President Trump has given Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the political cover to embrace a position that critics say would all but extinguish the dream of a viable Palestinian state. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/08/us/politics/trump-netanyahu-israel.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Tag: Netanyahu, Benjamin
Why Some Israelis Still Support Netanyahu
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is caught up in a corruption scandal that has clouded his campaign ahead of Tuesday’s election, but some Israelis still support him. We went there to understand why they are sticking with him. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/middleeast/100000006431686/israel-elections-netanyahu.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
How Israel Chooses a Leader and What’s at Stake
A guide to the complicated parliamentary vote scheduled for Tuesday. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/08/world/middleeast/israel-election-explainer.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
In Israel Election, the Future of the West Bank Is Now on the Ballot
Fighting for political survival, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu backed extending sovereignty over the West Bank, putting a contentious issue front and center. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/07/world/middleeast/israel-election-netanyahu-west-bank.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Netanyahu Vows to Start Annexing West Bank, in Bid to Rally the Right
Trailing his main challenger days before the election, Mr. Netanyahu offered an idea ardently sought by the settler movement but seen as a blow to a two-state solution. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/06/world/middleeast/netanyahu-annex-west-bank.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
As Israel Charts a Future, Color and Chaos Abound in Its Election
The voting on Tuesday seems to be all about Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu — keep him or dump him. But our photographer found that’s not the half of it. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/06/world/middleeast/elections-in-israel.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
A Pro-Pot Candidate Could Prove Decisive in Israeli Election
Moshe Feiglin’s far-right, libertarian Zehut party is gaining traction among young voters. It could end up determining who leads the next government. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/05/world/middleeast/israel-elections-feiglin-zehut-marijuana.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Boycott Israel’s Election? A Palestinian Rapper Says No
In a video that’s going viral, a hip-hip artist argues with himself, but ultimately says the benefits of voting outweigh the risks of staying home. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/04/world/middleeast/israel-election-rap-tamer-nafar.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
In Israel Campaign, All Sides Claim Fabled Voice From the Grave: Menachem Begin
Though he has been dead 27 years, Mr. Begin’s legacy is being selectively invoked by parties across the political spectrum ahead of the April 9 election. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/02/world/middleeast/israel-election-menachem-begin.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Twitter Network Uses Fake Accounts to Promote Netanyahu, Israel Watchdog Finds
A network of hundreds of social media accounts, many of them fake, was used to smear opponents of the Israeli prime minister, investigators found. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/31/world/middleeast/netanyahu-fake-twitter.html?partner=rss&emc=rss