The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/benzion-netanyahu/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:11:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Benzion Netanyahu | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/benzion-netanyahu/ 32 32 If he joins government, Sa’ar could get veto over judicial overhaul, choice of IDF chief https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-deal-to-join-cabinet-saar-may-get-veto-over-judicial-overhaul-choice-of-idf-chief/ Tue, 17 Sep 2024 09:11:19 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3377170 Gantz slams untenable recklessness of plan to oust Gallant and install Sa'ar as defense minister; gambit is 'dangerous, but it is what it is,' PM quoted as saying

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]]> As protesters demand he go, Netanyahu argues election would play into Hamas’s hands https://www.timesofisrael.com/as-protestors-demand-he-go-netanyahu-argues-election-would-play-into-hamass-hands/ Sun, 31 Mar 2024 20:59:38 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3257890 PM says he is 'doing everything' to bring captives back, and those who claim otherwise are causing pain to hostage families; asserts national polls would paralyze country

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]]> ‘Father of the dictator’: Reservist protesters rename site honoring PM’s late dad https://www.timesofisrael.com/father-of-the-dictator-reservist-protesters-rename-site-honoring-pms-late-father/ Wed, 07 Jun 2023 19:51:09 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3029493 Netanyahu files police complaint, claim activists 'desecrated' interchange; protest leader refuses to apologize, vows to press on with non-violent efforts against judicial overhaul

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]]> Ironies pile up as author of satirical ‘The Netanyahus’ talks Pulitzer win https://www.timesofisrael.com/ironies-pile-up-as-author-of-satirical-the-netanyahus-talks-pulitzer-win/ Wed, 18 May 2022 04:42:27 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2763778 Listen to newly minted award-winning author Joshua Cohen speak about using art to 'obliterate political divides' in a bonus Times Will Tell podcast

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]]> In Jerusalem, author of prize-winning ‘Netanyahus’ says Trump real target of novel https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-jerusalem-author-of-prize-winning-netanyahus-says-trump-real-target-of-novel/ Wed, 11 May 2022 03:56:49 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2760266 Joshua Cohen wanted to illuminate life under rulers forged in 'reality show' families, using story about ex-PM's father to 'say certain things about liberalism'

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]]> Joshua Cohen’s satirical novel ‘The Netanyahus’ wins Pulitzer Prize for fiction https://www.timesofisrael.com/joshua-cohens-satirical-novel-the-netanyahus-wins-pulitzer-prize-for-fiction/ Tue, 10 May 2022 02:49:59 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2759474 Committee hails 'a mordant, linguistically deft historical novel about the ambiguities of the Jewish-American experience'; Miami Herald wins news award for Surfside coverage

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]]> ‘The Netanyahus’ analyzes the famous family through the story of one night https://www.timesofisrael.com/the-netanyahus-analyzes-the-famous-family-through-the-story-of-one-night/ Fri, 25 Jun 2021 19:09:39 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2569896 Author Joshua Cohen hopes readers find the humor in his latest novel - a fictionalized account involving Benzion Netanyahu inspired by true events

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]]> Israelis donate millions to the poor after PM’s pledge of virus stipends for all https://www.timesofisrael.com/israelis-donate-millions-to-the-poor-after-pms-pledge-of-virus-stipends-for-all/ Fri, 17 Jul 2020 06:26:22 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2349088 TV host Guy Lerer sets up crowdfunding campaign to redirect promised grants from 'those who need less to those who really are in need'

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]]> Duterte, accused of mass killings, says Israel shares his passion for people https://www.timesofisrael.com/duterte-accused-of-mass-killings-says-israel-shares-his-passion-for-people/ Mon, 03 Sep 2018 11:48:27 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1919318 Hosting hardline president -- who once likened himself to Hitler with promise to kill millions of drug dealers -- Netanyahu hails Philippines' role saving Jews during Holocaust

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]]> With Herzog at Jewish Agency helm, Netanyahu faces rerun of his father’s fights https://www.timesofisrael.com/with-herzog-at-jewish-agency-helm-netanyahu-faces-rerun-of-his-fathers-fights/ Mon, 25 Jun 2018 18:49:24 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1876617&preview=true&preview_id=1876617 Appointing a perennial critic of the PM to head the quasi-governmental body risks reopening an ideological chasm that goes back to the formation of the Israel-Diaspora relationship

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]]> Israel doesn’t intervene in Syria war, Netanyahu says in Russia https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-doesnt-intervene-in-syria-war-netanyahu-says-in-russia/ Wed, 08 Jun 2016 09:28:38 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1406057 PM tells Jewish community leaders that he doubts Assad's Syria will survive the conflict as a single state

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]]> UN official spurns Netanyahu’s Jerusalem history lesson offer https://www.timesofisrael.com/un-official-spurns-netanyahus-jerusalem-history-lesson-offer/ Sat, 07 May 2016 13:54:22 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1388333&preview_id=1388333 PM wants to educate all UN staffers in Israel after UNESCO ignored Jewish ties to Temple Mount; but Mideast coordinator says they know local history 'all too well'

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]]> After Temple Mount resolution, PM offers UN staff a Jewish history lesson https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-temple-mount-resolution-pm-offers-un-staff-a-jewish-history-lesson/ Fri, 06 May 2016 17:50:01 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1388061 Netanyahu announces session following passage of UNESCO text that omits mention of Jewish ties to holiest site in Judaism

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]]> Dignitaries and donors fete Israel’s new national library https://www.timesofisrael.com/dignitaries-and-donors-fete-israels-new-national-library/ Tue, 05 Apr 2016 16:43:27 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1370204 Cornerstone-laying ceremony brings out the prime minister and the president, who vow to donate their fathers' archives and writings

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]]> In Netanyahu’s mufti-Holocaust allegation, echoes of his father’s maverick approach to history https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-netanyahus-mufti-holocaust-allegation-echoes-of-his-fathers-maverick-approach-to-history/ Thu, 22 Oct 2015 09:38:16 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1270896 The PM is defending his incendiary claim that Haj Amin al-Husseini persuaded Hitler to 'burn' the Jews by citing sources most scholars reject. Benzion Netanyahu followed a similarly controversial approach regarding the Marranos. But he was an historian, not a prime minister

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