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Rep. Jamaal Bowman (N.Y.), an "active" member of the DSA, was hammered on a private message board of the organization in the final weeks of last year for traveling to Israel, with many members calling for the national organization to expel him. One socialist on the message board posting as RyanMosgrove said Bowman’s conduct was in "direct opposition" to the DSA’s "stated values and goals," and that he "should not remain a member." Another socialist posting as Gabe said Bowman's trip to Israel empowered an apartheid state...The group's message board requires a login for anyone to access its posts. At...

A few hours after sharply criticizing the government's policy in a speech to MKs Zelensky, he said that there could be talks between Russia and Ukraine in Israel. "We are grateful for the mediation efforts. Jerusalem? The right place to make peace," he said in a speech posted on the Telegram. At the same time, in Kiev rejected the Russian ultimatum to surrender to Mariupol: "We will not lay down our arms." Killed in a shelling of a shopping center and houses in the Ukrainian capital. Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky said tonight (Sunday to Monday), hours after his critical speech...

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has been the primary international mediator in talks between Russia and Ukraine, The Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing three people familiar with the matter. According to the report, Bennett took on this role following a surprise visit to Moscow on March 5 with back-to-back talks with both leaders as recently as two days ago. The report also said that Ukraine and Russia have made significant progress on a tentative peace plan including ceasefire and Russian withdrawal if Kyiv declares neutrality and accepts limits on its armed forces, according to five people briefed on the talks....

Zelenskyy, reportedly' asked Bennett on Friday' if Israel could serve as a mediator between Russia and Ukraine. On Sunday afternoon, Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett by telephone. Bennett reportedly offered to serve as a mediator in the war in Ukraine to de-escalate tensions and bring fighting to an end. The Kremlin has not commented on whether Putin accepted Bennett’s offer. The call with Bennett then raised yet more questions. Might Putin be looking for a diplomatic way out of the war in Ukraine, and thus might be inclined to accept Bennett’s offer? Or is...

In a whirlwind series of visits, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett met with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz after his meeting in Moscow and phone call with President Zelensky. Prime Minister Naftali Bennett met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow for three hours on Saturday, in an apparent attempt to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine. Bennett and Putin discussed the war in Ukraine, including the situation of Israelis and Jewish communities as a result of the conflict, a diplomatic source said. Bennett informed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in advance of the meeting with Putin, and called him before...

U.S. Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland, in an exclusive interview with Israel’s Channel 12, said that Jerusalem should get on board with financial sanctions against Moscow. “What we are asking, 'among things', is for every democracy around to join us in the financial and export control sanctions that we have put on (Russian President Vladimir) Putin,”..In that context we are asking as many countries as we can to join us. We are asking that of Israel as well. Among other things, you [Israel] don’t want to become the last haven for dirty money that is fueling Putin's...

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenksy that he recommends Ukraine take the offer made by Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the war - which includes many Ukrainian sacrifices - in a phone call on Tuesday, according to an official in Ukraine's government. According to the official, Zelenksy did not take Bennett's advice. The source claimed that the phone call was initiated by Bennett. "If I were you, I would think about the lives of my people and take the offer," Bennett reportedly said. Zelenksy's response was short. "I hear you," he said.

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett pushed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to accept an offer from Russian President Vladimir Putin, which would require Kyiv to make significant consessions in order to end Moscow's invasion, the Walla news site report. Walla does not divulge the details of Putin's offer, but pervious reports from the news site said that Putin is demanding an independent Donbas region, but stopping short of regime change in Ukraine. "If I were you, I would think about the lives of my people and take the offer," Bennett told Zelensky during a phone call on Tuesday, according to a senior...

Following Bennett's talks with Putin and Zelensky, Israeli officials say Russia has softened demands, but will likely double down on destructive assault if no capitulation Israel believes Ukraine is at a critical crossroads and must decide between a "difficult" truce offer presented by Russia or risk a new, far more destructive phase in the war, reporters briefed by government officials said Tuesday. Axios and Maariv both reported similar details on Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's recent conversations with both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, as he has attempted to mediate between the sides. Bennett has reportedly not...

Amid diplomatic efforts to mediate conflict in Ukraine, PM also speaks to French, German leaders; Lapid to meet Blinken on Monday Following their meeting in Moscow, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke on the phone Sunday, according to a statement from the Kremlin and spokesperson for the prime minister. There were no immediate details on the content of their call...

There's no Putin you on or Russian to conclusions here. Well let's go it's time for our Russia-Ukraine Drama update...the theme from The Buffalo Springfield "For What It's Worth". In 1941 Franklin Roosevelt imposed the sanctions on Japan and got his war with Hitler via Pearl Harbor. Of course war with Hitler necessitated by the war that was not needed World War I. Now Joe Biden prodded Russia by refusing to give Russia guarantees on its security while building up Ukraine's military and stationing more US military assets in Eastern Europe imposing sanctions sending Russian diplomats back home etc. etc....

Accompanied by Russian-speaking minister and top aides, Orthodox PM makes rare trip on Shabbat to meet with Russian leader, having offered to mediate between Moscow and Kyiv Prime Minister Naftali Bennett traveled to Moscow on Saturday for a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss the war in Ukraine. According to a statement from the Prime Minister's office, the two have been meeting for 2.5 hours...

For three weeks already, US President Joe Biden has not answered Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's request for a phone conversation on the issue of Iran's nuclear program, Channel 13 News reported. The disagreements are believed to stem from a recent conversation between Bennett and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken touched on the issue of construction in Judea and Samaria. During that conversation, Bennett made definite statements regarding Israel's right to expand Jewish towns in the area. On Tuesday evening, a delegation of senior American officials, headed by the US National Security Adviser, Jake Sullivan, landed in Israel. The...

Sergei Lavrov backs out of meeting with Bennett and Lapid amid Ukraine tensions and delicate Iran talks; Israeli sources say visit officially postponed Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov canceled on Friday a planned trip to Israel and the region, during which he had been slated to meet with Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, Foreign Minister Yair Lapid and President Isaac Herzog. Lavrov had been scheduled to meet with the Israeli officials on Sunday and Monday, before meetings with Palestinian, Algerian, and Moroccan leaders, according to Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov. He had been expected to attend the Russian-Arab Cooperation Forum...

PM makes claim that children died from Omicron variant during weekly Cabinert meeting, but no deaths have been confirmed so far. Prime Minister Naftali Bennett declared today (Sunday) at the opening of a weekly Cabinet meeting that two British middle school students who had contracted the Omircron variant had recently died. However, this did not occur, according to an investigation by Channel 12 News. "The Omicron variant also attacks children. We see this in other countries and we are also seeing this in Israel. Just this week two middle school classmates in England died from Omicron. One was not vaccinated...

This past week, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett made headlines in the Jewish world with a sincere expression of his awareness of the “hardship” that’s been faced by Jewish communities throughout the diaspora. Countless Jews are frustrated by the on-again, off-again closure of Israel’s borders to non-Israelis. Israel has faced criticism from Jews and Jewish communities due to the prohibition of most being able to come visit, tour, and see relatives. In fact, the reality of many diaspora Jews being left out, literally, and prevented from coming to visit their relatives in Israel has been the source of some of...

PM's comments comes shortly after national drill simulating outbreak of lethal new COVID-19 variant; following approval of pediatric coronavirus jab, campaign expected to begin over next week or two. Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Thursday told parents there's no reason not to vaccinate their children after health officials okayed COVID vaccines for kids aged 5-11. "There is no reason to leave our children unprotected," he said. "There is no reason that your child should get infected an infect others when his whole life is ahead of him." Bennett added that coronavirus is still around and that cases are rising in...

________Mar 2020:N. BENNET ACCUSED AIDA-TOUMA SULEIMAN OF BEING A LIAR AND A RACIST Naftali Bennett to MK Touma Suleiman: "You are a liar, antisemitic and...", Channel 7, Mar 13, 2020. The defense minister attacked MK Thomas Suleiman, who claimed that the IDF was spraying Palestinians with unidentified material. "It is unbelievable that Boogie and Gantz are ready to form a government with you." Defense Minister Naftali Bennett today (Friday) sharply attacked MK Aida Toma Suleiman from the joint list, who defamed the IDF and claimed that he was spraying "unidentified material" on Palestinians in the Qalandiya crossing. ''You're a liar,...

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett signaled to the world this week that Israel is preparing to take action against the Islamic Republic of Iran as it rapidly nears the point of having enough nuclear material to build a nuclear bomb, something that he vowed Israel would never allow to happen.Bennett told reporters on Monday following his speech at the United Nations that Iran’s march toward acquiring nuclear weapons was “unacceptable” and that Israel was not just giving “apocalyptic warnings,” but taking action “in the present” to stop it.The remarks from Bennett come as Iran has failed to live up to...

PM discusses new COVID-related plans including genetic scanning mechanism at Ben Gurion airport to help deal with 'the next variant' At a government discussionon Sunday on COVID-19, ministers unanimously approved the proposal to broaden the "Green Class" outline to the entire educational system, Channel 12 reported.... Prime Minister Naftali Bennett also commented that "Our tolerance for people who do not get vaccinated has run out." According to Walla, he announced that a genetic scanning mechanism is currently being developed for everyone who comes through the gates of Ben Gurion Airport. "I call it 'the Omega'. We are working on a...