Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s request for a pardon in three ongoing corruption cases is widely seen as his latest bid to ensure his political survival amid the prospect of close elections in 2026. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/04/world/politics/netanyahu-pardon-plea-2026-vote/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #isaacherzog #middleeast #israel #benjaminnetanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on trial facing corruption charges, announced he had submitted a pardon request, saying the long-running cases were tearing the country apart. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/01/world/politics/israel-netanyahu-pardon-corruption/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #middleeast #israel #gaza #israelhamaswar #benjaminnetanyahu #corruption
A new law regarding conscription for ultra-Orthodox Jews, whose support is crucial for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government, has sparked uproar in Israel. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/30/world/politics/ultra-orthodox-conscription-israel/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #religion #israel #benjaminnetanyahu #middleeast
Israel killed Hezbollah's military chief in a strike on Beirut, the Israeli military and the militant group said, in its fifth strike on Beirut's southern suburbs since a ceasefire began in November 2024. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/24/world/israel-hezbollah-beirut-strike/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #middleeast #israel #benjaminnetanyahu #lebanon #hezbollah
Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel remained against a Palestinian state after far-right coalition allies shunned a U.S.-backed statement indicating support for a pathway to Palestinian independence. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/17/world/netanyahu-us-statement-palestinian-state/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #middleeast #israel #gaza #israelhamaswar #palestinians #hamas #benjaminnetanyahu #us
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Israel signaled it could intensify operations in Lebanon against Hezbollah, which Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused of rearming, urging Beirut to disarm the Iran-backed group. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/03/world/israel-attacks-hezbollah-lebanon/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #middleeast #israel #benjaminnetanyahu #iran #lebanon #hezbollah
Gaza’s fragile ceasefire was back on track Wednesday, after Israel said it would halt a series of airstrikes that briefly raised doubts about whether the U.S.-brokered deal would hold. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/30/world/israeli-army-ceasefire-gaza-strikes/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #middleeast #israel #gaza #israelhamaswar #palestinians #hamas #benjaminnetanyahu #us #donaldtrump
Benjamin Netanyahu says that Israel would determine which foreign forces it would allow to help secure Gaza under Donald Trump's plan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/27/world/politics/netanyahu-israel-foreign-troops-gaza/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #middleeast #israel #gaza #israelhamaswar #palestinians #hamas #benjaminnetanyahu
U.S. President Donald Trump warned Israel over annexing the West Bank while visiting Secretary of State Marco Rubio voiced confidence that a U.S.-backed ceasefire in Gaza would hold. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/24/world/us-pressure-west-bank/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #middleeast #israel #gaza #israelhamaswar #palestinians #hamas #benjaminnetanyahu #westbank #jdvance #donaldtrump
A bill applying Israeli law to the occupied West Bank, a move tantamount to annexation of land that Palestinians want for a state, has won preliminary approval from Israel's parliament. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/23/world/politics/israel-parliament-west-bank-annex/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #middleeast #israel #gaza #israelhamaswar #palestinians #hamas #benjaminnetanyahu #westbank
U.S. envoys met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with the aim to corral Israel and Hamas to get the Gaza ceasefire plan back on track after violence over the weekend threatened to derail the week-old truce. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/21/world/politics/us-diplomacy-gaza-truce/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs #republicans #jdvance #middleeast #israel #gaza #israelhamaswar #palestinians #hamas #benjaminnetanyahu
Relatives of the last Israeli hostages released from Gaza after two years in captivity have said their loved ones endured harrowing conditions, with some reportedly held in cages, pits or underground tunnels. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/20/world/relatives-gaza-hostages-conditions/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #middleeast #israel #gaza #israelhamaswar #palestinians #hamas #benjaminnetanyahu
As we’ve seen in Israel, Japan’s future may be shaped by unstable coalition politics dominated by multiple small parties. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/17/japan/japan-parliament-begins-its-knessetization/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #sanaetakaichi #liberaldemocraticparty #ldp #komeito #israel #benjaminnetanyahu #knesset #likud
If a durable peace is to take root following Donald Trump's plan for Gaza, he will have to keep pressure on the man whose support he'll need in the next phases of his plan: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/14/world/politics/trump-netanyahu-peace-deal-analysis/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #middleeast #us #donaldtrump #gaza #palestinians #israel #israelhamaswar #hamas #benjaminnetanyahu
U.S. President Donald Trump hailed a "tremendous day for the Middle East" as he and other leaders signed a declaration meant to cement a ceasefire in Gaza, hours after Israel and Hamas exchanged hostages and prisoners. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/14/world/politics/middle-east-gaza-declaration/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #donaldtrump #middleeast #israel #hamas #israelhamaswar #us #benjaminnetanyahu
The Gaza war is over and the Middle East is going to "normalize," according to Donald Trump. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/13/world/politics/trump-gaza-israel-hostages/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #middleeast #israel #gaza #israelhamaswar #palestinians #hamas #benjaminnetanyahu #us #donaldtrump
Hamas has called Donald Trump a "recipe for chaos." But one extraordinary phone call helped persuade the group that he might be able to hold Israel to a peace deal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/11/world/politics/hamas-trust-trump-focus/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #donaldtrump #hamas #hamasisraelwar #israel #benjaminnetanyahu #gaza #middleeast #palestinians
The Israel-Hamas ceasefire, brokered by Trump, offers fleeting hope, but its success depends on broader regional stability amid ongoing risks from Iran and its militias. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/10/world/gaza-deal-might-heal-the-middle-east/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #middleeast #israel #gaza #israelhamaswar #palestinians #hamas #us #donaldtrump #benjaminnetanyahu
Despite its potentially historic nature, the rushed Gaza deal signed in Egypt on Thursday leaves a host of unresolved issues that could still trip up implementation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/10/world/politics/gaza-deal-tough-questions/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #middleeast #israel #gaza #israelhamaswar #palestinians #hamas #us #donaldtrump #benjaminnetanyahu