This is the Forward’s coverage of Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister and an influential figure in Israeli politics.
Benjamin Netanyahu
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Fast Forward Netanyahu alleges that Israeli soldiers died because Biden-era arms ‘embargo’ meant they ‘didn’t have enough ammunition’
Biden administration officials and the Israeli opposition pushed back against the claim
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Fast Forward Netanyahu joins Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ despite misgivings about Qatari, Turkish participation
Some European countries have turned down their invitations, citing potential competition with the United Nations
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Fast Forward Trump, hosting Netanyahu in Florida, says next phase of Gaza ceasefire plan will begin ‘as quickly as we can’
The president said that any moves forward are contingent on Hamas disarming
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Opinion It’s a classic trick of liars and crooks — and it’s shaping Israel’s response to war and disaster
The best way to avoid responsibility for a failure is to make everyone else responsible, too
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Opinion An Israeli media mainstay is crumbling. Will liberal democracy go with it?
With a vote to close Army Radio, the cabinet takes yet another alarming antidemocratic step
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News The 7 political stories Jews will be watching in 2026
Zohran Mamdani’s agenda, key congressional primaries, and the future of U.S.–Israel relations will dominate the year ahead
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Opinion Trump’s National Security Strategy reveals a painful truth: Israel is newly vulnerable
'The affairs of other countries are our concern only if their activities directly threaten our interests,' the document says
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Fast Forward Hecklers urge Israel’s president to pardon Netanyahu at American Zionist Movement conference in NYC
Right-wing delegates confronted Isaac Herzog, who said he was invited to discuss the challenges facing Zionism in America
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Holy Ground A millennial rabbi built a synagogue where others have closed. Her maverick ideas are becoming a model.
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Fast Forward Chabad ‘let me down,’ suspect said, in hours before allegedly attacking their headquarters
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Opinion A death knell for the American Jewish dream of a melting pot — in the 1920s, and today
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News Antisemitism group keeps board member who emailed Epstein on the legality of transporting minors for sex
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Fast Forward Mamdani appoints Phylisa Wisdom, progressive Jewish leader, to run Office to Combat Antisemitism
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