Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blasted the left-wing opposition for silencing the free speech of members of the government after a member of his party was prevented from speaking at Tel Aviv University.
Israeli opposition party leader Benny Gantz threatened Wednesday to “shake the country” if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attempts to pass the judicial reforms his government was elected to pursue.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu succeeded in passing a budget through the parliament, or Knesset, on Wednesday after an all-night voting marathon that preserved his government for the foreseeable future.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a visiting bipartisan congressional delegation Thursday that Iran would be able to threaten every city in the U.S. if it is able to build a nuclear weapon in the near future.
Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) said in Israel on Sunday that if President Joe Biden continues to isolate Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the U.S. House would invite him to Washington, regardless.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sounded an optimistic note on judicial reform Sunday as his Cabinet reconvened following the spring holidays — as one key supporter warned that the survival of the government depended on passing it.
Hundreds of thousands of Israelis turned out Thursday evening in Jerusalem to march in support of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s judicial reforms, in answer to similar protests by the opposition in Tel Aviv.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu canceled a speech to the Jewish Federations of North America this week in Israel after threats of protests from an organization that has historically tried to stay politically neutral.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said this week that his proposed judicial reforms reflect the ideals of America’s Founding Fathers, which he absorbed while spending part of his childhood in Philadelphia.
Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen asked China to “influence” Iran to cease developing its illegal nuclear weapons program, inviting Beijing to play a bigger role in the Middle East as relations with the United States under leftist President Joe Biden have deteriorated.
A violence-themed musical broadcast on Palestinian Authority (PA) television called to fight Israelis “everywhere” with “blood and stones,” as Palestinian violence continues to escalate during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
Gallant is living up to his Biblical namesake: King David wanted to fire Yoav, or Joab, as his general for insubordination after the latter jeopardized peace talks
Israel’s Movement for Quality Government (MQG), which received funding from the U.S. State Department, is trying to stop Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from speaking about his own government’s judicial reforms.
House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-NY) slammed Democrat President Joe Biden’s “hostile comments” toward “our ally Israel,” as the president continues to denigrate the Jewish State in light of the country’s proposed judicial reforms.
Cruz slammed Biden for saying he would not invite Netanyahu to the White House and meddling with Israel’s internal affairs.
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) is calling on Democrat President Joe Biden to invite Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House for a formal visit.
Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and Governor of South Carolina Nikki Haley blasted President Joe Biden Wednesday for interfering in Israeli domestic politics, saying the U.S. would never tolerate the same.
A chorus of leaders on Israel’s political right attacked President Joe Biden for his criticisms of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday, calling Biden “weak” and claiming Israel is “more democratic” than the U.S.
President Joe Biden said Tuesday that he would not invite Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House, contradicting an explicit promise made earlier in the day by U.S. Ambassador Tom Nides.
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Tom Nides said Tuesday that President Joe Biden will invite Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House soon, in the wake of Netanyahu’s decision to pause judicial reforms.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared in a national address Monday that he was pausing his judicial reform legislation to allow for negotiation, but vowed that reform would pass in one way or another.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant on Sunday after the latter gave an unauthorized speech calling on the government to halt its ongoing reforms of the country’s judiciary.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing calls from parties within his governing coalition to fire Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant, who called Saturday for a pause in ongoing judicial reform legislation.
The United Arab Emirates is said to be mulling a downgrade in its diplomatic ties with Israel over statements by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich’s denying the existence of a Palestinian people, according to the Saudi-owned Arabic Elaph outlet.
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Thomas Nides has come under intense scrutiny for dictating to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on how to run his government, and in particular, his — and the Biden administration’s — open contempt for the proposal to reform Israel’s left-leaning judiciary.
Big finance has emerged as the next pressure group stopping at nothing in its quest to overturn the Israeli government’s plan for judicial reform, with bank heads and treasury officials issuing grim threats it will turn “turn Israel into a dictatorship.”
Feminist pioneer and author Phyllis Chesler has spoken out against the vociferous protests in Israel against judicial reform, noting that they are using uncivil, undemocratic means while claiming to defend democracy.
The White House said Monday that there were no plans to invite Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Washington, nearly three months after he took office, denying a courtesy traditionally shown to a key U.S. ally.
White House strategic communications chief John Kirby said Monday that the U.S. was urging the Israeli government to reach a compromise with the opposition over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s judicial reforms.
President Joe Biden urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to review his government’s plans to reform the country’s left-leaning judicial system in a “frank and candid” phone conversation on Sunday, according to a senior U.S. administration official.
A man who was seriously wounded by a bullet to his neck in a terrorist attack in Tel Aviv earlier this month has succumbed to his wounds.
President Joe Biden has warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu against pursuing judicial reform — after his own administration considered a radical proposal to pack the Supreme Court with liberal justices.
Two Israelis were shot and injured by a Palestinian terrorists in the West Bank town of Huwara on Sunday afternoon, just three weeks after another terror shooting there killed two Israelis.
A spate of violent incidents took place as more than a quarter million Israelis gathered in Tel Aviv and other cities in Israel on Saturday night for the 11th week in a row, in protest over the government’s controversial plan to reform the country’s left-leaning judicial system.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responded to criticism from German Chancellor Olaf Sholz about his proposed judicial reforms, noting that Germany, too, uses politicians to select the country’s judges.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected a compromise proposal on the government’s plans to reform the country’s judiciary presented by President Isaac Herzog on Wednesday evening, saying it only perpetuated the imbalance between the branches of government.
Netanyahu is said to have instructed several government ministers they were not allowed to take meetings in the White House until he had received a formal invitation there himself, amid a months-long snub by President Joe Biden.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised he would help bail out Israeli companies harmed by the collapse of the American investment bank Silicon Valley Bank (SVB).
Steps to prevent a global banking crisis after the historic failure of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) continued Monday, with governments in the UK, France, and Israel joining the U.S. to reassure institutions exposed to the fallout.
JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that the government would assess the effect of Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse on Israeli companies and determine whether or not to assist them.
