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Netanyahu: Israel will not ‘abandon our fate’ to U.S. strategic interests
AFP – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israel cannot rely on any other country, even an ally, when it comes to facing up to the perceived nuclear threat from Iran. “We appreciate the efforts of the international community to halt Iran’s nuclear programme,” Netanyahu said in a speech…
Israel poised to unveil new government ahead of Obama visit
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is to formally unveil the shape of his long-awaited coalition government on Thursday which will be sworn in just days before a visit by US President Barack Obama. After nearly 40 days of intensive negotiations with potential partners, Netanyahu was expected to announce a deal between…
Israel’s Netanyahu faces coalition challenge
Israel’s rightwing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who narrowly won Tuesday’s election ahead of a new centrist party, now has the complicated task of forming a new coalition government. Despised by much of the local media, and the target of jabs by foreign leaders, the 63-year-old Netanyahu was riding high in…
Israel allegedly refuses to disclose its plans to U.S. regarding Iran
Israel has “rebuffed” President Obama’s request that it disclose any plans to attack Iran, according to an anonymously sourced article in the U.K. newspaper The Daily Telegraph. Allegedly Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta was told in a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Israel would offer no guarantees…
Israel denies cyber attack on defense websites
The websites of Israel’s military, Mossad and the Shin Bet intelligence services were back online on Monday after being unavailable the previous day due to what officials said was a “server crash.” The three sites, along with numerous other government websites, crashed on Sunday, two days after the international hackers’ groupAnonymous apparently…
Israel’s Peres says Iran attack ‘more and more likely’
Israeli President Shimon Peres said “an attack on Iran” by Israel and other countries was “more and more likely.” He told Israeli private television’s second channel: “The intelligence services of the different countries that are keeping an eye on (Iran) are worried and putting pressure on their leaders to warn…
Israel PM orders UNESCO funding halt
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday ordered a halt to Israel’s financial contributions to UNESCO after the UN cultural organisation granted the Palestinians full membership. Netanyahu “ordered that Israel’s $2 million-per-annum participation in the budget of UNESCO be frozen, following the organisation’s decision to accept the Palestinian Authority into…
U.S.: No comment on ‘buzz’ of Israeli strike on Iran
WASHINGTON — The United States declined Wednesday to respond to “buzz” or “rumors” in Israel about reports Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was seeking cabinet support for a strike on Iran. The White House said it was focused squarely on a diplomatic solution to Iran’s nuclear drive, and said that Iranian…
In Israel, speculation over strike on Iran grows
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seeking cabinet support for a military strike on Iran, Haaretz newspaper reported on Wednesday, after days of speculation on plans for such an attack. The report, citing a senior Israeli official, said Netanyahu was working with Defence Minister Ehud Barak to win support from…
Israel high court discusses prisoner exchange appeals
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israelis opposed to a prisoner exchange deal with Hamas sought Supreme Court intervention on Monday to block the release of hundreds of jailed Palestinians in return for captive Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit. The first phase of the swap, to take place on Tuesday, should bring to a close a saga that has…
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