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Israel president nominates Netanyahu to try to form govt
In Rivlin's consultations with party leaders following the 23 March vote, Netanyahu was backed by 52 lawmakers elected to Israel's 120-seat parliament, the...
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Netanyahu claims Israel vote win but majority uncertain
Netanyahu, Israel's longest-serving premier, had hoped that Tuesday's vote would finally allow him to unite a right-wing coalition behind him, after three inconclusive elections since 2019.
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Netanyahu eyes vaccine victory as Israel heads for fourth vote
Israel, a country of about nine million people, has given the two recommended jabs of the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine to around four million residents.
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Biden, Netanyahu put signs of chill to rest with long-awaited call
The White House said Biden registered 'support' for a series of agreements brokered by his predecessor Donald Trump on normalizing relations between Israel and Arab and Muslim countries.
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Israel's Netanyahu denies corruption charges as trial resumes
Benjamin Netanyahu, the first Israeli premier to be indicted in office, was formally charged last year over allegations that he accepted improper gifts and sought to trade regulatory favour with media moguls in exchange for positive coverage.
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Netanyahu vows to fight 'anti-Semitic' ICC ruling
On Friday, the ICC ruled that it has jurisdiction over the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories, paving the way for the tribunal to open a war crimes investigation.
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Israel enters third nationwide lockdown
After a sharp rebound in detected infections, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government announced three days ago that it would re-impose the strict measures that had previously helped limit transmission.
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Israel's Netanyahu welcomes end of travel ban on ex-spy Pollard
Pollard served 30 years for giving away classified US documents, and had been confined by parole terms to the United States since his release in 2015.
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Netanyahu graft trial to start hearing evidence in January: judge
The longest-serving prime minister in Israeli history, Netanyahu claims the charges against him are part of a witch-hunt to drive him from office.
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Israel signals delay in West Bank annexation moves
Palestinian leaders, the United Nations, European powers and Arab countries have denounced any unilateral territorial steps planned by Israel.
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Israel's Benny Gantz says no annexation until after COVID-19
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition government had set 1 July as the date from which it could initiate action on US President Donald Trump's Mideast controversial peace proposals.
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Netanyahu lashes out at 'ludicrous' graft charges as trial begins
The 70-year-old was indicted in January for bribery, fraud, and breach of trust in a series of cases.
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Israel's Netanyahu under precautionary COVID-19 quarantine
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office stressed the quarantine was strictly a precaution as the veteran right-wing prime minister had not been in recent proximity to the ill staffer.
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Israel's Gantz elected speaker, to seek unity govt with Netanyahu
Details on an emergency government were not immediately clear, and any arrangement would likely be temporary, perhaps lasting long enough for Israel to pass through the worst of the pandemic.
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Israeli court rejects Netanyahu trial delay request
The scheduled 17 March trial date looms as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his right-wing allies try to form a government in the face of fierce opposition, following last week's general election.
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Indicted Netanyahu claims victory in Israel vote
Monday's election, Israel's third in less than a year, was called after inconclusive votes in April and September left the Jewish state in a political deadlock.
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Netanyahu: Israeli plane flies over Sudan for the first time
Israel remains technically at war with Sudan, after a decades-old Arab boycott over Palestine.
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Sudan gives Israel initial okay for overflights - official
The meeting in Uganda between Sudan’s Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu stirred controversy in Sudan after Israeli officials said it would lead to normalising relations between the two former foes.
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Israeli PM Netanyahu in Uganda to boost ties
Benjamin Netanyahu arrived to a rainswept Entebbe airport accompanied by his wife, Sara, before heading to meet Museveni, an AFP photographer said.
