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Opinion You Know Who Wants Netanyahu To Win? Hamas.
On Tuesday, the Jerusalem Post revealed that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu admitted Hamas’s use to him. He defended allowing Qatari funds to be transferred into Gaza as a crucial part of a broader strategy to keep Hamas and the Palestinian Authority apart, according to a source in Monday’s Likud faction meeting. Netanyahu also said…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu Pre-Indictment Hearing Delayed Until After Elections
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Prosecutors in the corruption cases against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will not be able to get their hands on the investigation files until after the country’s election over fears of leaks to the media. The Justice Ministry made the announcement on Monday evening, responding to a request from Netanyahu’s attorneys. The…
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Fast Forward Israeli AG Delays Release Of Netanyahu Investigation Until After Election
Details on the charges against Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu unveiled with much fanfare late last month will not be released until after the April parliamentary elections. Israeli Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit agreed on Monday not to turn over evidence in the case until after the elections, the Associated Press reported. “After weighing their positions,…
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The Schmooze Meet Rotem Sela, The Israeli Actress Who Provoked Netanyahu By Calling Arabs ‘Human Beings’
A world leader getting into an Instagram tussle over human rights with a bombshell actress? It would all be too far fetched, if the leader was not the cartoonishly corrupt Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and his assailant was not Rotem Sela, an Israeli model, veteran, lawyer, activist mother of three. Don’t forget to tell…
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Opinion The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy Of ‘The Left Hates Israel’ Slogan
The idea that the Left hates Israel is a commonplace one in the oped pages of major publications as well as at Shabbat tables and in synagogue pews nationwide. It’s certainly easy to think of many examples to defend this claim: the leadership of the Women’s March, Ilhan Omar’srecent tweets, and even the fact that…
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Israel News What Happens Now For Netanyahu After Indictment Announcement?
Here’s everything you need to know about the corruption cases against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and how they could affect the April 9 elections: What has Attorney General Avichai Mendelblit just announced? Officially, Mendelblit has informed the Israeli public that he has decided to indict Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for fraud, bribery and breach…
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News The Long History Of Corruption In Israel
Israeli Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit announced Thursday that he planned to file charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The charges cannot officially go forward until a hearing where Netanyahu can contest the accusations, which might not happen until long after the April 9 elections. Netanyahu has denied the…
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Breaking News Netanyahu To Be Charged With Bribery, Fraud After Hearing
This is a developing story. Israel’s Attorney General Avichai Mendelblit announced on Thursday his decision to indict Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for bribery, fraud and breach of trust in three separate cases, pending a hearing. In Case 4000, Netanyahu is accused of providing regulatory concessions to Shaul Elovitch, the controlling shareholder of Bezeq telecommunications, in…
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