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| July 29, 2012
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Netanyahu & Romney discus danger of a nuclear Iran during Jerusalem meeting

The PM mentions long friendship with Romney, agrees wholeheartedly with his stance on Iran.

Presumptive Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney was warmly received Sunday morning by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who emphasized the need for a credible military threat against Iran.

Netanyahu meets Mitt Romney in Jerusalem - Reuters - July 29, 2012

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets U.S. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney in Jerusalem July 29, 2012. – Photo by Reuters

“You said the greatest danger facing the world is of the ayatollah regime possessing a nuclear capability,” Netanyahu told Romney. “Mitt, I couldn’t agree with you more.”

“All the sanctions and diplomacy so far have not set back the Iranian program by one iota. Continue Reading »

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| July 26, 2012
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Just a day before Romney’s visit, Obama is to sign an act expanding US military cooperation with Israel

By signing the U.S.-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act, Obama is trying to upstage Romney for the presidency, as he arrives for an official visit to Israel.

By Barak Ravid

The White House may be trying to steal the thunder from Republican candidate Mitt Romney on the eve of his visit to Jerusalem. A day before Romney is due to land in Israel, U.S. President Barack Obama will sign the United States-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act, which is meant to approve and expand military cooperation between the two countries.

U.S. President Barack Obama

U.S. President Barack Obama. – Photo by AP

The act, which Congress passed a week ago, will be signed by the U.S. Continue Reading »

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| July 18, 2012
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Avigdor Lieberman foresees early elections

Following Kadima’s  withdrawal from the coalition, Lieberman estimates elections could be held anytime after February, but refuses to threaten resignation if his universal draft bill fails to pass Knesset vote

By Moran Azulay

 

With Kadima’s withdrawal from the coalition final, all eyes are on Avigdor Lieberman‘s Yisrael Beiteinu which is now Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu‘s senior coalition partner again.

However, Lieberman is in no hurry to threaten resignation, despite the fact that his universal draft bill is not set to pass the Knesset vote on Wednesday. “We won’t give anyone that pleasure,” he told Ynet and suggested there is a possibility elections will be held in early 2013. Continue Reading »

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| June 25, 2012
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Israel to Morsi: Uphold peace treaty

Netanyahu’s office responds to Islamist’s victory in Egyptian presidential elections; says peace ‘is in the interest of the two peoples’

Attila Somfalvi

 

A few hours after Mohamed Morsi was declared Egypt’s first Islamist president Sunday afternoon, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office issued a statement expressing hope that the cooperation between Jerusalem and Cairo would continue.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

The statement also noted that upholding the peace accord signed in 1979 was in the interest of both countries.

“Israel appreciates the democratic process in Egypt and respects its outcome,” the PMO said after the Muslim Brotherhood’s candidate was declared successor to ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak. Continue Reading »

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| June 18, 2012
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Ivory Coast President: “Strong historic links with Israel”

PM Netanyahu meets with Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara. “Links between us are strengthening quickly”

By Yoni Kempinski

 

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met this afternoon (Monday) with Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara. Ivory Coast Foreign Minister Daniel Kablan Duncan and Ministers Yossi Peled and Limor Livnat also attended the meeting.

Prime Minister Netanyahu and Ivory Coast President Ouattara noted the close state of bilateral cooperation. They discussed the terrorist threats facing both countries, as well as cooperation in the fields of health, agriculture, science and technology.

 

Ivory Coast President Ouattara expressed agreement that Israel should repatriate Ivory Coast nationals who arrived here without permits. Continue Reading »

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| June 11, 2012
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Bibi tours: PM to act as tour guide for 300 million viewers

Netanyahu will join journalist Peter Greenberg on Royal Tour, popular TV show that follows heads of state as they present their country’s tourism sites

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will soon add another role to his impressive resume – that of tour guide.

The prime minister has been taking part in an international project to promote Israeli tourism through the international TV show ‘The Royal Tour’ where heads of state present their country’s major tourist sites.

Netanyahu and Greenberg at Banana plantation Photo: GPO

Netanyahu and Greenberg at Banana plantation - Photo: GP

Netanyahu began filming for the show on Saturday in Rosh Hanikra in northern Israel. Continue Reading »

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| June 7, 2012
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Netanyahu to Vanity Fair: ‘I’m not naturally manipulative’

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continues to intrigue the foreign media – after being crowned as ‘King Bibi’ on TIME magazine’s cover, he is profiled in Vanity Fair’s July issue, which tries to decipher ‘The Netanyahu Paradox.’

Vanity Fair has published an in-depth profile of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in its upcoming July issue, in which Netanyahu emphasized that he is “not a natural politician.”

In the article, David Margolick explores Netanyahu’s effort to “vanquish his domestic foes” such as the Israeli media and the political opposition.

Netanyahu in Vanity Fair -Photo by http://www.vanityfair.com/

Netanyahu in Vanity Fair - Photo by http://www.vanityfair.com/

In an interview in Jerusalem, Netanyahu echoed recent statements by U.S. Continue Reading »

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| June 6, 2012
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Netanyahu: I will fire any minister who votes to legalize Ulpana homes

PM’s office updates ministers that government position is to oppose a bill that would legalize settlement construction on privately-owned Palestinian land.

 

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a sharp warning to government ministers on Tuesday, threatening that anyone who votes for a bill to legalize homes on the settlement of Ulpana Hill, which was built on privately-owned Palestinian land, will be fired.

Settlers at the start of a three-day march from Ulpana to Jerusalem, June 4, 2012.

Settlers at the start of a three-day march from Ulpana to Jerusalem - Photo by Emil Salman

The Prime Minister’s Office has begun updating ministers on Tuesday that Netanyahu decided that the government position is to oppose a bill that would authorize settlement construction on privately-owned Palestinian land. Continue Reading »

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| June 5, 2012
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Netanyahu: German submarines prove commitment to Israeli security

German media reports about ongoing negotiations between Germany and Pakistan on the sale of nuclear submarines.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that submarines supplied by Germany to Israel are “a very important addition to our national security,” adding that “through them, [Germany] demonstrates its commitment to Israel’s security.”

The Dolphin-class submarine first entered service in 2000. – Photo- IDF Spokesperson’s Unit

Netanyahu made the remarks in an interview with Kai Diekmann, chief editor of the German tabloid Bild, Europe’s most popular newspaper, in Jerusalem.

On Monday, another German newspaper, Der Spiegel, reported that submarines produced by Germany and supplied to Israel as part of an extensive arms deal are capable of launching nuclear-tipped cruise missiles – despite insistence by German Chancellor Angela Merkel that the submarines provided to Israel are not nuclear-capable. Continue Reading »

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| May 20, 2012
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Netanyahu: Israel will continue to build Jerusalem and keep it united

Marking Jerusalem Day, PM says ‘Israel without Jerusalem is like a body without a heart’; thousands of religious-Zionist youths march through the city and Arab neighborhoods.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday during a ceremony marking Jerusalem Day that the Israeli capital will never be divided and that building in Jerusalem will continue.

Netanyahu during Jerusalem Day - AP - May 20, 2012

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a special cabinet meeting marking Jerusalem Day at Ammunition Hill in Jerusalem - Photo by AP

“We will protect Jerusalem,” Netanyahu said. “Israel without Jerusalem is like a body without a heart. Our heart will never be divided again.”

“A nation willing to sacrifice it’s heart will convince its enemies that it is willing to give up on everything,” he warned, and said that he does not believe that abandoning the Temple Mount to a different power will preserve the freedom of religion.

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| May 9, 2012
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Like Ariel Sharon, Netanyahu has been pushed to the center

Finally we have a government representing the Israeli majority, a government that no niche party can extort. Finally we have a government with a clear Zionist majority.

 

There’s one thing Benjamin Netanyahu doesn’t like being, and that’s a Thanksgiving stuffed turkey. On Sunday night, at the Likud convention, Netanyahu started to feel like a stuffed turkey. The disruption by the right-wing lunatic fringe at the central event of the ruling party made the prime minister realize what he should have understood long ago: Likud has lost its mind.

And since Likud has lost its mind there was a real danger that it would do poorly in an election and he would be unable to put together a strong government afterward. Continue Reading »

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| May 9, 2012
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Abbas says ready to engage with Netanyahu on Middle East peace process

PA president says he will renew unilateral push for recognition of statehood at the UN if no breakthrough occurs in stalled Israel-Palestinian peace process.

By Reuters Tags: Middle East peace Benjamin Netanyahu Shaul MofazMahmoud Abbas

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Tuesday he was ready to engage with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on a Middle East peace agreement if he proposes “anything promising or positive”.

Abbas, speaking to Reuters after Netanyahu announced a grand coalition that will strengthen the Israeli leader’s hand, said Netanyahu had to realize that Israeli settlements in the West Bank were destroying hopes of peace and must cease.

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| May 7, 2012
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The Israeli-French honeymoon is likely over

Following the decisive victory of socialist party candidate Francois Hollande, France will experience a series of characteristic, economic, and foreign policy changes, but Netanyahu has no reason to rejoice.

Regime change in a democracy is always a delightful moment. The cruelty and swiftness with which voters cast their ballots is a reminder of the fact that despite the corruption, filth, and unscrupulousness that exist in a functioning democracy, democracy is nonetheless an exceptional method of keeping resources that belong to the masses out of the hands of the few.

Newly elected president Francois Hollande May 6, 2012 in Tulle, France.

Newly elected president Francois Hollande waves after a speech following the results of the second round of the presidential election on May 6, 2012 in Tulle, France - Photo by AFP

In France, where the role of President still holds a smidgen of kingliness, removal from office is that much more cruel and impressive.

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| April 18, 2012
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Netanyahu among Time’s 100 most influential people

Prime minister described as ‘iconic’ leader who deserves credit for drawing world’s attention to Iranian threat

 

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been named one of Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people in the world.

Netanyahu. 'The right leader for Israel' Photo: Haim Tzach

Netanyahu. 'The right leader for Israel' - Photo: Haim Tzach

Netanyahu was described as an “iconic, strong and determined leader who has excelled during a lifetime of service to the state of Israel.”

“Bibi’s accomplishments and service as a soldier, a diplomat, an economic reformer who took on the difficult and politically perilous task of challenging the status quo, and a two-time Prime Minister rank him among the world’s great leaders,” it was stated. Continue Reading »

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| April 4, 2012
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Netanyahu to call on Abbas to return to the negotiating table

The Israeli premier will stress willingness to resume talks immediately, in a letter responding to the Palestinian president.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu intends to send a letter to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in which he will call on him to return to the negotiating table promptly and without preconditions.

Mahmoud Abbas and Benjamin Netanyahu, AP

Mahmoud Abbas and Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem - Photo by AP

A senior Israeli official said the letter would be a response to a similar communiqué Abbas plans to relay to Netanyahu in the upcoming days.

The Israeli message will stress, among other diplomatic statements, the Israeli willingness to resume the talks that took place in the Jordanian capital Amman, under the aegis of the Jordanian king and the Quartet of Middle East peacemakers.

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