But suffering Palestinian “refugees” are merely a small part of Halbfinger’s — and the Times’ — critique of Israel. Far worse, Halbfinger’s opening words assert, is Prime Minister Netanyahu’s “secret weapon” in his struggle for reelection: “It is President..…
Turkey-Israel row . A war of words has sparked between Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. ... The Israeli prime minister had earlier called Erdogan a dictator. The spat sparked after Netanyahu said Israel..…
“According to the basic nationality law we passed, Israel is the nation state of the Jewish people – and only it.” . The Israeli prime minister also suggested on his online Likud TV webcast that Arab citizens had more affiliation with the Arab countries in the region than..…
Rabin was the architect of the uneasy rapprochement with Yasser Arafat and PLO. ..…
And domestically, NPR reported yesterday that '[t]he prime minister's comment set off criticism, debates over Israel's true nature — and observations that with Israel's legislative elections now less than a month away, Netanyahu's provocative language might be calculated to help..…
The only two charter members so far, Israel and Saudi Arabia, are, however, enthusiastic indeed. Last month, prime minister Netanyahu was heard remarking that Israel and its Arab allies want war with Iran. . ..…
In Israel today, the prime minister saying that “Israel is the nation-state of the Jewish people — alone” is analogous to an American politician stating that “our children deserve the best future,” or “our troops are heroes” — a political statement so..…
Peace will come when PLO, Hamas and UN General Assembly recognize that Israel is Jewish State. It's amazing that Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu still needs to reaffirm to Israelis that Israel is Jewish State.. ..…