Benjamin Netanyahu
Speaking to the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations in Jerusalem, the prime minister explained mechanics of the newly released “Peace to Prosperity” proposal, as well as changing relations between Israel and Muslim nations.
American support for Israeli sovereignty in parts of Judea and Samaria, and over the Jordan Valley “is pertinent to our ability to settle the heart of our land without restrictions,” says the Israeli prime minister.
Meeting with municipal leaders from southern Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said if attacks from Gaza don’t abate, he will order a military operation there before the upcoming elections.
Senior Palestinian official Saeb Erekat calls Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s meeting in Uganda with Sudanese leader Abdel-Fattah Burhan to discuss normalization a “blatant departure from the Arab Peace Initiative.”
Cabinet won’t discuss plan to extend sovereignty of settlements and Jordan Valley, despite Netanyahu’s call for the move, as the attorney general needs time to prepare, says Israeli Tourism Minister Yariv Levin.
The Israeli prime minister is now banking that all eyes are on the newly released Mideast initiative, and that the public sees him as the only one who can lead the country to the historic opportunities presented by the peace plan.
Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit files Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s indictment in Jerusalem district court hours after Netanyahu withdraws his request for parliamentary immunity.
“I will not let my opponents interfere with the historic move I am leading,” says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is in Washington for talks on the Mideast peace plan.
“And it’s a very big plan. It will be a suggestion between Israel and the Palestinians; it’s the closest it’s ever come,” said U.S. President Donald Trump while sitting alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu inside the Oval Office.
“I am hopeful we can make history,” says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who along with Blue and White leader Benny Gantz is in the United States to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump ahead of the reveal of Trump’s Mideast peace plan.
While any peace deal is likely to be controversial, its project release is coming under added scrutiny. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his political opponents believe that he stands to benefit from the outcome just five weeks’ away from national elections.
“I’d love to be able to do that deal. They say that’s the hardest of all deals,” said the U.S. president. “It’s a great plan. It’s a plan that really would work.”
