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Al Sharq Al Awsat
| 7 months ago
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denied a newspaper report on Friday that said he had agreed in principle to hand back land annexed from Syria as part of secret U.S.-mediated peace talks that broke off last year. Syria has long set a...
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Item of Millbum and Short List
| 7 months ago
An Israeli newspaper reported Friday that Israel's prime minister secretly talked peace with Syria through an American mediator, offering far-reaching land concessions, but negotiations ended because of the Syrian civil war. The prime minister's...
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Inter Press Service
| 7 months ago
The timing of Benjamin Netanyahu's call for early elections is no coincidence. The incumbent Prime Minister's strategy is to receive the Israeli public's renewed confidence as a new U.S. president takes office, thus making himself immune to U.S.
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Yedioth Ahronoth
| 7 months ago
Israel captured the territory in the 1967 Mideast war. (AP)
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Miami Herald
| 7 months ago
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is playing a prominent role in the first and only debate between vice presidential candidates Joe Biden and Paul Ryan. Ryan, running mate of GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, accused Biden and President...
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Arab News
| 7 months ago
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for early elections. The upcoming elections will most likely take place in next January or February. The intention to hold elections in a few months means that the elections campaign will be short.
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Epoch Times
| 7 months ago
October 11, 2012 An Iranian-made drone is paraded during the Army Day celebrations in Tehran, Iran, on April 18, 2010. (Behrouz Mehri/AFP/Getty Images) The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah confirmed Thursday that it sent a drone into Israel that was...
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j.
| 7 months ago
Netanyahu announced the early elections in an Oct. 9 news conference. Though an exact date has not yet been decided, it likely will be in February 2013 four years since the last Knesset election. The Knesset will return on Oct. 15, after which the...
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The Economist
| 7 months ago
An election in January may also avoid the effect on Israeli voters of a possible worsening of Mr Netanyahu's fraught relations with a second-term President Barack Obama. If, on the other hand, Mitt Romney were to win, Israeli voters will be...
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Sky News
| 7 months ago
Hizbollah has confirmed it sent an Iranian-made drone which Israel shot down last weekend. The leader of the militant group made the admission after Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused the Lebanese based group of sending the drone. "We...
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BBC
| 7 months ago
Israel accuses Hezbollah of drone launch The Israeli military released footage it said showed the aircraft being destroyed in flight Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that the drone shot down over Israel last week was launched by the...
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Zee News
| 7 months ago
Israel's hawkish Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his right-wing religious bloc will have an easy victory in the snap polls to be held early next year, opinion polls published on Thursday. According to a poll by Israeli daily Ha'aretz, Netanyahu'...
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Globes Online
| 7 months ago
07, Lilach Weissman Elections for the 19th Knesset will be held on January 22, 2013, according to a memo the Prime Minister's Bureau has distributed, which states that this is the date Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reached with political...
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The Daily Star
| 7 months ago
Alert me of future comments Your comment was sent successfully, thank you... Story Summary Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday a drone aircraft, which flew some 35 miles (55 km) into Israel before being shot down last weekend,...
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Ynet News
| 7 months ago
Early Elections Mahmoud Abbas. 'Palestinians will pay the price' Photo: Reuters Early election announcement finds Palestinians pessimistic about prospect of change in Israel's political map, analysts say peace process will take backseat Elior Levy...
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Fox News
| 7 months ago
Public opinion polls by two major Israeli dailies indicate Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is poised for a clear victory in the upcoming parliamentary elections, with no serious contenders to replace him. Thursday's polls in the Maariv and Haaretz...
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The Daily Star
| 7 months ago
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announces early elections during a press conference at his Jerusalem office on October 9, 2012. Netanyahu called an early election, telling a Jerusalem press conference it should be held "as fast as possible.
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Inter Press Service
| 7 months ago
General Assembly last month that Iran's nuclear programme was unlikely to breach his red line for presumed military action until next spring or summer, many observers here looked forward to some relief from the nearly incessant drumbeat for war by U.
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War In Context
| 7 months ago
The ostensible reason that Netanyahu provided was deadlock over the budget, but this was an obvious move on Netanyahu's part given the political situation in Israel. The J14 social protests this past summer were a shadow of their previous incarnation,...
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Jerusalem Post
| 7 months ago
This action is part of our comprehensive sanctions effort to apply pressure on the Iranian government to meet its international obligations with regard to its nuclear program, US National Security Council spokesman Tommy Vietor said in a statement...
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BBC
| 7 months ago
said an early election would be good for the country The announcement of an early Israeli general election by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu came just in time for the main evening news bulletin on Tuesday but the public was already prepared.
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Israel National News
| 7 months ago
He announced Tuesday night that that he calling elections within the next three months in light of the probability that he would be forced to do so anyway given the demands made by coalition parties towards the next budget.
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Ynet News
| 7 months ago
AFp Netanyahu favors earliest election date possible, but some coalition members disagree, sources say Moran Azulay Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu 's decision to move up the elections has set off confusion over setting a date for the vote. ...
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Globes Online
| 7 months ago
19, The early elections will result in GDP growth in 2013 being less than the IMF forecast of 3.2% and the Bank of Israel forecast of 3%, says Harel Insurance Investments and Financial Services Ltd. chief economist Ofer Klein...Klein says, "...
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Associated Press
| 7 months ago
An aide to former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says he is considering running for office to challenge incumbent Benjamin Netanyahu. With early elections set to take place in a number of months, Olmert is considered the candidate with the best...
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The Daily Star
| 7 months ago
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu began his re-election bid Wednesday after calling snap polls that he is tipped to win, presenting himself as the only hope of facing Iran and the global economic crisis. Following his announcement late on...
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International Middle East Media Center
| 7 months ago
A senior Egyptian source told the Quds Net that Egypt contacted the Israeli side and informed the government of Benjamin Netanyahu that Egypt is completely against an Israeli military offensive against Gaza, and held Netanyahu personally responsible...
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Jerusalem Post
| 7 months ago
Republican presidential candidate tells CNN there should be "no daylight" between the US and Israel, adds that diplomacy, sanctions have time to work before military action necessary on Iran. Photo: Jason Reed / Reuters US Republican presidential...
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Daily Nation
| 7 months ago
White House hopeful Mitt Romney said Tuesday that any US military intervention to stop Iran's nuclear program was still on the distant horizon, tempering his rhetoric a day after a major foreign policy speech. But the Republican presidential nominee...
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The Daily Star
| 7 months ago
It is my obligation to put the national interest above all. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Tuesday for early elections, eager to strengthen his political position after signaling that any military action against Iran could be months...
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The independent
| 7 months ago
Last July I graduated from York University, a highly respected institution, after studying history. ... Antonio Cassano was exactly the type of player AC Milan were missing in the closing stages of their ... Suggested Topics Israeli Prime Minister...
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The New York Times
| 7 months ago
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday called for elections early next year instead of as scheduled in October 2013, saying that conversations with his coalition partners had proved it would be impossible to pass a responsible budget...
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Washington Post
| 7 months ago
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu makes a statement to the press on Oct. 9, 2012 in Jerusalem. Netanyahu called for an early elections, saying they should be held as soon as possible. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Tuesday...
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Ynet News
| 7 months ago
Moran Azulay PM's decision to hold elections early means that parliament will break for campaign season only hours after winter session begins Moran Azulay Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu 's decision to move up the elections for the 19th Knesset...
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United Press International
| 7 months ago
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu announced Tuesday he is calling an early election because Israel's governing coalition will not be able to agree on a budget. The election would be held at least three months after the Knesset, the Israeli parliament,...
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International Business Times
| 7 months ago
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu speaks in Jerusalem Tuesday. The budget would have potentially given Netanyahu an increased mandate and opportunity for military action against Iran, the Guardian reported . Members of Netanyahu's Likud party told the...
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The Age
| 7 months ago
Benjamin Netanyahu makes the announcement of early elections in Jerusalem. Photo: Getty Images Israelis are again facing the prospect of early elections following Benjamin Netanyahu's widely anticipated announcement overnight that his government...
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Associated Press
| 7 months ago
Key campaign issues in Israel's parliamentary election, set for early next year: -Israel-U.S. relations: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has had a frosty relationship with President Barack Obama. If both are re-elected, relations could sour further...
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GMA News
| 7 months ago
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on Tuesday for an early election, seeking to strengthen his political position after signaling that any military action against Iran could be months away. Opinion polls suggest Netanyahu's right-wing...
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SF Gate
| 7 months ago
Israel's prime minister on Tuesday ordered new parliamentary elections in early 2013, roughly eight months ahead of schedule, setting the stage for a lightening quick campaign that will likely win him re-election. For nearly four years, Prime...
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The Guardian
| 7 months ago
Jerusalem Benjamin Netanyahu may be hoping for an increased mandate before any military action against Iran. Photograph: Baz Ratner/EPA Israel 's prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu , has called a general election early next year in a move designed to...
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Globes Online
| 7 months ago
15, Lilach Weissman and Globes correspondent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a press conference in Jerusalem that elections will be held within three months. Earlier in the day the prime minister met with coalition partners and Likud leaders...
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Salem News
| 7 months ago
In his recent speech at the United Nations General Assembly, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked the United States and its allies to define clear red lines for the Iranian nuclear program, emphasizing that Iran will reach the threshold at...
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Yedioth Ahronoth
| 7 months ago
Breaking News Former Kadima leader Tzipi Livni addressed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's announcement that the Knesset elections are to be held early. In a post on her Facebook page, she charged that Netanyahu's government has "made Israel...
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Zee News
| 7 months ago
14 Zeenews Bureau Israel: Israel is all set to face general elections in January, nine months ahead of the scheduled time, according to a BBC report. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for early polls after the ruling government and the...
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Haaretz
| 7 months ago
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced early elections on Tuesday. Netanyahu said in a televised statement he had reached the conclusion that his coalition government would not be able to agree on a national budget, adding that he has "therefore...
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The Daily Star
| 7 months ago
Country Comment Html tags are not allowed. * Word Count: Left: Alert me of future comments Your comment was sent successfully, thank you... Story Summary Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on Tuesday for an early election, seeking to...
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Jerusalem Post
| 7 months ago
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu announced early elections on Tuesday evening, saying they must be held "as soon as possible." Likud sources said that Netanyahu would hold elections earlier than scheduled in order to catch his opponents off guard...
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Israel National News
| 7 months ago
59 Reported News Brief 10/9/2012, Tishrei 23, 5773 Netanyahu to Announce Decision on Early Elections Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Nethanyahu was set to issue a statement on Tuesday after talks with his coalition partners on mounting speculation...
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Ynet News
| 7 months ago
Gettyimages Netanyahu's associates say he may announce next elections before Knesset's winter session next week. 'You can never be sure of Netanyahu's next step', Likud sources say Attila Somfalvi Senior officials close to Prime Minister Benjamin...
