Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is coming under fire again for anti-Arab comments made by his campaign, this time for a message on his official Facebook page telling voters “Arabs want to annihilate us all – women, children and men.” Israeli media reported that upon accessing Netanyahu’s official page, viewers are greeted with an automated […]
In Election Pitch, Netanyahu Vows to Annex the West Bank’s Jordan Valley…
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised Tuesday to quickly apply Israeli sovereignty over the Jordan Valley if he is able to scrap together a new government after national elections next week. In a campaign speech billed by his Likud party as a “dramatic announcement,” Netanyahu also repeated his vow from before elections in April to extend […]
For Once, Sheldon Adelson Needs Donald Trump More Than Trump Needs Adelson…
Today in an unprecedented show of autonomy, Donald Trump fired the firebreathing national security adviser John Bolton. Bolton was gifted to the Trump administration in 2018 by Sheldon Adelson, Trump’s biggest donor, and Trump duly ended the Iran deal once Bolton came aboard. Now Trump has fired Bolton, thereby signalling that he is open to […]
Netanyahu Said to Tell Ministers He May Not Be Able to Hold Coalition Together…
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reportedly told ministers in his coalition that he will not be able to appoint Education Minister Naftali Bennett of the Jewish Home party to the defense minister post because of opposition to the move from other coalition partners, a development which likely puts Israel on course for early elections. The […]
No Choice: Deri and Kahlon Call for Elections After Liberman Quits…
The Short War with Gaza Exposed Israel’s Weakness…
Bill Clinton Admits He Tried to Help Peres Beat Netanyahu in 1996 Elections…
Former US president Bill Clinton acknowledged for the first time that he tried to help Shimon Peres win Israel’s general elections in 1996 against Benjamin Netanyahu. In an interview broadcast on Israel’s Channel 10 news on Tuesday, the former president, who has not made a secret of his difficult relationship with Netanyahu, admitted intervening on […]