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Netanyahu will run for prime minister in the next election, and is certain he can win

The prime minister is confident his hostage deal offer will silence critics while removing troublesome far-right elements from his government, giving...

03.05.2024 90

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Jerusalem protests show rage against Netanyahu is no longer waiting for the end of the war

Sunday’s rally recalled last year’s anti-overhaul events. But the agenda is very different, some hostages’ families have taken the...

01.04.2024 40

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How an Arab country helped Israel rescue Yemen’s last Jews, and settle them in Cairo

In 2021, nearly 100 Yemenites were evacuated from a secure compound in Sana’a amid dangers posed by civil war; Salem Levi Marhabi was forced to...

08.03.2024 50

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Netanyahu plans for Israel to stay in Gaza for 10 years

In addition to leading the war effort, the prime minister is also engaged in a fierce battle with his political rivals and plotting to stay in power...

06.03.2024 60

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The mayor is certain to win, but there’s a lot more to the vote in Jerusalem

Moshe Lion will be back, but with liberal and traditional Jerusalemites focused on war, ultra-Orthodox factions are expected to win more than half the...

26.02.2024 50

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Thousands of right-wing activists are preparing to resettle Gaza after the war

‘Gaza City will be Jewish’ says one leader; cabinet ministers among those involved in burgeoning movement, which is actively working on...

25.01.2024 30

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Israel in talks with Congo and other countries on Gaza ‘voluntary migration’ plan

Senior official says Jerusalem working on postwar resettlement of Palestinians from Strip; some ministers tout Saudi Arabia as destination for Gazans...

03.01.2024 30

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As Netanyahu’s popularity wanes, Likud MK Danny Danon prepares to mount challenge

Party members said to be working toward vote of no confidence against PM; while several seem interested in replacing him as Likud leader, former UN...

06.12.2023 20

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Charging abandonment by Netanyahu’s government, Likud’s southern base is rising up

The premier’s refusal to take responsibility and his government’s lack of response to Oct. 7 has some in areas near Gaza rethinking their support...

11.11.2023 40

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Netanyahu, self-styled peerless leader, refuses to accept he presided over catastrophe

Benjamin Netanyahu is never wrong. In his own eyes at least, he is a unique, supreme leader, capable of helming a country at least the size of the...

30.10.2023 20

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As war with Hamas rages, a campaign gets underway for a return to Gaza’s settlements

Posters calling for an Israeli return to the Gaza Strip were hung in central Jerusalem on Sunday, along the route to the Knesset. “We’re going...

24.10.2023 10

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Threats from Smotrich et al. did not frighten the High Court justices

Those close to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have long understood that the High Court of Justice would not roll over quietly as the government’s...

13.09.2023 30

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