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Benjamin Netanyahu

Benjamin Netanyahu is Israel's longtime Prime Minister and leader of the Likud party, overseeing security, foreign policy and domestic affairs.

Known aliases

  • Bibi
  • Netanyahu
  • Біньямін Нетаньягу

Current stories

leadershipConfirmed7 publishers

Alleged cockpit stabbing on FlyDubai flight tests Israel's reliance on foreign airlines to vet pilots

FlyDubai's copilot allegedly stabbed the captain of Flight FZ1073 to Tel Aviv, with 182 people aboard a jet that fell about 17,000 feet. Netanyahu blames a loophole in vetting foreign pilots, so Israel must choose between screening crews harder and enforcing rules already agreed.

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Evidence72
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Hype gap+10
Incentives65
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Trump's 9,000-troop deployment could put three carriers in the Middle East days before the midterms

Trump is sending about 9,000 troops and a third aircraft carrier to the Middle East while calling more bombing of Iran after Nov. 3 "possible." For oil and rates, the case for a longer war rests on his refusal of an Iranian truce that offered to open the Strait of Hormuz.

Publishers:aljazeera.com fortune.com seattletimes.com semafor.com yahoo.com

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Evidence70
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Hype gap+25
Incentives55
Confidence65
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Netanyahu says a FlyDubai pilot stabbed a colleague before the Israel-bound jet dropped 16,000 feet

FlyDubai's Israel-bound jet fell 16,000 feet in about a minute after one pilot stabbed the other, Benjamin Netanyahu said. If his account holds, the defence that failed was the airline's vetting of its own pilots.

Perspective Coverage

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Reality

Evidence68
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Hype gap+30
Incentives60
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investOne report1 publisher

Prediction markets discount US-Iran talks on a two-week claim, with inspector access restricted

Netanyahu put Iran two weeks from a nuclear weapon after the IAEA sent Tehran's file to the Security Council and said restricted access leaves it unable to verify the material. The talks contract moved on the words.

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Evidence16
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Hype gap+62
Incentives78
Confidence20
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Iran sends seven war-ending conditions to Washington through Qatari mediators

Mohsen Rezaei said the seven-point list went through Qatar and that Tehran is waiting on Trump. Three of the items are public and four are not.

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Evidence20
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Hype gap+35
Incentives70
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Hormuz stays shut, and Iran's reopening terms are all addressed to Washington

Tehran says any country backing Monday's sanctions is committing an act of war. Its price for reopening the strait is three things only the US can do, which makes duration the exposure to size.

Publishers:fortune.com

Reality

Evidence45
Adoption
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Hype gap+15
Incentives68
Confidence48