Many Israelis fear that with Benjamin Netanyahu’s return to power at the head of Israel’s most right-wing government, his family members will play an outsize role in his decision making.
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Netanyahu Awarded Damages After a Predecessor Called Him ‘Mentally Ill’
The Israeli prime minister-designate, Benjamin Netanyahu, and his family won a libel suit against a former prime minister, Ehud Olmert, but got far less compensation than they had demanded.
Netanyahu vs. Olmert: A Lurid Libel Case Grips Israel
A sensational legal drama between the two ex-prime ministers, centered on a claim of mental illness, comes as Israel’s year-old government teeters and one of the former leaders eyes a comeback.
For Israel’s Netanyahu, the Official Residence Became a Fortress
After a year of protests outside Balfour, the prime minister’s house, Israelis are debating what role they played in Benjamin Netanyahu’s downfall.
Israeli Court Rebukes Prime Minister’s Son Over Harassing Protest Leaders
Yair Netanyahu tweeted the addresses and phone numbers of three men who led protests against his father’s administration. All three said they later received death threats.
HBO Drama Revives a National Trauma for Israel
“Our Boys,” a series about the 2014 killing of a Palestinian teenager by Jews, has set off a battle over the politics of bereavement and victimhood.
Twitter Network Uses Fake Accounts to Promote Netanyahu, Israel Watchdog Finds
A network of hundreds of social media accounts, many of them fake, was used to smear opponents of the Israeli prime minister, investigators found.
Facebook Blocks Netanyahu’s Son, Saying His Posts ‘Included Hate Speech’
Yair Netanyahu, the older son of the Israeli prime minister, is a divisive online presence. Facebook blocked him for 24 hours, so he turned to Twitter.