New hard-right leadership agreed to a meeting in Aqaba that previous centrist coalition refused to contemplate, with PM's desire to keep tensions in check winning out over ideology
A hundred former Israeli ambassadors and senior Foreign Ministry officials sign an open letter to Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu to express their concern about Israel s foreign policy.
More than 100 former and retired Israeli diplomats have sent a letter to the new Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, warning him that his government s extremist policies will harm Israel s foreign relations. .
New Netanyahu gov't stresses exclusive Jewish rights to Land of Israel, backs annexation in principle; presents its guidelines, signed deals with partners before swearing-in Thurs.