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Poll: Netanyahu’s approval ratings at all-time high

JNS — Thu, 16 Oct 2025 06:23:16 +0000

According to the latest Direct Polls survey, conducted by Shlomo Filber in the wake of the release on Monday of the remaining 20 living hostages held in Gaza, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s approval ratings are at their highest since the elections in Nov. 2022. The results of the poll were published on Wednesday by […]

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Blood libel’: Yair Golan under fire for Gaza comments

Pesach Benson — Tue, 20 May 2025 12:15:40 +0000

Israeli officials across the political divides lashed out at opposition Knesset member Yair Golan on Tuesday after he said Israel was killing children in Gaza “as a hobby.” Golan, who leads The Democrats, touched off the firestorm while interviewed on Israel’s Channel 2. “Israel is on the way to becoming a pariah state, like South […]

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Gantz announces departure from wartime unity government

JNS — Mon, 10 Jun 2024 00:00:56 +0000

War Cabinet Minister Benny Gantz on Sunday night announced his National Unity Party’s departure from the government set up in the aftermath of Hamas’s Oct. 7 massacre and the ensuing Gaza war. Speaking at a press conference in Ramat Gan, Gantz said, “It was an easy decision to enter the government, but the decision to […]

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Gantz threatens to quit Israeli cabinet over Gaza plan

Reuters — Sun, 19 May 2024 07:12:32 +0000

Israeli war cabinet minister Benny Gantz has demanded Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu commit to an agreed vision for the Gaza conflict that includes stipulating who might rule the territory after the war with Hamas. Gantz told a press conference he wanted the war cabinet to form a six-point plan by June 8. If his expectations […]

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Netanyahu slams proposed sanctions on Israeli military

J-Wire — Mon, 22 Apr 2024 04:38:09 +0000

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he will fight sanctions being imposed on any Israeli military units for alleged rights violations after media reports said Washington was planning such a step. Axios news site on Saturday reported Washington was planning to impose sanctions on Israel’s Netzah Yehuda battalion, which has operated in the West Bank, […]

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Six months after joining War Cabinet, Gantz calls for early elections

JNS — Thu, 04 Apr 2024 05:12:26 +0000

Israel should go to the polls in September, National Unity leader and War Cabinet Minister-without-Portfolio Benny Gantz said at a press conference in Jerusalem on Wednesday, marking the first time that the left-wing politician has called for early elections since joining the wartime government six months ago. “Setting such a date will allow us to […]

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‘Storm over ultra-Orthodox recruitment won’t topple Netanyahu’

David Isaac — Fri, 29 Mar 2024 01:55:05 +0000

The issue of haredi (ultra-Orthodox) army enlistment reached a boiling point this week as the Netanyahu government failed, despite feverish efforts, to draft legislation to address the issue before a High Court-mandated Wednesday deadline. In a last-minute maneuver, the government requested a half-day extension to file its final response. The court hasn’t yet responded, as […]

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Israel agrees ceasefire framework, now up to Hamas: US

AAP — Sat, 02 Mar 2024 21:10:07 +0000

Israel has essentially endorsed a framework of a proposed Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal, and it is now up to Hamas to agree to it, a day before talks to reach an agreement were to resume in Egypt. International mediators have been working for weeks to broker a deal to pause the fighting before […]

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Israeli officials angered that press may have had advance knowledge of Hamas massacre plans

TPS-IL — Thu, 09 Nov 2023 22:31:06 +0000

Israeli officials have reacted with anger to a report suggesting that photographers associated with international news services may have had advance knowledge of Hamas’s plan to attack Israeli communities on Oct. 7. They were reacting to a report by HonestReporting, a Jerusalem-based media watchdog, which identified six freelance photographers from Gaza who were present during […]

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Israel forms emergency government as Gaza deaths mount

AAP — Thu, 12 Oct 2023 04:53:49 +0000

Israel has formed an emergency unity government as its jets pounded Gaza and tanks massed around the densely populated Palestinian enclave while Hamas militants said they were still fighting on Israeli territory following their shock weekend incursion. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday agreed to form a war cabinet with former defence minister and centrist […]

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