Israel defends destroying building that housed The Associated Press and Al Jazeera in Gaza

Israel claims to have shared ‘smoking gun’ evidence with the US that Hamas used the destroyed building that housed The Associated Press and Al Jazeera in Gaza City, as news organisations demand answers.   Government officials said the Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu shared a ‘smoking gun’ with US President Joe Biden in their phone call on Saturday.  … Read more

Benjamin Netanyahu defends Gaza air strikes and says US knows ‘d**n well’ it would do the same

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday defended his attacks on the Gaza strip, saying a country has a right to defend itself, and argued the United States knows ‘d**n well’ it would do the same thing. In a defiant interview on CBS’ Face the Nation, Netanyahu denied any political motivation for the attacks that have … Read more

Benjamin Netanyahu defends Gaza air strikes and says US knows ‘d**n well’ it would do the same

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday defended his attacks on the Gaza strip, saying a country has a right to defend itself, and argued the United States knows ‘d**n well’ it would do the same thing. In a defiant interview on CBS’ Face the Nation, Netanyahu denied any political motivation for the attacks that have … Read more

Israel-Gaza: Shootings and lynchings continue with violent clashes between Arab and Jewish groups

Shootings and lynchings continue across Israel with a synagogue burned down and violent clashes between Arab and Jewish groups, prompting President Benjamin Netanyahu to call for calm.  Much of the unrest took place in Lod, but violence was also seen on the streets of Beersheba, Netanya, Acre, Jerusalem, Haifa, Bat Yam, and Tiberias.   Thousands of … Read more

Shootings and lynchings continue in Israel with violent clashes between Arab, Jewish groups

Shootings and lynchings continue across Israel with a synagogue burned down and violent clashes between Arab and Jewish groups, prompting President Benjamin Netanyahu to call for calm.  Much of the unrest took place in Lod, but violence was also seen on the streets of Beersheba, Netanya, Acre, Jerusalem, Haifa, Bat Yam, and Tiberias.   Thousands of … Read more

Benjamin Netanyahu declares a state of emergency in Lod after mayor warns ‘civil war has erupted’

Benjamin Netanyahu has declared a state of emergency in the central city of Lod as police accused Arab residents of waging ‘wide-scale riots’. The Israeli Prime Minister’s statement came after an Israeli Arab was killed there the previous night as violence soared between Israel and the Palestinian territories. Netanyahu himself is understood to have gone … Read more

Benjamin Netanyahu declares a state of emergency in Lod after mayor warns ‘civil war has erupted’

Benjamin Netanyahu has declared a state of emergency in the central city of Lod as police accused Arab residents of waging ‘wide-scale riots’. The Israeli Prime Minister’s statement came after an Israeli Arab was killed there the previous night as violence soared between Israel and the Palestinian territories. Netanyahu himself is understood to have gone … Read more

Clashes in Jerusalem continue as Israeli Prime Minister calls for ‘calm on all sides’ 

Israeli police and Palestinians clashed outside Jerusalem’s Old City walls overnight into Sunday as tensions flared during the Muslim holiday of Ramadan, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appealed for ‘calm on all sides’. But the premier also warned that Israel remains ‘prepared for all scenarios’ after dozens of rockets were fired from the Gaza … Read more

Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu appears in court at his corruption trial

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared in court today at his corruption trial to hear prosecutors make their allegations against him. Prosecutors say Israel’s longest-serving Prime Minister used his political influence as ‘currency’ to buy favours from media executives and wealthy businessmen. The evidentiary phase of the trial was beginning as Israel’s political parties were … Read more

Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu appears in court at his corruption trial

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared in court today at his corruption trial to hear prosecutors make their allegations against him. Prosecutors say Israel’s longest-serving Prime Minister used his political influence as ‘currency’ to buy favours from media executives and wealthy businessmen. The evidentiary phase of the trial was beginning as Israel’s political parties were … Read more