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Benny Gantz, head of the Blue and White Party, in Tel Aviv on Feb. 19, 2019. Credit: Tomer Neuberg/Flash90.

Gantz, other left-wing leaders urge Netanyahu to resign

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The head of the Blue and White Party Benny Gantz urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to resign following the indictments issued by Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit earlier. “Mr. Netanyahu, this country is dear to...
Israeli Prime Minister and head of the Likud Party Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a statement to the media at the prime minister’s residence in Jerusalem on Feb. 28, 2019. Credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Netanyahu dismisses indictment as ‘political persecution,’ touts his success in strengthening Israel

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Speaking out for the first time since the attorney general’s announcement of indictments, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed the charges against him as “political persecution,” while touting his success in bolstering Israel’s security,...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv, Dec. 4, 2018. Credit: Amos Ben-Gershom/GPO.

Charges against Netanyahu upend his plans

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Prime Minister Netanyahu’s decision to have elections next April and not in the Fall, when they were due, was an imaginative way of delaying, perhaps even evading, being indicted for bribery and related charges....
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a joint press conference with Yoav Galant, Newly appointed Israeli Minister of Immigrant Absorption at the Kneeset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on January 9, 2019. Photo by Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90.

Israel’s attorney general issues charges against Netanyahu for bribery, breach of trust

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With less than six weeks before Israel’s general elections on April 9, Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit announced on Thursday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be indicted in all three ongoing corruption cases...
Professor Alan Dershowitz speaks at an event co-organized by Tel Aviv International Salon at the annual “Globes Business Conference,” held at the David Intercontinental Hotel in Tel Aviv on Dec. 11, 2016. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90.

Dershowitz on Twitter: ‘Indicting Netanyahu would open up a Pandora’s box’

A decision to indict Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on corruption charges in Case 2000 would “endanger democracy and freedom of the press,” Harvard University Professor Emeritus Alan Dershowitz wrote in an open letter...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on July 11, 2018. Credit: Kobi Gideon/GPO.

Netanyahu shortens Russia trip in advance of upcoming indictment announcement

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has shortened his trip to Russia, where he will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss Iran’s activates in Syria, despite fraying relations between Jerusalem and Moscow. This...
Benny Gantz and Yair Lapid of the new Blue and White Party at a joint a statement in Tel Aviv on Feb. 21, 2019. Credit: Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90.

Gantz and Lapid appeal for ‘unity,’ Netanyahu touts ‘strong leadership’

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The leaders of the new Blue and White Party–Benny Gantz and Yair Lapid—held their first political rally on Thursday night after the two candidates shook up the Israeli political scene earlier in the day. In...
Yesh Atid and Israel Resilience Party members announce their merger on Feb. 21, 2019, ahead of Israel's April 9 national elections. Photo: courtesy of Israel Resilience.

Yesh Atid Party and Israel Resilience form last-minute alliance against Likud

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In a turbulent race to seal alliances and set lists before the Thursday night deadline heading up to the April 9 elections, Israeli centrist political parties Yesh Atid and Israel Resilience announced on Thursday...
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a joint press conference with Austrian President Alexander Van at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem on Feb. 5, 2019. Photo by Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90.

Two months before elections, Netanyahu hits back after rival Gantz takes off gloves

Israel Resilience Party leader Benny Gantz took off his proverbial gloves on Tuesday, inexplicably deciding to attack Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on his military service, of all things. In a conference in which he...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin seen during a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow, on May 9, 2018. Credit: Amos Ben Gershom/GPO.

Amid right-wing party merger efforts, Netanyahu postpones trip to Moscow

Amid efforts by right-wing parties in the Knesset to unite ahead of Israel’s upcoming general elections in April, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu canceled his meeting on Wednesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin in...