Benjamin Netanyahu

...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

...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

...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

...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

...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

...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

...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

...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

...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