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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 »

Israeli PM backs legalization of recreational marijuana

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 24 10:32 AM

JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday he was pushing to legalize recreational cannabis in the Jewish state, along the lines enacted by Canada in 2018. Read more »

Jewish settlers praise annexation, reject Palestinian state

Michael Blum, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 29 08:49 AM

Donald Trump's proposals, which were swiftly rejected by the Palestinians, gave Israel the green light to assert its sovereignty over various parts of the West Bank, which Israel has occupied since 1967.  Read more »

Trump ignores critics to unveil Israel-Palestinian peace plan

Sebastian Smith, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 29 12:21 AM

President Donald Trump on Tuesday will ignore accusations of pro-Israeli bias and unveil what he says is a peace plan that can solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Read more »

Netanyahu warns of 'resounding blow' if Iran attacks Israel

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 08 06:29 PM

A senior Iranian official on Monday warned the Israeli cities of Haifa and Tel Aviv would be turned "to dust" if Washington carried out further military action in response to its retaliatory moves. Read more »

Iran planning attacks on Israel: Netanyahu

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 25 05:19 AM

JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday accused Iran of planning attacks against the Jewish state and said everything possible would be done to prevent them. Read more »

EXPLAINER: What are the corruption allegations against Israel's Netanyahu?

Maayan Lubell, Reuters
Posted at Nov 22 04:19 AM

JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was indicted on corruption charges on Thursday, presenting one of the gravest challenges yet to Israel's longest-serving leader. Read more »

'Wide-scale' Israeli strikes kill 11 fighters, including 7 foreigners, in Syria

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 20 06:09 PM

In a rare confirmation of their operations in Syria, the Israeli army said they carried out dozens on strikes against the Iranian elite Quds Force and the Syrian military, in response to four rockets fired at Israel a day before. Read more »

Trump shift on Israeli settlements fulfills wish list of evangelical base

Maria Caspani and Matt Spetalnick, Reuters
Posted at Nov 20 08:31 AM

Evangelicals have been a core base for Trump since the 2016 election. Many are also staunch supporters of Israel, feeling a religious connection with the Jewish people and the Holy Land. Read more »

In new pro-Israel shift, US no longer calls settlements illegal

Shaun Tandon, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 19 07:51 AM

WASHINGTON - The United States no longer believes that Israeli settlements in the Palestinian territories are illegal, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Monday, in the latest pro-Israel shift by Washington. Read more »

'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 »