Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

• Israel’s president urges Netanyahu to delay judicial overhaul: ‘Abandon the deceiving’

  Israel's president on Sunday appealed to the Prime Minister to delay a contentious plan to overhaul the country's judicial system.

  Politics

  Feb 12, 2023
  
• Thousands of Israelis protest Netanyahu’s judicial overhaul plans

  Tens of thousands of Israelis gathered Saturday for a weekly demonstration against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu government's proposed judicial overhauls.

  World

  Feb 4, 2023
  
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• Israeli president tasks Netanyahu to form new government

  Israel’s president handed Prime Minister Netanyahu the difficult task of trying to form a government from the country’s splintered parliament.

  World

  Apr 6, 2021
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• Israel heads to its 3rd election in 1 year after failure to form coalition

  The vote to dissolve itself was the first of a three-step process to break up Israeli's parliament less than three months after it was voted into office.

  Politics

  Dec 11, 2019
• Netanyahu, challengers wait for official results as Israeli election race too close to call

  Netanyahu's main election challenger, centrist Benny Gantz, said on Wednesday it appeared from the exit polls that Israel's longest-serving leader was defeated but that only official results would tell.

  Politics

  Sep 17, 2019
• Israelis protest proposed legislation to grant immunity to Netanyahu

   Tens of thousands of Israelis gathered in the central city of Tel Aviv Saturday, protesting proposed legislation granting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu immunity from prosecution on a series of corruption charges.

  World

  May 25, 2019
• Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu makes last-ditch effort to prevent government collapse

  The Israeli government has been rocked by the resignation of its defence minister over a cease-fire agreement with Gaza militants.

  News

  Nov 18, 2018
• Israel cancels deal to resettle 16K African migrants to Western countries

  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he has decided to cancel a deal with the United Nations to resettle African migrants in Western nations.

  World

  Apr 3, 2018
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• ‘That’s no’: Donald Trump denies relocating U.S. embassy to Jerusalem within a year

  Donald Trump denied that the planned relocation of the U.S. embassy in Israel to Jerusalem would take place within a year, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he expected it would.

  World

  Jan 18, 2018
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• US VP Joe Biden has ‘overwhelming frustration’ with Israeli government

  Vice-President Joe Biden acknowledged "overwhelming frustration" with Israel's government on Monday and said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's administration has led Israel in the wrong direction.

  Apr 18, 2016