Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

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Israel will invade Gaza's Rafah 'with or without' a hostage deal, Netanyahu says

7:01pm April 30, 2024

by Becky Sullivan

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made the vow Tuesday amid the negotiations mediated by Egypt that seek to reach a cease-fire deal that could see the release of some or all of the remaining hostages.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended Israel's actions and goals in Gaza in an interview with Morning Edition's Steve Inskeep on Friday.

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Netanyahu says Gaza needs a new 'civilian government,' but won't say who

12:17pm November 17, 2023

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about Israel's war on Hamas. Netanyahu says once Hamas is defeated, Israel has to make sure there is no resurgence of terrorism.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks as he meets with President Biden, Oct. 18, in Tel Aviv.

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After Hamas attack, most Israelis want Netanyahu to resign, according to poll

9:55am November 11, 2023

by Lauren Frayer

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was already under pressure for other problems. Now, a recent poll says 76% of Israelis want him to resign.

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Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is pictured at his office in Jerusalem on Monday. Netanyahu spoke with President Biden, who invited him for a meeting later this year.

Biden to meet Israel's Netanyahu after months of tension

6:06pm July 17, 2023

by Deepa Shivaram

The meeting is likely to happen by the end of the year, National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said. President Biden has expressed concern over Netanyahu's judicial proposals.

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) sits next to Interior and Health Minister Aryeh Deri during a weekly cabinet meeting on Jan. 8, 2023.

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Journalist says Netanyahu's new government is a 'threat to Israeli democracy'

7:59pm January 12, 2023

by Terry Gross

Journalist Anshel Pfeffer says the Israeli prime minister has a "strange detachment" when it comes to social issues — which opens the door for conservative members of his coalition to make changes.

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Protesters gather outside the District Court in Jerusalem where Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was attending his corruption trial Monday.

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Netanyahu's Future At Stake Both In The Courtroom And In Politics

2:40pm April 05, 2021

by Daniel Estrin

Israel's longest-serving prime minister has no clear path to forming a government after the fourth election in two years. And his trial on corruption charges has resumed with witness testimony.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly Cabinet meeting in Jerusalem on Sunday.

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Netanyahu Tries Again As Israel's Political Crisis Forces 3rd Election In A Year

1:14pm December 12, 2019

by Naomi Zeveloff

The unprecedented vote comes after two inconclusive elections and months of stalemate that saw Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his rival, Benny Gantz, unable to forge a new government.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses his supporters at party headquarters after elections in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Wednesday.

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Elections Do Little To Point The Way Out Of Israel's Political Impasse

9:16am September 18, 2019

by Scott Neuman

The preliminary results show yet another near deadlock between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party and its main centrist rival.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday in the Knesset, Israel's parliament in Jerusalem.

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Israeli Parliament Schedules Unprecedented Early Elections

7:36pm May 29, 2019

by Richard Gonzales

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party pushed for new elections in September rather than risk allowing Israel's ceremonial president to choose someone else to form a government.

A Palestinian man checks the damage of a multi-story building following Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City, Sunday. Palestinian militants have fired more than 600 rockets and mortars into Israel, drawing dozens of retaliatory airstrikes on targets across the

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Netanyahu Orders Continued Pounding In Gaza As 600 Rockets Fired Into Israel

10:15pm May 05, 2019

by Vanessa Romo

Violence stretches into a third day amid mounting casualties and fatalities, with no immediate end in sight. Three Israeli men and nine Palestinians have been killed thus far.