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Israel, India agree to continue cooperation in fight against COVID
Tel Aviv: Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday spoke to “his friend” Prime Minister Narendra Modi and agreed to continue its cooperation in the fight against the coronavirus. Following…
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Middle East
Israel, UAE to sign a deal at White House next week
Washington: Israel and the United Arab Emirates will sign their historic deal normalizing relations at a White House ceremony on Sept. 15, officials said Tuesday. Senior delegations from the two countries…
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World
Netanyahu’s son tweets offensive against Hindus, apologises
JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s eldest son Yair has apologised to Hindus after he faced flak from some Indians who found one of his tweets to be “quite offensive”.…
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Netanyahu must appear in court as the next corruption trial hearing
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been instructed to appear in court when the third hearing in his corruption trial will take place on December 6. The Jerusalem District Court…
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World
Netanyahu’s graft trial resumes amid Israeli virus anger
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s corruption trial resumed on Sunday, as the long-serving leader faces mounting discontent over his handling of the coronavirus crisis. Netanyahu is charged with fraud,…
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Netanyahu’s popularity drops amid COVID-19 crisis
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s popularity has dropped as he is facing a criminal trial, the coronavirus crisis and an economic setback, according to a new poll. The poll, issued…
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Israeli PM to continue talks over annexation plan
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will continue discussing his West Bank annexation plan “in the coming days,” his office said. Netanyahu will continue to hold discussions with the US teams,…
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World
Israel prepared to negotiate with Palestinians: Netanyahu
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that he is willing to negotiate with the Palestinians on the basis of US President Donald Trump’s Middle East “peace plan”. The remark…
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World
Netanyahu turns to rich friend to fund corruption trial fees
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is on trial for accepting gifts from wealthy friends. But that has not stopped him from seeking another gift from a wealthy friend to…
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Israeli PM’s corruption trial to begin on Sunday
JERUSALEM: A trial on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will begin on Sunday, making him the first sitting Prime Minister to…
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World
Israel’s Netanyahu, unbeaten in elections, is going on trial
Jerusalem: After entering the record books last year as Israel’s longest-serving prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu will once again make history when he becomes the country’s first sitting leader to go…
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World
Israel top court hears case against Netanyahu coalition deal
Jerusalem: Israel’s Supreme Court was hearing arguments Monday against the legality of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition deal with formal rival Benny Gantz, a day after it deliberated on whether…
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Israelis protest against Netanyahu maintaining social distancing
TEL AVIV: Thousands of Israelis protested against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday while maintaining the country’s strict Covid-19 social distancing rules. More than 2,000 protesters, according to media estimates,…
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World
Netanyahu, staff under quarantine after aide tests positive
JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu went into precautionary quarantine on Monday after one of his staff tested positive for coronavirus, as the veteran premier seeks a unity government to…
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World
Netanyahu, Gantz agree to start negotiations on unity govt
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main rival, centrist Benny Gantz, have agreed to launch talks on possible unity government amidst post-elections deadlock. A joint statement issued by…
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Coronavirus scare: Netanyahu asks Israelis to adopt ‘Namaste’
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu encouraged his countrymen to adopt ‘Namaste’ – the Indian way of greeting – instead of the normal handshakes. The step was one of the…
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Middle East
Netanyahu mourns ex-Egyptian president Mubarak’s death
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday expressed sorrow over the death of his “personal friend”, Egypt’s former President Hosni Mubarak. “On behalf of the citizens of Israel and…
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Israeli PM Netanyahu’s trial to start on March 17: ministry
Jerusalem: The trial of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on corruption charges will open on March 17, the justice ministry said Tuesday. It said the indictment would be read in…
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Israel’s Likud party prepares for leadership primary election
Tel Aviv: Israel’s ruling Likud party will hold a chairmanship primary election on Thursday to determine who will lead it in the next election. Some 120,000 members of the party…
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World
Netanyahu calls for direct PM election amidst deadlock
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday called for a head-to-head runoff vote between him and his main rival Benny Gantz, as a political stalemate threatens to dissolve Parliament.…
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World
In warning to Netanyahu, US House endorses two-state solution
Washington:The US House of Representatives on Friday threw its weight behind a two-state solution between Israelis and Palestinians, in a warning to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he mulls annexing…
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World
Bibi gets a breather as Israel faces political deadlock
Jerusalem: Israel’s attorney general has charged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with bribery, fraud, and breach of trust in connection with three separate cases, but due to the current political deadlock…
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Middle East
Netanyahu rival Gantz: PM’s indictment ‘very sad day for Israel’
Jerusalem: Benjamin Netanyahu’s main political rival Benny Gantz said Thursday the indictment of the Israeli prime minister for alleged corruption was a “sad day”. “This is a very sad day…
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World
In a first, Israel president asks parliament to find PM
JERUSALEM: Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin tasked parliament Thursday with finding a new prime minister, as he sought to avoid new elections after incumbent Benjamin Netanyahu and rival Benny Gantz each…
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Middle East
Netanyahu tells president giving up on forming Israel govt
Jerusalem: Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Monday he has informed President Reuven Rivlin he has been unable to form a new government following September elections. “A short time ago…
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Syria
Netanyahu voices hope for Syria ceasefire in Pompeo talks
JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu voiced hope Friday that a US-brokered ceasefire will hold between Turkey and Syria’s Kurds as he discussed the turbulent region with Secretary of State…
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Middle East
Corruption cases opened against Netanyahu
Jerusalem: Israeli Attorney-General Avichai Mandelblit opened on Wednesday a series of pre-indictment hearings to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, ahead of possible criminal indictments over corruption cases, according to Department…
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Middle East
Israeli negotiators seek to break Netanyahu-Gantz deadlock
Jerusalem: Negotiators for Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main opponent Benny Gantz met Tuesday to discuss possibilities for a unity government that both men say they should lead…
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Middle East
Israel vote deadlock confirmed by near-complete results
Jerusalem: Israeli vote results on Friday confirmed a deadlock in the country’s general election and put Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party as the second-largest, leaving him with a tough…
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World
Netanyahu, Gantz in standoff over Israeli unity government
JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main challenger Benny Gantz were in a standoff over calls for a unity government on Thursday as election results put the premier’s…
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