Benjamin Netanyahu
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Fox News: Schalit deal likely next week...which quoted sources close to officials involved in the negotiations. The report added that Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu would travel to Germany next week. Hamas said in the Al-Hayat report that negotiations were ongoing, and that... In this article: Gilad Schalit, Hamas, Binyamin Netanyahu, and Germany |
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Reuters | 4 days ago
Israel-Hamas prisoner swap deal near
...renounce violence and accept existing interim Israeli-Palestinian peace accords. But Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, facing questions from his rightist Likud faction in a closed-door meeting, made clear he saw no breakthrough soon...
In this article: Hamas, Gilad Shalit, Israel, Thomson Reuters, Gaza Strip, Egypt, Cairo, and Small business
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washingtonpost.com | 2 days ago
Israel halts some settlement, urges Abbas to talk
...the Arab world may be diminishing rapidly. Abbas broke off talks with Netanyahu's predecessor over Israel's offensive last December in the Gaza Strip, ruled by Abbas's Islamist rivals, Hamas. There did not appear to be any direct link...
In this article: Mahmoud Abbas, Israel, Jerusalem, West Bank, Salam Fayyad, Hamas, United States, and Washington
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JPost.com Front Page Top Stories | 3 days ago
Hamas discusses Schalit deal in Syria
...prisoner swap, has become a source of consternation among some Israeli citizens. One such group is of bereaved parents of Hamas terror victims, who filed a petition with the High Court of Justice on Tuesday, demanding that the prime...
In this article: Gilad Schalit, Hamas, Binyamin Netanyahu, Israel, Rafi Eitan, Salam Fayyad, and Ehud Barak
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L.A. Times - Middle East | 2 days ago
Netanyahu sets moratorium on West Bank growth
...previous settlement policies when the moratorium ends. The decision was adopted by an 11-1 vote of his security Cabinet, an advisory group of senior ministers and security officials. The Israeli government will face an even more divisive...
In this article: West Bank, George J. Mitchell, Mahmoud Abbas, U.S., Jerusalem, Washington, and Likud Party
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AP Online | 4 days ago
Israel, Hamas near swap of prisoners for soldier
...deal. Though no official statements have been made, it appears that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is prepared to release more hard-core Palestinian militants than his predecessor, Ehud Olmert, fulfilling a key Hamas demand. Hamas...
In this article: Hamas, Gilad Schalit, Israel, Marwan Barghouti, Mahmoud Abbas, Gaza, Shimon Peres, and Ehud Olmert
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New York Times | 3 days ago
Israel's Gamble in a Prisoner Swap
...reason that it would go to the polls from a position of strength. In fact, there are even some who wish to believe that Benjamin Netanyahu agreed to the Shalit deal in order to strengthen Hamas and weaken Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen), in order...
In this article: Hamas, Israel, Gilad Shalit, Mahmoud Abbas, Gaza, East Jerusalem, and Council on Foreign Relations
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L.A. Times | 4 days ago
Israel, Hamas said to be near deal on prisoner swap
...under wraps. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Hamas leadership in the Gaza Strip played down the likelihood of an imminent deal, even as other officials on both sides fueled speculation of one. "The light has...
In this article: Hamas, Israel, Gilad Shalit, Cairo, Gaza, and Shimon Peres
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AP Online | 3 days ago
Netanyahu: Prisoner swap not a done deal
...community is skeptical of his commitment to peacemaking. An informal canvassing of Cabinet members suggests he has the support to push such a deal through his government. Winning the freedom of hundreds of prisoners, meanwhile, would...
In this article: Hamas, Gilad Schalit, Palestinian militants, Israel, West Bank, Gaza, and Jerusalem
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thestar.com | 4 days ago
Israel, Hamas near historic swap
...for not doing enough to promote peace. Speaking to members of his Likud Party, Netanyahu told lawmakers he would hold a parliamentary debate on any deal and bring it to his cabinet for approval. Though no official statements have been...
In this article: Hamas, Gilad Schalit, Marwan Barghouti, Israel, Mahmoud Abbas, Fatah, Gaza, and Jerusalem
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Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu (link=yes, also Binyamin Netanyahu, born 21 October 1949) is the Prime Minister of Israel.
He previously held the same position from June 1996 to July 1999 and is currently the Chairman of the Likud Party. Netanyahu is the first (and, to date, only) Israeli prime minister born after the State of Israel's foundation. Netanyahu was Foreign Minister (2002–2003) and Finance Minister (2003–August 2005) in Ariel Sharon's governments, but he departed over disagreements regarding the Gaza Disengagement Plan. He retook the Likud leadership on 20 December 2005. In the 2006 election, Likud did poorly, winning twelve seats. In December 2006, Netanyahu became the official Opposition Leader in the Knesset and Chairman of the Likud Party. In August 2007, he retained the Likud leadership by beating Moshe Feiglin in party elections. Following the 10 February 2009 parliamentary election, in which Likud placed second and right-wing parties won a majority, Netanyahu formed a coalition government. He is the brother of Israeli Special Forces commander Yonatan Netanyahu, who died during a hostage rescue mission, and Iddo Netanyahu, an Israeli author and playwright.
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