Reuters Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits a site in Israel hit by Iranian missiles Back in March, as he turned his back on a ceasefire process that was delivering results, the Israeli prime minister took a decision described by some commentators as akin to “political suicide”. The Gaza ceasefire deal, brokered by Donald Trump’s envoy...
Trump said this week that he wants Netanyahu’s trial “CANCELLED, IMMEDIATELY.” Truthout is a vital news source and a living history of political struggle. If you think our work is valuable, support us with a donation of any size. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has once again asked for proceedings for his criminal trial to...
US President Donald Trump has called for Israel to “pardon” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is on trial for alleged corruption, or drop the case altogether. In a social media post, Trump also claimed the US had saved Israel – alluding to its intervention in Israel’s war with Iran – and would now also “save”...
The end of Israel’s successful 12 Day War has changed the face of the Middle East already. Gone is the specter of nuclear weapons on ballistic missiles aimed at Tel Aviv, Haifa, and other Israeli population centers. The ballistic missile infrastructure itself has taken massive damage, as has the Iranian drone inventory and production capability....
Nobel Peace Prize, anyone? If this actually holds up, it’d be tough to argue against it. Not long after Ali Khamenei insisted that the Iranians would never surrender under fire, it certainly looks like they just did: CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE! It has been fully agreed by and between Israel and Iran that there will be...
As news broke of Israel bombing the notorious Evin prison in Tehran, its economy minister, Nir Barkat, was speaking to the BBC at his office in Jerusalem. Mr Barkat told the BBC’s Lucy Williamson that US President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu have been “totally aligned” in their actions against Iran “from day one”....
In a video statement, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel has launched Operation Rising Lion, a targeted military operation to roll back the Iranian threat to “Israel’s very survival”. He said that Israel had targeted Iranian scientists “working on the Iranian bomb” and that the strikes “would continue for as many days as it...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has confirmed that Israel is arming clans in Gaza that he says are opposed to Hamas. His comments came after Israeli media reports quoted defence sources as saying Netanyahu had authorised giving weapons to one particular group in the south of Gaza. Several Israeli politicians have accused Netanyahu of endangering...
Jamie McConkey & Yang Tian BBC News Getty Images Israel’s PM has accused the leaders of the UK, France and Canada of being on “the wrong side of history” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Sir Keir Starmer and other leaders have “effectively said they want Hamas to remain in power”. He also accused...
The Israeli leader endorsed Trump’s plan for the forced displacement of all Palestinians from Gaza. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed that Israel will not end its genocide in Gaza until it achieves its goal of the total forced displacement of Palestinians from Gaza, as outlined by U.S. President Donald Trump in his “Riviera”...
Paul Adams BBC News, Jerusalem BBC Ex-spy boss Danny Yatom is among the thousands to have signed letters demanding an end to the Gaza war Israel’s war in Gaza grinds on, but opposition is growing. In recent weeks, thousands of Israeli reservists – from all branches of the military – have signed letters demanding that...
Part of the Series Human Rights and Global Wrongs In a shameless attempt to undermine international accountability for accused war criminal Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Hungarian President Viktor Orbán graciously hosted the architect of Israel’s 18-month genocide in Gaza on April 3. The International Criminal Court (ICC) is now formally investigating Hungary’s blatant refusal...
Netanyahu is the first world leader to visit the White House since the US president announced tariffs on global trading partners. Read full article at source...
Israel’s beeper explosions in Lebanon last year killed dozens of people, including children, and injured thousands. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has gifted U.S. Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pennsylvania) a “silver-plated beeper” — a reference to Israel’s horrific attack on Lebanon and parts of Syria last year in which Israel rigged pagers reportedly used by alleged...
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has fired the head of the nation’s security service over its failure to anticipate the 7 October 2023 attack by Hamas. The Israeli cabinet met on Thursday evening to formally approve the early dismissal of Ronen Bar, who was appointed in October 2021 for a five-year term as the Shin...