Benjamin Netanyahu Headlines
A list of the most recent stories about Benjamin Netanyahu.
Israel shoots down drone, Hezbollah suspected
Israel shot down a drone Thursday as it approached its northern coast from neighboring Lebanon, raising suspicions that the Hezbollah militant group was behind the infiltration attempt. Hezbollah denied involvement, but the incident was likely to heighten Israeli concerns that the Shiite militant group is trying to take advantage of ...
Israel says it shoots down Hezbollah drone
The Israeli military says it has shot down an unmanned aircraft sent by the Hezbollah group into Israeli skies. Military officials said the aircraft was downed Thursday off the Israeli coast in Israeli airspace near the northern city of Haifa. It is the second known instance in which the Lebanese ...
Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials
Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers around the world: April 24 The Star, Toronto, on Muslim community deserves credit for thwarting Toronto terror plot: As the shock of Canada's brush with an alleged Al Qaeda-directed terror plot recedes, it's comforting to learn that a prominent Toronto Muslim cleric played a ...
Israeli focus on Syria gives Hagel respite on Iran
On Chuck Hagel's inaugural visit to Israel as U.S. defense secretary, Syria surpassed Iran as the security threat of greatest urgency to the U.S.' closest Mideast ally. That quite unexpectedly gave the new Pentagon chief a temporary respite from the delicate duty of tempering Israeli warnings about attacking Iran to ...
Israeli official: Syria's Assad used chemical arms
A senior Israeli military intelligence official said on Tuesday that Syrian President Bashar Assad used chemical weapons last month in his battle against insurgent groups. It was the first time that Israel has accused the embattled Syrian leader of using his stockpile of nonconventional weapons. Israel's assessment, based on visual ...
Hagel: US committed to Israel's military edge
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel assured Israel on Monday that the Obama administration is committed to preserving and improving the Jewish state's military edge in the Middle East. Hagel, on his first visit to Israel as Pentagon chief, also declared that it is Israel's right to decide for itself whether ...
Can Obama’s visit save the two-state solution?
The administration has set expectations for President Obama’s trip to Israel so low you’d think he was making another visit to Ohio. Yet this is a very consequential journey because it comes at a moment when hopes for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict are fading away.In setting foot ...
Fight looms over defense pick
A potential showdown looms over President Barack Obama’s pick of former Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel to lead the Defense Department, which is facing major decisions as it downsizes during an era of tight purse-strings. Obama on Monday nominated John Brennan as CIA director and Hagel as defense secretary, replacing the ...
Race for VP putting Portman in spotlight
WASHINGTON — Whether or not he likes it or wants it, Sen. Rob Portman is involved in the most complicated and arduous job interview of his life as a potential vice president.There are near-constant profiles and personality pieces in national publications such as the Washington Post — rare for any ...
Portman back from overseas
WASHINGTON — Sen. Rob Portman, returning from a six-day trip to the Middle East, said Monday he’s concerned that impending deadlines for removing troops from Afghanistan are influencing decisions there, rather than the conditions on the ground.“That concerns me,” said Portman.In a call from the United Arab Emirates, Portman made ...
Back From Asia
President Obama returned to Washington, D.C. on Sunday afternoon, after he wrapped up his 10 day trip to Asia. He met with reporters on Air Force One for a few minutes on the way home. This transcript was provided by the White House.=THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary___________________________________________________________For Immediate ...
George Will: Israel needs no patronizing lectures about taking risks
JERUSALEM — In the intifada that began in 2000, Palestinian terrorism killed more than 1,000 Israelis. As a portion of U.S. population, that would be 42,000, approaching the toll of America’s eight years in Vietnam.During the onslaught, which began 10 Septembers ago, Israeli parents sending two children to a school ...
Nicholas Kristof: Acting against flotilla, Israel shot itself in the foot again, and hit U.S. as well
When reports of a deadly attack by Israeli commandos on the Gaza flotilla first appeared, I didn’t believe them. I thought: “Israel wouldn’t be so obtuse as to use lethal force on self-described peace activists in international waters with scores of reporters watching.”But it turned out that Israel could be ...
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