Biden congratulates new Israel PM Naftali Bennett
World | June 14, 2021 14:05 ISTU.S. President Joe Biden has congratulated Israel's incoming Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, and Alternate Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid.
U.S. President Joe Biden has congratulated Israel's incoming Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, and Alternate Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated new Israeli PM Naftali Bennett, saying he looks forward to meet him.
Naftali Bennett is a religious Jew who made millions in the mostly secular hi-tech sector; a champion of the settlement movement who lives in a Tel Aviv suburb
The vote, capping a stormy parliamentary session, ended a two-year cycle of political paralysis in which the country held four deadlocked elections. Those votes focused largely on Netanyahu’s divisive rule and his fitness to remain in office while on trial for corruption charges.
Benjamin Netanyahu says he is the victim of a “deep state” conspiracy. He speaks in apocalyptic terms when talking about the country without his leadership.
Benjamin Netanyahu has been the most dominant player in Israeli politics over the past three decades — serving as Prime Minister since 2009 in addition to an earlier term in the late 1990s.
Naftali Bennett, leader of the small hardline Yamina party, set the stage for a series of steps that could push Benjamin Netanyahu and his dominant Likud party into the oppositio.
Israel continued to pound Hamas targets in Gaza with airstrikes, while Palestinian militants bombarded Israel with rocket fire throughout the day.
US President Joe Biden on Monday voiced support for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in a call with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu.
Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City flattened three buildings and killed at least 42 people Sunday, medics said, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signaled the fourth war between Israel and Palestinians in Gaza would rage on despite international efforts to broker a cease-fire.
Citing local media, The Times of Israel reported that three synagogues and numerous shops have been set on fire in Lod, and dozens of cars have been set alight.
Benjamin Netanyahu failed to persuade Bennett to join him in a power-sharing agreement that would have seen the pair take turns as prime minister.
Netanyahu’s right-wing Likud party had won 30 seats in the general election in March, but Netanyahu could not muster enough coalition partners to command a majority of at least 61 seats in the 120-member Knesset, the Israeli parliament
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has appeared in court for the resumption of his corruption trial.
After three previous inconclusive elections, Benjamin Netanyahu had been hoping for a decisive victory.
Israel general election: The elections were called barely seven months after the last government was formed after the Likud and Blue and White party failed to agree on a budget by a December 23 deadline.
Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to Abu Dhabi comes after Israel and UAE have exchanged ambassadors and set up embassies.
After receiving his shot, Netanyahu was placed in observation for half an hour to monitor for possible allergic reactions. He told reporters afterwards that he was determined to lead the country out of the coronavirus crisis.
At least 10 Syrian soldiers and pro-government fighters were killed in airstrikes on Syrian military sites in the capital Damascus on Wednesday, the UK-based watchdog Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported.
Thousands of protesters flocked the streets near the official residence of Prime Minister Netanyahu in central Jerusalem on Saturday night. The Israelis have taken to the streets to call on Netanyahu to resign, protesting his handling of the country's coronavirus crisis.
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