Benjamin Netanyahu

Netanyahu judicial move spawns economic, political risks

Reforms heighten perils for economy and for Netanyahu More changes could hit shekel, growth, high-tech sector Government ignoring 'huge warning signs' - economist Moody's sees negative economic consequences Netanyahu: Economy…

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Israel’s Netanyahu down in polls over judicial reform

By Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM, July 26 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has taken a hit in the polls over a judicial law his hard-right coalition has championed, deepening a…

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UPDATED:Israel’s Netanyahu recovering in hospital after getting pacemaker

JERUSALEM, July 23 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was fitted with a pacemaker on Sunday after experiencing a heart arrhythmia, and was under observation in the cardiac ward…

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Cigars, champagne and secrets: Hollywood mogul testifies in Netanyahu case

By Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM, June 25 (Reuters) - Hollywood mogul Arnon Milchan began his testimony in the corruption trial of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday, in a court…

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Israel judicial reform: What’s it all about?

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A drive by the hard-right coalition government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to enact sweeping changes to Israel's judiciary has sparked domestic uproar and alarm among the…

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UPDATED: Israeli government in chaos as judicial reform plans draw mass protests

Ruling party source says PM expected to halt legislation Sacking of minister drew tens of thousands of protesters By Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM, March 27 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…

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Israel’s attorney general: Netanyahu involvement in judicial overhaul is illegal

JERUSALEM, March 24 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu violated the law by saying he would get personally involved in a judicial overhaul plan, the attorney-general said on Friday.…

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UPDATED: Thousands of Israelis block streets in protest of judicial overhaul

TEL AVIV/JERUSALEM, March 23 (Reuters) - Israelis took to the streets en masse on Thursday in protest against the government's overhaul of the court system, blocking roadways across the country…

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Hundreds of elite Israeli reservists say they are joining judicial protests

JERUSALEM, March 19 (Reuters) - A group of Israelis describing themselves as reservists in elite military and intelligence units said they would not turn up for some duties from Sunday,…

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No White House visit for Israel’s Netanyahu as US concern rises

By Simon Lewis WASHINGTON, March 16 (Reuters) - Eleven weeks into his third stint as Israel's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu has yet to be received at the White House, signaling…

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Israeli president warns of risk of civil war

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli President Isaac Herzog unveiled alternative changes to the judiciary in response to a planned overhaul by Israel's far-right coalition that has triggered mass protests in recent…

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Israel blames Iran for attack on oil tanker

JERUSALEM, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said that Iran was responsible for a reported attack on an oil tanker last week. An attack on…

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Netanyahu open to mediator role between Russia and Ukraine ‘if asked’

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would be willing to consider serving as a mediator between Russia and Ukraine if asked by both warring countries and the US. “If…

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Biden: looks forward to working with Netanyahu, supports two-state solution

WASHINGTON, Dec 29 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday he looked forward to working with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and promoting regional peace, including between Israelis and Palestinians,…

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UPDATE – Israel’s new government to be sworn in, following parliament’s approval

New government has nationalist, religious parties Netanyahu has pledged to pursue regional peace Cabinet darkens bleak outlook for Palestinian state Violence surged in West Bank in 2022 By Maayan Lubell…

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On eve of Israel’s new government, far-rightists offer reassurances

JERUSALEM, Dec 28 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu finalised coalition deals on Wednesday as his prospective far-right partners offered reassurances that they would serve all Israelis and not…

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Israel’s Netanyahu seals coalition deals with rightist, religious allies

JERUSALEM, Dec 28 (Reuters) - Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu finalised coalition deals with allied parties, their spokespeople said on Wednesday, in final steps toward his political comeback at the head…

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Israel’s Netanyahu looks to vote in new government on Thursday

JERUSALEM, Dec 26 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu called a vote in parliament on his new government for Thursday Dec. 29, the speaker of the Knesset said on Monday, after…

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Israel’s Netanyahu says he has secured deal to form new government

By Henriette Chacar JERUSALEM, Dec 21 (Reuters) - Israel's longest-serving prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said on Wednesday he had secured a deal to form a new government after weeks of…

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UPDATED: Israeli far right’s Ben-Gvir to be police minister in coalition deal

JERUSALEM, Nov 25 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu's conservative Likud party signed its first coalition deal with Itamar Ben-Gvir's far-right Jewish Power party, Likud said in a statement…

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Israel’s Netanyahu wins defamation suit against ex-PM

JERUSALEM, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu won a defamation suit on Monday against a predecessor who had alleged that he, his wife and his son were…

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UPDATED: Netanyahu formally tasked with forming new Israeli government

JERUSALEM, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu received an official mandate on Sunday to form a new government and pledged that he would seek national consensus…

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Israel’s president to ask Netanyahu to form new government

JERUSALEM, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Israel's President Isaac Herzog will ask veteran leader Benjamin Netanyahu to form a new government on Sunday, the president's office said. The announcement came after…

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Palestinians fear a Netanyahu win in Israeli election could mean more violence

GAZA/WEST BANK (Reuters) - The prospect of Benjamin Netanyahu returning to power at the head of one of the most right-wing coalitions in Israeli history has prompted concern among Palestinians…

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Israeli PM Lapid congratulates Netanyahu on election win

JERUSALEM, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Israel Prime Minister Yair Lapid on Thursday congratulated Benjamin Netanyahu on his election win as final results confirmed the former premier's triumphant comeback at the…

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NEWSMAKER-Benjamin Netanyahu faces balancing act after Israel election comeback

JERUSALEM, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Benjamin Netanyahu concluded his recent autobiography "Bibi: My Story" with a declaration that his time on the opposition benches, after an election loss in 2021,…

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UPDATED: Netanyahu says he is on brink of ‘very big victory’ in Israel election

JERUSALEM, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Israel's former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was set to return to power in one of the most right-wing coalitions in Israel's history, causing jitters among…

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Explainer: Israel ballot: round five in Netanyahu’s fight for survival

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – On Tuesday Nov. 1 Israel holds an unprecedented fifth election in less than four years with former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu vying for a comeback. Caught in…

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Netanyahu pushes comeback bid in tight Israeli election race

JERUSALEM, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Israelis vote for the fifth time in four years on Tuesday in an election in which former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's comeback bid may depend…

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Benjamin Netanyahu eyes comeback as Israeli government loses majority

Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's pugnacious ex-prime minister, is planning a political comeback this Wednesday after the government led by his former protégé lost its majority last week. Mr Netanyahu's Right-wing Likud…

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Out, but not down, Netanyahu could be tough opposition leader

Long the familiar face of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu is headed to the political sidelines after serving as prime minister for more than a decade. But even as he battles in…

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UPDATED: Israel’s Knesset to vote on new government, end Netanyahu’s record reign

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's record 12-year hold on power was set to end on Sunday when parliament votes on a new government, ushering in an administration that has pledged…

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New Israeli government seals coalition deals as Netanyahu era approaches its end

The new Israeli government set to end Benjamin Netanyahu's 12-year tenure as prime minister signed its final coalition agreements on Friday, pointedly including term limits. The coalition of parties from…

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Netanyahu faces end of rule in parliamentary vote on new government

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces an end to his long hold on power in Israel on Sunday when the country's legislature votes on approving an improbable government of diverse parties that came together to unseat him. "It's happening!"…

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Israel is set for a change of government. Who? When? Why?

Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s longest-serving prime minister, is on the verge of being toppled from power after more than a decade in office. The 71-year-old right-winger looks set to be ousted…

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Netanyahu, fighting for political life, hits back at deal to unseat him

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday fought back against an agreement by his political opponents for a government of left-wing, centrist and right-wing parties aimed at unseating him. Netanyahu,…

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UPDATED: Israel’s opposition declares new government, set to unseat Netanyahu

Israel's opposition leader moved closer to unseating Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, announcing an agreement with a coalition of diverse political allies to form a new government. But the fragile alliance,…

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Netanyahu’s grip on power loosens as rival moves to unseat him

Far-right party leader Naftali Bennett threw his crucial support on Sunday behind a "unity government" in Israel to unseat Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in what would be the end of…

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Biden tells Netanyahu he wants “de-escalation” of Israel-Gaza fighting

U.S. President Joe Biden pushed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday to reduce tensions in the Gaza conflict on the path to a ceasefire, a White House spokeswoman said.…

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Netanyahu poised to gain political lifeline as violence flares

Civil unrest between Jews and Arabs in Israel dealt a strong blow on Thursday to efforts by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's main political rival Yair Lapid to form a new…

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Netanyahu’s favours were ‘currency’, prosecutor says as corruption trial starts

An Israeli prosecutor told a court on Monday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had helped a business couple to clinch deals worth hundred of millions of shekels in exchange for…

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Israel’s Netanyahu in court for corruption trial

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's legal and political troubles will play out simultaneously on Monday, at his corruption trial and in the president's residence. Judges ordered Netanyahu to be in…

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UPDATED: Netanyahu cancels planned UAE visit

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed media reports he had been due to visit the United Arab Emirates on Thursday, saying in a statement the trip was postponed due to…

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Netanyahu pleads not guilty to corruption charges as trial resumes

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pleaded not guilty on Monday to corruption charges at the resumption of his trial some six weeks before Israeli voters again pass judgment…

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Israeli cabinet minister confirms Netanyahu’s Saudi meeting

A member of Benjamin Netanyahu's cabinet and Likud party confirmed media reports on Monday that the Israeli prime minister had held a meeting in Saudi Arabia, calling it an "amazing…

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Israel’s Netanyahu congratulates Biden on U.S. election win, thanks Trump

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday congratulated U.S. President-elect Joe Biden after his election win saying he looked forward to working together with the new administration and strengthening the…

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Thousands of Israelis protest against Netanyahu

Thousands of Israelis protested against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Saturday over his alleged corruption and the government's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. The crowd rallied outside Netanyahu's…

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Israeli protesters, decrying corruption, keep pressure on Netanyahu

Thousands of Israelis protested in Jerusalem on Saturday night against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and the summer outcry denouncing alleged corruption and the government’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic showed…

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Israel’s “Bibi generation” starts to turn on Netanyahu over economy and COVID-19

For two months, many Israeli television viewers watched nightly as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued warnings and updates about the novel coronavirus and imposed lockdowns. When infections fell, he went…

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Netanyahu announces more cash grants to counter public anger over handling of coronavirus crisis

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Wednesday a plan for government grants for all Israelis amid growing public anger over his handling of a coronavirus crisis that has taken a…

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“Bibi go home” – protests in Israel against government’s economic policies

Hundreds of people blocked roads and clashed with police in Tel Aviv Saturday evening at the end of a mass protest that saw some 10,000 demonstrate against the government’s economic…

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Netanyahu’s corruption trial starts

Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday became the first serving Israeli prime minister to go on trial, proclaiming his innocence in the corridor before walking into court to face charges of bribery,…

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Netanyahu becomes first serving Israeli PM to face criminal prosecution on corruption charges

The long-awaited corruption trial of Benjamin Netanyahu is due to open in Jerusalem, where he will become the first serving Israeli prime minister to face criminal prosecution. Netanyahu is required…

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New fears Netanyahu could be infected

An aide to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has tested positive for coronavirus, officials said on Monday, but it was not immediately clear if the 70-year-old leader had been exposed…

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Israel’s Netanyahu falls short of parliamentary majority

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has again fallen short of a parliamentary majority with his hardline allies, final election results confirmed on Thursday, extending the country's year-old political deadlock and…

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Netanyahu declares victory in Israeli election

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared victory on Tuesday in Israel's third election in less than a year, after television exit polls showed him just a seat short of a governing…

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Netanyahu withdraws bid for parliamentary immunity

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu withdrew his bid for parliamentary immunity from prosecution on corruption charges, making a criminal trial against him a near certainty. In a statement issued on…

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