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Trump's aim is talks but 'B' team's Bolton and cohorts want regime change, Iran minister says
Iran's top diplomat said Wednesday President Donald Trump's aim "is to bring us to our knees to talk" — but national security adviser John Bolton and key U.S. allies in the Mideast want "regime change at the very least" and the "disintegration of Iran." Foreign ...
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday he plans to name a new settlement in the occupied Golan after U.S. President Donald Trump in appreciation of his recognition of Israel's claim of sovereignty there. Netanyahu, who has been on a trip to the region with his ...
'Horrific,' 'cruel,' 'sad': World leaders react to Sri Lanka terror blasts
Religious and world leaders condemned a series of blasts in Sri Lanka that killed more than 200 people on Sunday, including dozens of foreigners — with British, Dutch and American citizens believed to be among them. Hospital sources also said Japanese citizens were among those ...
The roots of right-wing dominance in Israel
There are important structural reasons for Likud's durability in power, and a strong economy is just the start.
All concerned governments must now brace for increased violence as Palestinians give vent to the despair that they feel in the wake of Netanyahu's re-election.
Mission failure: Contact lost with Israeli spacecraft moments before it crashed on the moon
An Israeli spacecraft lost contact with Earth and crashed just moments before it was to land on the moon late Thursday, failing in an ambitious attempt to make history as the first privately funded lunar mission. The spacecraft lost communication with ground control as it ...
Trump calls to congratulate Israel's Netanyahu on re-election
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tweeted on Wednesday that U.S. President Donald Trump had called him to congratulate him on his re-election for a fifth term. "The two leaders agreed to continue working in the coming years in the closest way for Israel and the ...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu secured a clear path to re-election on Wednesday, with religious-rightist parties set to hand him a parliamentary majority despite a close contest against his main centrist challenger, a vote tally showed. With more than 97 percent of votes counted, Netanyahu's ...
Netanyahu, rival Benny Gantz both claim Israeli election win on narrow exit polls
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main challenger, former military chief Benny Gantz, were locked in a neck and neck race Tuesday as exit polls showed no clear winner in an election that was seen as a referendum on the long-serving leader. With final ...
Israelis head to the polls in election focused on longtime leader Benjamin Netanyahu
Israeli voters headed to their ballot boxes Tuesday for crucial parliamentary elections that will determine whether longtime Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu remains in power. Clouded by a series of looming corruption indictments, Netanyahu is seeking a fifth term in office. It would make him Israel's ...
Netanyahu plays pre-election Trump card, vowing to annex settlements
Palestinians voiced alarm while Israelis weighed the gravity on Sunday of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's sudden election promise to annex Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank. Some Israeli commentators saw the right-wing leader's pledge on Saturday, as Tuesday's national ballot approaches, as mainly a ...
President Donald Trump warned on Saturday that a Democratic victory in 2020 could "leave Israel out there" as he highlighted his pro-Israel actions in an effort to make the case for Jewish voters to back his re-election. Speaking at the annual meeting of the Republican ...
