Topic: benjamin-netanyahu

West Bank annexation up to Israel: Pompeo

West Bank annexation up to Israel: Pompeo

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 23 06:34 AM

WASHINGTON - A controversial decision on whether to annex much of the West Bank is the prerogative of Israel's new unity government, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday. Read more »

Protesting in the era of COVID-19

Protesting in the era of COVID-19

Corinna Kern, Reuters
Posted at Apr 20 10:09 AM

The protesters wore face masks and kept two yards (1.8 meters) apart as they demonstrated against Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who is under criminal indictment in three corruption cases. Read more »

Israel imposes Passover inter-city travel ban

Israel imposes Passover inter-city travel ban

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 07 06:36 AM

JERUSALEM - Israel will ban inter-city travel from Tuesday to Friday this week in order to forestall the spread of coronavirus during the Passover holidays, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.  Read more »

To track coronavirus, Israel moves to tap secret trove of cellphone data

To track coronavirus, Israel moves to tap secret trove of cellphone data

David M. Halbfinger, Isabel Kershner and Ronen Bergman, The New York Times
Posted at Mar 17 09:35 AM

JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel has authorized the country’s internal security agency to tap into a vast and previously undisclosed trove of cellphone data to retrace the movements of people who have contracted the coronavirus and identify others who should be quarantined because their paths crossed. Read more »

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