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Benjamin Netanyahu
Who is Benjamin Netanyahu?
Benjamin Netanyahu is a former Prime Minister of Israel who served for a total of 15 years in office. He was the prime minister from 1996 to 1999 and then re-elected from 2009 to 2021 after Naftali Bennett ousted him from his reign. He presently serves as the chairman of the National Liberal Movement (Likud party) and Leader of the Opposition.
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Israelis continue to protest legal overhaul despite suspension by Netanyahu
Tens of thousands of Israelis protested on Saturday against a controversial plan to revamp the country's legal system, despite Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's suspension of the changes
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Netanyahu supporters block Tel Aviv's main highway to support judicial plan
After especially intense protests, Netanyahu this week froze the plan and began negotiations with his political opponents aimed at finding a compromise plan
Netanyahu rejects Joe Biden's suggestion to pause judicial overhaul
Israeli PM Netanyahu rebuffed President Biden's suggestion that premier walks away from contentious plan to overhaul the legal system, saying country makes its own decisions
Israel PM Netanyahu delays judicial reform plan amid general strike
Embattled Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was forced to back down on controversial plans to overhaul the country's judiciary on Monday, amid unprecedented nationwide strikes
Israeli govt in chaos as judicial reform plans draw mass protests: Report
Israel faced one of the biggest waves of industrial action seen in years after the nation's largest union federation on Monday, Histadrut union, called for a general strike
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Israeli president urges Netanyahu to halt legal overhaul amid protests
Israel's ceremonial president on Monday urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to immediately halt a contentious overhaul of the judiciary
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Israel PM Netanyahu fires defence minister, sparks protest across country
Protesters in Tel Aviv blocked a main highway and lit large bonfires, while police scuffled with protesters who gathered outside Netanyahu's private home in Jerusalem
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Israeli governance group asks court to punish PM Netanyahu over legal plan
An Israeli good governance group on Sunday asked the country's Supreme Court to punish Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for allegedly violating a conflict of interest agreement
Israel's minister calls govt to halt judicial reform in jolt to Netanyahu
Israeli Defence Minister has called upon the govt to stop the controversial judicial overhaul legislation that has sparked protests, sticking his neck out amid PM Netanyahu's insistence
Israeli PM Netanyahu urges military chief to contain reservist protest
Starting Sunday, more than 700 elite officers from the Air Force, special forces, and Mossad said they would stop volunteering for duty
SVB bankruptcy created major crisis in tech industry: Israeli PM Netanyahu
Netanyahu said that he's been in touch with senior Israeli tech figures following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank in the United States
Netanyahu wishes Modi, Indians on Holi; PM greets Israelis on Purim
May the vibrant colours of this festival fill your lives with happiness, joy, and prosperity, Netanyahu said
Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu advances judicial changes despite uproar
Thousands of demonstrators were expected to gather outside the parliament, or Knesset, for a second straight week to rally against the plan as lawmakers prepared to hold an initial vote
Israelis protest judicial overhaul plans for 7th week in several cities
Netanyahu and his supporters, members of the most religious, right-wing government in the country's history, say the changes are needed to rein in a judiciary that wields too much power
Israel PM Netanyahu launches contentious overhaul as thousands protest
The boisterous demonstration outside the Knesset, coupled with a stormy committee vote inside the building, appeared to deepen the divisions over Netanyahu's program
Thousands march in Israel as Netanyahu allies push judicial overhaul
Thousands of Israelis protested outside the country's parliament on Monday ahead of a preliminary vote on a bill that would give politicians greater power over appointing judges.
Israel's president urges Netanyahu to delay legal overhaul, seek compromise
Israel's president appealed to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to delay a contentious plan to overhaul the country's judicial system and instead seek a compromise with his political opponents
Israelis protest PM Benjamin Netanyahu's proposed judicial overhaul plans
The protest is the fifth against the new government, a coalition of ultra-Orthodox and far-right nationalist parties that took office in December
Inside the 19-hour meltdown that scuttled Adani Group's $2.5 bn share sale
Adani chose to forgo short-term victory of nailing the follow-on offer to protect his longer-term relationships with marquee investors who otherwise were staring at some embarrassing mark-to-market
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Adani takes over Haifa Port for $1.15 bn, promises to invest more in Israel
Dwells on host of key partnerships in Jewish nation, such as Elbit Systems, Israel Weapon Systems, and Israel Innovation Authority; vows to change Haifa skyline with latest deal
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