Benjamin Netanyahu
Israel’s top court hears challenge to coronavirus cyber-monitoring
Middle East
March 19, 2020
Israel’s top court hears challenge to coronavirus cyber-monitoring
JERUSALEM (Reuters) — Civil liberties activists asked Israel’s Supreme Court on Thursday to suspend cellphone monitoring put in place under…
Israel’s Netanyahu accused of exploiting virus crisis
Middle East
March 19, 2020
Israel’s Netanyahu accused of exploiting virus crisis
JERUSALEM (AP) — With the Israeli government enacting a series of emergency measures to stem the spread of the new…
Watchdog says Israel’s West Bank settlements surged in 2019
Middle East
March 18, 2020
Watchdog says Israel’s West Bank settlements surged in 2019
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli settlement activity in the West Bank surged ahead in 2019, a watchdog group said in a…
Israel to swear in new parliament under coronavirus shadow
Middle East
March 16, 2020
Israel to swear in new parliament under coronavirus shadow
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel was to swear in its newly elected parliament on Monday under stringent restrictions because of the…
Israeli Arab party backs Netanyahu’s rival Gantz
Middle East
March 15, 2020
Israeli Arab party backs Netanyahu’s rival Gantz
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The main rival to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu won support from Israel’s Arab party on Sunday to…
Coronavirus crisis delays start of Netanyahu corruption trial
Middle East
March 15, 2020
Coronavirus crisis delays start of Netanyahu corruption trial
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s corruption trial was delayed on Sunday for two months, until May, due…
Israeli court rejects Netanyahu request to delay trial
Middle East
March 10, 2020
Israeli court rejects Netanyahu request to delay trial
JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli court on Tuesday rejected Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s request to delay the start of his…
Israel orders 14-day self-quarantine for anyone entering country
Middle East
March 10, 2020
Israel orders 14-day self-quarantine for anyone entering country
JERUSALEM (Reuters) — Israel will require anyone arriving from overseas to self-quarantine for 14 days as a precaution against the…
Arab voters key to blocking Netanyahu-led hard-line majority
Middle East
March 6, 2020
Arab voters key to blocking Netanyahu-led hard-line majority
TIRA, Israel (AP) — A surge in Arab voter turnout was key to depriving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his…
Palestinians protest as Israeli bulldozers clear land
Middle East
March 5, 2020
Palestinians protest as Israeli bulldozers clear land
QUSRA, West Bank (Reuters) – Palestinians have launched protests in the occupied West Bank after Israeli bulldozers began clearing land…