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'Only Bibi' no more: Why does Israel's Netanyahu want to power-share?

Stephen Farrell and Maayan Lubell, Reuters
Posted at Sep 20 12:20 PM

JERUSALEM - After failing to secure a clear election victory twice in six months, Israel's longest-serving prime minister now seems to be calculating that he can stay in power only by sharing it. Read more »

Netanyahu fights for his political life in Israeli election

Jeffrey Heller, Reuters
Posted at Sep 14 12:07 AM

Twenty years after Benjamin Netanyahu's first term as Israel's prime minister ended, the man hailed by supporters as "King Bibi" is again fighting for his political survival in a rerun election. Read more »

Israel's Netanyahu in Russia to meet Putin ahead of polls

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 13 07:41 AM

MOSCOW, Russia - Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in Russia Thursday, hoping to burnish his image as an international statesman, despite Moscow's condemnation of the Israeli Prime Minister's pre-election pledge to annex part of the occupied West Bank. Read more »

'You will never break our will': Palestinians to Netanyahu after annexation pledge

Adel Abu Nimeh, Reuters
Posted at Sep 12 07:49 AM

JIFTLIK, West Bank - Palestinians tilling the fertile Jordan Valley said on Wednesday they have been rooted for generations to the West Bank land that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu plans to annex, and they vowed never to give it up. Read more »

Israel's Netanyahu wants to annex Jordan Valley

Jeffrey Heller, Reuters
Posted at Sep 11 08:14 AM

JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced his intention on Tuesday to annex the Jordan Valley, a large swathe of the occupied West Bank, if he wins a closely contested election just a week away. Read more »

Under pressure from Trump, Israel bars visit by two US Democratic lawmakers

Maayan Lubell and Patricia Zengerle, Reuters
Posted at Aug 16 08:46 AM

JERUSALEM/WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday barred U.S. Democratic congresswomen Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar from making a planned trip to Israel, shortly after U.S. President Donald Trump called on his ally not to let them in. Read more »

Netanyahu warns Israel's jets ‘can reach’ Iran

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 09 11:18 PM

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has issued a series of statements against Iran in recent weeks. Read more »

Israel PM's wife convicted of misusing public funds

Stephen Weizman, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 17 10:26 AM

JERUSALEM - An Israeli court Sunday convicted the wife of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of fraudulently using state funds for meals, under a plea bargain which dropped more severe charges. Read more »

Israel says site found for Golan 'Trump' settlement

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 13 05:01 AM

JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that a site for a promised new settlement to be named after US President Donald Trump had been chosen and formal approval was under way. Read more »

Netanyahu at side, Trump proclaims Golan Heights belongs to Israel

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 26 08:31 AM

WASHINGTON - With Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at his side, US President Donald Trump declared Monday that the Golan Heights belongs to Israel -- handing another major diplomatic victory to the premier ahead of tight elections. Read more »

Israel says Trump to recognize Golan as its territory Monday

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 25 08:31 AM

JERUSALEM - US President Donald Trump will sign an order recognizing Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights when he meets Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington on Monday, Israel's foreign minister said. Read more »

Trump accepts Israeli sovereignty over Golan Heights

Sebastian Smith, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Mar 22 07:55 AM

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said on Thursday the United States should acknowledge Israeli sovereignty over the hotly-contested Golan Heights, in what amounted to a major pre-election gift for his ally Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Read more »

Netanyahu gives up role as Israel's foreign minister

Reuters
Posted at Feb 17 11:57 PM

JERUSALEM - Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday handed over his role as foreign minister to intelligence minister Israel Katz, giving up the portfolio he has held since 2015.   Read more »

Duterte, bumisita sa Holocaust memorial sa Israel

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 04 10:42 PM

Sa kabila ng kaniyang dating pahayag ukol kay Adolf Hitler na pumatay sa milyong-milyong Hudyo, bumisita si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa Holocaust memorial ng Israel.  Read more »

Duterte meets Israel’s Netanyahu

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 03 08:31 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as the two countries signed three deals that seek to enhance ties. Read more »

Duterte to visit Israel, Jordan

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 14 02:29 PM

MANILA (UPDATE) - President Duterte will visit Israel and Jordan in September, Malacañang confirmed Tuesday, making the President the first Filipino leader to visit the Jewish state since the establishment of the two countries’ ties in 1957. Read more »

Duterte to visit Israel on September 2 to 5: DFA

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 13 07:40 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte is set to visit Israel on September, the Department of Foreign Affairs announced Monday. Read more »

Israel adopts divisive Jewish nation-state law

Maayan Lubell, Reuters
Posted at Jul 19 11:44 AM

JERUSALEM - Israel passed a law on Thursday to declare that only Jews have the right of self-determination in the country, something members of the Arab minority called racist and verging on apartheid. The bill also strips Arabic of its designation as an official language alongside Hebrew, downgrading it to a "special status" that enables its continued use within Israeli institutions. Read more »

Panghimagas sa 'sapatos' inihain sa Japanese PM

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 09 04:04 PM

Tila hindi nagustuhan ng maraming Hapon ang inihaing panghimagas ni Netanyahu kay Abe: mga tsokolateng nakalagay sa isang metal container na tila sapatos ang hulma.    Read more »

Natalie Portman says to skip Israeli ceremony due to Netanyahu speech

Reuters
Posted at Apr 21 03:21 PM

Oscar-winning actress Natalie Portman said she chose not to attend a ceremony in Israel to accept a million-dollar prize because she did not want to be seen as supporting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who was scheduled to speak at the event. Read more »