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Then-Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett holds a press conference at the Knesset, announcing he will not be running in the next election, June 29, 2022. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.

Former Israeli PM: Putin said he would not kill Zelenskyy

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Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, who worked briefly as a mediator at the beginning of Russia’s war with Ukraine, says that President Vladimir Putin assured him he would not have his Ukrainian counterpart...
Religious Zionism Party head Bezalel Smotrich speaks at the Knesset ceremony marking the 27th anniversary of the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, Nov. 6, 2022. Photo by Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90.

Smotrich doubles revenue withheld from PA over ‘pay for slay’

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Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced on Thursday the signing of an order doubling the amount of tax and tariff revenue Israel withholds from the Palestinian Authority because of its “par for slay” policy. “The P.A....
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dedicating Chad's embassy with the President of Chad Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno in Tel Aviv, Feb. 2, 2023. Photo by Haim Zach/GPO.

Netanyahu, Chadian president dedicate Chad’s embassy in Israel

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dedicated on Thursday the Embassy of the Republic of Chad together with the president of Chad, Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno. Netanyahu met on Wednesday in Jerusalem with the Chadian president. “Israel and...
Gali Baharav-Miara, attorney general of Israel, speaks at Tel Aviv University, Sept. 28, 2022. Photo by Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90.

Israel’s attorney general warns Netanyahu not to interfere in judicial reform

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Israeli Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday that he should not involve himself in his government’s judicial reform proposals due to a conflict of interests. In a letter sent to...
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken holds a press availability with Israeli Alternate Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid and United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 13, 2021. Credit: State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha.

Blinken arrives in Israel ahead of meeting with Netanyahu

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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Israel on Monday afternoon, ahead of meetings with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Isaac Herzog. The top U.S. diplomat is also slated to meet Palestinian Authority...
Israeli passport with visa and entry stamps. Credit: Israel.Travel.

Israel passes important hurdle to enter US visa waiver program

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Fiscal year 2022 saw a significant drop in the number of Israelis refused visas to enter the United States, for the first time falling under the 3% threshold to qualify for the U.S. Visa...

‘Israel is an independent country’: Ben-Gvir vows to return to Temple Mount

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Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir vowed on Wednesday to continue visiting the Temple Mount, a day after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Jordan’s king that he would uphold the status quo governing interfaith...
Israeli Jewish men put on tefillin at the entrance to Carmel Market in downtown Tel Aviv on Feb. 10, 2017. Photo by Tomer Neuberg/Flash90.

Former Meretz leader Gal-On compares Ben-Gvir to Hitler

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Former Meretz Party leader Zehava Gal-On on Wednesday compared Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir to Hitler, posting to social media a picture of him with his arm raised and captioning it “Heil Kahane.” It...
Jordan’s King Abdullah meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in 2014. Photo by Kobi Gideon/GPO.

Netanyahu meets King Abdullah in Jordan

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made an unannounced trip to Jordan on Tuesday to meet with King Abdullah II. The two leaders discussed regional issues, in particular strategic, security and economic cooperation between Israel and...
Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara at a ceremony for outgoing Supreme Court judge George Karra in Jerusalem, May 29, 2022. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Israel’s attorney general denies considering forcing Netanyahu to take leave of absence

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Israel’s attorney general on Monday denied holding any discussions regarding the possibility of forcing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to take a “leave of absence.” Replying to a letter by the heads of coalition parties...