Tag: Benjamin Netanyahu
Israeli politicians condemn ICC warrants against Netanyahu, Gallant
Israeli politicians from across the political spectrum condemned the International Criminal Court’s decision on Thursday to issue arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar...
Netanyahu aide to face indictment in leaked documents case
Forces are arrayed along political lines in the leaked documents case involving the Prime Minister’s Office, with its supporters sharply challenging the accusation that one of its staff endangered state security by passing classified...
Israel will not allow Hamas to govern Gaza again, Netanyahu vows
Hamas continues to frustrate ongoing hostages-for-ceasefire negotiations in the hopes of ending the war and returning to power in Gaza, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee on Monday.
"The...
Netanyahu holds emergency meeting on hostage deal
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened an emergency meeting at Israel Defense Forces headquarters in Tel Aviv on Sunday evening to discuss efforts to free the captives still being held by Hamas in the...
Dermer talks Hezbollah truce amid pressure in Israel to keep fighting
Israel's Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer met with President-elect Trump during a visit to his Florida estate on Sunday, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday.
Sunday's discussions at Mar-a-Lago centered on an Israeli ceasefire in Lebanon that involves Western and...
Netanyahu lawyers seek to delay his corruption trial testimony
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's lawyers on Sunday requested that the Jerusalem District Court postpone his trial testimony until March 2025.
In July, the court set Dec. 2 as the start date for Netanyahu's testimony...
‘Fake news’ behind criminal probes into PMO, says Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday night slammed the "media's fake news" as being responsible for the mounting probes into alleged misconduct by officials in his office.
"In recent days, my office has been subjected to wild and...
Netanyahu among first leaders to call Trump following election win
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with Donald Trump on Wednesday, becoming one of the first world leaders to congratulate the U.S. president-elect.
Wednesday morning's phone conversation, which lasted some 20 minutes, was described as...
A Jewish Academia Novel Set in 1960 Still Resonates
I started reading academia novels in the 1960s with Edward Albee’s tempestuous boozy Who’s Afraid of Virginia Wolf, then the jocular Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis, a hoot, a romp, filled with junior faculty insecurities.
My radar sought...
Netanyahu calls Gallant letter on war goals ‘very puzzling’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday called Defense Minister Yoav Gallant's criticism of Israel's prosecution of the war "puzzling."
Hebrew media reported on Sunday that hours before Israel struck Iran overnight Friday, Gallant delivered...