Benjamin Netanyahu
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2008 Mumbai attack planners should ‘pay heavy price’: Israeli Parliament Speaker
Jerusalem: The planners of the “abominable” 2008 Mumbai terror attack should pay a heavy price for it, the Speaker of Israel’s Parliament has said ahead of his maiden visit to India, asserting…
- Middle East
In a big jolt to Israel PM Netanyahu, Defence min calls to halt ‘judicial reforms’
Jerusalem: Yielding to unprecedented protests, Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant on Saturday called upon the government to stop the controversial judicial overhaul legislation sticking his neck out amid Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s…
- World
Joe Biden calls Israeli PM after Sharm El Sheikh meeting
Washington: US President Joe Biden on Sunday spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the phone after the Sharm El Sheikh meeting between officials of Israel and the Palestinian Authority. During…
- World
Scholz voices concern on Israel overhaul as Netanyahu visits
Berlin: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz voiced concern about the Israeli government’s planned overhaul of the country’s judicial system as he hosted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday, offering praise for efforts by…
- Middle East
Israeli govt pushes on with divisive legal overhaul
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition advanced three bills, which are key parts of its proposed judicial overhaul plans that have divided Israeli society over the past two months. The bills…
- Middle East
Israel ready to help transform Italy into energy hub: Netanyahu
Rome: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to help energy-starved Italy transform into a regional energy hub during his visit to the Italian capital. After meeting with Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni,…
- India
Israeli PM Netanyahu extends wishes Modi, Indians on Holi
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday extended Holi greetings to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and wished “happiness, joy and prosperity” to the people of India. Holi, the festival of colours,…
- Middle East
Israeli PM says minister’s call to erase Palestinian village ‘inappropriate’
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has acknowledged a senior cabinet minister’s call to “erase” a Palestinian village as “inappropriate,” after the US had urged the Prime Minister to reject it. In…
- Middle East
Israeli PM’s wife Sara Netanyahu’s beseiged on hair salon visit
Dozens of Israeli protesters besieged a hair salon in the center of Tel Aviv after they discovered that Sarah Netanyahu, the wife of the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, was inside it.…
- Middle East
Palestine condemns Israeli PM’s visit to West Bank settlement
Ramallah: Palestine has condemned the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to the Israeli settlement of Har Brakha near the northern West Bank city of Nablus. The Palestinian Foreign Ministry on Thursday…
- Featured News
Israel is facing twin existential crises; what is Netanyahu doing to solve them?
By Ran Porat, Affiliate Researcher, The Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation, Monash University Melbourne: Israel is facing one of the most serious crises in its history. And it could be the biggest…
- Middle East
For 8th week, mass protests in Israel against judicial reforms
Jerusalem: For the eighth week in a row, tens of thousands of Israelis are demonstrating against the government and its judicial reforms. According to Israeli media outlets, more than 100,000 Israelis are…
- World
Israeli carriers can fly directly to India with Oman opening its airspace: Netanyahu
Jerusalem: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday welcomed the authorisation for Israeli carriers to fly over Oman as a “great day” for the aviation industry as it will connect the country directly…
- Middle East
Israeli Parliament advances bill aiming to override top court
Jerusalem: A bill that would allow Israeli lawmakers to override Supreme Court decisions with a simple majority has been advanced by Parliament. The “Supreme Court override bill”, which passed in a preliminary…
- Middle East
Israel greenlights controversial judicial reform despite opposition
Jerusalem: Israel’s parliament voted on Tuesday to advance Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s contentious plan to overhaul the country’s judiciary, despite widespread public opposition. After a stormy debate, the first two bills of…
