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Breaking News Netanyahu Thanks Congress for Condemning UN Resolution
(JTA) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel thanked America and its House of Representatives for passing a resolution condemning a U.N. vote against settlements. Netanyahu said “thank you, America, thank you, Congress” in a video his office posted Friday on YouTube following the resolution’s passing the previous evening by a vote of 342-80. Sponsored…
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Israel News Israeli Police Grill Netanyahu Again Over Graft Allegations
Israeli police officers on Thursday questioned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu under caution for a second time this week on suspicion of taking gifts from businessmen in breach of his role as a public servant. Police said the session, which lasted some five hours, was held at Netanyahu’s official residence in Jerusalem. A first interrogation that…
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News Meet Arnon Milchan, the Hollywood Magnate Who Plied Bibi With Cigars and Booze
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has seen the pressure on him mount, as the police announced questioning him a second time as a suspect for possible graft charges. And as the details spill out, it appears that at the center of the scandal is Arnon Milchan, a Hollywood producer who plied the premier with high-end…
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Breaking News Netanyahu Backs Pardon for Soldier Who Shot Subdued Palestinian
(JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for a pardon for the Israeli soldier who shot a downed Palestinian assailant. Elor Azaria was convicted of manslaughter on Wednesday in a military court. “This is a difficult and painful day for all of us – and first and foremost for Elor and his family, for…
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Opinion How Benjamin Netanyahu’s Dangerously Twisted Words Hide the Truth
Last month, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued two public statements. When the United Nations Security Council passed a resolution criticizing settlements, Netanyahu attacked it for not condemning Syria. When Secretary of State John Kerry defended the Obama administration’s decision to let the resolution pass, Netanyahu attacked him for not sufficiently condemning the Palestinians. In both…
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Opinion Congrats on Burying the Two-State Solution, President Trump. Now What?
This is addressed to President-elect Donald Trump, his pick to be the next ambassador to Israel, the Republican National Committee, many Israeli government leaders and — judging from the recent outcry against the Obama administration — many in the American Jewish chattering class. That is, all of you on the resurgent political right who seem…
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Breaking News Trump ‘Aggressively Courting’ Benjamin Netanyahu To Attend Inauguration
(JTA) — President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team leaders have been “aggressively courting” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to come to the Jan. 20 inauguration, the New York Post reported. The newspaper cited an unnamed source “close to the transition” in its report Saturday. The transition officials, led by Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, want Netanyahu to attend…
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Breaking News Netanyahu, Putin Discuss Syria, Closer Cooperation
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by telephone to discuss the conflict in Syria and security cooperation. The conversation Saturday evening, which also included discussion of other developments in the region, was announced by the Prime Minister’s Office in a statement. “The two leaders discussed developments in…
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