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 Why Netanyahu Is Going To Win. Again.
Why would any sane person vote for Benjamin Netanyahu? It’s a question one hears a lot, particularly from dovish American Jews. Bibi is corrupt, they say. He is racist. He’s been in power too long. He’s ruined relations with the U.S. and turned Israel into a partisan issue. He has transformed the wonderful old Israel…
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Fast Forward Fake Social Media Accounts Working To Help Netanyahu Reelection Bid
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Hundreds of social media accounts, many of them fake, are working together to help the reelection efforts of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Likud Party, an Israeli watchdog group has found. The watchdog group, called the Big Bots Project, found no links between the network of social media accounts and…
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Opinion By Recognizing The Golan, Trump Greenlit Annexing The West Bank
On Monday, President Donald Trump officially proclaimed his recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights. It did not even take until the next day for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to take the Golan victory and try and extend it to the next arena. Speaking after the White House ceremony that night, Netanyahu said, “When…
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Fast Forward Ilhan Omar Spokesman: Anti-Semitism Is A ‘Right-Wing Force’
A spokesman for Representative Ilhan Omar tweeted that anti-Semitism is a “right-wing force,” in response to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s comments at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee this week. Jeremy Slevin, a spokesman for the Minnesota congresswoman, was criticized Wednesday after he wrote “Anti-semitism is a right-wing force” eight times on Twitter. Anti-semitism…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu’s Son Met With Former Trump Aide With Ties To Nazi-Allied Group
Former White House advisor Sebastian Gorka had dinner with the son of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during the AIPAC Policy Conference in Washington, D.C., this past weekend. In 2017, the Forward reported that Gorka has extensive ties, stretching back decades, to a Hungarian paramilitary group that was allied with the Nazis. Gorka has denied…
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Fast Forward Omar Lashes Out At Pelosi, Netanyahu For Their AIPAC Jabs At Her
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Rep. Ilhan Omar hit back at House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after they called out the first-year congresswoman at the AIPAC policy conference for her attacks on the lobby and support for the Israel boycott movement. Pelosi, D-Calif., told the American Israel Public Affairs Committee’s annual confab…
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Fast Forward Rocket Fired From Gaza Hits Home Near Tel Aviv, Injuring 7
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A long-range rocket fired from Gaza scored a direct hit on a home in central Israel, injuring 7 including two infants. Following the early Monday morning attack, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who also serves as Defense Minister, announced that he would cut short his visit to Washington DC., and would return…
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Opinion Denying Jews The Right To A State Is Anti-Semitic. So Why Is It Ok To Deny Palestinians?
It’s as if the concept of double standards was created for the Middle East conflict. One of the most glaring is the discussion surrounding self-determination for Palestinians and Israelis. If you declare that Israel has no right to exist, you’re rightfully labeled an anti-Semite. True, there are some who oppose that view, even within the…
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