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Opinion Is ousting Netanyahu really worth elevating Naftali Bennett?
Israelis who wish to end the seemingly infinite tenure of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have in recent days pinned their hopes on a new idea: the prospect of a national-unity government led by Naftali Bennett, a former defense minister who heads the right-wing Yamina party. In theory, this Bennett-led government would be non-ideological, and the…
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News Analysis: Why Biden’s attempt to return to the nuclear deal with Iran is not causing alarm … yet
Six years ago, the Jewish American community was evenly divided over a key issue that would help define President Barack Obama’s foreign policy legacy. A survey conducted by the Jewish Journal in July 2015 showed that 49% of American Jews supported the nuclear deal with Iran while 31% were opposed. The debate tore apart even…
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Opinion Yes, really: Hamas and the PA want to see Netanyahu win
As we inch closer to Israel’s fourth election in two years, there’s understandable fatigue and indifference overwhelming Israelis. It’s overwhelming Palestinians, too: unfortunately, we see no glimmer of hope in most of the competing parties. The differences among Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Gideon Sa’ar, Naftali Bennet, Yair Lapid and Avigdor Lieberman are largely irrelevant. Dehumanizing…
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News 4 scenarios for Israel’s unprecedented 4th election: What you need to know
After three elections in less than a year changed neither Israel’s prime minister or the generally conservative and religious makeup of its government, Israeli voters head back to the ballot box on Tuesday for yet another referendum on Benjamin Netanyahu’s leadership. This time, Netanyahu’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic will be a central issue, and…
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News ‘Not every disagreement should lead to a crisis’: Israel’s new ambassador on repairing relations with Democrats
When Gilad Erdan was growing up in the port city of Ashkelon, his mother predicted that one day he would become Israel’s state comptroller because he was always giving orders on what needed to be fixed at school. He got an early start in politics and by 26 became an adviser to Prime Minister Benjamin…
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Fast Forward On Fox News, Netanyahu calls Biden a friend, but highlights disagreement on Iran
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared on “Fox & Friends” on Thursday morning — occupying the slot once reserved for former President Donald Trump — and showed some unease when talking about the current occupant of the White House, President Joe Biden. “What’s your relationship like with President Biden? He’s been in office for 44…
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News Netanyahu addresses Israel-Diaspora relations in Zoom call with Jewish leaders
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu touted his warm relationship with President Joe Biden and addressed concerns about Israeli-Diaspora relations in a private Zoom call with top leaders of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations on Thursday. Netanyahu told the 115 participants representing the group’s 53 member organizations that Israel must be welcoming…
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Culture Facing corruption charges, Bibi turns to TikTok
Bibi Netanyahu is on TikTok. There are videos of him throwing a snowball into the camera to celebrate Jerusalem’s snowy conditions, or urging Israelis to get vaccinated, though they don’t seem to have caught on too well — while, as an international leader, he has managed to get verified, he only has 217.4K followers, far…
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