Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister and an influential figure in Israeli politics.
Benjamin Netanyahu
The Latest
-
Community Why would the government of Israel undermine the legacy of Yad Vashem?
The proposed nomination of Effie Eitam to head Yad Vashem would irrevocably wound Israel and the Jewish people’s memorial to the Holocaust. It will seriously weaken Israel’s ability to invoke the moral authority conferred on the Jewish people by that event. The move is unwise and undermines the memory of the Shoah’s victims and the…
-
News Mr. Netanyahu’s Neighborhoods: Demonstrations only grow under lockdown
Some 600 people filled an intersection in the northern Tel Aviv neighborhood of Yehuda HaMacabee on Saturday night — new fathers with babies strapped to their chest, women hoisting black flags, retired couples and children banging pots and pans. “Balfour is here,” read signs hanging from the balconies of apartment buildings, as the demonstrators pumped…
-
Fast Forward Netanyahu nominated for Nobel Peace Prize for agreements with UAE and Bahrain
(JTA) — An Italian lawmaker has nominated Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel for the Nobel Peace Prize. Paolo Grimoldi of the right-wing Northern League party tweeted Wednesday that he had nominated Netanyahu because he signed peace agreements with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, as well as the dialogue with Saudi Arabian officials that…
-
Fast Forward Trump’s cabinet hated Jared Kushner: new Bob Woodward book
A new book by veteran reporter Bob Woodward says President Trump’s cabinet members saw the president’s son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner as unworthy of their trust and weak in dealing with world leaders, according to the Washington Post. Former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson called Kushner’s warm interactions with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu…
-
Community Israel is a house divided against itself
Israeli society has never been as divided as it is now. Civil strife is brewing as anti-Netanyahu demonstrations, which began in March 2020, are spreading. Although the focal point of the demonstrations has been Jerusalem, near the Prime Minister’s official residence, thousands of Israelis are also protesting on bridges and crossroads all over the country….
-
Israel News Has Trump messed up in Israel, too?
U.S. leadership in the world is, unsurprisingly, at near all-time lows. A Gallup poll released last month showed that America under the Trump administration’s stewardship was only viewed favorably by some 33 percent of respondents across 135 countries. A rare outlier, however, was Israel, nearly doubling the approval rating at 64% – joining such countries…
-
News Anti-Netanyahu protests spread to L.A. and other U.S. cities
Waving signs reading “Crime Minister Bibi,” “Bibi Step Down” and “You are corrupted and tired. Go home!” dozens of Israelis rallied outside the Consulate General of Israel in Los Angeles, calling for Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to resign. The August 9 evening gathering was held as protests in multiple American cities and around the…
-
Community At Balfour, disparate voices unite to protest against Netanyahu
“A Prime Minister can only be replaced at the ballot box!” How many times have anti-corruption protesters heard this phrase since Netanyahu was indicted on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust? The oft-repeated retort to the only demand that unites all the protestors ignores Israeli history, where there have been many occasions of…
Explore
Most Popular
- 1
Opinion The group behind Project 2025 has a plan to protect Jews. It will do the opposite.
- 2
News Texas schools want to add Queen Esther to the curriculum. Here’s why Jews (and many Christians) are opposed.
- 3
Film & TV Bonhoeffer biopic tells of a pastor turned would-be Hitler assassin — but is the story true?
- 4
News What Mike Huckabee’s ‘Kids Guide to Israel’ says about his views
In Case You Missed It
-
Opinion My pre-Thanksgiving challenge: hugging a turkey
-
Opinion Israel’s boycott of Haaretz is straight out of the authoritarian playbook
-
Fast Forward Killing of Israeli rabbi in UAE could strengthen ties between Israel and Arab neighbors, experts say
-
Opinion Despair is not a strategy. Here are 4 things those mourning the election results can do right now.
-
Shop the Forward Store
100% of profits support our journalism
