Benjamin Netanyahu
“Herzl stood tall—as a representative of an ancient people demanding, with moral clarity, to return to its homeland,” said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
It said Israel must investigate its prime minister and former defense minister before the International Criminal Court will consider Jerusalem’s request to call off its prosecution of “genocide” in Gaza.
The U.S. diplomat talked about President Donald Trump’s support for the prime minister, saying that their relationship was “enhanced.”
Leaders praise ultra-Orthodox unit’s role in IDF as coalition faces crisis over draft exemption for yeshiva students.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be allowed to choose the next head of the Shin Bet in two months.
The Israeli premier said the U.S. airstrikes changed history.
The two discussed the airstrikes against Iran in mid-June, equally in awe of the military operations that targeted three nuclear facilities.
A Haredi daily published an editorial comparing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to historic figure Churchill, who defeated the Nazis but lost the general election at home.
With international attention focused on Netanyahu’s visit to the US, the coming days are likely to clarify the broader direction of Israel’s strategy.
The Israeli premier said he had also discussed with the president and vice president “the implications and possibilities of the great victory that we achieved over Iran.”
“I think with Iran, the game is still on,” Assaf Orion, a fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, told JNS. “It’s not ‘Mission Accomplished.’ We can’t go and have beers because this problem is solved.”
Meeting with House Speaker Mike Johnson on Capitol Hill the day after he held talks with U.S. President Donald Trump, the Israeli prime minister affirms that relations between Washington and Jerusalem have never been closer.
