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Netanyahu backs spying secrecy after Prisoner X death
Exposure of intelligence activities can “badly damage” state security, Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday in his first remarks on the arrest and death of a jailed Australian-Israeli with Mossad links. In remarks to his outgoing cabinet, the Israeli prime minister insisted that the security forces be allowed to “quietly”…
Netanyahu wins narrow victory in Israeli elections
Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing Likud-Beitenu list won a narrow victory in legislative elections but was weakened by the unexpectedly strong showing by the centrist Yesh Atid, which campaigned on economic issues. The result is likely to cramp Netanyahu’s room for manoeuvre vis-a-vis his future coalition partners. Television exit polls showed Netanyahu’s…
U.S. and Israeli leaders locked in tension as threats loom
US President Barack Obama and Benjamin Netanyahu will have to bury past hostilities if the Israeli prime minister is re-elected to jointly face looming threats such as Iran, analysts say. The two men have never warmed to each other, and ties have remained frosty. Obama pointedly failed to make time…
Netanyahu wasted $3 billion on ‘harebrained adventures’ and Iran attack plan, says former PM
Israel’s former prime minister Ehud Olmert accuses Israeli PM of preparing for war that never took place Israel’s former prime minister, Ehud Olmert, has accused the current prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, of wasting almost $3bn preparing for a war on Iran that never took place, underlining how seriously Netanyahu considered…
Israel’s Netanyahu has little to fear ahead of vote
A month before Israelis go to the polls in a snap election, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has plenty to be confident about, with his only real challenges coming from within his own rightwing camp. Polls put the joint list of his Likud party and the Yisrael Beitenu faction far ahead…
Israel firms up security as Gaza truce takes hold
Israel restricted Palestinian access to Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque compound on Friday and kept a tight grip on security as a first death tested a hard-won truce ending fighting in and around Gaza. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s rightwing Likud party meanwhile prepared for a crunch primary Sunday amid signs its popularity…
Watch live: Clinton and Netanyahu hold news conference
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds a news conference to talk about a possible cease-fire with Hamas. Watch live, broadcast on NBC News on Nov. 20. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy…
Israeli parliament votes to dissolve and hold elections in January
JERUSALEM — Israel’s parliament voted overnight to dissolve itself and hold early elections on January 22, officials said Tuesday. The dissolution of the Knesset was approved by 100 votes to none in a third reading after a lengthy session in the 120-seat chamber. Last week Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced…
Netanyahu’s simple bomb graphic confuses the nuclear experts
Netanyahu's simple bomb graphic confuses the nuclear experts Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stole the spotlight at the United Nations General Assembly yesterday when he pulled out a comic book-like diagram of a bomb midway through his podium address, figuratively drawing the red line on the Iranian nuclear program that he…
Romney and Netanyahu to speak by phone
Mitt Romney will speak by telephone with Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday, the Republican nominee’s campaign said, the same day President Barack Obama is expected to talk with the prime minister. A Romney aide confirmed the call would take place between the two men, who held talks in Israel in…
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