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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Fast Forward Netanyahu orders Church of the Holy Sepulchre open after Palm Sunday closure flares tensions
Israeli police turned back Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa on Sunday, citing wartime safety rules
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Opinion Is this Netanyahu’s Winston Churchill moment?
The prime minister may come to resemble his political idol — just not in the way he hoped
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Fast Forward ‘I’m alive!’: Netanyahu speaks in-person amid ongoing online rumors claiming he’s dead
The Israeli leader addressed American criticism about Israel’s role in the war against Iran
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Opinion Israelis and Americans deserve to know why they are still at war
Silence about strategy is not prudence
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Fast Forward Is Netanyahu dead? Has Tel Aviv been flattened? AI videos are dominating the Iran war.
Even shrewd consumers of the news are getting confused
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Opinion We are talking past one another on Zionism
Does the term refer to an ideology in theory, or a historical reality?
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Opinion You could be imprisoned for praying at the Western Wall — and Bibi isn’t stopping it
What a looming vote reveals about the governing coalition’s direction, and Israel’s future
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Opinion Can Trump save Israel from itself?
New moves in the West Bank show the far-right has taken full control — and only the White House can stop them
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