Press TV - US President Donald Trump is trying to further anchor the alliance between Washington and Tel Aviv as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu struggles to remain in power.
On Saturday, Trump said on Twitter that he had spoken with the Israeli premier about a Mutual Defense Treaty with the Zionist regime.
I had a call today with Prime ...
The results of therecent Israeli electionsare unlikely to bring much change to Israels current Iran strategy.
That's first and foremost because of the Iranian regime's behavior. As long as Iran refuses to answer the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)'s questions aboutsuspected weapon-buildingactivity (including alleged activities related tobuilding ...
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger warned Thursday that a "nuclear Iran" is "approaching" and urged relevant stakeholders to decide how to respond sooner rather than later.
"For 15 years, the permanent members of the Security Council have declared that a nuclear Iran is unacceptable, but it is approaching,...
The surprising results of Israel's election sent a message to Netanyahu not to be so trigger-happy in his threats toward Iran's nuclear program. The rise of centrist parties also sends a moderating message to the Middle East.
The world can breathe a sigh of relief following Israels parliamentary elections on Tuesday. Voters there sent a clear message ...
[caption id="attachment_18374" align="alignright" width="300"] Israeli pilots and their families didn't reciprocate Netanyahu's affections.[/caption]
Most voters at air force-base polling stations preferred Lapid over Netanyahu. Is this because they are more moderate, or because of the implication of the premier's threats against the Islamic Republic?
During ...
It seems that the Israeli political landscape has further fragmented and leaned further toward the right wing following the Jan. 22 elections. There is almost a consensus among international media that Israeli politicians have left aside the solid problems of the Israeli people like the Palestinian issue, economic problems and illegal migration and ...
It maytake weeks for a new coalition to emerge, but the new government has pressing issues piling up in its in-tray
Iran
Despite Israelis being told repeatedly that the Iranian nuclear programme presents an existential threat to the Jewish state, the issue barely surfaced in the election campaign. Nevertheless,Binyamin Netanyahu's famous "red ...
(Reuters) - Hawkish Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has claimed victory in Israel's parliamentaryelection, shrugging off surprise losses to centre-left challengers and vowing to stopIranfrom acquiring nuclear weapons.
However, Tuesday's vote, which also disappointed religiously inspired hardliners, may deflect the premier's focus on confronting ...
Its hard to identify the central issue of the campaign that ends today. But the fact that diplomatic and security issues played so secondary a role is surprising.
The 2006 election was dominated by the pullout from Gaza and a proposal to carry out a similar unilateral withdrawal in the West Bank. The 2009 election took place against the background ...
New York debate betweenAmerican and Israeli analysts leads to a resounding no.
NEW YORK - Politicians running for office may have succeeded in avoiding substantive discussion of some of the most pivotal issues facing Israel such as whether it can tolerate a nuclear-armed Iran but New Yorkers were jostling for space at a debate that allowed some ...
JERUSALEM Of all the issues at stake inIsraels electionTuesday, Irans nuclear program might have been expected to be high on the agenda, with the vote serving as a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus stance toward Iran, a subject of robust public debate.
But the campaign has largely skirted the issue, along with another that is no less ...
(Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has a simple message as he seeks a third term in office - he is a strong man and a vote for him at parliamentary elections on January 22 meansIsraelwill be a powerful nation.
The Hebrew word for strong, "hazak", peppers the television adverts of his right-wing Likud-Yisrael Beiteinu party like a compulsive ...
The issue raised by Ehud Olmert should be at the forefront of this election campaign: Can and should Israel bear theenormous defense budget that has grown to unprecedented levels during Netanyahus term?
Last year, Yair Lapid launched his campaign with a slogan-question: Where's the money? Last night,former prime minister Ehud Olmert provided the answer....
Arecent pollby theTimes of Israelshowed that the Iranian threat is viewed by only 12% of likely Israeli voters as an urgentissue, whereas 43% of likely voters viewedeconomic problemsas the most pressing issue.
But how can that be? How can so few Israelis be concerned about a regime which has continuouslycalled fortheir country's elimination, has denied ...
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says preventing Iran from getting a nuclear bomb will top his agenda if he wins the upcoming election.
Netanyahu spoke at a meeting with visiting U.S senators Friday.
He says "my priority, if I'm elected for a next term as prime minister, will be first to stop Iran from getting nuclear ...
Until a few months ago, it seemed the Iranian nuclear threat would dominate the election campaign. But both the government and the opposition prefer to leave the Iranian Pandora's box unopened.
With less than two weeks to E-day, the campaign entered the homestretch Tuesday night with the official party propaganda broadcasts on television. One life-...
The most dramatic and acute issue that Israel's future government would have to deal with Iran's progressingnuclear program has surprisingly disappeared from the agenda of the Israeli election campaign. There is hardly any authoritative opposition to Israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahuon national security matters. Most candidates lack the experience ...
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