Benjamin Netanyahu

Biden aides hold talks with Israel on Iran, regional issues

10:56 am March 12, 2021

Washington: Top US and Israeli national security officials met Thursday by secure video conference for their first round of talks on Iran and other regional issues as the Biden administration looks to avoid antagonizing Israel while attempting to resurrect the US-Iran nuclear deal. The first virtual US-Israel Strategic Consultative Group meeting led by national security adviser Jake Sullivan and his Israeli counterpart, Meir Ben-Shabbat, comes as President Joe […]

Israel’s Netanyahu ‘determined’ to continue Gaza operation

Israeli PM’s corruption trial resumes weeks before election

2:05 pm February 8, 2021

Jerusalem : Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared in a Jerusalem courtroom Monday to respond formally to corruption charges just weeks before national elections in which he hopes to extend his 12-year rule. Netanyahu was indicted last year for fraud, breach of trust and accepting bribes in three separate cases. In recent months, Israelis have held weekly protests calling on him […]

Netanyahu's prospects bolstered amid Israel-Hamas fighting

Israel’s Arab parties split in boost for Netanyahu

9:02 pm February 4, 2021

Jerusalem: An alliance of Arab parties in Israel finalised its breakup on Thursday, setting up the possibility that a small Islamist party could hold the key to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu remaining in office and avoiding prosecution on corruption charges. The Joint List, an alliance of four Arab parties that won a record 15 seats in elections held last year, finalized the split overnight in […]

Netanyahu thanks PM Modi for efforts to protect Israeli representatives following blast near embassy

10:27 pm February 1, 2021

Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday thanked his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi for his government’s efforts to protect Israeli representatives following the terrorist incident near the country’s embassy in New Delhi last week. A minor improvised explosive device (IED) blast took place near the Israeli Embassy in New Delhi on Friday evening. No one was injured. ”I […]

Iran says it begins 20% uranium enrichment amid US tensions

6:28 pm January 4, 2021

Tehran : Iran said on Monday it has begun enriching uranium up to 20 per cent at an underground nuclear facility, a short, technical step to weapons-grade levels of 90 per cent amid escalating tensions with the US. Iranian state television quoted spokesman Ali Rabiei as saying that President Hassan Rouhani has given the order […]