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2-4 mn Israelis to be infected with Covid amid Omicron spread: PM
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has warned that 2 million to 4 million Israelis are predicted to be infected with COVID-19 during the current outbreak mainly caused by the highly infectious Omicron…
- Middle East
Israeli PM says not opposed to good nuclear deal with Iran
Tel Aviv: Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said Tuesday he is not opposed to a good nuclear deal between Iran and world powers, but voiced scepticism that such an outcome would emerge…
- Middle East
Israeli Prime Minister departs to UAE on first official visit
Tel Aviv: Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has departed on Sunday for the United Arab Emirates on his first official visit to the kingdom. “Prime Minister Naftali Bennett will depart today, on…
- Middle East
Israeli PM hosts trilateral meeting with Greek, Cypriot leaders
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett hosted Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis for a trilateral meeting here on Tuesday. The leaders talked about regional security, economy and development,…
- Middle East
Israel urges hard line against Iran at nuclear talks
Tel Aviv: Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Sunday urged world powers to take a hard line against Iran in negotiations to curb the country’s nuclear program, as his top defense and…
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Israeli PM urges the United States to halt nuke talks with Iran
Jerusalem: Israel has urged the United States to halt the nuclear talks with Iran immediately, accusing Iran of having begun to enrich uranium with advanced centrifuges. The call was made on Thursday…
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Israel Prime Minister likely to visit India next year, says envoy
New Delhi: New Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett is set to visit India next year and both countries are working on the tentative dates, the country’s envoy told ANI. “We are working…
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‘Israeli couple arrested in Turkey suspected of espionage innocent’
Tel Aviv: An Israeli couple arrested in Turkey on espionage charges for taking pictures of President Tayyip Erdogan’s residence was “innocent”, claimed Prime Minister Naftali Bennett. The couple, who arrived in Turkey’s Istanbul…
- Middle East
Israeli PM voices confidence in passing first budget in 3 yrs
Tel Aviv: Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has expressed confidence that his new cross-partisan coalition will pass the country’s first budget in three years by this weekend. The Israeli Parliament is expected…
- Offbeat
Israel PM Bennet offers Modi to join his party, Twitter reacts
Israel Prime Minister Naftali Bennet, proposed an offer to India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi to join his party, claiming that Modi is the most popular figure in Israel. The leaders of Israel…
- Middle East
Israeli PM Naftali Bennett calls India a ‘huge friend’
Tel Aviv: Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett called India a “huge friend” during a meeting with India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday. “I speak on behalf of Israelis: We love…
- Middle East
Israel quietly advances settlements with little US pushback
Jerusalem: Israel is quietly advancing controversial settlement projects in and around Jerusalem without making major announcements that could anger the Biden administration. Critics say the latest moves, while incremental, pave the way…
- Middle East
Angela Merkel to meet Israeli PM in Jerusalem
Tel Aviv: Outgoing German Chancellor Angela Merkel will meet Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett in Jerusalem and visit the Holocaust memorial museum on Sunday, authorities said. The Prime Minister’s office has published…
- Middle East
Israeli PM hails Abraham Accords on 1st anniversary
Tel Aviv: Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett marked the first anniversary of the Abraham AccordS, hailing the US-brokered deals as “a new chapter in the history of peace in the Middle East”. The…
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Palestine slams Israeli PM for supporting settlement expansion
Ramallah: Palestine has slammed Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett for saying that he supports the expansion of Jewish settlements in the Palestinian territories. In an official statement sent to Xinhua news agency…
