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 Bipartisan Support For Israel Is Dead. That’s A Good Thing.
It’s become a ritual. Every time Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu do something that outrages Democrats, centrist commentators warn that they are committing a grave offense: They’re making Israel a partisan issue. The accusation has been nearly ubiquitous since the two leaders last week conspired to deny Representatives Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar’s request to…
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Fast Forward Biden, Sanders and Warren Condemn Israel’s Ban on Tlaib and Omar
(JTA) — Democratic presidential front-runners Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren have all joined the list of politicians and organizations that have criticized Israel’s decision on Thursday to bar Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib from entering the country. “I have always been a stalwart supporter of Israel — a vital partner that shares…
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Opinion No, Israel Didn’t Just Adopt Trump’s Muslim Ban
On Thursday, the Israeli government made a bad decision. Under pressure from President Trump, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Interior Minister Aryeh Deri decided not to grant an exemption from Israel’s anti-boycott law to Representatives Omar and Tlaib. As a result, the two members of Congress won’t be able to enter Israel. We should be…
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Opinion Netanyahu Banned Omar And Tlaib Because The Occupation Must Be Hidden To Survive
Most establishment American Jewish leaders think Israel’s decision to bar Representatives Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar from visiting the West Bank was, in the words of The Democratic Majority for Israel, “unwise.” Here’s our statement on the Israeli Government’s decision to deny entry to Congresswomen Tlaib and Omar. pic.twitter.com/SnF44VUWTG — Democratic Majority for Israel (@DemMaj4Israel)…
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Opinion In Barring Omar And Tlaib, Netanyahu Showed His Contempt For Liberal Jews
For the first time in its history, Israel has officially denied entry to Members of the US Congress. Today, Israeli officials denied that they would not allow Rep. Ilhan Omar and Rep. Rashida Tlaib to travel to Israel and the Palestinian Territories. The ostensible reason Israel gave for barring the Congresswomen was their their support…
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Opinion This Is How Israeli Democracy Ends
This morning, it was reported that Israel would be denying entry to two U.S. Congresswomen, Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, who sought to visit the West Bank and East Jerusalem. But Israel’s decision to block Representatives Tlaib and Omar, though shocking, is no surprise. Rather, it is part of a trend just as alarming as…
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Opinion AIPAC Took 41 Democrats To Israel – And They Applauded Netanyahu
Forty-one Democratic House members were in Israel last week on a trip led by Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, working hard to highlight their unified support for their host country. Rejecting ongoing Republican attacks accusing Democrats of being insufficiently pro-Israel, Hoyer said: “The central reality is that there is extraordinary unity on issues that Israel is…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu Uses 15-Story Posters Of Trump, Putin For Election Ad
The Likud party’s new election campaign involves giant posters of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu posing with President Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, The Jerusalem Post reported. Three sides of Likud’s 15-story headquarters in Tel Aviv feature a photo of Netanyahu with each world leader. A Likud spokeswoman told the…
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