The Jerusalem ConnectionJan 27, 2015Israeli Politics, Netanyahu
By MICHAEL FREUND, JPOST— With just seven weeks to go before voters head to the polls, Israel’s largely left-wing media has gone on a rampage. Tossing aside any pretense of objectivity, a slew of prominent journalists and media outlets are doing everything...
The Jerusalem ConnectionDec 22, 2014Netanyahu, Palestinian Authority, United Nations
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH and HERB KEINON, JPOST— As the Palestinian Authority said Sunday it planned to move forward to secure support for the draft resolution it presented the UN Security Council last week, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would...
The Jerusalem ConnectionDec 8, 2014Netanyahu
BY EARL COX, ISRAEL ALWAYS— Its official. The current government in Israel is dissolving. An early election has been set for March 2015. As one of the tens of millions of Evangelical Christians who stand fervently with Israel and her citizens, it brings much...
The Jerusalem ConnectionDec 7, 2014Netanyahu
By RON JAGER— The very same day last week that Israel’s ruling coalition abruptly came to an end, meaning that Israel is heading towards new elections and that Benjamin Netanyahu will be running for an unprecedented fourth term as the Prime Minister of Israel,...
The Jerusalem ConnectionDec 4, 2014Netanyahu
By DAVID RUBIN— After the latest clash between Prime Minister Netanyahu (Likud) and Finance Minister Yair Lapid (Yesh Atid), it has become clear that Israel is heading to early elections, with only half of the current term having been concluded. The main...
The Jerusalem ConnectionSep 30, 2014Gaza, Netanyahu, United Nations
By RYAN JONES, ISRAEL TODAY— Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech before the UN General Assembly on Monday was at the forefront of the news cycle in Israel on Tuesday. From the left to the right of the political spectrum, everyone agreed Israel’s leader is...
The Jerusalem ConnectionJul 7, 2014Netanyahu
By HERB KEINON— Prime Minister Binyamin phoned Hussein Abu Khdeir Monday morning to express his shock and horror at the murder of his son, Mohammed Abu Khdeir, by Jews. “I want to express my shock, and the shock of all Israeli citizens, at the heinous murder of...
The Jerusalem ConnectionJun 23, 2014Netanyahu, Palestinian Authority, U.S. Foreign Policy
By LEA SPEYER, BREAKING ISRAEL NEWS— Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu slammed the decision of the US Presbyterian Church to divest from three companies that provide supplies to the IDF and residents of Judea and Samaria. Dubbing the recent vote...
The Jerusalem ConnectionMar 6, 2014Netanyahu
By JONATHAN TOBIN— The last time President Obama ambushed Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, the Israeli gave as good as he got. This time he turned the other cheek. The reason for this turnabout by the normally combative prime minister tells us everything we...
