Plea bargains should not be for prime ministers

It’s the sort of story that makes you wonder about who is doing the leaking and why. Read more

Netanyahu to face corruption charges in court

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will attend a Jerusalem court today to face corruption charges in three cases, becoming the first sitting prime minister in Israel’s history to be tried before a three-judge panel. Read more

Netanyahu rejects all charges, calls indictment ‘attempted coup’

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a public statement on Thursday after Attorney-General Avichai Mandelblit charged him with bribery, fraud, and breach of trust, calling the indictment an “attempted coup against the prime minister.” Read more

Pre-indictment hearings on Netanyahu’s corruption cases begin

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s pre-indictment hearings before Attorney-General Avichai Mandelblit regarding three corruption cases began Wednesday and will take place over four days. Read more

Netanyahu warns: ‘Iran taking a significant step toward producing nuclear weapons’

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu slammed Iran’s announcement that it has officially breached the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers and called on the European countries to take action. Read more

Netanyahu expresses regret over shot down Russians

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke to media on Russia-Israel relations at Ben-Gurion International Airport before leaving for the UN General Assembly in New York. Read more

Netanyahu in Vilnius

Israel’s PM Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara have visited the Choral Synagogue and the National Library of Lithuania in Vilnius. Read more

Netanyahu to Putin: Iran needs to leave Syria

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Wednesday, just hours after Israel shot down a Syrian drone that had infiltrated Israeli airspace. Read more

Netanyahu addresses Iranian people in new YouTube video

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has sent a new video to the Iranian people with a World Cup theme…and shows he control the ball! Read more

All these years later, Netanyahu is finally vindicated

Jerusalem buzzes with joy in these hours, and so, too, does Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. An amazing spectacle of fireworks above the City of David is being prepared, the streets are decorated with flowers, and the U.S. consulate has finally become an embassy…writes Fiamma Nirenstein/JNS. Read more

To confront what’s brewing in Syria, the world needs another Churchill

There have been extraordinary scenes in cinemas throughout the United Kingdom. People have leapt to their feet in standing ovations, and grown men have been weeping…writes Melanie Phillips/JNS. Read more

Israeli police push Netanyahu bribery indictment; he decries ‘slander’

Israeli police investigators have recommended that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu be indicted in two corruption cases, increasing the pressure to step down on one of the longest-serving Israeli leaders in the country’s history. Read more

Israeli Knesset enters recess amid new questions on government’s stability

Israel’s 20th Knesset entered a six-week parliamentary recess Sunday with serious questions emerging as to whether the current 67-member governing coalition can stay the course and avoid early elections…writes Alex Traiman/JNS.org. Read more

Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has, met with Chinese President Xi Jinping a t the official guest house in Beijing. Read more

Israel sets its sights on China and India

Israel is to set up two new divisions within its Foreign Ministry to expand its ties with China and India. Read more

Bush, Obama, Russia, EU and UN buried under Trump Landslide

President Trump has buried the Bush Roadmap and any lingering hope for the creation of a second Arab State (“the two-state solution”) – in addition to Jordan – in the territory designated under the 1922 Mandate for Palestine…writes David Singer. Read more

Trumping Solutions…writes Emily Gian

Two days ago, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and American President Donald Trump met in Washington for the first time since the latter was inaugurated. The greeting was done in a far warmer manner than similar meeting between Netanyahu and Trump’s predecessor Barack Obama. Read more

What a difference a month makes…writes Ron Weiser

By now I am not sure if anyone even remembers UN Security Council Resolution 2334 passed on the 23^rd of December when the US chose not to exercise its veto. Read more

Melbourne schools disappointed in not meeting Netanyahu

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will not be addressing either of two Jewish schools in spite of a their invitations when he visits Melbourne during his visit to Australia next month. Read more

Obama and Kerry open door for Palestine Mandate Solution

US Secretary of State John Kerry – perhaps unwittingly – has now opened the door to reviving the solution contained in the 1922 League of Nations Mandate for Palestine – one homeland for the Jews and one homeland for the Arabs (“Palestine Mandate Solution”)…writes David Singer. Read more

Trump calls on Obama to veto proposed UN Security Council resolution on settlements

President-elect Donald Trump has called on President Barack Obama to veto a United Nations Security Council resolution that calls on Israel to immediately halt all settlement activity amid reports indicating that the vote may be postponed. Read more

Leibler meets Netanyahu

AIJAC National Chairman Mark Leibler has met with Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. Read more

“Jewish People have no connection to the Western Wall” – UNESCO

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has slammed a UNESCO decision claiming the Jewish People have no connection to the Temple Mount or the Western Wall. Read more

Palestine – Rubio Challenges Clinton’s Support For Israel

Marco Rubio has directly challenged Hillary Clinton – and every other Presidential candidate – to honour the commitments given by President Bush to Israel on 14 April 2004. Read more

Welcome to Israel

Israel has “welcomed” passengers on a ship headed for Gaza but intercepted by the Israeli Navy. Read more

Israel: Rhetoric v Reality

When discussing matters pertaining to Israel one of the challenges is how to differentiate between rhetoric and reality…writes Ron Weiser. Read more

To survive, Netanyahu must broaden his new government…writes Isi Leibler

Following weeks of unedifying horse trading, threats and extortions, compounded by personal malice, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has finally cobbled together an untenable coalition with only a single-seat majority — which any single Knesset member in the coalition could bring down. To survive, it must be broadened. Read more

Australians “quizzed” by Netanyahu

Australian’s Chani Charak, 16 from Kesser Torah in Sydney and Chaya Leah (Lele) Kaltmann, 17 from Beth Rivka Ladies College in Melbourne competed in the 52^nd World Bible Quiz held in Israel. Read more

Bibi meets children of fallen IDF members

Ahead of Yom Hazikaron, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has met with the children of members of the Israeli Defence Forces who lost their lives on active service. Read more

Vindictive Obama punishing Israel for re-electing Netanyahu

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s stunning election victory surprised the nation and shocked the media “experts” who were already writing his obituaries…writes Isi Leibler. Read more

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