Benjamin Netanyahu
Nobel Peace laureate defends international justice as it comes under US criticism
THE HAGUE, Netherlands | Navi Pillay, the South African-born jurist who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize last week, told The Associated Press in an interview Monday that, as a judge, she had to see the evidence of her win before she could believe the news. “I received the letter in writing … so now […]
Iran calls latest US response to proposal insufficient, and other Mideast developments
A senior Iranian official says Tehran finds the latest U.S. response to a proposal to end the war “insufficient” and warns of attacks on regional data centers and cables if fighting intensifies again. Meanwhile, Israel’s former attorney general took the witness stand in corruption cases against Benjamin Netanyahu, as the political future of the country’s […]
A pilot on a flight carrying Israelis stabbed another and apparently tried to crash, Netanyahu says
TEL AVIV, Israel | A pilot on a flight from the United Arab Emirates to Israel stabbed another pilot Wednesday and then apparently tried to crash the jetliner carrying around 170 people, Israel’s prime minister said. Passengers and crew subdued the attacker, and the plane landed safely in Saudi Arabia. While some passengers screamed, the […]
Israel’s Netanyahu says at UN that attacking Iran was ‘one of the easiest decisions’ he’s ever made
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told world leaders Thursday that attacking Iran “was one of the easiest decisions I’ve ever had to make” and denounced as “moral cowards” a mass of delegates who walked out of the U.N. General Assembly when he took the podium to speak. “In defending itself, Israel is also also defending […]
Netanyahu arrives in New York to address the UN, and other Mideast developments
Israel’s increasingly isolated Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was in New York on Thursday to address the United Nations General Assembly, but no meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump was planned. Hamas said it was ready to move forward with the next stages of a Gaza peace agreement, while a top European Union official said only […]
Iran’s president delivers defiant UN speech, and other Mideast developments
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian delivered a defiant speech at the United Nations on Wednesday as Tehran downplayed talks with the United States. Meanwhile, another ship attempting to transit the Strait of Hormuz was struck by a projectile, highlighting the dangers that continue to restrict traffic through the critical waterway as the seven-month war grinds on. […]
Iran downplays indirect talks with U.S., and other Mideast developments
Iran reiterated its conditions for ending more than seven months of war with the United States, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pushed back against French President Emmanuel Macron’s remarks about the occupied West Bank during the United Nations General Assembly. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has traveled to New York and is scheduled to address […]
An Israeli documentary on the war in Gaza sets off a firestorm at home after Venice award
JERUSALEM | An Israeli documentary about the civilian death toll in the war in Gaza has sparked fierce backlash at home after being awarded the special jury prize last week at the Venice Film Festival, drawing anger from top officials and even calls to strip the filmmakers of Israeli citizenship. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu […]
Netanyahu’s big reelection concern isn’t his political rivals. It’s some of his biggest supporters
JERUSALEM | As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seeks reelection, his main concern these days isn’t his political rivals. It’s some of his biggest supporters. A series of small, pro-Netanyahu parties are competing in the run-up to the Oct. 27 vote. But instead of strengthening the Israeli leader, these parties — including hard-line blocs led […]
There’s a reason why Israel has done little to rein in settler violence. It’s not just Netanyahu
Palestinians in the occupied West Bank village of Qusra have huddled inside their homes for days on end, unable to leave because of the threat posed by Israeli settlers. The Israeli military, which over the past three years has displayed staggering military and intelligence capabilities from Beirut to Tehran, has yet to fully remove the […]