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Sudan general’s meeting with Netanyahu sparks major row

Monday’s meeting between the leaders of Israel and Sudan has thrown Khartoum’s rulers into disarray, and stoked tensions between the various factions making up the Sudanese government. For Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the dialogue with General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, head of Sudan’s ruling Sovereign Council, was a clear victory. The two discussed normalisation of ties between two countries that have had zero diplomatic relations since the 1948 Nakba. “History!” […]

today7 February 2020

International News

Israel: Netanyahu to seek parliamentary immunity

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday 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 and breach of trust over allegations that he granted state favours worth hundreds of millions of dollars to Israeli media barons in return for gifts and favourable […]

today2 January 2020

International News

‘Indispensable ally’: Arab countries lauded at AIPAC

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that his country is an "indispensable ally" to neighbouring Arab countries in their feud with Iran. "This is true for Egypt and Jordan, Israel's longtime peace partners, but also true of many other Arab countries in the Middle East," he told the annual policy conference of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). Stephen Greenberg, Chairman of the Conference of Presidents of […]

today7 March 2018

International News

Poll: 59% of Israelis mistrust the judicial system

Mistrust in the Israeli judicial system is increasing as a result of the corruption scandals surrounding Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel Hayom reported a new poll showing. Conducted on Wednesday, the study included 500 respondents of whom 59 per cent said they do not trust the judicial system. Eighteen per cent said the current cases surrounding Netanyahu did not affect their confidence in the system and 23 per cent said […]

today1 March 2018

International News

Netanyahu to be questioned as suspect in one case, witness in another

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is to be questioned as a suspect in a further case of alleged corruption and as a witness in another, Israeli media reported on Sunday. The police, who have questioned the prime minister seven times since the beginning of 2017, in mid-February recommended the premier be indicted for graft, fraud and breach of trust in two other cases. The cases have fuelled speculation he could […]

today26 February 2018

International News

Israeli police name Netanyahu associates in corruption inquiry

Israeli police have named the two close associates of Benjamin Netanyahu who have been arrested for their suspected role in a wide-ranging corruption investigation that has added to the suspicions around the long-time Israeli leader, already accused of bribery in two separate cases. With an initial gag order lifted, police identified the pair as Nir Hefetz, a former Netanyahu spokesman, and Shlomo Filber, the former director of the communications ministry. […]

today20 February 2018

International News

New Israel law to shield PM from corruption charges

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party is to propose a bill for a law to give immunity to Knesset members from any corruption investigations, Safa reported yesterday. The bill was proposed for the first time in August last year, but it was not advanced by the Knesset. The Chairman of the Knesset’s Interior Committee, MK David Amsalem, asked: “Is it reasonable to investigate [the American President] Donald Trump over […]

today18 October 2017

International News

Israel: Acceptance of Palestinian unity deal contingent on disarming Hamas

Israeli officials presented mix reactions to the Palestinian reconciliation agreement on Thursday, with leaders both criticizing and welcoming the landmark agreement. Israeli media reported that following the announcement from the Hamas and Fatah movements that an agreement had been reached, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu released a statement saying that any reconciliation should include recognizing Israel and disarming Hamas, which Israel considers a terrorist organization. According to Ynet news, Israel […]

today14 October 2017

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BDS welcomes cancelation of Israel-Africa Summit

The Boycott Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement in South Africa has hailed a decision to cancel the controversial Israel-Africa summit, which was meant to take place in Togo in October. According to Haartez, Togo's President Faure Gnassingbé informed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he has cancelled the Africa-Israel Summit, due to take place in the capital of Lomé. While Togo is facing a political crisis at present, it’s widely […]

today11 September 2017

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