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BENJAMIN NETANYAHU

Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 3, 2018
Trump all but decided to exit Iran nuclear deal in 'not a full pullout' manner: sources
U.S. President Donald Trump has all but decided to withdraw from the 2015 Iran nuclear accord by May 12 but exactly how he will do so remains unclear, two White House officials and a source familiar with the administration's internal debate said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 2, 2018
Japan, Israel PMs hold talks on Mideast peace, cybersecurity,
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Israeli counterpart, Benjamin Netanyahu, met Wednesday to discuss ways to promote bilateral cooperation in the fields of economy and cybersecurity.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Apr 4, 2018
Bowing to right-wing pressure, Netanyahu scraps African migrant relocation deal with UNHCR
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday he was cancelling an agreement with the U.N. refugee agency to relocate thousands of African migrants, bowing to right-wing pressure to scrap the deal.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 22, 2018
Pence in Israel on visit overshadowed by Trump's Jerusalem declaration, Palestinian boycott
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence began a visit to Israel on Sunday after being praised as a "great friend" by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and shunned by the Palestinians over U.S. recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 15, 2018
Israel says it destroyed Hamas-dug tunnel running under border with Egypt
Israel said on Sunday it had destroyed a cross-border attack tunnel that ran from Gaza into Israel and Egypt dug by Hamas, the Islamist group that controls the Palestinian enclave, and that it would destroy all attack tunnels by year's end.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 1, 2018
Likud party calls for de-facto annexation of Israeli West Bank settlements
Reuters
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 2, 2017
Trump likely to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital next week, official says
President Donald Trump is likely to announce next week that the United States recognizes Jerusalem as Israel's capital, a senior administration official said on Friday, a move that would upend decades of American policy and possibly inflame tensions in the Middle East.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 24, 2017
Jerusalem mosque metal detectors to stay but may be reduced: Israel
Israel said on Sunday it would not remove metal detectors whose installation outside a major Jerusalem mosque has triggered the bloodiest clashes with the Palestinians in years, but could eventually reduce their use.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 30, 2017
Germany approves Israel nuclear submarine deal: Der Spiegel
Germany's national security council has approved a deal to sell three further nuclear-capable submarines to Israel, magazine Der Spiegel reported on Friday, the latest act in a defense deal that has been overshadowed by corruption allegations.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 22, 2017
Israel offers concessions to Palestinians ahead of Trump visit
Israel on Sunday authorized a few economic concessions to the Palestinians requested by President Donald Trump, hours before the U.S. leader begins a visit in which he hopes to revive peace talks frozen since 2014.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 19, 2017
Kerry and Israeli, Jordanian, Egyptian leaders secretly met for peace talks a year ago: report
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met secretly a year ago with the leaders of Egypt and Jordan in a failed attempt by the Obama administration to convene a wider regional summit on Israeli-Palestinian peace, Israel's Haaretz daily said Sunday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 26, 2016
U.S. may stop subsidizing Israeli defense firms
U.S. President Barack Obama would like to phase out the agreement that allows Israel to spend 26 percent of U.S. annual aid at home.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 21, 2016
Israeli prophet of freedom gives in to reality
Noted Soviet dissident Natan Sharansky says Israel's cooperation with Egyptian leader Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi in the Sinai is a matter of physical survival.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 10, 2015
Netanyahu chat still on but calls mount in Israel, U.K. to ban Trump over Muslim slurs
Donald Trump's proposal to ban Muslims from entering the United States prompted calls that the Republican presidential front-runner be banned from Britain and Israel and cost him business in the Middle East.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 2, 2015
Benjamin Netanyahu's bid to rewrite history
Benjamin Netanyahu's recent falsehoods on the origins of the Holocaust are not the first time his words conflict with historical facts.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 15, 2015
Israel poised to seal off Jerusalem neighborhoods to stem Palestinian attacks; army to augment police
The Israeli government approved a series of security measures to stem a surge of Palestinian attacks, including the potential sealing of Arab neighborhoods of Jerusalem and easier access to guns.
WORLD
Jul 20, 2015
Obama sends Iran deal to wary Congress; Netanyahu urges rejection
President Barack Obama's administration sent a nuclear agreement with Tehran to Congress on Sunday and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged U.S. lawmakers to reject a deal he said would only feed an "Iranian terror machine."
WORLD / Politics
Apr 2, 2015
Netanyahu sends application for Israel to join China-backed AIIB investment bank
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has signed a letter of application for Israel to join the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, the Israeli Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 24, 2015
American Jews finding it harder to like Israel
The gap between American and Israeli Jews is growing as Israel becomes more Middle Eastern and less European.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 24, 2015
White House chief demands end to 50 years of Israeli occupation
The United States expects the next Israeli government to end nearly 50 years of occupation and clear the way for a Palestinian state, White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough told Jewish Americans on Monday.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
Kansai airports to increase takeoff and landing slots ahead of Osaka Expo
Kansai International Airport in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture. The upper limit on the number of takeoff and landing slots at the airport as well as Kobe Airport in Hyogo Prefecture will be raised in spring next year ahead of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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