Tag: Benjamin Netanyahu
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It’s easy defending criminality when you’re not the victim – By Owei Lakemfa
I EXPECTED a backlash when on February 3, 2023, I published a piece: “Recreating the Holocaust in their own image.” It came as expected. The various reactions reinforce my position that our world can be a far better place if only otherwise decent humans would not rationalise evil. But it is quite easy to rationalise…
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Israel Elections: Prime Minister, Lapid congratulates Netanyahu
Yair Lapid, Israeli Prime Minister, has accepted the election result and has now congratulated the winner , former prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as his successor. A statement from Lapid’s office said he has called Netanyahu to congratulate him.Israel
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ISRAEL ELECTION: Netanyahu hopes to return to power, as polls predict another deadlock
Israelis voting on Tuesday, which is the fifth time in less than four years, has recorded tremendous turnout as Israelis keep returning to the polls primarily because voters remain evenly split on the question of whether former prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, the longest-serving Israeli prime minister, is fit to run the country while standing trial…
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Netanyahu’s 12-year reign ends, Naftali Bennett sworn in as new Prime Minister of Israel
Benjamin Netanyahu’s record 12-year run as Israel’s prime minister ended on Sunday with parliament approving a new “government of change” led by nationalist Naftali Bennett, an improbable scenario few Israelis once could have imagined. But the razor-thin 60-59 vote of confidence in a coalition of left-wing, centrist, right-wing and Arab parties with little in common…
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Jewish pilgrimage disaster in Israel leaves 44 persons dead in Meron
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahuon Friday announced a full investigation into the stampede at a Jewish religious festival in northern Israel that left dozens dead. Netanyahu travelled to the site in the town of Meron, where he met police and others involved in rescue efforts. He called the events one of the greatest disasters to…
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Israeli PM removes joint photo with Trump from Twitter banner
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday changed his cover photo on Twitter, which was a joint picture with outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump. The Prime Minister replaced the old twitter banner with the one in which he is being vaccinated against COVID-19. A joint photo of the two leaders, with Netanyahu sitting next to…
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Israel’s Prime Minister goes into self-isolation for third time
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has gone into self-isolation after coming into contact with someone who later tested positive for the coronavirus. It is the third time the 71-year-old prime minister had entered quarantine over meetings with COVID-19 patients. In April, he had to enter isolation twice in the same week after being exposed to…
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Israeli PM thanks ambassador responsible for peace treaty with UAE
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has expressed gratitude to Israel’s ambassador to the United States (US), Ron Dermer for helping bring about the historic peace treaty with the United Arab Emirates (UAE). TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Netanyahu, who in a statement released via his official Twitter handle on Friday made this known, said the State of Israel…
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Thousands demonstrate against Israeli government’s virus policy
Thousands of Israelis took to the streets of Tel Aviv against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s economic policy in light of the coronavirus crisis, media outlets reported on Sunday. More than 10,000 people gathered in central Rabin Square on Saturday evening to draw attention to the financial difficulties brought about the coronavirus crisis, especially self-employed Israelis.…
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Brazil follows U.S. lead, to move its embassy to Jerusalem
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Brazil’s President-elect Jair Bolsonaro told him that it was a matter of “when, not if” he moves his country’s embassy in Israel to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv. The far-right Bolsonaro, who takes office on Tuesday and is hosting Netanyahu and the leaders of other countries for…