Benjamin Netanyahu

Coalition shuts down prospect of state inquiry into October 7 failings

Instead, an independent panel appointed by ministers will examine the lead-up to the terror attacks, reportedly including the impact of anti-government protests on Hamas’ decision-making

By Jacob Jaffa

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National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir leads Otzma Yehudit's regular meeting at the Knesset on November 10, 2025 (Flash90)

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Ben-Gvir accused of blocking promotion of police officer who testified in Netanyahu corruption trial

By Jacob Jaffa

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US President Trump enters the Knesset with Israeli President Isaac Herzog on October 13, 2025 (Getty Images)

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Trump asks for Netanyahu pardon in letter to Herzog

By Jacob Jaffa

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Rescue and police forces search for Military Advocate General Major General Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi at Hof HaTzuk Beach in Tel Aviv, November 2, 2025 (Flash90)

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The IDF ‘abuse’ scandal will provide fuel to those waging lawfare against Israel

By Yaakov Katz

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National Security Advisor Tzachi Hanegbi arrives for a court hearing in the trial against Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, at the District Court in Jerusalem on March 5, 2024 (Image: Flash90)

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Netanyahu sacks national security advisor following reported disagreements over Gaza War

By Jacob Jaffa

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a plenary session of the opening day of the winter session at the Knesset in Jerusalem on October 20, 2025 (Image: Flash90)

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Netanyahu claims Israelis would have ‘gone up in nuclear smoke’ if Gaza War had ended sooner

By Jacob Jaffa

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US backing for Israel freed the hostages. Can peace follow now?

With the hostages home, the path to Hamas’s irrelevance may at last come within reach

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October 13, 2025 16:11

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the Knesset as US President Donald Trump listens on (Photo: Getty Images)

Netanyahu rejects offer to attend ‘peace summit’ in Egypt because it clashes with Jewish holiday, PM’s office announces

Dozens of world leaders have flocked to Sharm El-Sheikh for the summit hosted by Donald Trump and Abdel Fattah al-Sisi

By Jane Prinsley

1 min read

October 13, 2025 12:28

‘The best friend Israel ever had’: Trump cheered in Knesset after hostage releases

Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana hailed the US President, whose speech was interrupted by a vocal protest, as ‘the best friend Israel has ever had in the White House’

By Jacob Jaffa

5 min read

October 13, 2025 11:11

US President Trump addresses the Knesset on October 13, 2025 (Image: YouTube/Sky News)

By Ronit Levine-Schnur

Trump should take Netanyahu to Sharm el-Sheikh on Air Force One – for the future of the Middle East

The Israeli Prime Minister must stand alongside the US President at the summit in Egypt – not as a spectator but as a partner in shaping the post-war regional order

1 min read

October 12, 2025 16:10

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks with US President Donald Trump prior to the President's departure from Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv on May 23, 2017 (Image: Getty)

Netanyahu credits himself with securing hostages’ release amid reports of early elections

Taking a leaf out of the Trump playbook, he also took potshots at journalists and analysis who doubted him

By Katie Grant

2 min read

October 10, 2025 11:30

Benjamin Netanyahu giving a televised address

By Saul Sadka

The Gaza deal is no ceasefire – it is Hamas’s near-total surrender

Even if the jihadis won’t disarm, they have no meaningful ability to project power at Israel, only at its own long-suffering people. And yet, there is a genuine prospect for regional peace

8 min read

October 10, 2025 07:36

Israeli soldiers patrol near the border with Gaza on March (Image: Getty)

By Gerald Steinberg

Trump’s Gaza deal promises hostage release – but the post-war steps are ambiguous

An end to the fighting under these conditions is a major achievement for Netanyahu and Israel and is the result of strong US diplomacy. How to achieve Hamas’s disarmament and self-rule will remain a challenge

3 min read

October 9, 2025 11:52

People wave US and Israeli flags at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv on October 9, 2025, following the announcement of a new Gaza ceasefire deal. (Image: Getty)

Starmer welcomes Trump-brokered Gaza peace plan

‘This is a moment of profound relief that will be felt all around the world’

By Lorin Bell-Cross

2 min read

October 9, 2025 09:32

Sir Keir Starmer (left) in a press conference in Mumbai alongside Indian prime minister Narendra Modi (Image: Getty).

Israel and Hamas agree peace deal to end Gaza War

Latest reports suggest that the remaining living hostages could return on Saturday

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

October 9, 2025 06:10

Israeli negotiators shake hands with Qatari mediators after signing a peace deal with Hamas to end the Gaza War on October 9, 2025 (Image: Times of Israel/Telegram)

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Benjamin Netanyahu

Coalition shuts down prospect of state inquiry into October 7 failings

Netanyahu says he would reject pardon if it means admitting guilt

Ben-Gvir accused of blocking promotion of police officer who testified in Netanyahu corruption trial

Trump asks for Netanyahu pardon in letter to Herzog

The IDF ‘abuse’ scandal will provide fuel to those waging lawfare against Israel

Netanyahu sacks national security advisor following reported disagreements over Gaza War

Netanyahu claims Israelis would have ‘gone up in nuclear smoke’ if Gaza War had ended sooner

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