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Netanyahu election lead shrinks, raising prospect of another Israel vote
Israel appeared headed into another political stalemate yesterday after nearly-complete results indicated Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had failed to secure a clear majority for a right-wing bloc in parliament, despite his claim of victory. With 99% of votes counted, Netanyahu’s
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Netanyahu ahead in Israeli election, but lacks governing majority
JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu led today in a cliffhanger election in Israel, but was still short of a governing majority in a third national ballot in less than a year, exit polls showed. On the basis of initial
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Israel hopes Germany, other ICC members will help stave off Palestinian probe
JERUSALEM/THE HAGUE: Israel’s prime minister yesterday hailed what he called efforts by friendly states to stop the International Criminal Court opening an investigation into alleged war crimes against Palestinians. The court’s chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda said in December there was
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US warns Israel against ‘unilateral’ West Bank moves
JERUSALEM: A US envoy warned Israel yesterday not to declare sovereignty over West Bank land without Washington’s consent, pushing back against calls for immediate action by ultra-nationalists within Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition. US President Donald Trump’s Middle East peace
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EU rejects Trump Middle East peace plan, annexation of parts of West Bank
The European Union rejected parts of US President Donald Trump’s peace plan for the Middle East yesterday, prompting an angry response from Israel which has strongly backed the US proposal. The plan, announced by Trump last week with Israeli Prime
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Israel-Palestine ‘peace-plan’: The great Arab double-cross
As the dust settles on the “deal of the century”- US President Donald Trump’s “peace plan” – there is not any stronger criticism that I can offer than has been already expressed from every quarter, not least of which from
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Palestine cancels 1995 Oslo accords signed with Israel
RAMALLAH: Palestine yesterday cancelled the 1995 Oslo Accords signed with Israel, reported Anadolu Agency. “Israel has been informed that the Palestinian administration will not adhere to the agreements between them,” the Palestinian Authority’s Minister of Civil Affairs Hussein al-Sheikh said
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Trump leaps into Middle East fray with peace plan that Palestinians denounce
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump yesterday proposed creating a Palestinian state as part of a Middle East peace plan, drawing Palestinian condemnation for imposing strict conditions and agreeing to let Israel maintain control of long-contested West Bank settlements. Trump announced
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Israel: Netanyahu to seek parliamentary immunity
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said today he would seek parliamentary immunity from prosecution in the three corruption cases he faces, a move that could delay criminal proceedings against him for months. Netanyahu was indicted in November on charges of bribery, fraud
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Israel’s Netanyahu again quits rally as rocket alert sounds
GAZA: Sirens warning of rocket fire from Gaza cut short a rally by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday evening as he campaigned for his party’s primaries the following day, public television reported. It was the second time in recent
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