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Fast Forward N.Y. Senator Gillibrand: Netanyahu Does ‘Not Have A Plan For Peace’
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu does “not have a plan for peace,” said Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y. also calling for a U.S. “call for action” to Israel. “I am concerned that Prime Minister Netanyahu does not have a plan for peace, and doesn’t have a vision for peace,” Gillibrand said Saturday at…
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Fast Forward Hungarian Jews Pan Netanyahu Visit As ‘Let Down’
Hungarian Jews on Wednesday sharply criticized Viktor Orban’s billboard campaign using the image of U.S. financier George Soros and said the Israeli government’s backing of it came as a disappointment to the local Jewish community. In the campaign, Soros is singled out as an enemy of Hungary. “Let’s not allow Soros to have the last…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu Caught On Hot Mike Calling European Union ‘Crazy’
BUDAPEST (JTA) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the European Union “crazy” at a private meeting with the leaders of four Central European countries, unaware that a microphone was transmitting his comments to reporters outside. “The EU is the only association of countries in the world that conditions the relations with Israel, that produces…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu Privately Admits He Has Doubts About Trump’s Peace Push
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has doubts about U.S. Middle East peace efforts, according to a transcript of a conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron. Israeli newspaper Haaretz obtained a transcript of part of the talks Netanyahu held with Macron in Paris on Sunday. Told by Macron that France supports U.S. President…
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Opinion Why Is Bibi Aligning Israel With An Anti-Semitic Populist Who Demonizes George Soros?
When Benjamin Netanyahu begins an official visit to Hungary today, he will mark one of the most remarkable alliances in world politics: The alliance between a prime minister of the Jewish state and a group of would-be authoritarians who exploit anti-Semitism for political gain. Welcoming Netanyahu in Budapest will be Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who…
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Breaking News Hungary Jews Urge Netanyahu To Condemn Anti-Semitism During Visit
BUDAPEST (JTA) — A top Jewish official in Hungary is seeking a strong condemnation of anti-Semitism in the country from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as the Israeli leader arrived Monday for a four-day visit there. “It is the most important for the Hungarian Jewish community that the Israeli prime minister condemns strongly any kind of…
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Israel News As Scandals Mount, Netanyahu Launches Trumpian Attacks Against ‘Fake News’
JERUSALEM (JTA) – Facing mounting scandals, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused the “fake news” media and “leftists” of trying to take him down with a campaign of lies. In a hastily organized meeting with political allies Thursday, Netanyahu denied any wrongdoing in two erupting controversies involving his associates, the Hebrew media reported. The prime minister…
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Fast Forward Anti-Israel Protests Planned For Paris Holocaust Memorial Event
PARIS (JTA) — A Muslim website called on pro-Palestinian activists to crash a Holocaust commemoration ceremony in Paris to protest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s attendance. On Friday, the Le Muslim Post urged readers to show up in large numbers at the July 16 state ceremony at the Vel d’Hiv former stadium, where French police…
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