Benjamin Netanyahu

Netanyahu: No chance for peace deal if Israel sued for war crimes

(JTA) — A Palestinian push to try Israeli officials for war crimes at a U.N. tribunal would end any chance of reaching a peace deal, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.

Bibi, Peace Now and doing vs. saying

Benjamin Netanyahu blames Peace Now for “damaging” his meeting with President Obama, but the government’s own action is what set the ball rolling.

White House rebukes Israel over eastern Jerusalem building

Israel’s go-ahead for new housing in eastern Jerusalem would “poison the atmosphere” and distance Israel from “even its closest allies,” the White House said.

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