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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and then-Israel Police Commissioner Roni Alsheikh. Source: Twitter.

Ex-police chief says expected Netanyahu to resign after indictment

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Former Israel Police chief Roni Alsheikh said on Wednesday that he expected Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to resign after being indicted on corruption charges in 2019. “No one could have guessed that the prime minister would not...
U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands during a press conference announcing the Trump administration’s Mideast peace plan on Jan. 28, 2020, in the East Room of the White House. Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead.

Trump, Netanyahu and the renaissance of Soviet apparatchiks

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During the Cold War, when Soviet émigrés tried to tell Westerners what it was like living under Soviet communism, their explanations usually began with a discussion of the media. They would say something like, “You...
Flags with European Parliament in background Strasbourg, France. Credit: Hadrian/Shutterstock.

EU Parliament calls for ‘public black list’ of radical NGOs

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The European parliament voted on May 10 in favor of creating a “public black list” of NGOs. The list would identify nonprofits with “acknowledged ties to religious fundamentalist networks” that advocate agendas which undermine...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a ceremony honoring medical workers and hospitals for their fight against the COVID-19 epidemic, in Jerusalem, June 6, 2021. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.

Netanyahu rejects ‘moral turpitude’ clause, vows to stay the course as Likud leader

Israeli opposition Leader Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday denied media reports that he had agreed to the “moral turpitude” clause of a proposed plea deal with the State Attorney’s Office. Agreement with the clause would have...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Jerusalem District Court for a final pretrial hearing. He faces criminal allegations of bribery, fraud and breach of trust, Feb. 8, 2021. Photo by Reuven Kastro/POOL.

Netanyahu pleads not guilty at final pretrial hearing in Jerusalem

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The Jerusalem District Court on Sunday resumed proceedings in the corruption trial against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Netanyahu, who attended the hearing in compliance with a court order, pleaded not guilty and then left...
Israeli coalition chairman Miki Zohar of the Likud Party speaks during a Knesset Finance Committee meeting on Dec. 30. 2019. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.

Likud lawmaker calls to drop charges in criminal case against Netanyahu

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Likud lawmaker and coalition chairman Miki Zohar announced on Tuesday that he has formally requested that the state drop all charges in one of the criminal cases against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, due...
Israeli Public Security Minister Amir Ohana, when he served as justice minister, delivers a speech at a Likud Party election rally in Or Yehuda, on Feb. 13, 2020. Photo by Gili Yaari/Flash90.

Israeli minister accuses attorney general of attempt to ‘politically eliminate’ Netanyahu

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Israeli Public Security Minister Amir Ohana accused Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit of waging a campaign to “politically eliminate” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. During an on-stage interview at a conference held by the Hebrew-language weekly B’Sheva,...
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and then-cabinet secretary Avichai Mandelblit at the weekly Cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on Feb. 2, 2014. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Netanyahu accuses attorney general of orchestrating a coup against him

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday accused the country’s attorney general, Avichai Mandelblit, of orchestrating a coup attempt, just hours after Mandelblit officially opposed Netanyahu’s request that he be allowed to receive NIS...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's arraignment hearing at the Jerusalem District Court on May 24, 2020. Photo by Amit Shabi/POOL.

Israel’s four major uncertainties

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We’re an upset and often confused little country. Currently on our watch are four issues, each of which adds significantly to our uncertainties. *The first ever criminal trial of a sitting Prime Minister: *Declarations by the Prime...
The start of the trial against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the District Court in Jerusalem. May 24, 2020. Photo by Amit Shabi/POOL.

Netanyahu presumed innocent in Israel’s court of public opinion

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Israeli media and their left-wing anti-Netanyahu allies have been anticipating for years the moment Benjamin Netanyahu would be dragged into a courtroom. Unable to beat Israel’s longest-serving prime minister at the polls, many have...