Benjamin Netanyahu

Yamina Minister: Netanyahu is shamelessly lying

Minister Matan Kahana fires back after Netanyahu claims Bennett acted against police and IDF in lifting closure on Judea and Samaria.

Netanyahu: I took a 2-week vacation for first time in 30 years

Opposition leader answers questions on Facebook, blames Bennett for Jerusalem stabbing attack.

Herzog: There was no deal with Netanyahu

President Isaac Herzog denies claims there was a deal that he would be elected President in exchange for granting Netanyahu a pardon.

Likud welcomes 20,000 new members, 2000 due to Moshe Feiglin

Feiglin makes no secret of his aim to head the party he left & intends to rejoin.

Meretz Minister: Netanyahu offered the PA 800 million shekels

Minister of Regional Cooperation Esawi Frej says Netanyahu offered the PA a larger loan than the one given to it by the current government.

Hanegbi: Netanyahu will be here for another 9 years

Former Minister Tzachi Hanegbi: Our leadership has forgotten that we are right. They think the enemy is right.

Party leaders pay respects to Barel Hadarya Shmueli

Coalition and opposition leaders speak out about the fallen Sgt. Barel Hadarya Shmueli, who died of his wounds earlier today.

MK Dichter: I will run against Netanyahu for Likud leadership

MK Avi Dichter is the first to declare his intention to run against Netanyahu even before he steps down from politics.

Report: Netanyahu 'lost' dozens of gifts from foreign leaders

Former PM is legally required to return gifts he received while premier. 42 of them remain unaccounted for.

Netanyahu: US soldiers died to secure our common civilization

Opposition Leader and former Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu sends condolences to families of 13 US soldiers killed in Kabul bombing.

Likud: Bennett lies as easily as breathing

Likud party responds to attack by senior political source that Netanyahu failed to deal with Iran. 'Bennett failed against COVID and Iran.'

Netanyahu on Bennett: Zero security, zero statesmanship

Former premier decries a 'fawning media which conceals the failures of this government, no matter how serious.'

Pfizer CEO: Netanyahu was on top of everything

Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla: Netanyahu called me 30 times asking: What about young people... what are you doing about South African variant?

Netanyahu takes off for US vacation

PM Bennett begins vacation in north as former PM Netanyahu flies to US for his own vacation. Netanyahu to quarantine upon returning.

Netanyahu: Bennett wasted valuable time

Netanyahu blasted Bennett for failing to implement a more effective policy for dealing with COVID after he'd 'rid the country of the virus.'

Israel's President to Russia: 'Cooperation of vital importance'

Herzog urged the ambassador to continue close cooperation with Israel despite Netanyahu's ousting while Russia asked for help with COVID.

The discount Netanyahu received at a Haifa hotel

Opposition chairman stayed at a hotel in Haifa and initially paid less than a third of the price of his suite.

Netanyahu apologizes to haredim for Shabbat desecration

Opposition leader apologized to haredim after posting a video during Shabbat in which he is seen congratulating gold medalist Linoy Ashram.

Outrage after Netanyahu congratulates gold medalist on Shabbat

Haredim outraged after opposition leader desecrates Shabbat by posting video congratulating Linoy Ashram. Likud apologizes.

'Netanyahu tried to form government with United Arab List'

Arab lawmaker pushes back on denials by the Likud, saying Netanyahu had tried to forge coalition with the United Arab List.

Blame game in Knesset plenum

Shouting and accusations fly in the Knesset meeting forced by the opposition.

Netanyahu warns of intelligence leaks from USA

Former PM Netanyahu hinted that sources in the Biden administration could leak information about actions Israel is planning against Iran.

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Netanuahu: Government is taking Israel down a dangerous path

Opposition Leader Netanyahu blasts Bennett government. 'I'm worried about where the government is leading us.'

Netanyahu: The government wasted precious time

Opposition leader blasts the government over the delay in bringing COVID-19 vaccines to Israel.

Netanyahu's war on Elkin and Sa'ar

Likud secretariat to approve decision preventing people who left the party from returning to its ranks for the next eight years.

Businessman Nathan Milikowsky passes away

Businessman Nathan Milikowsky, cousin of opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu, passes away after long illness.

Senior Russian official confirms: IDF attacks on Syria deterred

A senior Russian source confirmed reports that his country is no longer turning a blind eye on Israeli strikes in Syria.

Senior Likud lawmaker doubles down on criticism of Netanyahu

Former Finance Minister Yisrael Katz refuses to back down on criticism of Netanyahu, but says won't challenge him as Likud chief.

Sa'ar commits to passing anti-Netanyahu legislation

Barring someone under indictment from PM is only logical, says Sa'ar. It's opposing such a law that is personal.

Gideon Sa'ar planning the 'Netanyahu Law'

Justice Minister to submit bill preventing a criminal defendant from serving as Prime Minister.

Netanyahu: Get the 3rd vaccine dose right now

Opposition leader says after talking with Pfizer CEO and other experts that the over-50 population must receive a 3rd vaccine shot.

Report: Netanyahu continuing to court Gantz

Opposition leader trying to persuade Defense Minister to form a new government with the Likud in which Gantz will serve first as PM.

Report: Netanyahu tried to persuade Trump to attack Iran

New Yorker reports then-PM tried to convince Trump to attack Iran after his election loss to Biden. General Milley thwarted the move.

White House official: Netanyahu is damaging US-Israel relations

Former PM's criticisms of current administration make Democratic Party less sympathetic to Israel, official says.

Senior Likud member: Not sure Bennett government is left-wing

Senior Likud member Tzachi Hanegbi: If Bennett had agreed to direct election of PM, a right-wing government could have been formed.

Netanyahu: Lapid destroys the very concept of anti-Semitism

Opposition leader slams Foreign Minister for saying other forms of hate and violence are the same as anti-Semitism.

As Iran approaches nuclear capacity, Gantz blames Netanyahu

'Netanyahu's outspoken stance damaged Israel's image as a country that enjoys bipartisan support in the United States,' Gantz claims.

Iran is racing toward a nuclear bomb and Israel is silent

Bennett and Lapid have handcuffed Israel to a policy of “no surprises” with the US and abandoned the fight for global public opinion. Op-ed.

Former US Amb: Trump would have preferred Netanyahu hold off

“Whatever the reaction may have been at the time, it's long gone and long disappeared,” former Amb. David Friedman says.

Netanyahu: Bennett surrendered to Ra'am in just 3 hours

Opposition leader: Bennett gave water to Jordan as Jordan gave an oil pipeline to Iran.

Netanyahu family leaves official PM's residence

Prime Minister’s Residence on Balfour Street in Jerusalem officially handed over to Prime Minister Naftali Bennett.

New book: Netanyahu’s congratulations to Biden angered Trump

New book by Michael Wolff quoted by The Forward says former US President resented that Netanyahu congratulated Biden upon his victory.

'The Likud is going to sit in the opposition for a long time'

Senior Likud official: Slowly the public understands that Bennett is Prime Minister and the state has not collapsed.

Poll: Netanyahu erred in opposing Citizenship Law

48% of Israelis say Opposition Leader should not have opposed the Citizenship Law, compared to 33% who support his decision.

Shin Bet demands urgent renovations to PM's residence

Shin Bet says Prime Minister's residence requires serious security upgrades. Netanyahu's son: Where have they been for 12 years?

Netanyahu: Bennett & Lapid incapable of keeping Israel Jewish

Former PM claims Citizenship Law inadequate for keeping PA Arabs out of Israel.

Netanyahu: Losing Yoni changed my life forever

Opposition Leader marks 45th anniversary of Operation Entebbe, during which his brother, Yoni Netanyahu, fell in the line of duty.

Yair Netanyahu's first interview after political ousting

Speaking with OAN, Netanyahu calls PM Bennett a 'leftist puppet' and says that the Arab-Israeli Ra'am Party 'supports terrorism'. Watch.

Netanyahu family photographed with boxes at PM's Residence

French politician Meyer Habib visits opposition leader and his wife as they pack before moving out of PM's residence in Jerusalem.

Netanyahu calls on government to begin issuing 3rd vaccine doses

Opposition leader says Israel should move up date of beginning of 3rd vaccine doses by a month since length of effectiveness is unknown.

Netanyau's condition to support Family Reunification Law

Opposition leader says right-wing parties will vote to extend Family Reunification Law if the government supports their new law.

Likud continues to court Gantz

Likud pressuring Blue and White chairman to form an alternative government with them in the current Knesset.

Sa'ar attacks Likud: Incitement and poison 24 hours a day

Justice Minister blasts Netanyahu: The group he leads should be kept out of power for a long time.

Ra'am MK: We used Netanyahu as a stepping stone

Ra'am MK says his party "taught Netanyahu a lesson," using him to gain legitimacy as an Arab party in a coalition government.

‘Too soft on Iran’

Opposition leader Netanyahu blasted the new government's 'toothless approach' towards dealing with Washington’s policy of engaging Iran.

Channel 20 poll: Netanyahu bloc weakens

Likud remains the largest party with 29 seats. Yesh Atid with 22 seats, Religious Zionist Party rises to seven and Yamina has six.

Elkin and Netanyahu clash in the Knesset

Opposition leader Netanyahu confronts Minister Elkin who left the Likud.

Diplomat: Netanyahu is knowingly harming Israel-US relations

Senior diplomat says 'Netanyahu knows the value of the partnership with the US and is aware of the damage he is doing.'

Netanyahu accused of shredding docs before leaving office

Netanyahu denying reports of wrongdoing in the in the alleged incident.

Netanyahu: Lapid's 'no surprises' policy endangers Israel

Opposition leader says foreign minister pledged not to act against Iran without informing Biden Admin. first. Lapid denies accusation.