For years, Israelis both pro- and anti-Netanyahu have advised against counting him out. That advice remains sound. He has a Nixon-like ability to reemerge improbably stronger every time his political career has been declared over.
Archiv: The Pharao (ruler of Israel)
In âunprecedented confrontation,â IDF chief said resisting Netanyahuâs order for military action tied to Iran
An âunprecedented confrontationâ has been unfolding in recent days between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir surrounding an instruction by the prime minister for unspecified military action that defense officials believe could lead to a swift confrontation with Iran shortly before the election, Channel 12 reported Sunday.
The TV network, which cited anonymous sources, said Zamir had been resisting carrying out the military action, no details of which were provided, and sought further deliberations, as well as signed documentation from Netanyahu regarding legal authorization for it.
Mossad chief said sparring with aides over his support for plan backed by PM to strike Iran before election
Citing unnamed senior sources, Haaretz says that the senior Mossad officials have pushed back on plans to strike Iran now, raising concerns about the timing of such a strike and its possible impact on tomorrowâs election.
The senior Mossad officials questioned Netanyahuâs judgement and expressed concern that political considerations were being conflated with security ones, Haaretz reports.
Netanyahu in 1993: Iran will have bomb by 1999
(March 4, 2015)
The prime minister has been warning for over 20 years that Tehran is close to achieving its pursuit of nuclear weapons.
Israels MinisterprÀsident im Wahlkampf: Netanjahu postet KI-Bild von Atomexplosion in Israel
„Jeder, der um sein eigenes körperliches Ăberleben, das seiner Familie und seiner Liebsten besorgt ist, sollte mit zitternder Hand wĂ€hlen, wenn er seine Stimme jemandem geben will, der nicht in der Lage sein wird, die Aufgabe zu erfĂŒllen“, schrieb er, offenbar mit Blick auf ein erneutes Vorgehen gegen Iran. Solche Menschen setzten sich und ihre Angehörigen der Gefahr eines „zweiten Holocaust“ aus, schrieb der Vorsitzende der rechtskonservativen Likud-Partei.
Report of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel
3. Crimes against humanity (underlying crimes)
Extermination, and other inhumane acts
47. The Commission considered (i) the large number of victims killed; (ii) the methods used by the Israeli forces to target the civilian population (through the firing of live ammunition and airstrikes); (iii) the locations of the killings (densely populated areas); and (iv) the remarks and statements of the Israeli authorities, and finds that the cases it investigated and documented show a pattern where civilians in the West Bank were intentionally and directly targeted and killed by the Israeli soldiers on a mass scale since 7 October 2023. The Commission finds that, together with the mass killings by the Israeli forces, settler violence constitutes a component of the attack against this civilian population. Conduct of Israeli authorities indicate that they knew and intended settler violence to be part of the attack. The Commission concludes that the Israeli authorities and security forces have committed the crime against humanity of extermination against the civilian population in the West Bank since 7 October 2023.
48. The Commissionâs findings on extermination apply equally to the crime against humanity of other inhumane acts. The Commission concludes that the Israeli authorities and forces have committed the crime against humanity of other inhumane acts, in particular causing serious injury to body and to mental or physical health against the civilian population in the West Bank since 7 October 2023.
Torture, rape and other forms of sexual violence
49. The Commission finds that investigated cases of torture, reproductive violence, rape and other forms of sexual violence of comparable gravity were not isolated incidents. Rather, these acts form part of the broader attack directed against the civilian population. Furthermore, the Commission finds that the Israeli authorities support and encourage such acts. The Commission therefore concludes that the Israeli authorities and security forces have committed the crimes against humanity of torture, rape and other forms of sexual violence of comparable gravity against the civilian population.
To bring down Netanyahu, Arab-Israeli parties ready for opposition alliance
Raam, a Hebrew acronym for United Arab List, is a moderate Islamist party headed by Mansour Abbas. In 2021, he agreed to join a short-lived coalition of Netanyahuâs opponents, making Raam the first Arab party to join an Israeli government.
The far-left Joint List, led by Yousef Jabareen, brings together three parties with a mixture of communist and Palestinian nationalist leanings.
Abbas and Jabareen told AFP they were ready â under certain conditions â to cooperate with the opposition, particularly the bloc of Netanyahuâs main rival Gadi Eisenkot, which is polling neck and neck with the premierâs.
Israel begins demolitions in West Bank city after two soldiers killed in shooting attack
Hamas praised the attack in a statement but did not claim responsibility.
âTogether with all the people of Israel, I pray for the full and speedy recovery of those wounded in the attack,â said Netanyahuâs main rival, former IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot, said in a statement on X.
A look at the major candidates in Israelâs election Tuesday
Three years after the Hamas-led attacks on Israel that triggered the war in Gaza, Israeli voters will decide next Tuesday whether to grant Benjamin Netanyahu yet another term as prime minister â or usher in a new era of Israeli politics.
Polling suggests a tight race between Netanyahu, leader of the nationalist Likud party, and his chief rival, Gadi Eisenkot, who leads the centrist Yashar!, for control of the government.
Netanyahuâs far-right coalition on course to lose majority in Israeli elections, new poll suggests
âIsraelâs election is not a single game, but a tournament â and election day is only the opening round,â Dr Nimrod Nir of Agam Labs told The Independent.
âOur polling suggests that neither bloc is likely to secure a governing majority, leaving three possible outcomes: a unity government bringing Netanyahu together with more liberal parties, an alternative coalition backed by Arab parties, or yet another election.
Yair Golan accuses Netanyahu of plotting fresh Iran strikes to serve âpolitical and personal considerationsâ
Yair Golan, the leader of the Democrats in Israel, has condemned Prime Minister Netanyahu following allegations that the premier planned fresh strikes against Iran just weeks before the upcoming Knesset elections.
Netanyahu ‚completely lacks legitimacy‘ to launch new war ahead of elections: Opposition leader Golan
His remarks came after The Financial Times reported that US President Donald Trump had rejected Netanyahu‘s plan to strike infrastructure and nuclear facilities in Iran, a military campaign that was reportedly set to begin on Oct. 10.
Trump opposes any military escalation ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm congressional elections in the US, fearing negative repercussions for the Republican Party‘s electoral prospects, according to the report.
Golan, also a former deputy chief of staff of the Israeli army, said in a post on US social media platform X: „Netanyahu is a sick and weak leader clinging to power by force, willing to put Israel‘s security at risk to save himself.“
After three disastrous years, Israel needs to rethink itself. A new government would be a start
The two issues the opposition has highlighted are understandably important to Israelis. For so many citizens, the disaster of 7 October and subsequent two-year hostage crisis became a crisis of faith in the state itself. Without accountability through an independent inquiry, society cannot move on. And even staunch supporters of peace cannot tolerate the rank injustice of some citizens serving and dying in wars while others are systematically let off the hook.
But what then? Israelâs war in response to 7 October has continued to devastate Palestinian society. But the past few years have damaged Israel internally as well.
Gaza death toll nears 75,000
Palestinian health authorities said Monday that Israeli attacks in Gaza in the past 24 hours killed 5 people and injured 22.
Trump gives âwarriorâ Netanyahu âcomplete and total endorsementâ for reelection
âBibi Netanyahu has been Strong, Brave, and Brilliant in the face of tremendous opposition,â writes Trump, âincluding that coming from even Israel, itself.â
Trump says Netanyahu has âendured and, in fact, he has thrived!â
âI have watched Bibi under the most trying of times,â writes Trump. âNormal men or women in such situations would have wilted under the pressure â But Bibi did not wilt, he actually got stronger, and maintains that same Strength today. This is the kind of Partner that the United States of America is demanding of Israel, a Country for which it has done so much.â
Bild published pro-Netanyahu disinformation. Where is the outcry?
The so-called âBibileaksâ scandal has caused a firestorm in Israel in recent months. After it emerged that classified material was leaked from the Israeli military to a spokesperson for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and then manipulated and passed to foreign media outlets â in an apparent attempt to influence the Israeli publicâs perception of the ceasefire negotiations, while bypassing the military censor â the spokesperson and a military reservist were arrested in November and face charges that could carry significant prison sentences.
In the UK, meanwhile, there has been a major public outcry against the Jewish Chronicle after it was revealed â in part through reporting by +972 Magazine â that the newspaper had published entirely false material via this pipeline, causing several of its leading writers to quit in protest. Yet in Germany, where the countryâs biggest newspaper, Bild, similarly published misinformation fed to it by the Netanyahu aide, there has been very little inquest at all.
Studie zur deutschen Nahostberichterstattung
Ein Forschungsteam der Freien UniversitĂ€t Berlin hat untersucht, wie HandlungsspielrĂ€ume bei der Berichterstattung ĂŒber den Nahostkonflikt von Medienschaffenden wahrgenommen werden. Diese Studie ist im Oktober 2026 als Arbeitspapier des CeMIL erschienen.
FĂŒr die Studie befragten Prof. Dr. Carola Richter, Dr. Jannis Julien Grimm und Nina Moya Schreieder im Mai und Juni 2026 Journalist:innen, die fĂŒr deutsche Medien zur Nahost-Region und damit verbundenen Themen berichten. Von fast 600 systematisch ausgewĂ€hlten Journalist:innen nahmen rund 30 Prozent an der anonymen Online-Befragung teil â eine vergleichsweise hohe RĂŒcklaufquote. âOffensichtlich gab es ein groĂes BedĂŒrfnis bei mit dem Thema befassten Journalist:innen, sich zu Ă€uĂernâ, sagt Prof. Dr. Carola Richter.
Drang zur SelbstÂzensur im Gaza-Krieg
Es ging dabei um das Klima nach dem 7.â Oktober 2023 â das Datum markiert den Angriff palĂ€stinensischer Gruppen auf israelisches MilitĂ€r und Zivilist*innen mit 1200 Toten und den Beginn von Israels Gaza-Krieg mit inzwischen mindestens 74.000 Toten, darunter 21.000 Kinder.
An der anonymen Online-Befragung beteiligten sich 179 von 597â gezielt angeschriebenen Journalist*innen, 145â davon fĂŒllten den Fragebogen vollstĂ€ndig aus.
Gaza death toll rises to 74,396 since start of Israeli assault
GAZA, October 15, 2026 (WAFA) â The death toll from Israel‘s genocidal war on the Gaza Strip has risen to 74,396, with 175,449 people injured, since October 7, 2023, according to medical sources.
Health authorities reported that hospitals across the Gaza Strip received four fatalities and nine injured people over the past 24 hours.
Report: Netanyahu pressed Trump to renew Iran fighting before election; PMO denies
The US officials tell the network they came away with the impression that Netanyahu wanted to launch an attack before the elections, with Netanyahu citing concerning steps by Iran in the nuclear arena.
Even though Trump has said publicly that he will not resume attacks on Iran before the US midterms, the IDF and CENTCOM are both at a high state of readiness and are completing preparations in case Trump changes his mind, the report quotes unnamed sources saying.
Beteiligung der Marine an EUNAVFOR Aspides im Roten Meer soll fortgefĂŒhrt werden
(October 9, 2026)
Am 8. Oktober 2026 haben die parlamentarischen Beratungen ĂŒber die Fortsetzung der Beteiligung bewaffneter deutscher StreitkrĂ€fte an der von der EuropĂ€ischen Union gefĂŒhrten Operation European Union Naval Force (EUNAVFOR) Aspides begonnen.
Daten und Fakten
– Die personelle Obergrenze soll unverĂ€ndert bis zu 350 Soldatinnen und Soldaten betragen.
– Das Mandat soll bis zum 31. Oktober 2027 verlĂ€ngert werden.
– EUNAVFOR Aspides (âSchildeâ) ist eine Operation der EuropĂ€ischen Union. Der Einsatz wurde am 8. Februar 2024 von der EU beschlossen. Die Bundesregierung sprach sich fĂŒr eine deutsche Beteiligung am 16. Februar 2024 aus und das Parlament gab am 23. Februar 2024 grĂŒnes Licht.
– Der deutsche Beitrag zum Einsatz umfasst derzeit Stabspersonal im Hauptquartier im griechischen Larissa, sowie auf dem FĂŒhrungsschiff der Operation. DarĂŒber hinaus erfolgen regelmĂ€Ăige EinsatzflĂŒge zur Bereitstellung luftgestĂŒtzter SeeraumĂŒberwachung und die grundsĂ€tzliche Möglichkeit zur Beteiligung mit seegehenden Einheiten.
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Einsatzgebiet
Das Einsatzgebiet von EUNAVFOR Aspides umfasst die internationalen GewĂ€sser im Roten Meer, im Golf von Aden, im Arabischen Meer, im Golf von Oman und im Persischen Golf. Im Bereich der StraĂe von Hormus gibt es allerdings ein gesondert ausgewiesenes Einsatzgebiet mit besonderen Regelungen. Dort gibt es fĂŒr Aspides derzeit keine Befugnisse fĂŒr das MinenrĂ€umen oder den Schutz von Schiffen.
Netanyahu denounces Riyadh attack, calls for a region „united against threats“
„Terrorism targets innocent people and seeks to spread fear and instability. It must be confronted with resolve,“ said Netanyahu in a statement posted to X. „Israel looks forward to a strong Middle Eastâone that stands united against threats, protects its people, and builds a future of security, cooperation, and prosperity for all the peoples of our region.“
Bennett says Netanyahu could serve as minister in his cabinet, drawing fury from opposition leaders
Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett triggered a public clash within the camp seeking to replace Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday after saying he would have no objection to the incumbent prime minister serving as a minister in a future Bennett-led government, provided he accepted a series of fundamental reforms. Within hours, three other opposition leaders rejected the prospect, insisting Netanyahu should have no place in the next cabinet.
Netanyahu promised answers after Oct. 7. Three years later, Israel is still waiting
In the early months of the war, establishing a state commission appeared to command broad political support, including among some Likud lawmakers and ministers. Over time, however, alternative proposals emerged, including a government-appointed panel and a commission whose members would be chosen through an agreement between coalition and opposition representatives.
None of those proposals has resulted in an inquiry.
Were Oct. 7 records altered? New allegations target Netanyahu‘s inner circle
The appeal by the October Council families follows a July 2024 report by Nadav Eyal in ynet and Yedioth Ahronoth revealing that Maj. Gen. (res.) Avi Gil, Netanyahu‘s military secretary at the time of the massacre, had contacted the attorney general to express concerns that attempts had been made to alter official transcripts in the Prime Minister‘s Office during the war.
Israelis grapple with reports that Netanyahu was warned of Oct. 7 attacks years ago
(October 6, 2026)
LONSDORF: NPR has spoken to four people in the Middle East with direct knowledge of such warnings, which the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, the New York Times and the Atlantic first reported, confirming much of the reporting that Netanyahu is trying to deny. The ripple effects of those reports are playing out as Israelis are preparing to head to the polls in less than three weeks.
Poll: 8 seats for the Joint List and a single seat separating the camps of Eizenkot and Netanyahu
The camp of Zionist parties opposing Netanyahu is projected to secure 52 seats, compared to 51 seats for Netanyahu‘s camp, along with the four seats that the Handel-Zelicha alliance is expected to obtain, which has yet to announce which camp it will join.
As for Arab representation, represented by the two Arab lists; the Triangular Joint List, which includes the Democratic Front for Peace and Equality, the National Democratic Assembly, and the Arab Movement for Change, and the United List, together they are projected to obtain 13 seats, with 8 for the Joint List and 5 for the United List.
Europas Rechte leckt Trump die Stiefel
Es zeigt sich: Immer wieder haben sich gerade jene Parteien, die behaupten, die Nation an die erste Stelle setzen zu wollen, als die eifrigsten VerrÀter der Interessen ihres eigenen Volkes erwiesen. Sich mit Trump und Netanjahu gut zu stellen, scheint schlichtweg wichtiger.
In diesem Sinne kuschelt sich die radikale Rechte auch eng an das liberal-konservative Establishment in den europĂ€ischen Institutionen. TatsĂ€chlich hat sich die einstige Kluft zwischen diesen beiden Fraktionen seit Jahren stetig verringert. Die jĂŒngsten Kriegshandlungen in Nahost machen diese AnnĂ€herung noch deutlicher sichtbar. Beide Seiten sind nur allzu gerne bereit, ihre Rolle als Untergebene in der globalen Hierarchie zu spielen.
Netanyahuâs Electoral Strategy: Deadlock
(October 2, 2026)
An AI-generated Likud campaign video, which Netanyahu himself has shared, shows Eisenkot running toward a young man wearing an âIsraeli unityâ shirt who resembles his son Gal, who was killed in the Gaza war. At the last moment, the young man turns away from Eisenkot to embrace Mansour Abbas, the leader of the United Arab List (Raâam). Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana has similarly said that âEisenkot has no coalition without Abbas.â Such messages target so-called soft-right voters who might otherwise drift toward Eisenkot.
Netanyahu‘s Flydubai Problem: What Did He Know About the Attack, and When?
Civilians stopped the attack when security systems failed. Netanyahu, weeks before an election, rushed to claim the credit