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Mar232021 by adminNo Comments

Exit polls indicate no clear winner in Israeli elections

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JERUSALEM -- Exit polls indicate there is no clear winner in Tuesday’s Israeli election, leaving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s fate uncertain and signaling continued political deadlock.The polls on Israel’s three main TV stations showed Netanyahu and his religious and nationalist allies, as well as diverse array of opponents, both falling short of a parliamentary majority. That could set the stage for weeks of paralysis and even an unprecedented fifth consecutive election. Exit polls are often imprecise and the official results may not be known for days.Netanyahu nevertheless said Israelis had “given a great victory to the right and to the Likud under my leadership" in a Facebook post late Tuesday.The exit polls conducted by Channels 11, 12 and 13 were nearly identical, showing Netan...

Mar142021 by adminNo Comments

Israeli PM avoided Saudi airspace because of Houthi missiles

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he was deterred from flying to the United Arab Emirates through Saudi Arabian airspace last week because of the threat of missile fire from Iranian proxies in YemenByThe Associated PressMarch 14, 2021, 9:53 AM• 2 min readJERUSALEM -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he was deterred from flying to the United Arab Emirates through Saudi Arabian airspace last week because of the threat of missile fire from Iranian proxies in Yemen.Netanyahu, whose comments came Saturday, had called off a visit to the Emirates last week over a spat with neighboring Jordan, which had temporarily closed its airspace to the Israeli prime minister's flight.But rather than bypass Jordanian airspace and take a more southerly route across Saudi skies, Netan...

Mar52021 by adminNo Comments

Israeli miniser says has list of Iran-backed targets

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Israel's defense minister says his country has a bluprint for strikes against Iranian targets if the country shows signs of nuclear escalationByThe Associated PressMarch 5, 2021, 9:59 AM• 1 min readShare to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this articleTEL AVIV, Israel -- Israel’s defense minister says his country has drawn up plans to strike Iranian targets if Tehran shows signs of nuclear escalation.Benny Gantz told Fox News that Israel is still working on its plans, but “we have them in our hands of course.”He showed a map of Lebanon that he said includes ground forces, missiles and launching sites set up by Iranian proxy forces along the border.“This is a target map. Each one of them has been checked legally, operationally, intelligence-wise and we are ready to fight,” Gantz said.The remar...

Feb62021 by adminNo Comments

Israeli protesters call on PM Netanyahu to step down

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Hundreds of protesters have gathered outside the official residence of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to demand his resignationByThe Associated PressFebruary 6, 2021, 10:14 PM• 1 min readShare to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this articleJERUSALEM -- Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the official residence of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday night, demanding his resignation.The protesters have been gathering each week in central Jerusalem for over seven months, saying Netanyahu should step down because of his corruption trial and what they say is mismanagement of the country’s coronavirus crisis.The protesters say Netanyahu cannot serve as prime minister when he is on trial for charges of fraud, breach of trust and accepting bribes in three separate cases. His trial i...

Jan272021 by adminNo Comments

Report: Israeli settler population surged during Trump era

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A pro-settler group says Israel’s West Bank settler population has grown at a far higher rate than the country as a whole over the last four yearsBy JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated PressJanuary 27, 2021, 10:18 AM• 4 min readJERUSALEM -- Israel's West Bank settler population has grown at a far higher rate than the country as a whole over the last four years, a pro-settler group said Wednesday, a period that coincides with the Trump administration's unprecedented acceptance of settlement activity.The report by West Bank Jewish Population Stats shows the settler population growing by around 13% since the start of 2017 to reach 475,481. During the same period, Israel's population grew by around 8% to reach nearly 9.3 million, according to the government.The group's report, which is based on official ...