Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked AIPAC for working to build “support for Israel on both sides of the aisle, Democrats and Republicans alike,” and said that those who “want to pull America and Israel apart” will be unsuccessful, in his speech before the organization on Tuesday. Describing the ties...

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Ahead of the start of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit Friday to Brazil, President-Elect Jair Bolsonaro blasted critics of his outreach to Israel, The Times of Israel reported Thursday. Addressing Netanyahu’s visit, Bolsonaro wrote on Twitter, “There is no reason to criticize dialogue, especially when the criticism comes from...

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Israel still intends to fight back against Hezbollah threats and Iran’s presence in Syria, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday, despite lingering tensions between Jerusalem and Moscow over the downing of a Russian plane in Syria last September. He also said that military delegations...

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In his speech before AIPAC on Tuesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke of the good, Israel’s current strengths; the bad, Iran’s growing threat; and the beautiful, Israel’s alliance with the United States. Netanyahu spoke of how the words of Biblical prophets inspired American leaders such as Thomas Jefferson, Abraham...

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The incoming Israeli government led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu formally presented its government coalition guidelines, which explicitly reaffirmed its commitment to pursue a peace process with the Palestinians. Agence France-Presse (AFP) translated the relevant text: “The government will advance the diplomatic process and strive to reach a peace agreement...

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The state of California is working with Israeli industrialists, government experts, and academics on advanced water technologies and long-term strategies to lessen the effects of its severe drought. One example is the $1 billion ocean-water desalination plant Israel’s IDE Technologies is building to provide 50 million gallons of water daily in...

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has made an agreement with the Jewish Home party, headed by Naftali Bennett, allowing him to reach a 61-seat governing coalition shortly before the midnight deadline. The Times of Israel reported more: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was set to tell President Reuven Rivlin late Wednesday night that he has...

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In an interview with Erin Burnett on CNN yesterday, David Hazony, editor of The Tower, said that the success of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech before Congress last week shouldn’t be measured in electoral terms, but rather in diplomatic terms. By this measure, Hazony said, Netanyahu “made his case exceptionally well.” I’m...

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David Grossman, a prominent author and frequent critic of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, said in an interview with an Italian newspaper that “Iran threatens the entire world; this time Netanyahu is right,” Israel Hayom reported yesterday. Grossman also said that the American position towards Iran displayed “criminal naiveté.” “This is...

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Secretary of State John Kerry was in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Thursday in an attempt to “to ease Gulf Arab concerns about an emerging deal [with Iran] and discuss ways to calm instability in troubled Yemen and other Mideast nations.” Since the signing of the Joint Plan of Action (JPOA) in...

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