Quick Glance: Bennett: Worse than Yom Kippur War. Equivalent to Nazis.
- Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett describes the current conflict as the harshest event since the War of Independence.
- In an interview with Channel 12 News from southern Israel, Bennett explains, "This is not the Yom Kippur War - it is Yom Kippur multiplied by 100, because here we are talking about murder, the systematic slaughter of babies, girls, boys, things that are hard to bear."
- Bennett states, "When we are facing the Iranian enemy - Hamas, Islamic Jihad, Hezbollah, Iran - we are facing a Nazi conception."
Quick Glance: Israel plans risky ground offensive in Gaza Strip
- Israel has amassed soldiers and tanks on the border and could launch a ground offensive within hours or days.
- A ground offensive into the urban districts of Gaza would be a very high-risk strategy for Israel.
- The seizure of hostages by Hamas is intended to present the Israeli leadership with a conundrum.
- Israel has one of the most powerful militaries in the world, but the urban environment of Gaza and Hamas's weapons and training negate some of its technological advantages.
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Quick Glance: China's Party Time
- "The Party Leads All" provides an in-depth look at the developments taking place under Xi Jinping and how they may effect China in the long run.
- The Party Leads All: The Chinese Communist Party's Changing Role
- This current volume aims to debate and analyze the changes occurring within the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and People's Republic of China (PRC) under Xi Jinping's leadership.
- Furthermore, Mr Xi's CCP selects which concerns civil society can focus on and how wealthy a private sector entrepreneur can become before posing a threat to the Party.
Quick Glance: Bennett breaks silence, admits mistakes, urges government not to be "power-drunk"
- Naftali Bennett broke his public silence seven months after the end of his controversial term as prime minister and several months after stepping down from politics, with a five-hour-long interview in which he acknowledged several mistakes he made in forming his ideologically diverse government, expressed alarm at the increasing toxicity and divisiveness of Israeli politics, and urged the current government to stop acting "spitefully."
- Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett in a February 4, 2023 interview.
- On November 4, 2021, opposition Likud party leader Benjamin Netanyahu walks alongside Prime Minister Naftali Bennett during a vote on the state budget in the Knesset.
Quick Glance: Prisoner exchange with Russia: Ukraine receives two British bodies
- The two British volunteers had previously assisted in the evacuation of civilians in the town of Soledar.
- Volunteers from all over the world are assisting Ukraine on the ground, with many assisting in the evacuation of civilians from hotly contested areas.
- Ukraine recovered the bodies of two British aid workers killed during a recent prisoner exchange with Russia.
- The two Britons named there, aged 28 and 48, had assisted in the evacuation of civilians from conflict zones in eastern Ukraine.
Quick Glance: Netanyahu wants to consider arms deliveries to Ukraine for air defense.
- So far, Israel has rejected Ukraine's request for weapons systems out of deference to Russia.
- It is "considering" providing Ukraine with "other assistance" than humanitarian aid, according to Benjamin Netanyahu in an interview with CNN.
- Russia controls the airspace over Syria, and Israel requires Moscow's permission before attacking pro-Iranian forces there.
- In the fall, Russia warned Israel not to supply those systems.
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Quick Glance: Ukraine: Kiew sees chance for victory by year-end
- Washington plans $400 million military aid package.
- Ukrainian Defense Minister hopes for victory against Russian aggression.
- Bachmut remains a contested city.
- USA has provided $27.2 billion in security assistance so far.
Quick Glance: Following his meeting with Netanyahu, Ben Gvir may postpone his visit to Temple Mount in the coming days.
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir on Monday to discuss the latter's announced desire to visit Jerusalem's Temple Mount, which has sparked censure from the opposition and threats from Gaza's ruling Hamas terror group.
- MK from the far right On March 31, 2022, Itamar Ben Gvir is seen near the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City after visiting the Temple Mount.
- Hamas responded by warning Israel that Ben Gvir's visit to the Temple Mount will "blow up the situation."
Quick Glance: Netanyahu is back as Prime Minister, leading the most far-right administration in Israel's history.
- He was appointed minister of national security, in charge of the national police.
- I believe he will direct Jake Sullivan or Tony Blinken, the secretary of state, or Sullivan, the national security adviser, to organize a White House meeting.
- They don't trust him because they don't believe he's tough.
- So, he explained, we're not going to do that.
- However, he included it in coalition agreements for religious groups who say, "Well, we don't want to treat someone."
Quick Glance: Netanyahu outlines the policy aims of the upcoming hardline government
- The new government promised to acquire the seized West Bank area and legalize illegal settlements.
- Israel took the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and east Jerusalem in 1967, which the Palestinians want for a future state.
- The majority of the international community believes that Israel's West Bank settlements are unlawful and a barrier to peace with the Palestinians.
- The US has already urged the new government not to take any moves that might damage ambitions for an independent Palestinian state.
Quick Glance: Biden Refers to Netanyahu as "My Friend for Decades," But Doesn't Mention Illegal Settlements
- President Biden welcomed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on his return to power, adding he looks forward to working with Israel's new government.
- In a statement issued on Thursday, Biden called Netanyahu a "friend for decades," adding that "the United States will continue to support the two state solution and to oppose policies that endanger its viability or contradict our mutual interests and values."
- Biden's statement ignored concerns about Israel's unlawful settlements and the incoming government's far-right ultrareligious and ultranationalist members.