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Israeli defense minister: ‘All options’ open to deal with Iran
AFP – Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak warned Iran on Sunday that Israel would never allow Iranian leaders to develop a nuclear weapon, as he addressed a powerful US-Israel lobby. “It is Iran’s pursuit of a nuclear capability which is the greatest challenge facing Israel, the region and the world…
Israel ‘to delay settlement starts for Obama trip’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has banned settler housing tenders being issued for the West Bank and east Jerusalem when US President Barack Obama visits this month, a daily said Friday. Netanyahu had told officials the “suspension” did not amount to a freeze in settlement construction, and that it would…
Obama makes trip to Israel’s West Bank in March
US President Barack Obama is expected to arrive in Jerusalem on March 20 for a three-day trip which will also take him to the West Bank city of Ramallah, media reports and a Palestinian official said. According to a draft itinerary published in Israel’s top-selling Yediot Aharonot, Obama will begin…
‘King Bibi’ holds on for third term as Israel’s PM
Right-wing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, tapped on Saturday to form a new government for a third successive term, cuts a figure of admiration and loathing at home and abroad. A May 2012 cover of Time magazine hailed him as “King Bibi,” using his nickname, but former French president Nicolas…
Secretary Clinton: Israeli vote doesn’t nail shut door to peace
Israel’s parliamentary vote did not end hopes for peace with the Palestinians but instead has opened up a new chance for dialogue, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton argued Tuesday. “I actually think this election opens doors, not nails them shut,” she said, during a so-called “global townhall” meeting, in…
Rupert Murdoch apologizes for ‘grotesque’ Israel cartoon
Rupert Murdoch apologised on Monday for a “grotesque” cartoon carried in one of his British newspapers showing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu building a wall with Palestinian bodies. The acting editor of the Sunday Times newspaper, Martin Ivens, is due to meet with members of the Jewish community in Britain…
Murdoch apologizes for ‘grotesque’ Israel cartoon
Rupert Murdoch apologised on Monday for a “grotesque” cartoon carried in one of his British newspapers showing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu building a wall with Palestinian bodies. The acting editor of the Sunday Times newspaper, Martin Ivens, is due to meet with members of the Jewish community in Britain…
Israel says Egypt border fence near completion
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said on Wednesday that the final section of a security fence along the border with Egypt’s barren Sinai should be finished by the end of March. Netanyahu on Wednesday attended a ceremony marking the completion of 230 kilometres (144 miles) of the barrier, with…
Netanyahu list losing ground to right-wing ‘Jewish Home’ ahead of January 22 election
The joint list being fielded by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in this month’s snap elections is continuing to lose ground to the Jewish Home faction, a new poll showed on Wednesday. The survey, published in the daily Haaretz, still puts the list combining Netanyahu’s Likud party and the Israel…
Netanyahu met with Jordan’s King Abdullah to discuss Syria: reports
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held talks with Jordan’s King Abdullah II in Amman recently to discuss violence in Syria and the country’s chemical weapons stock, Israeli media said Thursday. Public radio, as well as several local newspapers, said Israeli and Jordanian officials had confirmed the meeting, which was first…
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