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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gestures as he speaks the Government Press Office's annual New Year's toast in Jerusalem on December 12, 2018. (Gali Tibbon/AFP)
December 13, 2018, 12:42 am
PM justifies tacit support for Saudi Arabia despite ‘horrific’ Khashoggi murder
Netanyahu tells foreign journalists in Jerusalem that the slaying of the regime critic is balanced by the important role played by the kingdom in maintaining global stability
By Raphael Ahren
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) with Sultan Qaboos bin Said in Oman on October 26, 2018 (Courtesy)
December 10, 2018, 1:05 pm
Israeli planes can use Omani, Sudanese airspace, Netanyahu says
Without similar permission from the Saudis, Muscat’s promise seems purely symbolic, as sultanate borders on states with no diplomatic ties to Israel
By Raphael Ahren
Participants enter meeting rooms at the Future Investment Initiative conference, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018. (AP/Amr Nabil)
December 9, 2018, 2:35 am
Israel signed off on sale of phone spying tool to Saudi Arabia — report
Washington Post cites US officials who say export of NSO’s Pegasus program was approved despite hesitation from some Israelis over selling sensitive technology to Arab country
By TOI staff and AP
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks as he holds a press conference with IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkott at the defense headquarters in Tel Aviv, on December 4, 2018. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)
December 8, 2018, 9:09 pm
PM said seeking to formalize relations with Saudi Arabia before next election
TV report says Netanyahu, aided by Mossad chief and working with Washington, hopes to make ties public in the coming months
By TOI staff
People hold signs during a protest at the Embassy of Saudi Arabia about the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, in Washington, October 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
December 4, 2018, 3:40 am
Israeli spyware firm rejects alleged connection to Khashoggi killing
NSO Group denies claim it helped Saudi government hack critic Omar Abdulaziz’s phone and uncover his conversations with slain journalist
By Josef Federman
Quebec-based Saudi activist Omar Abdulaziz. (Screen capture: YouTube)
December 3, 2018, 3:17 am
Saudi dissident sues Israeli spyware firm over Khashoggi killing
Omar Abdulaziz says NSO Group helped Saudi government hack his phone and uncover his conversations with the slain journalist
By TOI staff
Iranian parliament speaker Ali Larijani speaks during a press conference in Tehran, Iran, March 13, 2017. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
November 27, 2018, 5:03 pm
Iran’s parliament speaker says US peace plan a ‘plot’ to strengthen Israel
Ali Larijani vows Tehran will oppose Trump administration proposal, warns UAE and Saudi Arabia against warming ties with Jerusalem
By AFP
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) with Sultan Qaboos bin Said of Oman in the Gulf state on October 26, 2018 (Courtesy)
November 27, 2018, 1:14 am
Palestinians said scrambling for support as Arab, Muslim world warms to Israel
PA seeks emergency sessions of Arab League and Organization of Islamic Cooperation as Chad’s president visits Jerusalem amid thawing of relations with Bahrain and Saudi Arabia
By TOI staff
US President Donald Trump talks with troops via teleconference from his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, November 22, 2018. (Susan Walsh/AP)
November 22, 2018, 10:02 pm
Trump: Israel would be in big trouble without Saudi Arabia
Defending stance on Khashoggi killing, US president suggests that without Washington’s ‘strong ally’ Riyadh, Israel would be forced ‘to leave’ region
By TOI staff and Agencies
US President Donald Trump and Saudi Deputy Crown Prince, left, and Saudi Defense Minister Mohammed bin Salman, who later that year became Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, shaking hands in the State Dining Room before lunch at the White House in Washington, DC, March 14, 2017. (NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP)
November 20, 2018, 9:00 pm
Citing ‘US, Israeli interests,’ Trump balks at punishing Saudis over Khashoggi
US president says killing of Saudi journalist won’t derail ties — even if crown prince was aware of murder
By Agencies and TOI staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on October 14, 2018. (Amir COHEN/AFP)
November 14, 2018, 5:18 am
How Netanyahu‘s cozy relationship with the Saudi crown prince could cost Israel
PM’s defense of Mohammed bin Salman in the wake of the Khashoggi killing has angered many
By Ron Kampeas
Supporter of the Iranian-backed Hezbollah terror group listen to a speech by Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, via a video link, during a rally marking Hezbollah Martyr's Day, in a southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Nov. 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
November 10, 2018, 5:48 pm
Nasrallah promises ‘definite response’ to any Israeli strike in Lebanon
Amid Israeli warnings on Hezbollah missile factories, terror chief claims Jerusalem ‘can’t handle’ group’s weapons; says ‘masks off’ for ‘hypocrite’ Arab states working with Israel
By TOI staff and AP
Turkish police crime scene investigators, looking for possible clues into the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, walk toward an underground parking lot, where authorities had found a vehicle belonging to the Saudi consulate, in Istanbul, October 23, 2018. (AP/Emrah Gurel)
November 2, 2018, 5:02 pm
Top Turkish official says body of Khashoggi may have been ‘dissolved’
Netanyahu: While the killing was ‘horrendous,’ it is still necessary to preserve stability in the Arab kingdom
By TOI staff and Agencies
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov at the Evksinograd Palace in Varna, Bulgaria, November 2, 2018. (Amos Ben Gersom, GPO)
November 2, 2018, 2:52 pm
Netanyahu: Khashoggi killing was ‘horrendous,’ but Saudi stability is paramount
In Bulgaria, PM says Riyadh’s role in countering Iran must be maintained; meeting with Balkan leaders, premier says Israel’s world status ‘rising’
By TOI staff
US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu make their way to the Oval Office for a meeting at the White House on March 5, 2018. (AFP Photo/Mandel Ngan)
November 1, 2018, 10:34 pm
Netanyahu said to urge Washington to stick by Saudi crown prince
Amid Khashoggi murder fallout, Israeli and Egyptian leaders reportedly call on Trump administration not to let incident undermine strategic relations with Riyadh
By TOI staff
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