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Netanyahu strengthened by investigations

Netanyahu strengthened by investigations

15 September 2017
Two judicial inquiries have been initiated probing into the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu and another one initiated into his wife’s, Sara’s, affairs.
These investigations came after his predecessor, Ehud Barak, launched an appeal to use the courts to bring Netanyahu down so that the country would be protected from apartheid that is in the process of being blessed by the law .
However, the more investigators that encircle the Prime Minister, the more popular he becomes. In (...)

Netanyahu recognises the “Solution of Two States»

Netanyahu recognises the “Solution of Two States»

15 December 2016
In an interview with 60 Minutes, the Prime Minister Netanyahu asked the President-Elect, Donald Trump, to implement the “solution of two States” .
Until now, Mr Netanyahu had been vehemently fighting against this proposal and was specifically asking for the opposite: an expansion of the State of Israel.
The solution of two States was conceived by Ariel Sharon’s team, so as to relieve Israel of responsibility for the Palestinians. It is based on the Bantustan model, tried out by Israeli (...)

Benjamin Netanyahu, the luxury Prime Minister

Benjamin Netanyahu, the luxury Prime Minister

4 December 2013
At a time when the country is going through a difficult economic crisis, the Israeli media have disclosed the extravagant expenditures of the Prime Minister and his wife Sara : 909 000 dollars, in 2012.
In 2012 Benjamin Netanyahu spent $1,700 on scented candles, $23,300 on flower arrangements, $3,000 dollars on vanilla and raspberry ice cream, $11,800 on laundry bills, $41,600 on restaurant expenses, etc.
His expenditures exceed his budget allocation of (...)

Netanyahu calls Obama’s bluff

by Melkulangara K. Bhadrakumar

Netanyahu calls Obama's bluff

New Dehli (India) | 16 November 2012
As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu marshals troops toward Gaza, Barack Obama is making a grievous error by being seen as walking in step. Post-election optimism over direct talks with Iran will be shattered should Israel invade, and the Arab world will view the US president as full of empty promises. In one swipe, Netanyahu has made Gaza the litmus test of Obama’s statesmanship.

Netanyahu as seen by Sarkozy and Obama

Netanyahu as seen by Sarkozy and Obama

8 November 2011
Following a technical glitch at the Elysée Palace, a tidbit of conversation between Presidents Barack Obama and Nicolas Sarkozy was overheard by journalists covering the G20.
According to Dan Israel, who reported the incident on the internet site Arrêt sur Images, "Obama first criticized Sarkozy for not having warned him that he would vote in favor of Palestine’s accession to UNESCO, while the United States was strongly opposed. The conversation then drifted to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin (...)

Netanyahu: No solution without recognizing Israel as a Jewish state

Netanyahu: No solution without recognizing Israel as a Jewish state

18 June 2011
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reiterated that the Israeli-Arab conflict would remain until the Palestinians recognize Israel as a state for the Jews.
He said that Israel would not fight over “a few kilometers of land”, but that what was important is that the Palestinians recognize Israel as a Jewish state.
He added, in a statement to Israel’s Haaretz newspaper, that as long as Abbas didn’t recognize Israel there would be no way to reach an agreement.
Tzipi Livni, who heads (...)

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