ARTICLES RELATING TO BENJAMIN NETANYAHU

Putin warns against 'destabilising' Syria

2013-05-14 18:24

Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned against any moves that would further destabilise the situation in Syria, speaking after talks with visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Israel seeking to 'sabotage' peace efforts

2013-05-10 09:02

The chief Palestinian negotiator has accused the Israeli government of trying to "sabotage" US moves to rekindle peace talks by signing off on plans for nearly 300 new settler homes near Ramallah.

Israel negotiator positive on Arab offer

2013-05-03 10:17

Israel's chief peace negotiator says it's "good news" that the Arab peace initiative is negotiable and that Arab nations are supporting peace talks between Israel and the Palestine.

Obama's 'buck stops here' moment on Syria

2013-04-30 14:35

Obama is trapped in a conundrum, partly of his own making, after Syria apparently called his bluff by using chemical weapons in an escalation of a vicious civil war.

Israeli military shoots down drone

2013-04-25 17:21

Israel has shot down a drone as it approached the country's northern coast, the military says.

Israel remembers fallen soldiers, civilians

2013-04-14 22:12

Israel has been marking Memorial Day from sunset, remembering fallen troops and civilian deaths in terror attacks.

Kerry ends Mideast trip with Israel talks

2013-04-09 14:03

Top US diplomat John Kerry has met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the tail end of three days of talks to piece together a plan for resuming Middle East peace negotiations.

6 million Holocaust victims remembered

2013-04-08 19:06

Among the crowds, who marked Israel's annual Holocaust Remembrance Day at the Yad Vashem memorial, was a retired US Air Force colonel who came to honour a family he never knew.

Abbas 'to suspend action against Israel'

2013-04-04 22:46

President Mahmud Abbas will temporarily refrain from unilateral action against Israel to give US-brokered peace talks a chance to resume, a Palestinian official says.

Palestinian inmate dies; Israel blamed

2013-04-02 14:04
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The Palestinian leadership has blamed Israel for the death of a long-term prisoner with cancer, hiking tensions over a tinderbox issue closely followed on Palestinian streets.

Israel to unblock Palestinian funds

2013-03-25 21:14

Israel is to resume the transfer of revenues it collects on behalf of the Palestinian Authority, the premier's office says.

Obama ends Middle East trip

2013-03-23 19:01

US President Barack Obama has paid a visit to the ancient Jordanian ruins at Petra, before heading home after a four-day Middle East tour dominated by his embrace of Israel.

Obama makes symbolic stops in Israel

2013-03-22 12:08

Wrapping up a three day visit to Israel, President Barack Obama has paid respects to heroes of Israel and victims of the Holocaust, solemnly reaffirming the Jewish state's right to exist.

Obama departs Washington for Israel

2013-03-20 08:09

Barack Obama has departed en route to Israel for a four-day trip to the Middle East, a journalist travelling with the US president says.

Israel MPs confirm new pro-settler govt

2013-03-18 22:20
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The Israeli parliament has given its seal of approval to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new governing coalition, which includes a strong showing of pro-settlement hardliners.

Israel poised to ink government deal

2013-03-15 11:00

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is working to ink a long-awaited coalition deal that would see a new government sworn in just days before a visit by US President Barack Obama.

Israel reaches deal on coalition govt

2013-03-14 11:28

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reached an agreement over the shape of his new government after resolving an 11th-hour crisis with a key centrist partner, media reports say.

Military threat needed to stop Iran

2013-03-04 21:50

A clear and credible military threat is needed to stop Tehran's programme Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says.

Israel will never allow Iran nuke: Barak

2013-03-04 12:12

Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak has warned Iran that Israel will never allow Iranian leaders to develop a nuclear weapon, as he addressed a powerful US-Israel lobby.

Netanyahu gets extension on coalition

2013-03-02 22:57

Israeli President Shimon Peres has given Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a two-week extension to form a new coalition government, after he failed to do so in an initial four-week period.

Netanyahu to reopen talks with centrists

2013-02-28 19:31

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing alliance has planned to reopen talks with a possible coalition partner, officials say.

West Bank clashes erupt after funeral

2013-02-25 21:50

Palestinians have clashed with Israeli soldiers in the West Bank after the funeral of a Palestinian who died in an Israeli jail.

Spy case 'highlights Israel media gagging'

2013-02-15 10:00

The reporter who broke the story of the secret arrest and suicide of "Prisoner X" says the spy case mystery has brought to a head simmering resentment at how Israel suppresses information.

Obama urged to restart Middle East talks

2013-02-07 14:03

Barack Obama has been urged to help restart Israeli-Palestinian talks, despite a White House statement that he will not pursue any new peace initiatives on his upcoming trip to the region.

President Obama to make first Israel trip

2013-02-06 12:00

President Barack Obama will go to Israel in March, say officials, marking his first visit to the US ally since becoming president.

 

Putin, Netanyahu set for talks on Syria

2013-05-14 09:01

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are set to hold talks on the conflict in Syria amid growing concern about Moscow's arms deliveries to Damascus.

Anger as Israel OKs new settler homes

2013-05-09 13:00

Israel has signed off on plans for nearly 300 new settler homes near Ramallah, angering the Palestinians who accuse the Israeli government of trying to "sabotage" moves to rekindle peace talks.

Jihadist killed in Israeli air stike

2013-04-30 16:26

Israel has launched its first targeted attack on a militant in Gaza since a war in November, killing a Palestinian jihadist in an air strike, which put further strain on a five-month-old ceasefire.

Netanyahu: Iran hasn't crossed red line

2013-04-29 18:03

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says, Iran had not crossed the "red line" he set for its nuclear programme, despite an assessment to the contrary by a former Israeli intelligence chief.

Israel's Memorial Day a sombre event

2013-04-15 18:54

Israelis have paused to honour fallen soldiers and victims of terrorism with sirens and ceremonies on the country's annual Memorial Day.

Austria peacekeepers to assess presence

2013-04-12 22:01

Austrian UN peacekeepers, fearing their safety due to fighting in Syria, will assess on a daily basis if they can stay to monitor a truce between Israel and Syria, Austria's foreign minister says.

Kerry seeks 'quiet' Mideast peace plan

2013-04-08 22:17

Top US diplomat John Kerry says he was pursuing a "quiet strategy" for breaking the years-long impasse in Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, warning the process could not be rushed.

Israel must rely on self against Iran

2013-04-08 07:44

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel cannot rely on any other country, even an ally, when it comes to facing up to the perceived nuclear threat from Iran.

Kerry returning to Middle East

2013-04-04 12:31

US Secretary of State John Kerry is headed back to the Middle East for his third trip in a month, foraging for signs that Israel and the Palestinians are ready to make tough sacrifices for peace.

Israel: Far-right MP barred from holy site

2013-03-27 17:13

Israeli police have stopped a far-right MP from entering a flashpoint holy site in Jerusalem fearing a violent response from Muslims at the site, a police spokesperson says.

Israel must ease new Gaza restrictions

2013-03-24 20:08

Two Israeli rights groups have demanded that Israel lift fishing restrictions imposed on Gaza after militants fired two rockets across the border.

Israel sorry for Turkey flotilla deaths

2013-03-22 17:20

Israel's leader has announced the restoration of normal diplomatic relations with Turkey after apologising for the deaths of nine Turkish activists in a 2009 Israeli naval raid on a Gaza-bound international flotilla.

Obama, Netanyahu show solidarity on Iran

2013-03-21 14:10

Seeking a fresh start to a strained relationship, President Barack Obama and Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu have demonstrated solidarity on the key issues that have stirred tensions between them.

Israelis warm up to Obama ahead of visit

2013-03-19 17:33

Israelis have warmed up to Barack Obama, but only slightly, according to a new opinion poll published on the eve of the US president's visit to Israel.

Obama hails new Israel government

2013-03-16 22:22

President Barack Obama looks forward to "working closely" with the new Israeli government formed by PM Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of the US leader's visit, officials say.

Obama: A year or so for Iran to get nuke

2013-03-15 07:23
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US President Barack Obama has said in an interview a week before visiting Israel that Iran is "over a year or so" from getting a nuclear bomb, and the military option remains on the table.

No 'grand peace plan' for Mideast: Obama

2013-03-08 10:00

President Barack Obama has told American Jewish leaders that prospects for Mideast peace are bleak, downplaying expectations of a breakthrough during his trip to Israel later this month.

Kerry pledges backing for Syria rebels

2013-03-04 16:53

US Secretary of State John Kerry says that Washington will work to "empower" Syria's opposition, while warning arch-foe Iran that time for talk on Tehran's nuclear ambitions could run out.

Iran buying time - Netanyahu

2013-03-03 21:45
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Renewed international efforts to negotiate curbs on Iran's disputed nuclear programme have backfired by giving it more time to work on building a bomb, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says.

Turkey PM under fire for Zionism remarks

2013-03-01 13:36

Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has come under withering criticism from Israel, Washington and the UN for comments branding Zionism a "crime against humanity”.

Israel calls for calm in the West Bank

2013-02-26 11:02

Israel has called on the Palestinian Authority to rein in unrest as militants vowed revenge over the death of a prisoner whom the Palestinians allege died under Israeli torture.

Israel to keep tight control on border

2013-02-17 22:39

Israel will maintain close tabs on its border with Syria and only let people to cross in "exceptional circumstances," says Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Israel confirms it held 'Prisoner X'

2013-02-14 08:23

Israel has confirmed it jailed a foreigner in solitary confinement on security grounds who later committed suicide, with Australia admitting it knew one of its citizens had been secretly held.

US: No new peace plan on Israel trip

2013-02-07 07:41

The White House says President Barack Obama will not be unveiling a specific new peace proposal when he visits Israel.

Israel wants Hezbollah on EU terror list

2013-02-06 09:06

Israel has welcomed a Bulgarian report implicating Hezbollah in the deaths of five Israelis in a bombing, signalling that it will use the findings to focus on a diplomatic battle rather than retaliation.

 
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