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Israel’s Attorney General “has the exclusive right to decide if the prime minister has violated the conflict of interest arrangement and must therefore be declared unfit to serve”

JPOST AG pondering declaring Netanyahu unfit as PM due to conflicts of interest January 20, 2023 Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara and the State Attorney’s Office are considering declaring Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu unfit to serve due to a conflict of interest … Continue reading

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“One can’t predict if or when Israel will feel compelled to conduct a military strike against Iran’s nuclear facilities but — barring the Tehran regime’s collapse — its new government seems most uniquely geared to execute it”

NEW YORK POST Israel is ready to strike Iran’s nuclear program if necessary — America must prepare to work with it Michael Makovsky January 11, 2023 Perhaps for the first time, an Israeli government is unified in its determination to … Continue reading

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In order to stop Iran, and on the way make peace with Saudi Arabia, Netanyahu may have to wait out President Biden’s administration

ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS) Netanyahu might have to turn US policy on its head Ariel Kahana January 2, 2022 Amid the brouhaha of the past several days as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu put the final touches on his … Continue reading

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Netanyahu presents new government’s agenda; Lapid: ‘Try not to destroy the country’

TIMES OF ISRAEL Netanyahu returns as PM, wins Knesset support for Israel’s most hardline government Carrie Keller-Lynn December 29, 2022 …According to coalition agreements signed between Likud and each of its five partner parties, as well as its published guiding … Continue reading

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“Although a date for the swearing-in is not immediately announced, Netanyahu is expected to return to power – as head of the most right-wing Israeli government ever to hold office – as early as next week”

ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS) Netanyahu announces formation of new government Amir Ettinger, Yehuda Shlezinger and AP December 22, 2022 Prime Minister-elect Benjamin Netanyahu announced late Wednesday that he has successfully formed a new coalition, setting the stage for … Continue reading

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By March “Knesset to vote on legislation to eliminate the clause by which grandchildren of those who are Jewish according to Halacha can immediately immigrate to Israel”

JERUSALEM POST Netanyahu on a collision course with US Jewry, Biden, Arab allies Tovah Lazaroff December 22, 2022 Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu has yet to take office, and he already is on a collision course with both liberal American Jews … Continue reading

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Netanyahu on coalition partners: ‘They are joining me, I’m not joining them’

I24NEWS Bills advance to enable ministries for Smotrich, Deri December 15, 2022 Bills to allow religious lawmakers Bezalel Smotrich and Aryeh Deri passed early Friday on their first readings in the Knesset, Israel’s parliament. The bills amend Israel’s Basic Laws, … Continue reading

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“But there’s one thing that everyone can agree on: Benjamin Netanyahu is the reigning master of Israeli politics”

THE FREE PRESS Bibi’s Back: A Conversation with Israel’s New Prime Minister Bari Weiss November 30, 2022 …If you ask, what is my goal now? The first thing is to prevent Iran from annihilating us. Number one, that’s simple. The … Continue reading

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Bibi wants peace with Saudi Arabia. The Saudis probably want it, too. But the White House has other ideas.

TABLET MAG Biden Trashes the Abraham Accords Tony Badran November 21, 2022 …The reason for the administration’s hostility to the Abraham Accords goes beyond jealousy or the desire to deny credit to a hated predecessor. There are significant matters of … Continue reading

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Ukraine continues pressing for Israeli air defense systems

JERUSALEM POST Zelensky says Netanyahu to consider air defense systems for Ukraine November 16, 2022 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday asked prime minister-elect Benjamin Netanyahu for air defense systems, according to multiple Ukrainian media outlets. Zelensky also said that … Continue reading

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