Jerusalem, Israel | Xinhua | A key prosecution witness in former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s corruption trial began testifying on Monday. Nir Hefetz, a former media adviser to Netanyahu, delivered his testimony at the Jerusalem District Court. Hefetz described Netanyahu as a “control freak” obsessed with his public image in …
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Jerusalem, Israel | Xinhua | Israel’s former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Monday to topple the new government, a day after the country’s longest-serving ex-leader was ousted by an eight-party diverse coalition government. Netanyahu made the remark during a meeting of the opposition parties, which he convened for the first …
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Washington, USA | XINHUA | U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday expected the ongoing clashes between Israelis and Palestinians would be “closing down sooner than later,” while urging for restoring a sustainable calm. “My expectation and hope is that this will be closing down sooner than later, but Israel has …
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Jerusalem, Israel | XINHUA | The second day of fighting between Israel and the Hamas militant group ruling the Gaza Strip left massive damage in Gaza and an increasing number of casualties on both sides on Wednesday. High-rise buildings were flattened by the Israeli air force in Gaza while over …
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Jerusalem, Israeli | THE INDEPENDENT | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Russian President Vladimir Putin talked on Monday by phone over regional developments. “The two discussed the situation in Syria, developments in the region and the actions necessary to increase regional stability,” said a statement issued by the Israeli …
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Jerusalem, Israeli | THE INDEPENDENT | Israeli lawmakers on Wednesday voted in a preliminary reading in favor of a bill to dissolve the parliament, amid a coalition crisis that could force an election within two years. The bill passed in 61-54 vote, meaning it still needs three more full rounds …
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Ramallah, Palestine | XINHUA | A senior Palestinian official said on Saturday that Israel is implementing its plan of annexing large parts of the West Bank by intensifying settlement’s expansion. “Israel’s plan to build 5,400 new units is an actual implementation of the rejected annexation plan, and Israel haven’t stopped …
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Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | The Arab normalization agreements with Israel is “poor play” that serves Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and United States President Donald Trump, a Palestinian official said on Wednesday. Jibril Rajoub, secretary-general of the Central Committee of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah Movement, said that “signing …
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Washington, US | XINHUA | Israel signed on Tuesday normalization accords with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain, but Palestine claimed they will not achieve peace in the Middle East. U.S. President Donald Trump joined Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan and Bahraini …
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Ramallah, Palestinian | XINHUA | A senior Palestinian official said on Sunday that the U.S.-brokered normalization between Arab states and Israel is intended for political interests of U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain normalized their ties with Israel to support …
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