JERUSALEM | Xinhua | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday denounced the decision by Britain, Canada, and Australia to recognize a Palestinian state. “I have a clear message to those leaders who recognize a Palestinian state after the terrible massacre of October 7,” Netanyahu said, referring to Hamas’ attack on …
Read More »Israel’s Qatarstrophic error
Its extra-territorial campaign against terrorists has to have limits ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | After the massacres of October 7th 2023, Israel’s prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, promised to hunt down the leaders of Hamas “wherever they are”. Israel pursued them in Gaza, Iran, Lebanon and Syria. But Qatar, where Hamas’s grandees have …
Read More »Six killed in Jerusalem bus shooting attack
JERUSALEM | Xinhua | At least six people were killed in a shooting attack at a bus stop in Jerusalem on Monday, Israeli authorities said. Police said two assailants opened fire at a bus stop and then at a bus before security personnel and a civilian returned fire, …
Read More »Israel condemns France’s decision to recognize Palestinian state
JERUSALEM | Xinhua | Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday night condemned French President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to recognize a Palestinian state. The French president wrote on the social media platform X earlier in the night that, “consistent with its historic commitment to a just and lasting peace in …
Read More »Israeli PM heads to Washington
JERUSALEM | Xinhua | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu departed for an official visit to Washington on Sunday, calling the trip a “great opportunity” to expand the circle of peace in the Middle East. Speaking before boarding his flight, Netanyahu said there were new prospects for Israel to reach normalization …
Read More »Will Qatari gold sink Netanyahu?
COMMENT | KONSTANTY GEBERT | Can an Israeli prime minister dismiss the country’s internal security chief? The Israeli Supreme Court considered that question on April 8, when it placed a pause on Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s firing of Ronen Bar, the head of Shin Bet since October 2021. Seemingly expecting …
Read More »Israel denies receiving hostage list from Hamas
JERUSALEM | Xinhua | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said on Sunday that Hamas has not provided a name list of Israeli hostages to be released. “Hamas has not transferred a name list of (Israeli) hostages so far,” Netanyahu’s office said in a statement, denying previous media reports, …
Read More »Netanyahu denies agreeing to Palestinian statehood in talks with Saudi Arabia
JERUSALEM | Xinhua | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Tuesday that he would not permit the establishment of a Palestinian state, rejecting reports that Israel had agreed to a “path toward Palestinian statehood” as part of efforts to normalize relations with Saudi Arabia. “Prime Minister Netanyahu has acted …
Read More »Israel’s Netanyahu testifies in high-profile corruption trial
JERUSALEM, Israeli | Xinhua | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu testified for the first time on Tuesday in his long-running corruption trial, marking a pivotal moment in the case as he manages a war in Gaza and faces an international arrest warrant for alleged war crimes. Netanyahu faces charges of bribery, …
Read More »Israel’s Netanyahu testifies in high-profile corruption trial
JERUSALEM | Xinhua | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu testified for the first time on Tuesday in his long-running corruption trial, marking a pivotal moment in the case as he manages a war in Gaza and faces an international arrest warrant for alleged war crimes. Netanyahu faces charges of bribery, …
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