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Netanyahu uses the anti-Semitism card against ICC war crime probe
JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused the International Criminal Court of anti-Semitism yesterday over its chief prosecutor’s plan to pursue a war crimes probe in the Palestinian Territories. The right-wing leader, who is fighting for his political life in
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ICC to probe alleged war crimes in Palestinian areas
The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor said yesterday she would launch a full investigation into alleged war crimes in the Palestinian Territories as soon as the court’s jurisdiction had been established. The announcement opens the possibility of charges being filed
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Israel to have another election, Netanyahu’s career on the line
Israel headed towards a third national election in less than a year with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu facing the fight of his life for political survival after a criminal indictment. A midnight deadline yesterday, the last of a series to
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Netanyahu’s Likud Party to hold leadership vote
JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party will hold a leadership vote, a Likud challenger said yesterday, as pressure mounted on the veteran leader to step aside after his indictment on corruption charges. Israeli media reported the Likud primary
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Embattled Netanyahu charged for corruption, won’t quit as PM
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said yesterday that he would not resign despite being charged with bribery, fraud and breach of trust in a corruption scandal that he denounced as an “attempted coup”. The charges announced by Attorney General Avichai
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Netanyahu’s nemesis, Gantz, fails to form gov’t
JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s challenger, Benny Gantz, announced yesterday he had failed to form a government by yesterday night deadline, increasing prospects for third nationwide election in Israel in less than a year. Xinhua news agency reported Gantz
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US backs Israel on illegal settlements, angering Palestinians and Arabs
The US yesterday effectively backed Israel’s right to build Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank by abandoning its four-decade-old position that they were “inconsistent with international law,” a stance that may make Israeli-Palestinian peace even more elusive. The announcement
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Netanyahu fails to form govt, Gantz set to take up the task
JERUSALEM: Benjamin Netanyahu gave up his effort to form a new government yesterday after failing to secure a majority coalition, creating an opportunity for centrist rival Benny Gantz to replace Israel’s longest serving prime minister. Netanyahu, who heads the right-wing
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Syrian Kurdish military seeks help from Israel to act on Turkish aggression
An official in the Syrian Democratic Forces called on Israel today to take action against Turkey’s military incursion into northern Syria. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, also expressed confidence that the Jewish people would not neglect the
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Arab citizens of Israel undergo quiet revolution
I just drove by Wadi Ara and saw the long lines of Arab voters by the polling stations,” said Absorption Minister Yoav Galant (Likud) on Israel Radio on Election Day. His words were ridiculed online by many, who felt they
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