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Naftali Bennett Becomes Israel’s New Prime Minister, Ending Netanyahu’s 12-Year Reign
Read ›: Naftali Bennett Becomes Israel’s New Prime Minister, Ending Netanyahu’s 12-Year ReignBy: Chris Mitchell – CBN News; cbn.com For the first time in twelve years, Benjamin Netanyahu is no longer prime minister of Israel. Netanyahu’s term as prime minister ended Sunday after Israel’s parliament approved a new government formed by Yamina leader Naftali Bennett and Yesh Atid chairman Yair Lapid. On Monday, the new government posed…
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Netanyahu Opponents Reach Fragile Coalition Deal to Oust Him
Read ›: Netanyahu Opponents Reach Fragile Coalition Deal to Oust HimBy: Chris Mitchell – CBN News; cbn.com JERUSALEM, Israel – After marathon negotiations, Yair Lapid and Naftali Bennett succeeded in forming a coalition government at the 11th hour Wednesday night. It could mean the end of the 12-year rule of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Members of the new coalition called it a new beginning. …
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Deadline Looms as Netanyahu Opponents try to Form New Coalition Without Him
Read ›: Deadline Looms as Netanyahu Opponents try to Form New Coalition Without HimBy: Chris Mitchell, CBN News; cbn.com JERUSALEM, Israel – Opposition leader Yair Lapid, head of the Yesh Atid Party hopes to present a new coalition government to Israeli President Reuven Rivlin before his June 2nd deadline. If successful, it would be the first Israeli government in more than ten years without Benjamin Netanyahu as prime minister. …
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US Citizen Working for Hamas Killed in Israeli Air Strike
Read ›: US Citizen Working for Hamas Killed in Israeli Air StrikeBy: Nasser Atta – ABC News; abcnews.go.com Osama al-Zebda, 33, was an engineer for the militant group. A U.S. national and his father who were working for Hamas as engineers, were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza earlier this month, a source from the group confirmed to ABC News. Osama al-Zebda, 33, was born in the…
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Israel’s Options on How to Confront Palestinian Terror Groups in Gaza Strip
Read ›: Israel’s Options on How to Confront Palestinian Terror Groups in Gaza StripBy: Yaakov Lappin – Jewish News Syndicate; jns.org As the current firepower of Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad demonstrates, Gaza’s factions have not been resting on their laurels in recent years, exploiting a period of quiet to create a domestic industry of weapons production. Almost the minute Israel fully withdrew from the Gaza Strip in…
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On al-Quds Day, Iran’s Khamenei Says Israel ‘Is a Terrorist Base, not a Country’
Read ›: On al-Quds Day, Iran’s Khamenei Says Israel ‘Is a Terrorist Base, not a Country’By: Agencies and Times of Israel Staff; timesofisrael.com Iranian supreme leader says ‘fighting this despotic regime is everyone’s duty’; protesters burn Israel, US, Indian flags in Pakistan; kids rally in Syria; flag drawn on Iraqi road In a speech to mark the annual al-Quds Day, Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Friday called Israel…
