Benjamin Netanyahu
Iran cyberspy group hit in coordinated European raids
European authorities have taken action to shut down a cyber espionage operation linked to Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard in the first operation of its kind since Tehran signed a nuclear treaty, according to security researchers who located computers used to launch attacks.
Obama, Netanyahu set for first talks since Iran deal
U.S. President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meet on Nov 9 for the first time since the Israeli leader lost his battle against the Iran nuclear deal, with Washington seeking his re-commitment to a two-state solution with the Palestinians.
Obama, Netanyahu eye arms deal to mend ties
Barack Obama and Benjamin Netanyahu will hold a post-row summit on Nov 9, hoping a massive 10 year defense deal will help them move beyond a bitter public fight that shook a decades-old alliance.
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Netanyahu and the truth
"I can't stand him. He's a liar," then-French President Nicolas Sarkozy told U.S. President Barack Obama four years ago, in a conversation about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Obama replied: "You're fed up with him? I have to deal with him every day." It was a private conversation, but we know about it because it was accidentally broadcast to journalists.
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Israel premier orders review of status for east Jerusalem
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered a review of the status of certain Palestinian neighborhoods in east Jerusalem, an official confirmed on Oct. 26, a decision that could potentially strip tens of thousands of Palestinians of their Israeli residency rights.
Israel says Arab citizen used paraglider to join Syria war
Israel said on Oct. 25 that an Arab citizen had used a paraglider to fly illegally into neighboring Syria, where he planned to join Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) insurgents in the four-year-old rebellion against President Bashar al-Assad.
Israel to take steps to calm holy site unrest: Kerry
US Secretary of State John Kerry said Oct. 24 that Israel had agreed on steps to calm tensions over Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque, at the centre of Palestinian unrest, including 24-hour security cameras.
No age restrictions for worshippers at Al-Aqsa Friday
Israeli police said they have lifted age restrictions for the main weekly prayers at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound on Oct. 23, for the first time in weeks.
Germany stresses Holocaust responsibility after Israel PM's claim
Germany on Oct. 21 stressed its inherent responsibility for the Holocaust, after Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu stirred controversy by claiming that a Palestinian leader gave Hitler the idea of exterminating Jews.
Chancellor Angela Merkel, who hosted Netanyahu for talks Wednesday, stressed: "Germany abides by its responsibility for the Holocaust."
UN chief 'not optimistic' about Israeli-Palestinian crisis
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told the Security Council on Oct. 21 that he was "not optimistic" following his talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders to urge them to defuse tensions, diplomats said.