Tag Archives: Benjamin Netanyahu

“The new criticisms of the trust built between Netanyahu and Trump follow revelations that two of Gantz’s top advisers have repeatedly criticized Trump on Twitter, even comparing him to Hitler”

JNS Challengers Gantz and Lapid attack Netanyahu-Trump relationship by Alex Traiman February 19, 2020 Blue and White Party leaders Benny Gantz and Yair Lapid are establishing their diplomatic credentials in the immediate run-up to Israel’s March 2 election with an … Continue reading

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“If Netanyahu fails to apply Israeli sovereignty to the Judea and Samaria communities before the election, not only will he almost certainly lose the elections, his defeat will bury Trump’s peace plan”

JNS Israeli sovereignty and the future of Trump’s peace plan by Caroline Glick February 8, 2020 On Wednesday morning, NeverTrump propagandist Bill Kristol told his MSNBC audience that Democratic chances of victory over U.S. President Donald Trump will rise if … Continue reading

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Sudan leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan holds talks with Israeli PM in Uganda, marking dramatic turnaround; Israeli flights may soon be allowed over Sudan, cutting hours off route to South America

TIMES OF ISRAEL Netanyahu meets leader of Sudan; former foes to move toward normalization by Raphael Ahren February 4, 2020 Dramatically improving ties with a former bitter foe, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday met with the transitional leader of … Continue reading

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“Tel Aviv is, from the Muslim perspective, as much a “settlement” as any of the Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria. Jews cannot be legitimate sovereigns over either”

JNS Understanding the ‘deal of the century’ from a Muslim perspective by Harold Rhode February 2, 2020 Unsurprisingly, the Palestinian answer to the Trump administration’s historic “deal of the century” peace plan—as it would have been to any plan—was a … Continue reading

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“Three years in the making, the “Deal of the Century,” President Trump’s peace plan, has finally been revealed”

JERUSALEM POST The ‘Deal of the Century’: What are its key points? by Lahav Harkob, Herb Keinon January 28, 2020 Borders: Trump’s plan features a map of what Israel’s new borders will be, should it enact the plan fully. Israel … Continue reading

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In “goodwill gesture” Putin, with Bibi’s intervention, sets Israeli-American free

I24NEWS Putin grants pardon to Israeli-American jailed in Russia January 29, 2020 Russia’s President Vladimir Putin officially pardoned Naama Issachar, an Israeli-American woman jailed in Russia for on drug-related charges on Wednesday. The decree was published on the Kremlin website, … Continue reading

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PM Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Blue and White leader Benny Gantz are expected to be at the White House next Tuesday to discuss the “Deal of the Century”

JERUSALEM POST ‘Deal of the Century?’ Netanyahu just got the gift of the century by Yaakov Katz January 25, 2020 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu received the gift of the century on Thursday when Vice President Mike Pence invited him and … Continue reading

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“The Brexit referendum and ensuing uncertainty has seemingly not dampened the trading spirit, with Israel becoming the first country to sign a post-Brexit continuity trade agreement with the UK”

JERUSALEM POST Israel, United Kingdom building ‘new strategic relationship’ by Eytan Halon January 21, 2020 Israel and the United Kingdom are building a “new strategic relationship” driven by soaring bilateral trade and deepening ties in various sectors, according to a … Continue reading

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“According to Hebrew media reports on Monday, Israeli officials believe the release of Issachar from Russian prison is all but agreed upon”

TIMES OF ISRAEL Putin to meet mother of Israeli backpacker imprisoned in Russia – Kremlin by Staff January 22, 2020 Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet the mother of jailed backpacker Naama Issachar while in Israel for the World Holocaust … Continue reading

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“Polish President Andrzej Duda’s decision to skip the Fifth World Holocaust Forum in Jerusalem next week, which top world leaders will attend, highlights the crisis in Polish-Israeli ties”

ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS) Poland and Israel’s loss of diplomatic wisdom by Caroline B. Glick January 17, 2020 Next Thursday is supposed to mark another diplomatic triumph for Israeli diplomacy. On January 23, the Fifth World Holocaust Forum … Continue reading

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