Home » Benjamin Netanyahu

You Searched For "Benjamin Netanyahu"

Whether violence would further spiral in the Palestinian territories and elsewhere was being closely watched, with Friday marking a second day of unrest. (Photo: AFP)

2 Palestinians killed, dozens wounded in Israeli air strikes; US...

Following the first two rockets, Israel responded with air strikes on two Hamas military facilities in the Gaza Strip.

9 Dec 2017 11:27 AM IST

The world waited with bated breath since Monday amid reports of delay in President Donald Trumps statement. (Photo: AFP)

Jerusalem decision reflection of ground reality,' committed to peace...

Trump in a major policy address had on Wednesday announced to recognise Jerusalem as the Israel's capital.

8 Dec 2017 3:20 PM IST

The communication is in line with the decision announced by President Donald Trump recently, which was one of his key electoral promises. (Photo: AP)

Anger, clashes, protests over Trump's Jerusalem decision

But key US allies, including the UK and Australia, made clear they did not plan to follow Mr Trump's lead on the issue.

8 Dec 2017 7:15 AM IST

Haniyeh called on Western-backed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to withdraw from peacemaking with Israel and on Arabs to boycott the Trump administration. (Photo: AFP)

In lieu of Trump's Jerusalem declaration, Palestine's Hamas calls for...

Israel and the United States consider Hamas, which has fought three wars with Israel since 2007, a terrorist...

7 Dec 2017 6:37 PM IST

The world waited with bated breath since Monday amid reports of delay in President Donald Trumps statement. (Photo: AFP)

The what, why, how of Trump's Jerusalem declaration

'Israel is a sovereign nation with the right...to determine its own capital,' Trump said in his speech.

7 Dec 2017 5:56 PM IST

Trump reversed decades of US policy by recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, imperilling Middle East peace efforts and upsetting US friends and adversaries alike. (Photo: AFP)

US asks Israel to temper official response, track worldwide...

The status of Jerusalem, home is one of the biggest obstacles to reaching an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal.

7 Dec 2017 12:46 PM IST

The provocative and unwise decision by the US... will provoke Muslims and inflame a new intifada and an escalation of radical, angry and violent behaviour, said the Iranian foreign ministry. (Photo: AFP)

Trump's Jerusalem move likely to spark new Intifada': Iran

Trump's move was a clear violation of international resolutions' and that Jerusalem was an inseparable part of...

7 Dec 2017 11:26 AM IST

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu. (Photo: AP)

Cannot keep Paletanian soldiers' bodies: Israel Supreme Court

Current legislation does not allow refusal to return the bodies, the court said, following a motion filed by families of...

15 Dec 2017 3:00 PM IST

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas

No peace or stability' unless Jerusalem recognised as capital:...

Jerusalem is and will forever be the capital of the Palestinian state,' Mahmud Abbas said.

13 Dec 2017 4:20 PM IST

Armed female members of the militant Palestinian group Islamic Jihad carry Kalashnikov assault rifles as they take part in a rally to protest against US President Donald Trumps decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, in Gaza. (Photo: AFP)

Palestinians are walking away from peace talks: White House

US V-P office says Pence was looking forward to meeting the Israeli PM.

12 Dec 2017 5:22 AM IST

US President Donald Trump at United Nations 72nd General Assembly meet in UN headquarters in New York (Photo: AFP)

What prompted the Jerusalem move?

Another group of core Trump supporters that hate Jews but love Israel are the so-called Alt-right.

12 Dec 2017 1:30 AM IST

Israeli settlers pray in a synagogue in the settlement outpost of Amona. It was established in 1997 and built on private Palestinian land in the Israel-occupied West Bank. (Photo: AFP)

40 families on hilltop rocking Israeli politics

In 2006, the demolition of nine permanent houses in the same outpost led to clashes, & Mr Netanyahu was eager to avoid...

21 Dec 2016 3:05 AM IST