Benjamin Netanyahu

Israel apologizes to Jordan over deadly embassy shooting

Amman - Muslimchronicle

Israel has officially apologized for the killing of three Jordanians and offered to compensate their families, Jordan’s foreign ministry said Thursday. On July 23 last year, a security guard for the Israeli embassy shot dead a Jordanian worker who had come to an apartment to install furniture and who stabbed him in the back with a screwdriver, according to theRead more

Netanyahu: US embassy could move

Jerusalem - Muslimchronicle

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he’s certain that the U.S. Embassy will be moved to Jerusalem in the coming year, much sooner than Trump administration officials have estimated. Netanyahu told Israeli reporters traveling with him in India on Wednesday his “solid assessment” is that the American Embassy “will be moved far faster than what we think … in the course ofRead more

Warnings of fallout after US freezes funding

Ramallah - Muslimchronicle

The UN agency for Palestinian refugees warned Wednesday it faced its worst funding crisis ever after the White House froze tens of millions of dollars in contributions, a move Palestinian leaders decried as cruel and blatantly biased. The agency provides Palestinian refugees and their descendants across the Middle East with services including schools and medical care, but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has long accusedRead more

Netanyahu hails new era in ties with India

New Delhi - Muslimchronicle

Benjamin Netanyahu hailed a "new era" in ties with India on Monday as he signed a series of deals during the first visit by an Israeli Prime Minister in 15 years. Netanyahu made the comment after talks with Narendra Modi, who made history in July when he became the first Indian leader ever to visit Israel. He is accompanied by the largest-everRead more

Netanyahu in India for first visit by Israeli PM in 15 years

New Delhi - Muslimchronicle

arrived in New Delhi on Sunday for the first visit by an Israeli leader to India in 15 years, promising closer ties with the regional power. Netanyahu and his wife Sara were welcomed at the international airport in New Delhi by Prime Minister Narendra Modi who made history in July when he became the first Indian leader to visit Israel. "ThisRead more

Netanyahu begins 6-day visit to India to deepen ties

Jerusalem - Muslimchronicle

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is beginning his first visit to India to promote defense, trade and energy ties. Netanyahu arrives Sunday for a six-day visit. On Monday, he’ll meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and call on President Ram Nath Kovind as well as attend an India-Israel CEO Forum Meeting. India's External Affairs Ministry says the two countries are expectedRead more

Netanyahu urges Macron to 'fix' Iran nuclear deal

Paris - Muslimchronicle

French President Emmanuel Macron Saturday called for the "necessary respect" of Iran's nuclear deal with world powers, after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged the French leader to change the landmark accord. A statement from the Elysee said Macron "remembers the importance of preserving the Iran nuclear deal and the necessary respect by all parties of their engagements regarding the accord".Read more

Israel approves more than 1,100 new West Bank settlement homes

Jerusalem - Muslimchronicle

Israel has approved more than 1,100 new settlement homes in the occupied West Bank, the Peace Now NGO said Thursday, the latest in a raft of such moves by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government. The approvals were given on Wednesday by a defence ministry committee with authority over settlement construction. Three hundred and fifty-two homes received final approval, while theRead more

Netanyahu set to lead trade task force to India

Jerusalem - Muslimchronicle

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will take 130 businessmen with him to India next week for trade talks which will also cover defence sales, a senior Israeli official said Wednesday. Foreign ministry deputy director general for Asia, Gilad Cohen, said the six-day trip starting Sunday was meant to further deepen political, trade and cultural ties. India last month voted for aRead more