Vance, Israel and Netanyahu
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed claims of US control over Israel’s defense policy, stressing that Israel acts independently and “does not ask permission” to defend itself.
Marco Rubio, JD Vance, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner all visit Israel in campaign to enforce president’s Gaza deal
Two years ago, after Hamas killed and kidnapped its way across southern Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seemed finished. “Mr. Security,” as he billed himself, would either resign in shame or be driven out by a devastated public.
Benjamin Netanyahu has denied that Israel is a “client state” of the United States, describing the relationship as an “alliance of partners”.
President Trump publicly urged Israeli President Isaac Herzog to pardon Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of his bribery charges in an off-script moment during his triumphant speech to the Knesset
Netanyahu tells CBS News he's giving "peace a chance," but despite Trump's assertion the war is over, Israel's leader talks of change over generations.
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The six problems a Gaza ceasefire has brought Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu
Netanyahu has been accused of exploiting the Gaza war for his own gains, and an end to it could cause him problems.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met in Jerusalem on Thursday to address issues regarding the Gaza cease-fire.