On Wednesday evening, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ended his self-isolation period, but now he has to go back into quarantine after another senior official tested positive for Covid-19. Netanyahu is one of several top government officials who will be quarantined following the positive test of Health Minister Yaakov Litzman. Others include Yossi Cohen, the head of the Israeli spy agency Mossad, National Security Adviser Meir […]
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Head of Israel Resilience Party (Hosen L’Yisrael) Benny Gantz is concerned that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will not commit to the “rotation deal”, Arab48.com reported on Friday. In a shocking move, Gantz, who was tapped by Israeli President Reuven Rivlin to form the government, was elected on Thursday as speaker of the Knesset with 74 votes. This revealed a “rotation deal” between Gantz and Netanyahu, which moved […]
US President Donald Trump on Friday congratulated Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for moving towards forming a government, the Israeli premier said. “Trump called Prime Minister Netanyahu and congratulated him on the fact that he would form a government under his premiership,” Netanyahu wrote on his Arabic-language Twitter account. Netanyahu’s main rival, Benny Gantz, was elected parliamentary speaker on Thursday, in a surprise manoeuvre that could […]
Joint List lawmakers expressed outrage and condemned Blue and White Chairman Benny Gantz for forming a new unity government that would keep the Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in power. The faction knew nothing about the move to nominate Gantz to the post of Knesset speaker, reported Israel Hayom. The former Israel army chief of staff was elected speaker of the Knesset yesterday in a surprise move […]
Blue and White chair Benny Gantz is “inclined to form a unity government with Benjamin Netanyahu serving as prime minister first in a rotation”, reported Haaretz, citing “political sources”, despite Gantz’s “suspicions” of the Likud leader, “and even at the price of breaking up [Blue and White]”. Gantz’s condition is the “the enacting of a law to ensure that the rotation takes place on a set […]
The leaders of Likud and the Blue and White party, Benjamin Netanyahu and Benny Gantz respectively, met on Wednesday night to discuss the formation of a unity government but were apparently unable to reach any agreement on the issue. Prior to the meeting Israeli media reported that there was a primary understanding within Blue and White to agree to govern with Likud based on the rotation […]
Over the weekend we noted with alarm that the Israeli government under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is now tapping counter-terror forces and technology to fight the “invisible enemy” of the coronavorus – as Netanyahu put it in a Saturday address. “We will very soon begin using technology… digital means that we have been using in order to fight terrorism,” Netanyahu had said. Among these new “emergency measures” include […]
With a bump of his elbow, Blue & White Party leader Benny Gantz received a mandate from Israeli President Reuven Rivlin to try and form a new ruling government coalition, after a prior attempt by Gantz back in September failed. As Netanyahu struggles desperately to stay in power at least long enough to avoid being prosecuted for corruption charges, the PM, who is presently leading an […]
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has yet again sparked controversy over the use of advanced technology to track the phones of Israelis who have bene infected with the coronavirus. Netanyahu announced on Saturday that the technology, commonly used by the Shin Bet in “counter-terrorism” operations, would help locate people who have been in contact with those carrying the virus and isolate them, Israel’s Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper […]
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s office on Sunday flaunted a negative result for his Covid-19 test, branded “manipulation” by his rival Benny Gantz. The stunt seemingly didn’t help, as Gantz was then tapped to form the government. The prime minister and those working close to him, had been tested for the deadly virus as a “precaution,” while none of them displayed any symptoms of the disease. The coronavirus […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has tested negative for coronavirus, his office said late on Sunday. The official, as well as those working close to him, had been tested for the deadly virus as a “precaution,” while none of them displayed any symptoms of the disease. The coronavirus test was harshly criticized by Netanyahu’s political rival, Benny Gantz, who blamed the PM for staging a public […]
HomeWorld News 15 Mar, 2020 14:06 Get short URL Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and people close to him have been tested for the coronavirus, the PM’s office reported. None of those tested had symptoms of the disease. DETAILS TO FOLLOW Source
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he was given a go-ahead to deploy invasive digital surveillance tools to track coronavirus patients, sparking privacy concerns and fears the move will be used to supress dissent. Dubbing the rapidly spreading Covid-19 “an invisible enemy” with which Israel is currently in a state of “war”, Netanyahu said Sunday he would ask the government to allow law enforcement to […]
TEL AVIV (Sputnik) – Israeli will use counter-terrorism technology to detect coronavirus patients and those who skip mandatory quarantine, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday. All foreigners entering the country are required to self-isolate for 14 days. All schools, restaurants, cafes, gyms and most of businesses have been shut in a bit to contain the spread of the virus. “We will track patients, including with the […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called for the formation of an emergency government to confront a growing crisis over Covid-19, offering a potential way out of political deadlock. Netanyahu made the offer in a nationally televised address on Thursday. “It will be an emergency government for a limited period,” he said, adding that politics should be put aside. His chief rival, former military chief Benny […]
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s chief rival said he has agreed with a smaller party to work together to form a new government following national elections last week. The announcement by Benny Gantz, leader of the Blue and White Party, dealt a new setback to Netanyahu as he struggles to hold on to power ahead of his upcoming trial on corruption charges, AP reported. Gantz said that […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday formally requested the postponement of his corruption trial for 45 days, local media reported. Netanyahu’s trial on three corruption cases is set for 17 March; his advocates claim they have not received all the materials related to the cases. In a statement issued on Sunday and reported by the Times of Israel, chief of Netanyahu’s advocate team, Amit Hadad, said: […]
JERUSALEM—An elated Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu roared “this is the biggest victory of my life!”—but that was Monday. By Thursday, his voice hoarse, a tired Netanyahu growled, “We won’t let them steal the election!” In the words of Netanyahu’s centrist rival and Israel’s probable next prime minister, Benny Gantz, “Someone here celebrated too early.” Then came a remarkable cascade of bad news for Netanyahu, […]
A newly-revealed document proves Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was aware that business intelligence firm CGI Group “had been hired to spy” on Blue and White chair Benny Gantz. The document, obtained by Haaretz’s business daily the Marker, reveals that “Netanyahu’s lawyer Yossi Cohen promised the prime minister that the company would try to gather material on alleged ties between Gantz and a [fellow Blue and […]
Benjamin Netanyahu has called on his countrymen to abandon traditional handshakes in order to stop the spread of coronavirus. Instead he recommended a no-contact gesture like India’s ‘Namaste’ greeting or the Hebrew shalom. Netanyahu said that he has already adopted the no-handshake policy, and suggested that his fellow Israelis do the same. “You can try to implement the Indian system of Namaste or say another word […]
The head of Israel’s Blue and White bloc, former General Benny Gantz, has downplayed the results which gave his main rival Benjamin Netanyahu an apparently strong position, Anadolu has reported. “Netanyahu does not have the 61 sears needed to form the government,” Gantz told journalists. With 90 per cent of the votes counted, preliminary results showed the right-wing parties with a total of 59 seats, including […]
Benjamin Netanyahu’s apparent victory in the Israeli General Election was a harsh blow to the PLO Committee to Communicate with the Israeli Public and to everyone else who counted on the occupation state moving towards peace. Instead, it has gone further to the right. Some predictions point towards a fourth election, but Netanyahu might succeed in forming a government after his Likud party won 37 seats […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu celebrated on Tuesday “great victory” in the general elections, as exit polls put him in a strong position to form the next government and face accusations of corruption. At the same time, his opponent, head of the Blue and White party, Benny Gantz, admitted “disappointment”. Netanyahu said in a televised speech to his supporters: “This victory tonight, which exceeded all expectations, […]
Netanyahu Pledges To Build 3,500 Illegal Homes In Key West Bank Area By Staff, Telesurenglish.net March 3, 2020 Netanyahu Pledges To Build 3,500 Illegal Homes In Key West Bank Area2020-03-032020-03-03https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/03/192d45b7-53a5-412a-8263-44ba407cd010.jpeg200px200px Above Photo: An Israeli flag flies on a hill outside the Jewish settlement of Kfar Adumim in the West Bank, south of Jerusalem and overlooking the Jordan Valley. | Photo: EFE Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Tuesday […]