The legal opinion, now published, says Netanyahu spokesperson Eli Feldstein held a conference call with Channel 12 news senior editor Raviv Golan, during which Golan was introduced as 'D from the Mossad'
The latest affair involving the national security minister's associates is another stage in his hostile takeover of the police. He and Netanyahu can threaten to oust the attorney general, but the chances of that look slim
LEBANON: Cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah goes into effect; IDF fires at suspects entering no-go zone in southern Lebanon ■ Iran: Tehran plans uranium-enrichment expansion, IAEA report says ■ ISRAEL: Netanyahu says Lebanon agreement aims to isolate Hamas, focus on Iran ■ GAZA: Egyptian delegation arrives in Israel to discuss Gaza cease-fire, hostage deal as Hamas reportedly ready for truce following Lebanon deal
LEBANON: Cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah goes into effect; IDF fires at suspects entering no-go zone in southern Lebanon ■ ISRAEL: Netanyahu says Lebanon agreement aims to isolate Hamas, focus on Iran ■ GAZA: Egyptian delegation arrives in Israel to discuss Gaza cease-fire and hostage deal as Hamas reportedly ready for truce following Lebanon agreement
After Haaretz reported that the prime minister's advisors Yonatan Urich and Srulik Einhorn had built a campaign in 2022 to improve Qatar's image, MK Gilad Kariv wrote to Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara, urging her to examine if Netanyahu and his advisors' ties with Qatar violate 'Israeli law on combatting terror and government ethics'
LEBANON: Biden announces 60-day cease-fire between Israel and Lebanon, in which Israel will gradually withdraw forces and Lebanese Army will deploy along border ■ ISRAEL: Netanyahu says Lebanon cease-fire aims to isolate Hamas, focus on Iran ■ GAZA: Reports of 15 killed in Israeli strike on shelter in Gaza City
Netanyahu claims the indictment against his spokesperson Eli Feldstein harms both himself and the Israeli public. 'This witch hunt will not deter me. Do not panic, and do not succumb to fear. We will overcome this'
Prime minister Netanyahu will try to persuade Israelis that the ICC case isn't against just him, but against all Israelis – while attempting to dismantle commonly agreed upon liberal norms. Meanwhile, Israelis will continue to bury their head in the sand about what is being done in their name in Gaza
The decision turns Israeli PM Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant into internationally wanted suspects and is likely to further isolate them and complicate efforts to negotiate a cease-fire to end the 13-month conflict
Despite the fact that Israel has eliminated almost all of Hamas' senior leadership, and the urgency of securing the hostages' release – it is actually Gaza where Netanyahu and his allies reject a cease-fire agreement
Coalition officials say that despite aggressive declarations, Prime Minister Netanyahu is in no hurry to fire Attorney General Baharav-Miara, because of the difficulties involved. Conversely, pressure is growing around the PM to fire the Shin Bet Director, who Netanyahu can easily oust
According to information received by investigators, the leak involved an individual known as 'The Hasid,' who, according to a source familiar with the matter, is Srulik Einhorn, a close associate of Netanyahu
Although it appears that all sides, including Iran, are interested in stopping the war in Lebanon, it's not certain that this is an attainable goal in the near future. As for Gaza, Netanyahu is free to pursue an endless war
The Israeli prime minister is on a collision course as he attempts to navigate his ultra-Orthodox partners' demand for a blanket exemption from military service ■ Sources close to Netanyahu are celebrating Trump's reelection, but some of his nominations are much less likely to delight them
Netanyahu, who has already accused police, prosecutors and the attorney general of a 'witch hunt' against him, is now targeting the Shin Bet. Despite new leadership in these bodies, he claims a conspiracy is at play, portraying himself as a victim of systemic persecution
Netanyahu likes to threaten grandiose moves so he can carry them out piecemeal while the rest of us are fighting pompous headlines about 'applying sovereignty'
Netanyahu not being invited to address the Jewish Federations of North America is a sign of how divisive a figure he has become in the U.S., even among Jewish organizations that have typically refrained from criticizing the Israeli prime minister and his government
'It came as a complete surprise to us... Netanyahu understood that we were serious and that the coalition would break apart if the bill would not be raised, he disappeared for an hour and then announced the firing' a source within UTJ said. Despite renewed efforts of passing a draft exemption bill now, chances remain low the source said, citing differences within the coalition
Yitzhak Mordechai, Moshe Ya'alon and Avigdor Lieberman all served as defense ministers in Netanyahu governments between the late '90s and 2018. Each has their own disagreements with the prime minister, and didn't see the end of their terms