Binyamin Netanyahu

What if the Israelis Were to Bomb Iran?

Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi | Posted 06.27.2009 | World


Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi

Baghdad, Monday, February 29, 2010, almost ten months in the future, and Israel has attacked Iran's nuclear facilities. What might the consequences be...

Netanyahu Calls On Arabs To Normalize Ties, Promises "Concrete" Steps For Peace

AP | MATTI FRIEDMAN | Posted 06.27.2009 | World


JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday urged Arab countries to make immediate moves toward normalizing ties with Isr...

Kadima 'Shadow Government' Formed Under Livni

Jerusalem Post | Posted 06.26.2009 | World


Kadima leader Tzipi Livni finally formed a "government" on Monday, seven months after failing to build a real coalition when she had the opportunity t...

The Potential Romance Between Obama and Netanyahu

Yoav Sivan | Posted 06.25.2009 | World


Yoav Sivan

Obama and Netanyahu's meeting, in fact, was more than a diplomatic obligation between the leaders of two allied nations that have just assumed office. It was a matter of symbiotic political need.

Netanyahu: Jerusalem Will Not Be Divided

AP | MARK LAVIE | Posted 06.21.2009 | World


JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisted Thursday that all of Jerusalem will always remain under Israeli sovereignty, taki...

'Obama Plan' For Mideast Causing Much Regional Anticipation

Christian Science Monitor | Posted 06.20.2009 | World


The Middle East has been abuzz in anticipation of the peace plan US President Barack Obama is expected to unveil in Cairo next month. ...

Hamas: Obama Remarks 'Intended To Deceive The International Community'

Jerusalem Post | Posted 06.19.2009 | World


Hamas reacted with pessimism on Tuesday to the meeting between Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and US President Barack Obama, saying that while the ...

Netanyahu To Pope: 'Sound Your Moral Voice Against The Iranian Threat'

Haaretz | Posted 06.14.2009 | World


Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday asked Pope Benedict XVI to condemn the anti-Semitic declarations of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadineja...

Netanyahu: Master Maneuverer

James Zogby | Posted 06.14.2009 | World


James Zogby

In the days leading up to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's first visit to Washington, a mini-drama, of sorts, has been playing out.

Obama, Mideast Leaders Meeting Schedule

AP | Posted 06.12.2009 | World


WASHINGTON — The White House is announcing dates for visits this month by the leaders of Israel, Egypt and the Palestinian authority, part of Pr...

Jordan's King Abdullah: Israel Needs Peace Now Or There Will Be War Next Year

Times Online | Posted 06.11.2009 | World


America is putting the final touches to a hugely ambitious peace plan for the Middle East, aimed at ending more than 60 years of conflict between Isra...

Netanyahu To Restart Palestinian Peace Talks

AP | AMY TEIBEL | Posted 06.11.2009 | World


JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be looking to build a coalition against Iran and exchange ideas on advancing Middle E...

Netanyahu: Israel Will Never Withdraw From Golan

Haaretz | Posted 06.08.2009 | World


Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a group of Russian-language reporters Thursday that Israel will never withdraw from the Golan Heights. ...

Netanyahu Starting To Look Worried: Analysis

Haaretz | Posted 06.08.2009 | World


his week, for the first time since he took office, Prime Minister Benjamin (Bibi) Netanyahu has been looking worried. People who have spoken with him ...

Obama Administration Takes Stronger Line With Israel

Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 06.05.2009 | World


The rhetorical exhortations this week from the Obama administration and the Netanyahu administration in Israel have been notably unaligned, fulfilling...

Netanyahu May Be Bringing Israel Closer To 'Second Holocaust': Analysis

Haaretz | Posted 06.01.2009 | World


Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's actions are shaped by a profound conviction that Israel will be in danger of extermination if Iran has nuclear wea...

Israel Marks Independence After Somber Memorial Day

AP | MARK LAVIE | Posted 05.29.2009 | World


JERUSALEM — In a jarring contrast, Israel switched moods Tuesday evening from a somber Memorial Day for fallen soldiers to a joyous Independence...

Peres: China Is Key To Iran Policy

UPI | Posted 05.24.2009 | World


Israeli President Shimon Peres said Thursday that China is a vital part of international efforts to limit Iran's controversial nuclear program....

Durban II Conference: Ahmadinejad Anti-Israel Tirade Spurs Western Walk-Out (VIDEO)(UPDATED)

Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 05.21.2009 | World


The United Nations Durban II anti-racism conference in Geneva this week hit snags early on due to an anti-Israel tirade by Iranian President Mahmoud A...

Give Bibi a Chance

Menachem Rosensaft | Posted 05.14.2009 | World


Menachem Rosensaft

As a longtime supporter of the Israeli peace movement, I believe that it would behoove everyone to give Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu some breathing space.

'Israel Cries Wolf' On Iranian Nukes: Cohen

New York Times | Posted 05.10.2009 | World


"Iran is the center of terrorism, fundamentalism and subversion and is in my view more dangerous than Nazism, because Hitler did not possess a nuclear...

Gilad Shalit Father, Noam Shalit, Says Son Won't Be Freed Soon

Jerusalem Post | Posted 05.09.2009 | World


His son Gilad is unlikely to be freed from Gaza any time soon, Noam Schalit told reporters after he left his first meeting with Prime Minister Binyami...

Netanyahu 'Easily Blackmailed:' Livni

Haaretz | Posted 05.07.2009 | World


Opposition leader Tzipi Livni blasted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as being "easily blackmailed" in light of the many cabinet posts he handed out...

News From the Muddled East

Murray Fromson | Posted 05.04.2009 | World


Murray Fromson

Resolution of the Golan Heights problem could lead to a settlement of other thorny issues that are part of the Middle East process.

ADL Sets Another Roadblock to Mid-East Peace

Sarah Newman | Posted 05.04.2009 | World


Sarah Newman

Under his previous term, Netanyahu's extreme right-wing domestic and international policies left Israel starving for alternatives. Literally.