State Kerry was beyond his depth in Israeli-Palestinian peace-making, that he was “naïve and ham-handed” (מגושם in the original), “dumb” and “clueless,” it turns out they all got it wrong. Of course, they’re still a long…
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Fast Forward Benjamin Netanyahu Welcomes New Peace Talks With Palestinians
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomed on Saturday the resumption of peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians, saying that they are “an essential strategic interest for Israel.” Meanwhile, Israel’s political-security cabinet convened on Saturday evening to hear updates on agreement reached to resume negotiation. “I have in mind a number of objectives,” Netanyahu said, “preventing…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu Calls Abbas, Hopes To Renew Negotiations
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday telephoned Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and said he hoped the two sides could resume peace talks, stalled for three years, Israeli officials said. Netanyahu offered greetings for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, his office said, adding that he told Abbas: “I hope we will have the opportunity…
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Fast Forward Iran Is Closer to Nuclear ‘Red Line,’ Says Netayahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Iran was getting closer to the “red line” he set for its nuclear program and warned the international community not to be distracted by the crises in Syria and Egypt. Tehran was continuing enrichment activities and building inter-continental ballistic missiles, which could give it a military…
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Israel News Ron Dermer, New Israel Envoy, Not Shy To Boast of Ties With Netanyahu
(JTA) — “I was with him when…” was the theme of Ron Dermer’s speech to the 2009 American Israel Public Affairs Committee conference. Dermer used the phrase five times in the first five minutes of the speech — the “him” being Benjamin Netanyahu. “I can shed a little insight into the mind of the Israeli…
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Fast Forward Outgoing Envoy Michael Oren Praises Barack Obama as Israel’s ‘True Friend’
Michael Oren, Israel’s departing ambassador to the United States, said that President Obama is “a true friend” of Israel and that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is “committed to peace.” In a wide-ranging interview Thursday with Haaretz, Oren sounded an optimistic note about the U.S.-Israel relationship and warned of the dangers of a nuclear Iran….
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