Benjamin Netanyahu

Yesha Council Outraged:

Netanyahu freezing construction in Judea and Samaria

Construction planning committee not convened in half a year, effectively freezing new construction in Judea and Samaria.

No elections:

Knesset approves bill to push off budget deadline

Final vote delays the deadline to pass the state budget by 120 days right before the Knesset would have been dissolved.

Fourth round of elections averted at last minute

PM Netanyahu announces Likud will vote in favor of bill to delay budget deadline by 120 days, ending fears of another snap election.

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'We may have additional peace deals in the near future'

US Secretary of State and Israeli Prime Minister give joint statement following their meeting in Jerusalem.

Pompeo and Netanyahu meet in Jerusalem

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets with Israel's Prime Minister during five-day tour of the Middle East.

'We must not go to elections right now'

Yossi Dagan: The worst thing for the State of Israel would be going to a fourth election in a year and a half.

Netanyahu:

'This is the time for unity - not new elections'

PM backs deal to avoid snap elections, blasts Blue and White for operating as 'government within the government.'

Netanyahu, another election will smash the faith we have left

Israeli society will not tolerate being dragged into another election.Opinion.

If it quacks like elections…

With government collapse looming, Blue and White leader Benny Gantz is willing to compromise, but his No. 2 is holding him back. Opinion.

Netanyahu welcomes 'snapback' of Iran sanctions

Netanyahu: Responsible countries should support the US in seeking a real solution, one that will prevent Iran from building nuclear weapons.

Hundreds demonstrate in support of Netanyahu

Left-wing activists temporarily evacuated from area in front of PM's residence to make room for right-wing demonstration.

Netanyahut to Gantz:

'Accept this compromise and we can prevent elections'

PM speaks to Alternate PM days before deadline to approve budget or face new elections.

Netanyahu to UAE Jews: I hope to visit you soon

Israeli Prime Minister holds ZOOM conversation with leaders of UAE Jewish community following peace deal.

Netanyahu: Great effort underway to avoid lockdown

Prof.Gamzu presents plan to impose a lockdown to Coronavirus Cabinet. The plan is meant to be implemented only if matters do not improve.

Conflict between Likud and Blue and White escalates

Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi says Netanyahu will do anything to remain prime minister, Likud says Ashkenazi is undermining Gantz.

Likud official: Govt. can't function like this

Official close to Netanyahu says Blue and White party actively preventing government from functioning, avoids making hard decisions.

Netanyahu: Response to arson terror the same as to rockets

PM tells leaders of southern communities Israel is prepared to do whatever it takes to stop launch of incendiary balloons from Gaza.

Former Defense Minister Bennett loses security protection

All other outgoing Defense Ministers receive five years' protection; Bennett gets just three months.

PM: Left-wing fake news on US-UAE arms deal

Following media claims that Israel has allowed the US to sell advanced weapons to the UAE, Netanyahu dismisses the reports as "fake news."

Netanyahu: US arms sales to UAE not part of peace deal

Prime Minister says Israel still opposed to sale of top-tier weapons, including F-35 stealth fighters, to UAE.

Ushering in a new era of peace

“Peace through withdrawal and weakness” is gone from the world. It has been replaced by a different concept: Genuine peace, peace for peace.

Rivlin praises Netanyahu for 'historic' UAE deal

President, Prime Minister of Israel meet at President's Residence to discuss normalization of relations with the UAE.

Netanyahu: We're working on flights over Saudi Arabia

Prime Minister Netanyahu and Transportation Minister Regev visit Ben Gurion Airport, inspecting preparations for reopening of air travel.

Netanyahu:

'I wasn't bluffing on sovereignty'

'Right-wing criticism of me is absurd,' says Netanyahu. 'First they objected to settlement plan, now they complain that its suspended.'

Yesha Council chairman: Netanyahu must go

David Elhayani excoriates PM Netanyahu for suspending sovereignty. 'This is not the same prime minister. He has lost it.'

Shaked: We believe Trump, there will be no sovereignty

Former Justice Minister says her party will not be used as a political tool in the negotiations between Likud and Blue and White.

Shaked: I knew that sovereignty was nothing but an illusion

Former Justice Minister says she was not surprised by Netanyahu's decision to shelve the application of sovereignty.

Netanyahu thanks Egypt, Oman and Bahrain

PM tweets a message of thanks to the leaders of Egypt, Oman and Bahrain for their "support" of agreement with UAE.

J Street welcomes suspension of sovereignty

Leftist organization welcomes Netanyahu’s decision to back down from sovereignty as part of agreement to normalize ties with UAE.

Bennett: Netanyahu missed a once-in-a-century opportunity

Yamina leader welcomes peace agreement with UAE, says sovereignty will come from source other than Netanyahu.

'Netanyahu is selling out Judea and Samaria for nothing'

Samaria Regional Council chairman calls on prime minister to announce that he has not given up on sovereignty in exchange for UAE deal.

'We are in the middle of an election campaign'

Yisrael Beytenu chairman: Netanyahu wants a majority for the French Law and if he does not succeed, he will go for a plea deal.

Netanyahu to Lapid: 1,000 masks won't hide your dictatorship

Knesset rejects Yesh Atid bill which would ban Binyamin Netanyahu from forming a government.

PM to AG: You cheapen my family's blood

Prime Minister Netanyahu writes furious letter to Attorney General Mandelblit demanding he act against calls for violence against his family

'You do not threaten the Prime Minister'

Finance Minister blasts Gantz: If you want to show responsibility, you have to separate the political debate from the budget.

Will Gantz be Prime Minister? 'It depends on him'

Netanyahu: If Gantz stops serving as the head of a faction that is a government within a government, he will be Prime Minister.

'We must not go to an election'

Likud MK on the political crisis surrounding the budget: Elections will be a direct blow to the state.

Senior UTJ official: 'Very disappointed' in Netanyahu

Haredi parties say their unconditional support for Prime Minister Netanyahu will not remain if he leads Israel into 4th round of elections.

'I do not regret for a second entering the government'

Blue and White chairman does not intend to fold on the budget: "I do not want elections - but I do not intend to back down."

Poll: Likud has fewer seats, but still on top

Who is the candidate who dramatically reduces the gap in terms of suitability to serve as PM?

Netanyahu: With proper behavior we will eradicate COVID-19

Prime Ministers says 'there is no country with morbidity like ours which has not locked down,' praises work on development of vaccine.

'We have a vaccine for coronavirus'

PM Netanyahu congratulates director of the Israel Institute for Biological Research on plan to begin human trials for coronavirus vaccine.

Netanyahu's proposal to Moshe Kahlon

PM reportedly offered former Finance Minister to be in charge of economic policy following coronavirus crisis.

Netanyahu: Protests organized at luxury hotels

PM criticizes opposition behavior in angry speech to the Knesset, offers support to people of Lebanon following massive explosion.

Gantz mulling anti-Netanyahu legislation

Gantz's associates reportedly considering a law to disqualify a candidate with an indictment from running for PM.

Report: Netanyahu seeks NIS 400 million for haredi yeshivas

Prime Minister Netanyahu reportedly seeks to convince haredi parties not to oppose new elections with new funding for yeshivas.

Netanyahu: I'm glad the left is growing ears

PM Netanyahu responds with sarcasm to outrage over video of 'death to leftists' chant during his visit to Ramla.

PA: Netanyahu inciting against '1948 Arabs'

Netanyahu's criticism of MK Ayman Odeh, who attended a Hamas conference, presented by PA as incitement against Israeli Arabs.

Netanyahu: Sovereignty decision depends on White House support

PM tells Likud faction sovereignty is still on the agenda, but requires full US support.

'Netanyahu is always whining'

Yesh Atid chairman Yair Lapid says PM Netanyahu pretends he does not have protection when he complains about threats against him.

Netanyahu: Protests are undermining democracy

PM Netanyahu says Israel should not treat violent left-wing protesters more leniently than it does right-wing protesters.

Watch: Demonstrations against Netanyahu

Thousands of leftists demonstrated across the country against Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. 12 protesters were arrested in Jerusalem.

Netanyahu: 'Incitement and hatred will not stop me'

PM Netanyahu reacts to harsh statements and social media posts against him, calls to "put a halt to horrible incitement and hatred"

Netanyahu’s five-point battleground to stay in power

A look at the simultaneous fronts Netanyahu is fighting both to remain prime minister and strengthen Israel. Opinion.

Netanyahu blasts TV station: They are covering up incitement

PM accuses Channel 12 television of covering up incitement by the far left to assassinate the Prime Minister.

Complaint sent to police over call to assassinate PM

Facebook deletes account on which call to assassinate Prime Minister Netanyahu was posted.

Poll: Bennett closing gap with Netanyahu

Among right-wing voters, 33% still want Netanyahu to lead national camp, while 25% want Bennett to lead the camp.

Netanyahu stops initiative to oust coalition chairman

PM intervenes after a number of Likud MKs agree to oust MK Miki Zohar as head of the Likud Knesset faction and as coalition chairman.

Netanyahu: Hezbollah is playing with fire

Prime minister, defense minister respond to Hezbollah infiltration attempt. 'Any attack against us will be answered with great force.'

Netanyahu: We are in midst of serious security incident

PM leaves Likud faction early meeting in response to security incident on northern border.