benjamin netanyahu Archives – J-Wire https://www.jwire.com.au/tag/benjamin-netanyahu/ Australia, NZ and worldwide Jewish news that matters Wed, 27 May 2026 07:59:30 +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 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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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/netanyahu-iran-war-is-not-over/feed/ 0 181094 IDF slays Hezbollah Radwan Force commander in Beirut https://www.jwire.com.au/idf-slays-hezbollah-radwan-force-commander-in-beirut/ https://www.jwire.com.au/idf-slays-hezbollah-radwan-force-commander-in-beirut/#respond Fri, 08 May 2026 07:01:43 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=180909 The Israel Defense Forces struck Beirut on Wednesday night for the first time in nearly a month, killing the commander of Hezbollah’s Radwan Force, the military said. The IDF identified him as Ahmed Ali Balout, saying he had commanded dozens of attacks against Israeli troops operating in southern Lebanon, including anti-tank missile attacks and the […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/idf-slays-hezbollah-radwan-force-commander-in-beirut/feed/ 0 180909 Can Trump’s Iran deal really hold? https://www.jwire.com.au/can-trumps-iran-deal-really-hold/ https://www.jwire.com.au/can-trumps-iran-deal-really-hold/#respond Thu, 07 May 2026 06:19:48 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=180830 Even if Tehran signs a temporary agreement, Israel still faces Hezbollah, Hamas and an Iranian regime determined to survive. It remains highly doubtful that the 14-point document the Pakistanis are enthusiastically waving around will actually be signed, especially since Iran itself has not even confirmed having reviewed it. Nor has anyone in Washington fully verified […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/can-trumps-iran-deal-really-hold/feed/ 0 180830 Netanyahu holds top-level consultations as Israel readies for collapse of Iran truce https://www.jwire.com.au/netanyahu-holds-top-level-consultations-as-israel-readies-for-collapse-of-iran-truce/ https://www.jwire.com.au/netanyahu-holds-top-level-consultations-as-israel-readies-for-collapse-of-iran-truce/#respond Tue, 05 May 2026 15:40:21 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=180698 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held top-level security talks on Monday to prepare for the collapse of the ceasefire between Iran and the United States, officials told the Channel 12 News outlet on Tuesday. Monday evening’s consultations with senior political and security officials deliberately excluded some Cabinet ministers to prevent leaks, according to the Hebrew […]

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