Benjamin Netanyahu
Iran, Syria, not settlements, threaten world: Israel PM
Jan 08, 2013 11:39 EST
Iran's nuclear ambitions and Syria's chemical weapons are the real threats facing the world, not Israeli settlement building, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday.
Israeli centre-left unity talks fail before vote
Jan 07, 2013 03:36 EST
The heads of three of Israel's centrist and leftwing parties met overnight in a bid to create a unified bloc ahead of elections, but failed to reach an agreement, the leaders said on Monday.
Israel to fortify Syrian border fence: Netanyahu
Jan 06, 2013 11:21 EST
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said Israel would erect a new security fence along its armistice line with Syria in order to protect the Jewish state from "infiltrations and terror."
Syria's Assad calls for national dialogue to end conflict
Jan 06, 2013 08:26 EST
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in a rare speech denounced the opposition Sunday as "slaves" of the West and called for national dialogue to draft a new charter and pave the way for legislative polls.
Israel ex-FM calls for joint opposition list
Jan 05, 2013 13:38 EST
Israeli former foreign minister Tzipi Livni called on Saturday for three centre and centre-left parties to run a joint list against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a January 22 general election.
Majority of Israelis 'support Palestinian state'
Jan 04, 2013 07:22 EST
A slender majority of Israelis support the creation of a separate Palestinian state, but do not have high hopes for a peace deal, a survey said on Friday.
Israeli right campaigns on West Bank annexation
Jan 03, 2013 09:04 EST
Three Israeli rightwing parties, including two that are expected to be part of the next government after elections this month, are talking seriously about annexing all or part of the occupied West Bank.
Israel says Egypt border fence near completion
Jan 02, 2013 11:04 EST
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said on Wednesday that the final section of a security fence along the border with Egypt's barren Sinai should be finished by the end of March.
Israel PM's list losing steam ahead of elections
Jan 02, 2013 07:41 EST
Just three weeks before snap elections, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's joint list is losing support and the premier could find himself constrained when it comes to forming the next government.
Hamas could oust Abbas from W.Bank: Netanyahu
Jan 02, 2013 05:46 EST
The militant Islamic Hamas could wrest the West Bank from the western-backed rule of Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas, just as it did in the Gaza Strip in 2007, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday.
Israel PM's list losing steam ahead of vote: poll
Jan 02, 2013 03:30 EST
The joint list being fielded by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in this month's snap elections is continuing to lose ground to the Jewish Home faction, a new poll showed on Wednesday.
Hamas could oust Abbas from W.Bank: Netanyahu
Jan 01, 2013 14:25 EST
The militant Islamic Hamas could wrest the West Bank from the western-backed rule of Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas, just as it did in the Gaza Strip in 2007, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday.
Israel anti-migrant demo after African rape suspect arrested
Dec 31, 2012 14:52 EST
Around 150 Israelis marched through a run-down Tel Aviv neighbourhood on Monday in protest at the alleged rape there of an 83-year-woman by an Eritrean man.
Peres says Israel would talk to Hamas if it seeks peace
Dec 31, 2012 13:10 EST
Israeli President Shimon Peres said on Monday that there is no fundamental reason not to talk to the militant Palestinian Hamas if it renounces violence and decides to take a constructive course.
Israel must complete peace deal with Abbas: Peres
Dec 30, 2012 13:40 EST
President Shimon Peres on Sunday urged Israel to resume peace talks with the Palestinians, saying their president Mahmud Abbas was a willing partner with whom an agreement could be reached.
West Bank settlers quit wildcat outpost without incident
Dec 29, 2012 13:52 EST
Jewish settler activists left a wildcat outpost near the West Bank city of Ramallah quietly on Saturday, Israeli media reported, 24 hours after battling security forces sent to evict them.
Election poll shows Israel PM's list losing ground
Dec 28, 2012 17:21 EST
The rightwing Likud-Beitenu list and Labour have lost ground ahead of Israel's January 22 general election, a poll published on Friday showed, also confirming a rise for nationalist and religious parties.
Israel's Lieberman vows talks only if Abbas goes
Dec 28, 2012 11:32 EST
The head of Israel's ultra-nationalist Yisrael Beitenu party, ex-foreign minister Avigdor Lieberman, lashed out Friday against Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas, saying new peace talks would be possible only if he leaves office.
Charges against Israel's Lieberman toughened
Dec 27, 2012 11:50 EST
Israeli prosecutors have decided to toughen charges levelled against ex-foreign minister Avigdor Lieberman of fraud and breach of trust, the justice ministry said on Thursday.
Israel PM met Jordan king in Amman over Syria: media
Dec 27, 2012 02:46 EST
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held talks with Jordan's King Abdullah II in Amman recently to discuss violence in Syria and the country's chemical weapons stock, Israeli media said Thursday.
