Tag: Naftali Bennett
Bennett warns Iran close to bomb as nuclear talks remain at impasse
If the West does not stop Iran’s nuclear program in its tracks then the mullahs will soon get the bomb, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett told The Telegraph in an interview on June 11.
So, where do...
Israel’s coalition faces uncertain prospects after key legislation fails vote
Israel’s government suffered a double blow on Monday that could impact its future and potentially lead to early elections.
The first setback came when the coalition failed to pass a bill Justice Minister Gideon Sa’ar...
Bennett to IAEA director: Israel reserves right to act against Iran
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett met with International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Grossi on Friday, following Grossi’s arrival in Israel on Thursday night, according to a statement from Bennett’s office. Following their...
Israeli premier announces formation of a national guard
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett announced on Sunday the creation of a national guard, with the aim of “strengthening the personal security” of Israeli citizens.
“I have instructed the National Security Council, in coordination with...
Israeli prime minister says Putin apologized for Lavrov’s Holocaust-related remarks
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett claimed on Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin apologized for comments by his foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov, that said “Adolf Hitler had Jewish blood.”
The Prime Minister’s Office released a statement on Twitter:...
Bennett: ‘We will strike not only terrorists but those who send them’
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett vowed on Wednesday to strike back not only at terrorists but at those who dispatch them, including those “a thousand kilometers east of here.”
In a thinly veiled warning to...
Biden accepts Bennett’s invitation to visit Israel ‘in coming months’
During a conversation between Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and U.S. President Joe Biden, Sunday, the President “accepted the Prime Minister’s invitation to visit Israel and announced that he intends to visit Israel in...
Bennett criticizes UN for not condemning Gaza rocket attacks
Israel’s premier told the secretary general of the United Nations on Saturday that Jerusalem was disappointed at the lack of U.N. condemnation of the recent rocket fire from the Gaza Strip.
The international community “must...
Israel’s US ambassador: Bennett no longer leading Ukraine-Russia mediation
Domestic critics of Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said he has lost focus on internal political considerations while taking on more international concerns, such as trying to intervene diplomatically in Russia’s nearly seven-week war...
Bennett vows he will not ask Joint Arab List to join coalition
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Monday denied rumors that he intends to ask the Joint Arab List to shore up his shaky coalition following the resignation last week of Yamina Knesset member Idit...