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Israel News In third round of Netanyahu v. Gantz, watch Ayman Odeh
As Israel heads into its third elections in 11 months, there is one politician worth following closely: Ayman Odeh, the 44-year-old head of the Joint List, a combined slate of Arab parties. He wants to be taken seriously in all fields of life. Including politics. As the political establishment is focused on round three of…
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Israel News Jews are divided on Trump’s Israel plan but evangelicals bless it — why?
When President Trump rolled out his long-touted “deal of the century” on Tuesday, several evangelical Christian leaders joined him in the East Room, along with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and leaders of Jewish groups like the Zionist Organization of America and the American Jewish Committee. Among the Christians: Pastor John Hagee, the founder of Christians…
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Israel News Netanyahu, Gantz to meet with Trump on shadowy ‘deal of the century’ peace plan
The Israeli-Palestinian peace plan that will be unveiled at the White House on Tuesday, hailed by President Trump as the “Deal of the Century,” will allow Israel to extend sovereignty over most of its West Bank settlements in return for limited Palestinian autonomy, Haaretz reported. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and opposition leader Benny Gantz…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu Easily Wins Likud Party Primary To Remain Prime Minister Candidate
(JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has won his party’s leadership primary with 71.5 percent of the vote, according to an exit poll. A tweet by Direct Polls, an Israeli firm, showed challenger Gideon Saar with 28.5 percent.The poll had a margin of error of 3.2 percent, and turnout for the primary stood at…
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Fast Forward Could Bibi’s Corruption Charges Actually Push Him From Power — After 10 Years?
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was charged Thursday with bribery, fraud and breach of trust in connection with three corruption cases. Netanyahu, already the longest-serving prime minister in Israeli history, will be fighting those charges while at the same time gearing up for expected elections in March – the third round of voting in a…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu Charged With Bribery, Fraud, Breach Of Trust
For the first time in Israel’s history, a sitting prime minister is accused of bribery: Attorney General Avichai Mendelblit announced Thursday Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would be charged with bribery, fraud and breach in three corruption cases, dubbed Cases 4000, 2000 and 1000. The indictment comes after a four-day hearing with Netanyahu’s defense team last…
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Fast Forward Third Israeli Elections Likely As Liberman Slams Netanyahu And Gantz
Yisrael Beiteinu party leader Avigdor Liberman announced Wednesday that his party would refuse to join a governing coalition led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or a minority government chaired opposition leader Benny Gantz, likely ensuring that a third round of elections will be held next March. “There is no chance. We will not join either…
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Israel News After Bibi’s Failure, Gantz Will Try To Form Government. How Will That Work?
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu will probably not look back on his 70th birthday, which took place on Monday, with much fondness. True, he did get a congratulatory phone call from Russian president Vladimir Putin, and an official letter from President Trump that included the hand-written addition “You are great!” תודה לך ידידי הנשיא טראמפ…
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