Benjamin Netanyahu
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu waves at the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Sept. 24, 2026. (TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP)
September 24, 2026, 6:23 pm
Netanyahu calls Mamdani an antisemite who endangers Jews in New York
Israeli premier says “genocide” charge the “greatest lie of the 21st century.”
By Tovah Lazaroff
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a Likud campaign rally at Expo Tel Aviv in Tel Aviv, Israel, Sept. 17, 2026. (Amir Levy/Getty Images)
September 22, 2026, 1:13 pm
Netanyahu to confront Mamdani’s call to arrest him in U.N. address this week
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani of supporting Hamas after Mamdani called him a “war criminal.”
By Shira Li Bartov
Zohran Mamdani's meeting with president Donald Trump at the White House, Nov. 21, 2025 (White House photo, public domain, via Wikimedia)
September 22, 2026, 10:49 am
After cordial meeting with Trump, Mamdani decries ‘architect of genocide’ Netanyahu
NYC mayor says ICC arrest warrant against Israeli PM should be honored, though he’s acknowledged he has no power in matter
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) speaks to then-Mossad chief David Barnea at Mossad headquarters during a New Year toast on September 14, 2023. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)
September 8, 2026, 7:40 am
Days before Oct. 7, UAE leader warned Netanyahu Hamas was planning war, but PM did nothing with the info – report
In month before massacre, Sinwar said to convey message via UAE he was ready to launch ‘earthquake’ amid moribund talks with Israel, PM didn’t inform Shin Bet of Emirati president’s warning; Bennett: Report is true
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks on the phone on September 04, 2019. (Lior Mizrahi/Getty Images)
August 25, 2026, 2:23 pm
Netanyahu gives out his phone number in campaign video
Hundreds of messages and calls arrived in minutes, disabling the WhatsApp account associated with the number.
By Deborah Danan
Jews held a Tisha B'av protest opposing Israeli government moves they said curbed democracy, outside the Israeli consulate in Manhattan, July 26, 2023. (Luke Tress)
August 2, 2026, 3:26 pm
Zohran Mamdani has made it impossible for liberal Zionists like me to protest Netanyahu’s UN visit
Jews who want to rally against the Israeli prime minister now run the risk of appearing to align with New York’s anti-Israel mayor, writes a former and aspiring protester.
By Menachem Z. Rosensaft
July 20, 2026: New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani delivers video calling out Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu but admits the city does not have the legal authority to arrest him. (NYC Mayor's Office)
July 23, 2026, 6:37 pm
Jewish groups say Mamdani is abusing his office in attacks on Netanyahu
The New York mayor urged the federal government to arrest the “war criminal” in a recent video.
By Kelly Hartog
July 20, 2026: New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani delivers video calling out Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu but admits the city does not have the legal authority to arrest him. (NYC Mayor's Office)
July 22, 2026, 11:37 am
Mamdani lacerates Netanyahu while admitting he can’t arrest him
The New York mayor urged the federal government to detain the Israeli leader
By Kelly Hartog
June 9, 2026, 4:39 pm
Chronicle poll results: Benjamin Netanyahu
We asked our readers if Benjamin Netanyahu is the right leader for Israel at this time. Here's what they said.
By Toby Tabachnick
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks in a video message released on June 8, 2026. (Screenshot/GPO)
June 8, 2026, 4:43 pm
PM called off major Iran strike after Trump warned Israel would be on its own — reports
About-face, said to come at last minute, reportedly follows tense calls about renewed fighting; Netanyahu says fire has ‘been halted’ but could return if Israel attacked
By Nava Freiberg
June 3, 2026, 10:12 pm
Chronicle poll question
Is Benjamin Netanyahu the right leader for Israel at this time?
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the state Memorial Day ceremony at Mount Herzl, Jerusalem, April 21, 2026. (GPO screenshot)
April 24, 2026, 12:57 pm
Netanyahu reveals prostate cancer treatment, which he underwent without informing public
Malignant tumor found months ago successfully treated with radiation therapy, doctor says
By ToI Staff
Eyal Golan, left, and his father Meir visit the grave of Eyal's sister Shirel, who died by suicide after surviving the Oct. 7 massacre at the Nova music festival, Tel Mond, Israel, April 21, 2026. (Deborah Danan)
April 21, 2026, 3:08 pm
Netanyahu heckled at Israel’s official Memorial Day ceremony
A different skirmish also broke out at a ceremony at Tel Aviv’s military cemetery.
By Deborah Danan
An AI-generated video falsely depicting missiles striking Tel Aviv alongside footage of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu showing his hand to rebut online claims that he had died. (GPO/X)
March 17, 2026, 10:32 am
Is Netanyahu dead? Has Tel Aviv been flattened? AI videos are dominating the Iran war.
Even shrewd consumers of the news are getting confused.
By Deborah Danan and Grace Gilson
Conservative Jews praying at Robinson's Arch in Jerusalem, July 30, 2014. (Robert Swift/Flash90)
February 23, 2026, 6:41 pm
7 years in prison for praying at the Western Wall? Netanyahu’s coalition is threatening a war on Jewish unity.
The heads of the Reform and Conservative movements respond with dismay to legislation that would penalize egalitarian prayer.
By Rabbi Jacob Blumenthal and Rabbi Rick Jacobs
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