Tag: Naftali Bennett
Meretz MK blasted for calling Homesh residents ‘subhuman’; Netanyahu calls for his dismissal
Israeli Deputy Economy Minister Yair Golan came under fire on Thursday for referring to the residents of Homesh in Samaria as “subhuman,” “despicable” and “a disgrace.”
“These people keep resettling a place that has been...
Israel begins providing healthcare workers, elderly with fourth vaccine dose
Israel has begun providing healthcare workers and citizens over the age of 60 with a fourth dose of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett announced on Sunday evening.
“The significance is...
Bennett: ‘Disagreements with the best of our friends could emerge’ over Iran
Ahead of the restarting of nuclear talks between Iran and world powers in Vienna, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Tuesday that “disagreements with the best of our friends could emerge – this wouldn’t...
Bennett: Israel must change course on Iran, regardless of Vienna talks
Israel must “recalibrate” its strategy with regard to Iran, and will not be obligated by a U.S. return to the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Tuesday.
In a speech...
Did Bennett’s J Street meeting help Israel’s efforts to hold onto Democratic support?
In its 15 years of existence, the left-wing lobby J Street has won many public-relations victories and almost none when it came to policy. Its impact in Washington has, for the most part, been...
Israel holds national drill to prepare for lethal ‘Omega’ COVID-19 variant
Israel began a national drill on Thursday to test the country’s preparedness for the outbreak of a new, more lethal variant of the COVID-19 virus.
The exercise, which is being conducted from a situation room...
Bennett meets members of Congress, including those on trip sponsored by J Street
Two delegations from Congress met with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett at his office in Jerusalem on Wednesday, including one which is raising eyebrows because of its sponsor.
According to a news release from Bennett’s...
Ra’am Party leader Mansour Abbas meets in Amman with Jordan’s King Abdullah
Ra’am party chairman Mansour Abbas met with Jordan’s King Abdullah in Amman on Tuesday, reported Israel’s Channel 12 news.
According to an additional report by Walla, sources in the office of Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said Abbas had...
Hypocritical Israeli coalition politics get ugly
For some observers of the Israeli political scene, there’s only one thing that matters. For the Biden administration, the crucial question is whether the outcome of the maneuvering in Jerusalem between the various political...
Bennett, Lapid united in opposing reopening of US consulate in Jerusalem
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid presented a united front on Saturday with regard to the reopening of a U.S. consulate in Jerusalem.
Speaking during a joint press conference after the...