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NEWS ABOUT: Benjamin Netanyahu

Benjamin Netanyahu stories: 68 news summaries

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OPINION

 Israel Turns 
 Right—and 
 Away From 
 America 

Two weeks before election, Netanyahu poised for victory

Jan 28, 09 7:29 AM CST
(Newser) - Polls indicate the next prime minister of Israel will be Benjamin Netanyahu, an election result that will push the country even further to the right and away from a two-state solution. The Likud leader presents a paradox, Damien McElroy writes in the Telegraph: although Netanyahu is the most "American-style"... More »

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Israel • Benjamin Netanyahu • Kadima • Israeli Labor Party • Likud • Israeli election • two-state solution

ANALYSIS

 Gaza Faces Years 
 of Reconstruction 

Blockade, destroyed tunnels make rebuilding nearly impossible

Jan 20, 09 8:34 AM CST
(Newser) - Now that the guns have fallen silent in Gaza, the Palestinian enclave faces what might be the most difficult reconstruction project in recent history, writes Patrick Cockburn in the Independent. Rebuilding in the densely populated zone will face two major obstacles: the economic blockade by Israel and Egypt, and the... More »

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Israel • Gaza • Hamas • Benjamin Netanyahu • tunnels • Gaza blockade • Gaza Strip border • United Nations Relief and Works Agency • post-war reconstruction

 Rival Israeli Pols Gain 
 From Gaza Attack 

Offensive could make or break the election for leaders who planned it

Dec 31, 08 8:04 AM CST
(Newser) - An uneasy triumvirate of Israeli politicians united to plan the offensive against Gaza, the Washington Post reports. Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni and Defense Minister Ehud Barak, who will compete to become prime minister in February's election, both want to convince the electorate they can successfully defend Israel. For outgoing PM... More »

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Israel • Ehud Olmert • Gaza • Tzipi Livni • Ehud Barak • Benjamin Netanyahu • Kadima • Likud • Israeli election

 Israel Faces Snap Vote 
 After Talks Collapse 

Ultra-Orthodox party says it won't join a Livni government

Oct 24, 08 7:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - Tzipi Livni received a potentially fatal blow in her bid to become Israel's prime minister when the ultra-orthodox party Shas announced today it would not join her coalition. Livni, who succeeded Ehud Olmert as leader of the ruling Kadima party last month, has struggled for weeks to build an alliance.... More »

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Israel • Tzipi Livni • Benjamin Netanyahu • Kadima • Likud • coalition • Shas

Israelis: Olmert Successor Is Unlikely to Forge Coalition

Netanyahu calls for snap elections

Jul 31, 08 10:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - Benjamin Netanyahu has called for a snap election after Ehud Olmert's sudden announcement that he will resign as Israel's PM. Riding high in the polls, the head of Likud said that "it doesn't matter who heads Kadima. They are all partners in this government's total failure." The call... More »

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Israel • Ehud Olmert • Tzipi Livni • Benjamin Netanyahu • Knesset • Kadima

OPINION

Klein to Jewish 'Extremists': Stop Bullying Me

Columnist punches back against Commentary campaign

Jul 30, 08 5:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Jewish right-wing "extremists" at Commentary can call Joe Klein anti-Semitic and intellectually unstable all they want, the columnist writes, and they can even call for Time to fire him, but he’s not going stop telling what he calls the “palpable” truth that's "unspoken in polite... More »

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Iran • Israel • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • Jews • Benjamin Netanyahu • Iraq war • neoconservatves • Commentary Magazine

Netanyahu
Wins Likud Leadership
in Landslide

Vows to run
Israel again

Aug 15, 07 4:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Benjamin Netanyahu has swept re-election to the chairmanship of Israel's powerful right-wing Likud Party, boosting his intent to reclaim his position as head of Israel.  "The Likud's journey back to the prime minister's office has begun," he declared. Netanyahu, 57, grabbed 73% of the vote in early... More »

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Israel • Benjamin Netanyahu • Likud • Moshe Feiglin • election

Israeli Labor Party Picks Barak to Lead

Former PM will join cabinet, sets sight on top job again

Jun 13, 07 5:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ehud Barak won a runoff election yesterday making him head of Israel's Labor Party once again. Barak, who edged out former Shin Bet boss Ari Ayalon, will join PM Ehud Olmert's coalition cabinet, probably as defense minister. But the Guardian reports that the serial party chief is widely expected to... More »

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Israel • Middle East • Ehud Olmert • Lebanon War • Ehud Barak • Benjamin Netanyahu • Israeli Labor Party • Shin Bet • Ari Ayalon • Ariel Sharon • Likud

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