Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister and an influential figure in Israeli politics.
Benjamin Netanyahu
The Latest
-
Fast Forward Netanyahu Delays Settlement Planning Push As Trump Envoy Jets In
JERUSALEM (JTA) — In advance of a visit by President Donald Trump’s special envoy Jason Greenblatt, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has agreed to a U.S. request to postpone a meeting of a settlement planning committee. Greenblatt is scheduled to arrive Tuesday in Israel to continue discussions toward restarting peace talks with the Palestinians, the Israeli…
-
Fast Forward Apparently, Benjamin Netanyahu Has A Thing For Masks
Benjamin Netanyahu has attended two showings this week of a theater performance that requires audience members to wear creepy masks, Page Six reported. The Israeli prime minister, in town for the UN General Assembly, seems to have a predilection for immersive theater productions put on by the McKittrick Hotel, which include the show “Sleep No…
-
Israel News At The U.N., Netanyahu Emerges As Trump’s Biggest Fan
A day of lengthy speeches addressing a global audience concluded with few signs of international cooperation, with one glaring exception—the increasingly profound friendship and mutual admiration between the leaders of the United States and Israel. The Donald Trump-Benjamin Netanyahu love story played out in statements made and in issues ignored during the speeches both leaders…
-
Fast Forward Netanyahu Says He Chose ‘Practical Path’ On Western Wall Prayer
Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu said when it comes to egalitarian prayer at the Western Wall, he chose a practical approach over one that would touch on deep symbolism. Netanyahu met with a small group of Jewish representatives Sunday and sought to explain away his government’s decision to renege on an agreement setting a prayer section…
-
Fast Forward Netanyahu: McMaster ‘Not Hostile’ To Israel
The campaign to paint National Security Advisor Gen. H. R. McMaster as being anti-Israel suffered a blow Monday after the American general got a seal of approval from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “There were no signs of hostility,” Netanyahu when asked by an Israeli reporter whether he sensed McMaster was hostile. “He was attentive.”…
-
News Trump And Netanyahu Strain To Avoid Even Mentioning ‘Two-State Solution’
The two-state solution, once a cornerstone of American and Israeli policy and official communications, is now so explosive that it cannot be uttered even when the president of the United States and the prime minister of Israel meet to discuss the future of the Middle East. “I really believe peace between the Palestinians and Israel…
-
Letters Bibi Isn’t The Only Reason American Jews Are Losing Their Israeli Connection
Dear Editor: Like many Forward readers, I agree with many of the criticisms voiced by Samuel Freedman regarding Benjamin Netanyahu’s leadership as Prime Minister. Netanyahu’s positions on matters ranging from egalitarian prayer to outlying settlements have stoked anger from large constituencies in the diaspora as well as within Israel. Still, that does not mean that…
-
Fast Forward Netanyahu Meets With Jewish Leaders — Snubs Critics
Avoiding a showdown with Jewish American leaders fuming over the his decision to backtrack on a settlement establishing a egalitarian prayer area in the Western Wall, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu met in New York Saturday only with a select group of non-critical Jewish leaders. The meeting, which took place Saturday evening at Netanyahu’s hotel,…
Explore
Most Popular
- 1
News Your complete guide to Trump’s Jewish advisers and pro-Israel cabinet
- 2
Fast Forward Trump AG nominee Matt Gaetz has left a trail of antisemitic comments
- 3
Opinion Trump’s first picks are die-hard Israel supporters, mocking the pro-Palestinian protest vote
- 4
News What a Secretary of State Marco Rubio would mean for American Jews and Israel
In Case You Missed It
-
Antisemitism Notebook Shadowy GOP firm is behind pressure campaign on Schumer over antisemitism bill
-
Yiddish ווידעאָ: דער ליובאַוויטשער רבי מוטיקט פֿרויען צו לערנען תּורהVIDEO: The Lubavitcher Rebbe encourages women to learn Torah
די דרשה איז אויך לינגוויסטיש אינטערעסאַנט: כאָטש דער רבי רעדט ליטוויש ייִדיש, זאָגט ער אַרויס „פֿרוי“ ווי „פֿרו“.
-
Culture How a son of Holocaust survivors joined a commune and helped to free ‘Hurricane’ Carter
-
Fast Forward Why the Weitzman, a museum of American Jewish history, tapped an Israeli as its next CEO
-
Shop the Forward Store
100% of profits support our journalism
