Iran deal ‘naked as emperor with no clothes’: IsraelIsrael's nuclear affairs minister said his country was like the boy in the fairy tale who pointed out the emperor had no clothes, heaping scorn on the Iran nuclear deal on Wednesday and emphasising Israel's right to unilateral self-defen More… |
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Hard right shift gives upset win for NetanyahuPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu won a come-from-behind victory in Israel's election after tacking hard to the right in the final days of campaigning, including abandoning a commitment to negotiate a Palestinian state. In a p More… |
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Netanyahu surges ahead of main rival in Israeli pollsPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing Likud party swept past its main rival, the centre-left Zionist Union, after nearly all votes were counted in Israel's election on Wednesday. Israeli media described the showin More… |
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Iran must halt nuke work for at least a decade: ObamaIran must commit to a verifiable freeze of at least 10 years on sensitive nuclear activity for a landmark atomic deal to be reached, but the odds are still against sealing a final agreement, US President Barack Obama told Reuters on Monday. More… |
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Israel ‘undeterred by Hamas warnings over Gaza war’Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday any deal on Gaza's future had to meet Israel's security needs, warning Hamas it faced "harsh strikes" if it resumed firing into the Jewish state. With a fi More… |
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Israel continues Gaza pounding, digs in for long fightIsrael's military pounded targets in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his country needed to be prepared for a long conflict in the Palestinian enclave, squashing any hopes of a swift end to 22 days of fi More… |
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Saudi backs Israeli-Palestinian peace pushSaudi King Abdullah has offered his "enthusiastic support" to US efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, US Secretary of State John Kerry said. The US diplomat made the comment after some two hours and 40 mi More… |
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Netanyahu ploy to slow Iran-US thaw?By ramping up his demands of any final nuclear deal between Iran and world powers, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears determined to stem the tide of international diplomacy which has turned against him in recent weeks, say experts More… |
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Qatar to ease Palestinian debt, peace talks intensifyQatar has agreed to provide $150 million in debt relief to the Palestinian Authority, US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Monday as he announced that Israeli-Palestinian peace talks are intensifying. Speaking after he briefed More… |
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Netanyahu struggles to set terms in Iran disputeIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said this week that Iran's new president was a "wolf in sheep's clothing", but he himself looked increasingly like a lone wolf as his allies seek to bring Tehran into the fold. More… |
