This is the Forward’s coverage of Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister and an influential figure in Israeli politics.
Benjamin Netanyahu
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News ‘Don’t give up on Israel,’ former Israeli premier Bennett urges American Jews
Most Israelis favor democracy, he assured an Israeli and American Jewish audience at Temple Emanu-El’s Streicker Center in Manhattan
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News Israeli emissary blames political foes for eroding relations with American Jews
Amichai Chikli, Israel's minister for diaspora affairs, said he appreciates American Jews but is ‘unapologetic’ about his government's agenda
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Opinion With Jerusalem on the verge of erupting, Netanyahu must rein in his own coalition
Netanyahu will have to use all his experience to keep his cabinet from dragging Israel into another Gaza operation
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Opinion The assault on Jenin serves only Israel’s far-right government
The disproportionate violence displayed by the Israeli military was a deliberate show of force
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Fast Forward Protest in NYC to support Israeli democracy criticized for being held on Shabbat
The demonstration against the Netanyahu administration is timed to coincide with protests in Israel
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Fast Forward Israel’s attorney general to consider declaring Netanyahu unfit for office
The AG will meet with officials to discuss whether Netanyahu has a conflict of interest with the judiciary as a result of his ongoing criminal trial, but sources insist that these are merely preliminary consultations
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Fast Forward Israeli ambassador to Canada resigns due to ‘incompatibility’ with policies of far-right government
Three weeks ago, Israel’s ambassador to France Yael German resigned from her position, citing ‘extremist views’ expressed by members in Netanyahu’s government
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Books In new book, Pompeo accuses Netanyahu of spreading false rumor for political gain
In preview of a 2024 GOP primary, Pompeo unleashes on Nikki Haley, downplaying her Israel bona fides
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Sports An op-ed compared an NBA team to Israel as underdog success stories. Then the threats poured in.
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News Mamdani’s first Jewish Heritage event reveals a narrowed circle
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News ‘It’s the Jews’: San Diego mosque shooters decried ‘the universal enemy’ in hate-filled manifesto
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Opinion Netanyahu is facing electoral catastrophe — and could place Israel in existential peril
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Opinion How can I explain to my 93-year-old mother why it suddenly seems ok to hate Jews?