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Netanyahu under fire for Hitler claim

Israeli PM accused of aiding Holocaust deniers by saying grand mufti gave Hitler idea to kill Jews.

‘Empty gesture’: Israel’s prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu has been lambasted for a recent ‘incendiary’ statement.

Bibi can’t unsay racist comments

The Joint Arab List, a coalition of Israel’s Arab parties that is now the third-largest group in the Knesset, did not accept Netanyahu’s apology.

Netanyahu: “Thank you, President Trump, for this historic move. The sanctions are indeed coming”. (Reuters)

Netanyahu backtracks on rejecting two states, but damage is already done

Binyamin Netanyahu’s contradictory statements on whether or not he supports a two-state solution are so at odds that they are hard to reconcile.

Netanyahu has spoken out against the possibility that the attorney general will announce his decision on whether to indict him before April 9 elections. (AFP)

Bibi, Israel’s comeback kid

Smear tactics and appeals to the primal fear of his political base wins Binyamin Netanyahu the votes.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wins the Israeli elections.

Netanyahu’s fate hangs in balance

Polls suggest that the embattled Israeli leader could lose power in next week’s election.

Warning: Israel’s Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu told the US Congress that talks with Iran could enable the Middle East country to stockpile nuclear weapons.

Fear and bluster in Congress

Netanyahu condemned US nuclear talks with Iran, but Obama hit back at his empty rhetoric.

Abbas, Netanyahu march in historic Paris rally

Unlikely scenes at a historic march in Paris against terrorism as Palestine’s Mahmoud Abbas and Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu march together.

Israeli PM: No peace until Palestinians recognise Israel

A hardline speech has fuelled suspicions that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is unwilling to agree to withdrawal from the West Bank.

Iran: New president, same policies

Israel is not convinced that the aims of new Iranian President Hassan Rowhani, who was sworn in this weekend, will change

Israel to approve prisoner deal with Palestine

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has urged his cabinet to approve the release of 104 Arab prisoners.

Rightwingers on the rise in Israel

Ahead of elections in Israel, ultra-ultra-nationalists using overtly racist rhetoric are surging in the polls.

US Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney and Israel’s Kadima party leader Shaul Mofaz pose for photographers during a meeting in Jerusalem.
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Romney ‘would back Israeli strike against Iran’

An aide to Mitt Romney says the US presidential candidate is wooing Israeli support by promising to back any attack on Iran by Israel.

Hardliners in West Bank standoff

Hardliners in West Bank standoff

A house in the occupied territory has becoming yet another source of dispute in this conflicted area between Israel and Palestine.

Israel accused of gagging critics by drying up funding

Israel’s senior Cabinet members have approved a Bill limiting foreign donations to political not-for-profit organisations.

Netanyahu spurns US pressure for Palestinian deal

The Israeli premier has spurned American pressure to make a significant gesture towards peace to stave off international support.