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Vast Majority of Israelis Want Netanyahu to Resign – New Poll
By Palestine Chronicle Staff 76 percent of Israelis want Netanyahu to resign, while 64 percent believe that new elections should be held immediately after the war. A new poll published on Saturday by Israeli […]
Netanyahu’s Loss is Gantz’s Gain: What is Happening in Israel – ANALYSIS
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is arguably one of the least popular politicians in Israel today. True, some of Netanyahu’s supporters continue to counter anti-government protests with the familiar chant […]
Dutch Court Grants Legal Immunity to Israeli Officials from War Crimes Charges
The immunity prevents Gantz and Eshel from being prosecuted in the Supreme Court of Justice on charges of war crimes during Israeli operations. The Supreme Court in the Netherlands has ruled to grant legal immunity […]
Staggering Number of Israelis Consider Leaving the Country: Poll
An Israeli Channel 13 opinion poll indicated that Israel’s very demography will change as a result of the country’s current political crisis. The survey was conducted on Tuesday following the Israeli government’s vote to pass […]
Thousands Protest as Israeli Knesset Meets to Vote on Judicial Overhaul
Israeli lawmakers on Monday prepared for a final vote on a major component of the far-right government’s controversial judicial overhaul, The New Arab reported. Voting is to begin at 12:00 midday Monday (0900 GMT) on […]
Gantz Says He Will Support Any Step Netanyahu Takes against Iran
Benny Gantz, former Israeli Minister of Defence and one of the leaders of the opposition, said on Monday that the Iranian threat has become real and it will endanger the region, adding that he will […]
Netanyahu Says Judicial Reform Will Return to Government Agenda
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that the controversial judicial overhaul will return to the legislative agenda, after the government successfully passed the state budget, Israeli media reported. […]
New Poll puts Former Israeli Defense Minister Gantz ahead of Netanyahu
A recent Israeli poll said that, if elections were held these days, the National Unity Party of former Defense Minister, Benny Gantz, would gain more parliamentary seats than Benjamin Netanyahu’s ruling Likud Party, Anadolu News […]
Israeli Opposition Leaders Slam Netanyahu over Saudi-Iran Deal
Israeli opposition leaders slammed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the Saudi-Iran deal, Israeli media reported on Friday. Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed to re-establish diplomatic ties on Friday after talks in Beijing between top security […]
Gantz Accuses Netanyahu of ‘Coup d’Etat’ and Pushing towards ‘Civil War’
The leader of the Israeli opposition party, Benny Gantz, called on Sunday for citizens to take to the streets in protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s proposed judicial overhaul, The Middle East Monitor reported. Gantz, […]
Israel Withholds Body of Late Palestinian Prisoner Nasser Abu Hamid
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz ruled on Wednesday that his government will withhold the body of Palestinian prisoner Nasser Abu Hamid, who died of cancer early on Tuesday in an Israeli prison, The New Arab […]
Israel’s Gantz Threatens to Use Force against Iran for New Nuclear Deal
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz called on Monday for taking advantage of the current unrest in Iran to put serious pressure on the government for a new and improved nuclear agreement, Israeli media reported. Gantz […]
Report: Three Israeli Soldiers Threw Bomb on Palestinian Home near Bethlehem to ‘Seek Revenge’
Israeli soldiers allegedly “sought revenge” for the recent kidnapping of an Israeli man’s body by attacking a Palestinian house in the occupied West Bank, Isreali media reported. According to the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, the three […]
FBI Opens Investigation into Shireen Abu Akleh’s Killing
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The United States Justice Department informed the Israeli Justice Ministry that the FBI has opened an investigation into the death of Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, Axios reported on […]
Turkiye Rejects Israeli Request to Deport Hamas Leaders
Turkiye has rejected Israel’s request to deport Hamas leaders living in the country, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Tuesday. Responding to a question from MPs, Cavusoglu said Turkiye does not view Hamas as a […]
Benny Gantz Warns of Rising Extremism in Israel
Outgoing Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz warned Wednesday of rising extremism inside Israel, Anadolu News Agency reported. “The extremism in society and in the government is what bothers me,” Gantz said in statements cited by […]
Jewish Group in Germany Files War Crimes Charges against Israeli Leaders
A Jewish group in Germany has filed criminal charges against Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid and Defense Minister Benny Gantz for alleged war crimes committed during last year’s 11-day onslaught on the besieged Gaza Strip, […]
Gantz Says Israel Will Expand Cooperation with US to Face Iran
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz has announced that Israel and the US will “continue to expand cooperation in the face of Iran’s aggression,” Israeli media reported on Friday. Gantz made his remarks alongside US Central […]
Benny Gantz Says Israel May Strike Iran over Atomic Program
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz suggested his country could launch a strike against Iran’s nuclear program, calling it “a global problem” at a conference on Tuesday. Gantz also criticized the 2015 nuclear deal – abandoned […]