On Monday night Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a press conference in English for the foreign media in which he said that Israel’s war in Gaza is a fight for civilization and against barbarism. The Prime Minister had a determined demeanour about him, was stern and wore the black […]
US warns Netanyahu, vows to oppose Israel settlements, annexation in West Bank
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, on Sunday, vowed to oppose Israeli settlement expansion or moving toward annexation of the West Bank and added that they will ‘gauge Israel’s government by the policies rather than personalities’. Referring to Jerusalem which is central to the national visions of both Palestinians and […]
Israel’s Netanyahu due in court, as coalition talks ramp up
Israel’s legal and political dramas converge today, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu due in court for his corruption trial and the president to launch talks to help form a government. Judges have ordered Netanyahu appear at the Jerusalem District Court for the prosecution’s opening arguments in the case where he […]
Israel’s Netanyahu returns to court as graft trial ramps up
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu returns to court today to formally respond to the corruption charges against him, as his trial enters an intensified phase six weeks before he faces re-election. Netanyahu, the first Israeli premier to be indicted in office, was charged last year over allegations that he accepted […]