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Why Israel’s defeat is imminent

THE paradoxical phrase, ‘running away forward’ is one of the most apt descriptions that illustrates the state of Israeli affairs now...

ICC warrant for Netanyahu not enough: Khamenei

Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Monday that a war crimes case against Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the Gaza war was insufficient and that he deserved a ‘death sentence’...

Erdogan hails ICC warrants for Netanyahu

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday praised the ‘courageous decision’ of the International Criminal Court to seek the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and...

Netanyahu warrant also indicts US complicity

IT’S official now. America’s closest ally, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the one accorded more than 50 standing ovations in Congress just months ago, is under indictment by the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity and war crimes. America must take note: the US government is complicit in Netanyahu’s war crimes and...

Ireland would arrest Netanyahu, says PM

Benjamin Netanyahu would be detained if he arrives in Ireland, prime minister Simon Harris said on Friday after the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant.

ICC issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant, Deif

The International Criminal Court on Thursday issued arrest warrants for Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defence minister Yoav Gallant, as well as Hamas’s military chief Mohammed Deif.

3 suspects arrested after flares near Netanyahu’s home

Three suspects were arrested, Israeli police said Sunday morning, after two flares landed near prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s residence in the...

Thousands in Israel protest against sacking of defence minister

Thousands of Israelis protested against prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s dismissal of his defence minister, demanding the government do everything in its power to bring home hostages held in Gaza.

Crippling UNRWA

THE man has a cheek.  Having lectured Iranians and Lebanese about what (and who) is good for them in terms of rulers and rule (we already know what he thinks of the Palestinians), Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been keeping busy on further depriving access and assistance to those in Gaza and the West Bank...

Israel says ‘landed blows’ on Hezbollah as Lebanon violence intensifies

Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israel has dealt serious blows to Lebanese group Hezbollah, as rapidly escalating cross-border exchanges raised fears of an all-out war...

Israel challenges ICC arrest request for Netanyahu

Israel said on Friday it had submitted an ‘official challenge’ to a request from the International Criminal Court prosecutor for an arrest warrant against prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Huthis missile hits central Israel in rare attack

A Yemeni rebel missile triggered a rush to shelters in central Israel on Sunday, a rare incident that caused no injuries but again added to regional tensions nearly a year into the Gaza war...

Netanyahu trying to thwart Gaza truce: Hamas

Hamas on Thursday accused Benjamin Netanyahu of trying to ‘thwart’ a Gaza truce deal, after the Israeli premier said the Palestinian militant group has ‘rejected everything’ in negotiations...

Time for a Gaza truce deal: US

The United States said on Tuesday it was time to ‘finalise’ a deal between Israel and Hamas to end the Gaza war, after Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s refusal to bow to pressure...

Israelis go on strike for Gaza deal after hostage deaths

Strike action brought parts of Israel to a halt on Monday in a bid to raise pressure on the government to secure the release of the remaining hostages in Gaza, after the military recovered the bodies of six captives that the health ministry said had been ‘murdered’ by Hamas...

Kamala vows not to be silent on Gaza in meeting with Netanyahu

Kamala Harris signaled a major shift on US Gaza policy Thursday, with the presidential hopeful telling Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to seal a peace deal and insisting she would not be ‘silent’ on the suffering in the Palestinian enclave...

UN rights expert compares Israeli PM to Hitler

Israel on Friday slammed a UN rights expert for ‘anti-Semitism’ after she endorsed a social media post comparing Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Adolf Hitler.

Netanyahu’s address to US Congress draws mass outrage

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a landmark speech to the US Congress on Wednesday, seeking support at a time of tensions between his country and its main military backer over the former’s military offensive in Gaza reaches new, barbaric heights...

Netanyahu heads for US as Israel orders new evacuations

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu departed for Washington on Monday to deliver a key speech, as the military ordered fresh evacuations in the southern Gaza city of Khan Yunis before sending in troops...

Ex-spy handler of Hamas co-founder’s son says PM ‘destroying’ Israel

On a Tel Aviv overpass, former spy Gonen Ben Itzhak addresses a small gathering of flag-waving protesters worried about the future of Israel under longest-serving premier Benjamin Netanyahu...

New tensions between W House, Israeli PM

New tensions emerged this week between president Joe Biden’s administration and Benjamin Netanyahu over the Israeli premier’s criticism of US weapons deliveries...

Israel official says PM Netanyahu dissolves war cabinet

A senior Israeli official told AFP on Monday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had dissolved the war cabinet following the resignation earlier this month of centrist leader Benny Gantz.

Israel’s backhanded apology was no apology at all

ON MAY 27, Israel appeared to ‘apologise’ for the deaths of 45 Palestinians resulting from its bombing raid on a ‘humanitarian zone’ in Rafah. By any measure, it was a backhanded apology that conveyed more insult than atonement. As Israeli apologies, even those that are insincere, are rare, it’s worth examining the background that led up to this one...

Netanyahu prolonging Gaza war: Biden

US president Joe Biden swiped at Benjamin Netanyahu in an interview with Time magazine published on Tuesday, saying there was ‘every reason’ to conclude the Israeli prime minister...

The untold ICC story

Even the most optimistic of political analysts did not expect that the International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor would be uttering these words:..

US attitude to ICC always defined by self-interest

THIS week, the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, or ICC, applied for arrest warrants for three Hamas leaders, as well as Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and defence minister Yoav Gallant, in connection with the ongoing war in Gaza...

Historic ICC decision to recommend arrest of Israeli, Hamas leaders

THE International Criminal Court this week made the first truly historic move since its establishment in 2002, with its chief prosecutor recommending arrest warrants against two top Israeli officials, prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and defence minister Yoav Gallant, and three prominent Hamas leaders...

ICC prosecutor seeks Gaza ‘war crimes’ arrest warrant

The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court on Monday applied for arrest warrants against Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and top...

How Biden allows Netanyahu to walk all over his ‘red line’

Colombia urges ICC arrest warrant for Netanyahu

Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Friday called for the International Criminal Court (ICC) to issue an arrest warrant for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose...