Tag Archives: Benjamin Netanyahu

Biden is trying to make it appear that a normalization deal will happen if the Jewish state pays for it in concessions to the Palestinians. Netanyahu should see it as a trap, not a favor.

JNS Is a US-Saudi-Israel deal really in the works? Jonathan Tobin August 2, 2023 According to New York Times columnist Thomas L. Friedman, President Joe Biden is trying to do Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a big favor. That would involve the … Continue reading

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, fresh from passing the first of his proposed judicial reforms, will next tackle an even more contentious proposal: democratizing the process through which judges are selected.

BREITBART Israel’s Next Judicial Reform: Democratize Selection of Judges Joel Pollak July 26, 2023 Currently, judges are chosen by a committee that includes judges, members of the Israeli bar association, and a number of members of the parliament, or Knesset. … Continue reading

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The Opposition characterizes a program that seeks to restore a semblance of balance between an all-powerful court and judicial apparatus and the legislative and executive branches as a “coup” and “anti-democratic,” even though it would clearly make Israel’s system more rather than less democratic

ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS) Who is actually doing the burning? Jonathan S. Tobin July 27, 2023 …Even the passage on Monday of the first part of the package, which would stop the court from ruling on issues merely … Continue reading

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Reuters: “Netanyahu returned to power more than six months ago, but Biden had pointedly declined to issue an invitation until long after most Israeli prime ministers would have made the visit”

REUTERS Biden invites Israel’s Netanyahu to US after lengthy delay Emily Rose and Steve Holland July 17, 2023 U.S. President Joe Biden, after a lengthy delay, on Monday invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the United States for an … Continue reading

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Celebrated Israel-hater and antisemite Ilhan Omar (D-MN) to boycott Herzog’s upcoming address to Congress

JERUSALEM POST Ilhan Omar: ‘No way in hell’ attending Herzog speech to Congress Lahav Harkov July 13, 2023 Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Rep. Jamaal Bowman will not attend the joint address to both houses of the US Congress by … Continue reading

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Biden opposes members of Netanyahu’s cabinet “who believe Jews can settle anywhere where they want”

BREITBART Biden Doubles Down, Refusing Netanyahu Visit over ‘Extreme’ Cabinet Members Joel B. Pollak July 9, 2023 Biden said in March that he would not invite Netanyahu to the White House because of the his government’s attempt to reform Israel’s … Continue reading

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Bibi: There will be no ‘override clause’ with simple majority, nor super-majority

TIMES OF ISRAEL Netanyahu to US media: Judicial overhaul is moving ahead without ‘override clause’ June 29, 2023 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the Wall Street Journal in an interview published Thursday that the so-called “override clause” — one of … Continue reading

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Judges presiding over PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s trial informed prosecutors that they would struggle to prove bribery in corruption charge

JERUSALEM POST Supporters blast Netanyahu trial after report shows bribery case falling apart Michael Starr June 23, 2023 After a report was published claiming that a bribery charge against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was collapsing, the Likud leader’s political allies showed … Continue reading

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We now know that Obama and his team worked in parallel or together with sympathetic Israeli officials to block Netanyahu from launching an Israeli strike in the period 2009-12

TABLET MAG Biden’s Ties That Bind Michael Doran June 20, 2023 …Biden officials regard Netanyahu as their bête noire not simply because he openly objects to their approach or because he sides with Republicans, but because he is better positioned … Continue reading

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In March, Biden declared that he would not meet with Netanyahu, even after the latter suspended his judicial reforms

BREITBART Amb. Friedman: It’s ‘Despicable’ that Biden Won’t Meet Netanyahu Joel B. Pollak June 15, 2023 “This idea that Biden can get away with not meeting with Netanyahu. … One the one hand we preach about democracy and how important … Continue reading

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