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Stephen Weizman

Stephen Weizman is a correspondent for Agence France Presse in Israel. His work has also appeared at Yahoo, Business Insider, France 24, Digital Journal, Times of Israel, Dawn and more.

Corruption
Israel PM Netanyahu’s Wife Goes on Trial for Corruption and Fraud

Israel PM Netanyahu’s Wife Goes on Trial for Corruption and Fraud

Stephen Weizman

Jerusalem (AFP) – The wife of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu went on trial Sunday for allegedly using state funds to fraudulently pay for hundreds of meals, part of a list of legal troubles facing the family. The start of Sara Netanyahu’s trial was the latest chapter in a saga intensely scrutinised in Israel but […]

Israel/ Palestine
Israeli Right:  Oslo Peace Process is Dead, and We Packed down the Earth on the Grave

Israeli Right: Oslo Peace Process is Dead, and We Packed down the Earth on the Grave

Stephen Weizman

Amichai (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) – A panoramic view of mountains and neighbouring Palestinian villages before him, Avichai Boaran thinks back on the Oslo accords first signed off on 25 years ago and happily declares them dead. “Oslo is buried deep in its grave,” says the 45-year-old resident of Amichai, a new Israeli settlement in the […]

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