Tag Archives: Benjamin Netanyahu

Bibi: Gridlock must be broken by forming “stable right-wing government” according to the will of the voters

ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS) ‘Come back home,’ Netanyahu tells right-wing leaders by ILH Staff and Reuters March 31, 2021 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appealed on Wednesday to two right-wing rivals to “come back home” and align themselves with … Continue reading

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“Meeting the party’s leader, Likud’s Ayoub Kara asserts that unlike the Joint List, Ra’am ‘doesn’t deny Israel’s existence’”

TIMES OF ISRAEL With Netanyahu lacking majority, Likud MK gives Islamist Ra’am a kosher stamp by Staff March 27, 2021 A Knesset member in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party met Saturday with Ra’am chief Mansour Abbas, whose Islamist faction … Continue reading

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“Some 500,000 ballots have yet to have been counted as of Wednesday night. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud Party expected to hold on to 30-seat plurality, but right-wing bloc’s path to victory is as complicated as ever”

ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS) Newly discovered counting errors, delays could lead to last-minute drama by Staff March 24, 2021 Despite the rapid pace of counting the nationwide vote from Election Day, officials at the Central Elections Committee say … Continue reading

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Biden administration turns its back on peace between Israel and Arab states in order to pursue deal with Iran

TABLET MAG Biden Torpedoes Abraham Accords Summit by Lee Smith March 21, 2021 Media reports on March 18 revealed that the United Arab Emirates has suspended its plans for an Abraham Accords summit in Abu Dhabi with Israel, the United … Continue reading

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PM’s Likud projected to win 30-32 seats, and to clinch 60 along with declared and potential partners; 51% don’t want him as PM, but he’s still far more popular than his challengers

JERUSALEM POST Israel Elections: Likud lead grows, as Sa’ar keeps falling – poll by Gil Hoffman March 19, 2021 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud’s lead over other parties hit a new peak on Thursday in the final Panels Research poll … Continue reading

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“Heads of major vaccine producers say they expect Israeli data to help the rest of the world beat COVID-19”

ARUTZ SHEVA Pfizer execs thank Israel for data by Shlomo Witty March 11, 2021 Albert Bourla, CEO of Pfizer revealed tonight (Thursday) why Israel was the first to receive a significant inventory of vaccines against COVID-19.”We knew it would be … Continue reading

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“There’s a cruel irony to this election: To win, each leader must cannibalize his own camp. But go too far and you hand the election to the other side”

TIMES OF ISRAEL In final push, Netanyahu and Lapid turn on their own camps by Haviv Rettig Gur March 10, 2021 …Two months ago, Netanyahu’s Likud was running an upbeat campaign focused on the vaccination campaign and national unity, a … Continue reading

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Harris and Netanyahu discuss ICC probe and Israel’s COVID vaccination program

REUTERS U.S. opposed to ICC probe of Israel, Harris tells Netanyahu By Jarrett Renshaw, Eric Beech March 4, 2021 Vice President Kamala Harris, in a call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday, reaffirmed U.S. opposition to an International … Continue reading

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Professor #EugeneKontorovich: “The decision has no basis in law or precedent; rather, the ICC has become just another anti-Israel international organization”

JNS ICC opens war-crimes probe; Netanyahu blasts it as ‘anti-Semitic’ and ‘hypocritical’ by Sean Savage March 3, 2021 The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court in the Hague announced on Wednesday her intention to open an investigation into war … Continue reading

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“Next month, Israelis will go to the polls to elect a new 120-seat Knesset. It will be Israel’s fourth general election in just under two year”

NEWSWEEK Netanyahu and Israel’s NeverNetanyahu Right by Caroline Glick February 25, 2021 …Despite Netanyahu’s demonization at the hands of the media at home and abroad, his positions are not extreme. They involve standing up for Israel’s rights and interests, developing … Continue reading

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