Day: November 24, 2019

Netanyahu decided: vote for Likud leadership within six weeks

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After meeting with senior party officials, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced, the Likud will hold a vote on its leader within six weeks. The vote will come after the clock has run out for another member of Knesset to attempt to enlist a 61 seat support for a new coalition. Sources close to MK Gideon […]

Intensity of U.S. military visits shows urgency of Iran threat – analysis

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So what is happening that is causing this parade of top US military officers to Israel? Seemingly, it is like McKenzie warned – Iran is up to something. ANNA AHRONHEIM NOVEMBER 24, 2019 20:51 In 2012, the Obama administration wanted to try and stop Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from attacking Iran’s nuclear facilities. As a […]

Netanyahu: We will stop Iran’s attempts to use Yemen, Iraq against Israel

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Netanyahu: We will stop Iran’s attempts to use Yemen, Iraq against Israel “We will work to thwart Iran’s attempt to turn Iraq and Yemen into rocket and missile launching pads against Israel,” he said. By HERB KEINON, JERUSALEM POST STAFF NOVEMBER 24, 2019 18:04 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Naftali Bennett tour Mount […]

Will Putin release Issachar when he visits Israel in January? – analysis

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Yaffa Issachar is using every resource at her disposal to secure her daughter’s release. So far, all efforts, including those by high-ranking Israeli politicians, have failed. GREER FAY CASHMAN NOVEMBER 24, 2019 18:21 Other than playing guessing games about whether efforts to form a government will succeed or whether there will be a third election, […]

‘US decision isn’t a green-light for annexation’

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Diplomat and international law scholar Alan Baker warns against reading too deeply into US declaration it views Israeli settlements as legal Nitsan Keidar, 24/11/19 17:51 The Trump administration’s decision to declare that Israeli towns in Judea and Samaria are not illegal under international law will have only a minor impact on other countries’ positions on […]

High Court to NGO: Don’t jump the gun on firing Netanyahu

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Netanyahu may give up other ministries. YONAH JEREMY BOB NOVEMBER 24, 2019 18:19 High Court of Justice Judge Menachem Mazuz told an NGO Thursday evening that it had jumped the gun in asking the court to fire Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, following Thursday’s decision by Attorney-General Avichai Mandelblit to issue a final indictment against him […]

Israeli Settlements Are a Political, Not a Legal Issue

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A demonstrator holds a Palestinian flag during a protest against Jewish settlements in Kofr Qadom, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, November 22, 2019. (Mohamad Torokman/Reuters) It was not radical for Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to revive the Reagan policy. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has just upended longstanding, widely held opinion about the legality […]

World Israeli Settlements Are a Political, Not a Legal Issue By Douglas J. Feith About Douglas J. Feith November 22, 2019 2:53 PM

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Douglas J. FeithNovember 22, 2019 2:53 PM A demonstrator holds a Palestinian flag during a protest against Jewish settlements in Kofr Qadom, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, November 22, 2019. (Mohamad Torokman/Reuters) It was not radical for Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to revive the Reagan policy. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has just upended […]

A-G creates team to discuss questions arising from Netanyahu’s indictment

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Among the members of the team are Mandelblit himself and State Attorney Shai Nitzan. The main question is whether President Rivlin can grant Netanyahu the mandate to form a government. By MAARIV ONLINE NOVEMBER 24, 2019 14:27 Three days have passed since Attorney-General Avichai Mandelblit published the charges against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for bribery, […]

Netanyahu’s woes mirror those of his ally Trump

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November 24, 2019 The similarity between Trump and Netanyahu has they face off against their respective deep states runs deep. By World Israel News Staff and AP The similarities are stark. Two leaders pursued by the deep state. One faces indictment. The other impeachment. Like President Donald Trump, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been accused […]

‘Iran is murdering hundreds of its civilians’

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PM speaks about the violence in the Arab population in Israel and the threat from Iran and Gaza Arutz Sheva Staff, 24/11/19 Netanyahu in a cabinet meeting Hezky Baruch Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu opened this morning’s (Sunday) cabinet meeting speaking about the riots in Iran. “General McKenzie (commander of United States Central Command) said that […]

Iran and the Ayatollah’s Fake Suicide-Belt

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Amir TaheriNovember 24, 2019 at 4:00 am To hammer the claim that the uprising threatened national security, the regime fomented a sense of insecurity. The state-controlled media ran identical reports, concocted by a “star-chamber” of propagandists, about shopping malls and supermarkets being looted, bank branches robbed and set on fire. They also claimed that “foreign […]