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Netanyahu: I will annex Jordan Valley if I win polls
JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced his intention yesterday to annex the Jordan Valley, a large swathe of the occupied West Bank, if he wins a closely contested election just a week away. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said in
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Tlaib rejects West Bank visit, citing Israel’s ‘oppressive conditions’
WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM: US congresswoman Rashida Tlaib yesterday rejected an offer by Israel to let her travel to the West Bank, the latest twist in a dispute drawing Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu together against US Democrats ahead of elections in both
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Israel bars Ilham Omar and Rashida Tlaib from visiting the nation
JERUSALEM/WASHINGTON: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday barred US Democratic congresswomen Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar from making a planned trip to Israel, shortly after US President Donald Trump called on his ally not to let them in. Tlaib and Omar,
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Netanyahu fails to postpone corruption hearing
JERUSALEM: Israel’s attorney general yesterday rejected Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s request to postpone a court hearing over corruption allegations against him. The prosecutor’s office said Netanyahu had requested ‘that the hearing be delayed due to the dissolution of the Knesset
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Israel to go for another election
JERUSALEM: Israeli lawmakers voted to dissolve the parliament early on Thursday, paving way for a new election after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu failed to form a coalition government before a midnight deadline. The Sept 17 ballot will be Israel’s second
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Thousands demonstrate against moves to grant Netanyahu immunity
TEL AVIV: Thousands of Israelis protested on Saturday against legislative steps that could grant Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu immunity from prosecution and limit the power of the country’s Supreme Court. The demonstration in Tel Aviv was attended by nearly all
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