Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has criticised Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, claiming he no longer has full control over his government and is increasingly reliant on coalition partners to remain in power. Speaking in an interview with broadcaster Mario Nawfal, Bennett said far-right ministers Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich, along with ultra-Orthodox political parties, […]
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Israel smuggled Starlink into Iran: Bennett
Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has said Israel smuggled Starlink internet receivers into Iran to support anti-government protesters. He said the devices were intended to help demonstrators coordinate and ultimately challenge the Iranian government. The remarks add a new dimension to long-standing tensions between Israel and Iran. Bennett made the comments during a policy […]
Biden postpones meeting with Naftali Bennett, after explosion at Kabul airport
JERUSALEM, Aug 27 – After the Afghanistan deadly bombings, U.S. President Joe Biden Calls off meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett. The meeting was previously scheduled at the White House on Friday, with Iran on the agenda. On Thursday Islamic State carried a deadly attack outside the Kabul airport, which killed 13 U.S. soldiers […]
Israel’s parliament ends Netanyahu’s 12-year rule as ‘crime minister’
TEL AVIV: An alliance of Israeli parties on Sunday ousted Benjamin Netanyahu, the country’s longest-serving prime minister, and formed a new government in a seismic shift in the country’s turbulent politics. Naftali Bennett, a right-wing nationalist and former tech millionaire, was to take over at the helm of the eight-party bloc, united only by their […]