Tag: Benjamin Netanyahu
Netanyahu Likud challenger Gideon Sa’ar: Two-state solution is an ‘illusion’
The two-state solution is an “illusion” that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has perpetuated, Likud Knesset member and Netanyahu rival Gideon Sa’ar said on Sunday.
Speaking at a conference in Jerusalem, Sa’ar said, “Throughout the...
Netanyahu to resign from ministerial posts by Jan. 1
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Thursday that he will resign from all of his ministerial posts by January. He currently holds the health, welfare, agriculture and Diaspora affairs portfolios.
Three weeks ago, Israeli...
Stubborness of Lieberman, Netanyahu mires Israel
Avigdor Lieberman has been in politics for several decades. Earlier, he was close to Bibi, but later protested his less aggressive postures toward Palestinians. He came from a Zionist background in Kishinev, and in...
Likud’s Sa’ar dismisses Netanyahu’s call for a direct election for the premiership
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud Party rival Knesset member Gideon Sa’ar on Sunday dismissed the idea of holding direct elections as a way of solving the country’s political crisis.
Such a proposal, Sa’ar told Kan radio,...
Iran an issue, Netanyahu sets out for meeting with Pompeo in Portugal
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu headed to Portugal on Wednesday for a working dinner with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
The two were originally scheduled to meet in London on the sidelines of the...
Why Netanyahu is not planning to resign
While Israel’s government remains in a period of unprecedented paralysis, embattled Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu remains entrenched in his position despite being handed a series of criminal indictments that have been followed by calls...
Netanyahu cancels visit to NATO summit in London, citing ‘logistical problems’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has cancelled his planned trip to the annual NATO summit in London, despite being scheduled to meet with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on the sidelines of the...
Facing legal uncertainty, can Netanyahu run for prime minister?
With little political movement and less than two weeks remaining for the Knesset to decide on a prime minister, Israel appears poised to head for an unprecedented third election within one year.
The biggest question...
Gantz’s ‘internal war’ rhetoric is insulting and dangerous
Blue and White Party chairman and former Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Benny Gantz has insulted the decency and morality of Israel’s public, drawing false and dangerous comparisons between Israel’s current political dysfunction...
Thousands attend pro-Netanyahu rally in Tel Aviv
Thousands of protesters gathered in Tel Aviv on Tuesday night to protest against what they claimed was an attempted coup against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, following the attorney general’s decision last week to indict...