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“Millions of Israelis are willing to vote for a possible criminal because they see it as their only chance of curbing the legal establishment’s takeover of Israel’s democracy”

JNS Why do Likud voters support Netanyahu? Thank the Supreme Court by Evelyn Gordon January 8, 2020 Although Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was favored to win his Likud party’s leadership contest on Dec. 26, the magnitude of his victory … Continue reading

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Netanyahu “paused for a beat, acknowledging his mistake with a smile, and then ploughed on with his comments”

REUTERS Netanyahu, in apparent stumble, calls Israel ‘nuclear power’ January 5, 2020 In an apparent slip of the tongue on Sunday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described Israel as a nuclear power before correcting himself with a bashful nod and an … Continue reading

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“Netanyahu may have been warned of plan to eliminate Quds Force Commander during talks with Pompeo”

ARUTZ SHEVA Report: US updated Israel on plans to kill Soleimani by Elad Benari January 3, 2020 The United States is believed to have updated Israel before the elimination of Qassem Soleimani, the Commander of the Quds Force of the … Continue reading

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Netanyahu: “I will come to court and quash all the ridiculous libels against me”

JERUSALEM POST Netanyahu asks Knesset for immunity from prosecution by Gil Hoffman January 1, 2020 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Wednesday night that he had written a letter to Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein, asking him for immunity from prosecution in … Continue reading

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Netanyahu wins primaries: “He re-learned a valuable lesson about political campaigning”

JERUSALEM POST Primaries reinvigorate Netanyahu and tighten the political knot by Lahav Harkov December 28, 2019 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spent evening after evening over the past two weeks in the living rooms of Likud activists packed with supporters hanging … Continue reading

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Netanyahu on proposed US-Israel defense pact, something “we could only dream about, but which now we have the opportunity to implement”

JERUSALEM POST JINSA to ‘Post’: Defense pact wouldn’t restrict Israel freedom of movement by Omri Nahmias December 4, 2019 A mutual defense treaty between the US and Israel would not restrict Israel’s freedom of operation, Michael Makovsky, president and CEO … Continue reading

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“If Netanyahu stood down, Likud could elect a new leader in the hopefully forthcoming primaries, and swiftly form a national unity government with Blue & White, the majority of whose members already support their basic policies related to defense and the settler blocs”

JERUSALEM POST Netanyahu – in the national interest, please step down now by Isi Leibler November 26, 2019 After the electoral impasse, I was one of the first of Prime Netanyahu’s long-term admirers and supporters to suggest that unless he … Continue reading

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Netanyahu indicted

TIMES OF ISRAEL AG announces Netanyahu to stand trial for bribery, fraud and breach of trust by Raoul Wootliff November 21, 2019 In a decision that drastically shakes up Israeli politics amid already ongoing chaos, Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit announced … Continue reading

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#Netanyahu: “Coming as it does now, indictments raise obvious parallels with the efforts by Democrats to impeach Netanyahu’s political ally, President Donald Trump”

JNS Are Netanyahu’s indictments the same as the push to impeach Trump? by Jonathan S. Tobin November 21, 2019 …In both cases, a conservative leader is being pursued on what their foes purport are corruption charges, but which their supporters … Continue reading

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Blue and White leader Gantz fails to form coalition

ARUTZ SHEVA Gantz returns mandate to president by Gary Willig November 19, 2019 Blue and White leader Benny Gantz returned the mandate to form the government to President Reuven Rivlin Wednesday evening, signalling the end of his attempts to form … Continue reading

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