Netanyahu, Hamas and UN Vote
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday Israel remained opposed to a Palestinian state after protests by far-right coalition allies over a U.S.-backed statement indicating support for a pathway to Palestinian independence.
It was the latest attempt by Trump to intervene in the case on behalf of Netanyahu, raising questions about undue American influence over internal Israeli affairs. Trump also called for a pardon for Netanyahu during a speech to Israel’s parliament last month, when he made a brief visit to promote his ceasefire plan for the war in Gaza.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said during a Sunday cabinet meeting that his government's opposition to Palestinian statehood "has not changed one bit," as Israeli officials mobilize against a U.S.-backed United Nations Security Council resolution that is expected to go to a vote on Monday.
The Israeli prime minister was indicted in 2019 on fraud, bribery and breach of trust charges. He has pleaded not guilty and denied any wrongdoing.
President Donald Trump formally requested that Israeli President Isaac Herzog pardon Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu amid his corruption trial.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is finally willing to start investigating the worst attack in Israel's history, which sparked the war in Gaza
Ron Dermer, a longtime ally of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and an influential figure in the Israeli government throughout the war in Gaza, resigned as minister of strategic affairs.
In the 20-point plan, and in any other case, this area will be demilitarized and Hamas will be disarmed — either the easy way or the hard way,” the Israeli PM said in his weekly cabinet
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has praised the U.N.'s adoption of the Trump administration’s plan for Gaza
Since the Gaza ceasefire began, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has received a boost from President Trump, and is gearing up to run for reelection.
President Donald Trump asked Israeli President Isaac Herzog to pardon Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu while he undergoes criminal trials.
New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani reaffirms that he would honor International Criminal Court’s arrest warrant for Netanyahu if the Israeli prime minister visits the city.