Benjamin Netanyahu

Netanyahu takes office of Israel’s defense minister

Tel Aviv - TASS

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday took the office of the country’s defense minister. In a televised address after taking the office of defense minister, Netanyahu said stressed that the country’s security is beyond politics or personal interests. The office of the country’s defense minister has been vacant since November 14 when the former minister, Avigdor Lieberman stepped down..Read more

Hamas-Israel deal seems to work for all parties — for now

Osama Al Sharif

The coming days, even hours, will be crucial in determining the fate of the Gaza Strip. We can expect either a continuation of the current impasse between Israel and Hamas — thus exasperating what the UN calls an “unprecedented humanitarian crisis” — or a breakthrough that promises to deliver a partial lifting of the economic blockade, leading to a long-term..Read more

President Abbas receives letter from Omani leader

Ramallah - WAFA

President Mahmoud Abbas received at his office in Ramallah a letter from Omani leader Sultan Qaboos bin Said related to the visit of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Oman last week. The letter was delivered by Omani Foreign Minister Yousef bin Alawi. The meeting between President Abbas and the Omani envoy was attended by Hussein al-Sheikh, member of Fatah..Read more

Newspapers review: Killing 18 people in Flash flood in Jordan focus of dailies

Ramallah - WAFA

The killing of at least 18 Jordanians, including several students under age 14, when a flash flood swept away their bus during a school outing near the Dead Sea in Jordan dominated the front page headlines in Palestinian dailies on Friday. The dailies reported that 18 Jordanians, mostly from students and teachers, were killed when a flash flood and torrential..Read more

Israel’s Netanyahu questioned again in corruption probe

Jerusalem - Egypt Today

Israeli police questioned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the 12th time on Friday in connection with a long-running corruption investigation, various local media reported. Footage on private broadcaster Channel 10 showed police investigators entering Netanyahu’s official residence in Jerusalem. Police and the prime minister’s office declined to comment. Army Radio said the focus on Friday would be on two cases..Read more

Germany, Israel agree Iran must never have nuclear weapons

Jerusalem - Egypt Today

Germany and Israel agree that Iran should never be allowed to acquire nuclear weapons but they differ on how to achieve this goal, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday at a news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “We are very convinced and strongly share Israel’s position that everything must be done to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons...Read more

Netanyahu’s showmanship fails to deflect attention from occupation

Osama Al Sharif

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is thriving in the age of populist politics and ultranationalist, crowd-steering tirades. In fact, these have been his tactics since the mid-1990s, when he was depicted as a rabble-rouser as he attacked then-premier Yitzhak Rabin for signing the Oslo Accords along with long-time nemesis Yasser Arafat. His public denunciation of Rabin, as he addressed angry..Read more

UNGA speeches leave little hope for Israel-Palestine dialogue

New York - Egypt Today

If there was any hope for the peace process after Donald Trump hinted at the US plan on Wednesday, it was dashed on Thursday after Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke at the UN General Assembly. Analysts told The National that the speeches showed strikingly different priorities, as Mr Abbas focused on a Palestinian state..Read more