benjamin netanyahu Archives – J-Wire https://www.jwire.com.au/tag/benjamin-netanyahu/ Australia, NZ and worldwide Jewish news that matters Mon, 15 Jun 2026 10:11:20 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://i0.wp.com/www.jwire.com.au/wp-content/uploads/cropped-Jwirelogocleangoog.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 benjamin netanyahu Archives – J-Wire https://www.jwire.com.au/tag/benjamin-netanyahu/ 32 32 6446428 Israeli leaders across coalition and opposition reject emerging U.S.-Iran agreement https://www.jwire.com.au/israeli-leaders-across-coalition-and-opposition-reject-emerging-u-s-iran-agreement/ https://www.jwire.com.au/israeli-leaders-across-coalition-and-opposition-reject-emerging-u-s-iran-agreement/#respond Mon, 15 Jun 2026 10:09:27 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=182433 Israeli political leaders across both the governing coalition and the opposition on Monday voiced sharp criticism of an emerging U.S.-Iran agreement, warning it could undermine Israel’s security and highlighting widening political rifts over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s handling of the war. The U.S.-Iran agreement is expected to ease tensions between Washington and Tehran. However, critics […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/israeli-leaders-across-coalition-and-opposition-reject-emerging-u-s-iran-agreement/feed/ 0 182433 Israel says forces will stay in security zones indefinitely https://www.jwire.com.au/israel-says-forces-will-stay-in-security-zones-indefinitely/ https://www.jwire.com.au/israel-says-forces-will-stay-in-security-zones-indefinitely/#respond Mon, 15 Jun 2026 08:19:08 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=182414 Defence Minister Israel Katz said Monday that Israel’s policy is for the Israel Defence Forces to remain in security zones across Lebanon, Syria and Gaza “indefinitely” to protect Israeli border communities from jihadist threats, even as Tehran sought to tie an emerging U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding to Hezbollah. Katz said he and Prime Minister Benjamin […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/israel-says-forces-will-stay-in-security-zones-indefinitely/feed/ 0 182414 Israel unveils US$1.3b boost for northern infrastructure and services https://www.jwire.com.au/israel-unveils-us1-3b-boost-for-northern-infrastructure-and-services/ https://www.jwire.com.au/israel-unveils-us1-3b-boost-for-northern-infrastructure-and-services/#respond Fri, 12 Jun 2026 07:24:40 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=182312 The Israeli government on Thursday approved a supplementary development plan for the Northern District worth approximately NIS 4 billion (US$1.3 billion). The plan, unanimously approved during a meeting in the northern community of Nof HaGalil, expands a broader regional funding package that now totals about NIS 22 billion (US$7.4 billion) when combined with earlier allocations […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/israel-unveils-us1-3b-boost-for-northern-infrastructure-and-services/feed/ 0 182312 Israel kills Hamas military chief tied to October 7 attack https://www.jwire.com.au/israel-kills-hamas-military-chief-tied-to-october-7-attack/ https://www.jwire.com.au/israel-kills-hamas-military-chief-tied-to-october-7-attack/#respond Wed, 27 May 2026 07:59:30 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=181748 The Israel Defense Forces said it has eliminated Mohammed Odeh, the new head of Hamas’ military wing and a key figure in the October 7, 2023, attack on Israel. Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz confirmed Odeh’s death on Wednesday, writing on X that he had been “sent to meet his partners in the depths of […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/israel-kills-hamas-military-chief-tied-to-october-7-attack/feed/ 0 181748 Israel free to act against threats, Netanyahu told Trump https://www.jwire.com.au/israel-free-to-act-against-threats-netanyahu-told-trump/ https://www.jwire.com.au/israel-free-to-act-against-threats-netanyahu-told-trump/#respond Mon, 25 May 2026 07:32:32 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=181672 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told US President Donald Trump that Israel would remain free to act against threats in Lebanon. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told US President Donald Trump that Israel would remain free to act against threats in Lebanon during a phone call about an emerging agreement between Washington and Iran. […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/israel-free-to-act-against-threats-netanyahu-told-trump/feed/ 0 181672 The four reasons why we can’t move on from a blood libel https://www.jwire.com.au/the-four-reasons-why-we-cant-move-on-from-a-blood-libel/ https://www.jwire.com.au/the-four-reasons-why-we-cant-move-on-from-a-blood-libel/#respond Wed, 20 May 2026 00:40:31 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=181458 “The New York Times” and its enablers are counting on the public’s short attention span and the “suicidal empathy” of liberal Jews to bury Nicholas Kristof’s lie about rapist dogs in Israel. On May 11, “The New York Times” published Nicholas Kristof’s astonishing compendium of charges that the State of Israel is deliberately raping Palestinian […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/the-four-reasons-why-we-cant-move-on-from-a-blood-libel/feed/ 0 181458 Israel launches new AI strategy https://www.jwire.com.au/israel-launches-ai-strategy/ https://www.jwire.com.au/israel-launches-ai-strategy/#comments Mon, 18 May 2026 07:32:19 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=181356 The Israeli government on Sunday unanimously approved Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s proposal for a preliminary work plan for the recently established National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Directorate. “This is a strategic move designed to ensure Israel’s technological superiority, accelerate development in the field of AI, and maintain Israel’s position in the first line of world powers,” […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/israel-launches-ai-strategy/feed/ 1 181356 Israel kills top Hamas military commander in Gaza City strike https://www.jwire.com.au/israel-kills-top-hamas-military-commander-in-gaza-city-strike/ https://www.jwire.com.au/israel-kills-top-hamas-military-commander-in-gaza-city-strike/#respond Sat, 16 May 2026 12:50:57 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=181279 Israel has eliminated Hamas’s most senior military commander in Gaza, Izz al-Din al-Haddad, in a precision airstrike, describing the operation as a major blow to the group’s remaining leadership. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Shin Bet security agency announced on Saturday that al-Haddad, also known as Abu Suhaib and nicknamed “the Ghost”, was killed […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/israel-kills-top-hamas-military-commander-in-gaza-city-strike/feed/ 0 181279 Calls for early elections intensify after Haredi leadership rejects Netanyahu coalition https://www.jwire.com.au/calls-for-early-elections-intensify-after-haredi-leadership-rejects-netanyahu-coalition/ https://www.jwire.com.au/calls-for-early-elections-intensify-after-haredi-leadership-rejects-netanyahu-coalition/#respond Thu, 14 May 2026 09:04:58 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=181205 On Wednesday Rabbi Dov Lando, the senior spiritual leader of the Haredi United Torah Judaism party’s Degel HaTorah faction, called for dissolving the Knesset. He proposed bringing forward elections over the coalition’s failure to pass a long-promised draft exemption law for yeshiva students. The seven-member UTJ faction said on Tuesday it would pursue legislation to […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/calls-for-early-elections-intensify-after-haredi-leadership-rejects-netanyahu-coalition/feed/ 0 181205 Netanyahu: Iran war is not over https://www.jwire.com.au/netanyahu-iran-war-is-not-over/ https://www.jwire.com.au/netanyahu-iran-war-is-not-over/#respond Tue, 12 May 2026 07:13:54 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=181094 The Israeli prime minister sat down with a U.S. broadcaster to discuss a series of topics, including the declining rates for Israel support among young Americans. The war with Iran “accomplished a great deal, but it’s not over,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in an interview aired on 60 Minutes last Sunday night. Speaking […]

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