Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday:I’m not sure the time is right for the Arab region to go through the democratic process.And see this.Also on Friday, Saudi King Abdullah said he support Egyptian president Mubarak and called the …
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Israeli PM rejects idea of sharing Jerusalem
December 13th, 2010 |
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dismissed the idea of sharing the city of Jerusalem with a new Palestinian state. Mr. Netanyahu said Sunday the division of Jerusalem does not reflect his government’s policy. Palestinians hope that mainly Arab East Jerusalem will serve as their capital, while the Israeli government has claimed all of Jerusalem as its capital.
Govt. backs “loyalty to Jewish state†law
October 11th, 2010 |
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Israeli demonstrators have been voicing their anger over plans to change the country’s citizenship laws. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet has approved a plan to make everyone who wants to become an Israeli citizen to pledge loyalty to Israel as a Jewish state.
Netanyahu’s strategy for White House summit
July 5th, 2010 |
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Israel is setting out its strategy for a White House summit on Tuesday, VOA reports. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his upcoming White House meeting will focus on advancing peace talks with the Palestinians.
Israel rejects UN proposal for Gaza probe
June 7th, 2010 |
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Israel has rejected a proposal from the UN secretary-general to establish a multinational commission to probe a deadly Israeli raid on a Gaza-bound aid ship. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told cabinet ministers Sunday that he had informed Ban Ki-moon of his decision. He said he told the UN chief an investigation of facts needed to be carried out “responsibly and objectively.”
U.S., Israel say relations good
March 29th, 2010 |
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Top U.S. and Israeli officials are downplaying perceived tensions between the two countries, VOA reports. This follows last week’s closed meeting in Washington between President Barack Obama and Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Netanyahu, cabinet to meet on Israeli-U.S. rift
March 26th, 2010 |
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to consult with his cabinet late Thursday. VOA reports that the meeting will come after he failed to repair a rift with the United States over construction in East Jerusalem.
Netanyahu rejects U.S. demand on settlements
March 22nd, 2010 |
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected U.S. demands that the Jewish state freeze Jewish settlements around Jerusalem. The Israeli leader was speaking before departing for the United States where he is to address a pro-Israel lobby and meet with U.S. President Barack Obama.
Netanyahu urges calm on settlement dispute
March 14th, 2010 |
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Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seeking to calm tensions concerning plans for an expansion of a Jewish settlement in disputed East Jerusalem. Netanyahu told Cabinet members Sunday to “not get carried away,” as he discussed the strain in relations with Washington.
Israel calls for “crippling” sanctions
February 10th, 2010 |
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Israel has issued a stern warning after Iran said it had begun making a higher-grade nuclear fuel. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Iran’s intentions are clear.
Israeli PM: Peace talks could resume soon
February 4th, 2010 |
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that peace talks with the Palestinians could resume in the coming weeks. The talks have been stalled for more than a year. There was new hope for a resumption of negotiations on Wednesday.
Germany assures Israel on Iran sanctions
January 19th, 2010 |
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Germany has told Israel it is ready to back new tougher sanctions on Iran. The assurance came during an official visit by Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Berlin.
Israelis protests in Jerusalem against PM’s decision
December 10th, 2009 |
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Jerusalem: The decision to partially suspend construction in West Bank settlements by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, is being protested by Israelis.
The protesters held up signs on Wednesday reading “God’s Bible gave us this land” and “We will keep building in Judea and Samaria,” and wore T-shirts declaring, “Freeze the freeze”.
Judea and Samaria are the Hebrew [...]
U.S. welcomes Israeli settlement move
November 26th, 2009 |
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The Obama administration says the 10-month moratorium on new settlement construction starts in the West Bank falls short of the complete freeze. The announcement came from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday, VOA reports.
Hilary condemns Israel’s approach on stalled peace talks with Palestine
November 1st, 2009 |
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In a major turnaround of the support, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has hailed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s stance on settlement constructions in the occupied West Bank as “unprecedented”.
The surprising statement came following the United States’ previous efforts to form a peaceful accord between the two. Israel however was asked to halt [...]
Israel to free 20 for Shalit film
September 30th, 2009 |
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Israel has said it will release 20 Palestinian women from detention in return for proof that captured soldier Gilad Shalit is still alive. A statement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said it was waiting to receive video taken recently by his militant captors in Gaza.
Netanyahu, Abbas say talks hinge on moves by other
September 24th, 2009 |
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Israeli and Palestinian leaders demanded the other shift positions that risk thwarting Pres. Barack Obama’s demand that the two sides resume peace talks soon. In media interviews at the United Nations in New York, where they met Obama Tuesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas must end his refusal to recognize Israel explicitly as a Jewish state and Abbas said Israel must discuss dividing control of Jerusalem.
“No agreement” in Mid-East talks
September 19th, 2009 |
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U.S. envoy George Mitchell’s latest round of shuttle diplomacy in the Middle East has ended without agreement, U.S. and Palestinian officials say. Mitchell met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem in a fresh attempt at getting a deal on Jewish settlement activity.
U.S. envoy meets Israeli PM again to discuss settlements
September 16th, 2009 |
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A U.S. envoy has ended a second day of talks with Israel’s PM without securing Israel’s agreement to freeze settlement building in disputed areas. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office described his meeting with U.S. envoy George Mitchell in Jerusalem Wednesday as “good.” It says the two plan to meet again on Friday, after Mitchell returns from visits to Arab states.
Madonna’s Israel tour panned by Palestinians
September 5th, 2009 |
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Madonna’s pilgrimage tour to Israel has attracted the wrath of Palestinians, who slammed the Material Girl for consistently ignoring Palestinian suffering.
Sky News quoted one Palestinian youth worker as saying that Madonna “tries to place herself as a global role model, but consistently ignores Palestinian suffering”.
Hania Bitar even suggested that Madonna could make up for her [...]