Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Netanyahu urged Trump to strike Iran, ex-Pentagon chief’s new book suggests

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Redacted quotes in a new book by former US defense secretary Mark Esper suggest that former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on US President Donald Trump to take direct military action against Iran’s nuclear program. In the book, A Sacred Oath: Memoirs of a Secretary of Defense During Extraordinary Times, Esper notes that Trump … Read more

Israel’s Netanyahu back in court for graft trial

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Former Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s graft trial resumed Tuesday, with his ex-spin doctor due on the witness stand, but the defence has asked the highly-anticipated testimony be delayed. Netanyahu, now opposition leader in parliament after he was ousted by a broad coalition of rivals in June, arrived at the Jerusalem courthouse without … Read more

Greece investigates plane crash that killed Ex Israeli PM Netanyahu corruption witness

Greece investigates plane crash that killed Ex Israeli PM Netanyahu corruption witness

Israel has confirmed that the man killed in a private plane crash in Greece was a witness in former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu corruption trial, while Greek authorities have launched an investigation into the incident. According to the report, Ioannis Kondylis, a senior Greek air safety official, said a fisherman who witnessed the incident … Read more