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Fast Forward Netanyahu Defends Decision To Remove Temple Mount Security
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister publicly defended his decision to remove metal detectors and other security measures from the Temple Mount, calling it a difficult choice, but one made with a broad view. Netanyahu also announced at the beginning of Sunday’s regular Cabinet meeting that he has authorized the reinforcement of security forces on…
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Breaking News What Does Sheldon Adelson’s Tiff With Bibi Mean For Trump?
Caught off-guard by a radio show call, Israel Hayom chief editor Boaz Bismuth insisted that his decision to run a scathing, front-page attack on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was not a result of orders he had received from the big boss in Las Vegas. “I did not get a phone call from Sheldon Adelson,” Bismuth…
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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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