This is the Forward’s coverage of Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister and an influential figure in Israeli politics.
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Opinion The hostage murders are a wake-up call: U.S. officials must stop enabling Netanyahu
Biden has been claiming, for months, that a ceasefire deal is close. But his administration's approach clearly isn't working
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Fast Forward Biden says Netanyahu is not doing enough to release the hostages
Biden also held a meeting with the team negotiating a ceasefire deal
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Fast Forward Netanyahu says he won’t cave to pressure amid criticism over hostage crisis
‘It simply won't happen,’ a defiant Israeli prime minister said on a proposal to withdraw troops from the Philadelphi Corridor as a condition for a ceasefire deal
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News Israel is reeling from an unbearable tragedy. But does it change anything?
Does Israel’s government withstand the crisis, and how does it affect the U.S.-Israel relationship?
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Opinion The murder of the hostages may be a pivot point for a deal
Pressure grows in Israel for Netanyahu to give up on Philadelphi corridor
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Opinion Six more hostages are dead. It’s time for all American Jews to join the opposition.
Hamas killed them. But Netanyahu is complicit.
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Fast Forward Netanyahu apologizes for the first time to a hostage family, blames Hamas for captives’ deaths
Netanyahu’s apology calls to families of six hostages killed in Gaza come amid swelling protests and grief across Israel
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Opinion Netanyahu says he’s ready to accept a ceasefire deal. If only we could actually trust him.
Israel's prime minister has lost the trust of his public — and even his one-time allies are tiring of his deflections
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