Binyamin Netanyahu

Is Israel Determined to Bomb Iran, Nukes or No Nukes?

MJ Rosenberg | Posted 05.02.2012

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Neither Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu nor his Minister of Defense Ehud Barak wants anyone to believe that they consider the war option dead.

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Will Israel Survive?

MJ Rosenberg | Posted 04.19.2012

Read More: Palestine, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Israeli Politics, Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Israel, Binyamin Netanyahu, World News

Being pro-Israel means caring about Israel. It does not mean using it as an excuse for power brokering and suppressing dissident voices.

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Welcome to Israel's Seasonal Political Charade

Alon Ben-Meir | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Likud, Israel, Middle East, Kadima, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Knesset, Netanyahu Israel, Israel Government, Israel Democracy, Israel Likud Party, Binyamin Netanyahu, World News

To overcome Israel's debilitating political party structure, there is an urgent need to support the creation of a single party consisting of the left and left-of-center parties.

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A Full Read on Netanyahu's Gift to Obama

Tara Kangarlou | Posted 05.20.2012

Read More: Iran, Book of Esther, President Obama, Ahmadinejad, Nuclear Weapons, Binyamin Netanyahu, Culture News

For many, interpreting Netanyahu's exchange with President Obama stopped right as Haman "planned to exterminate the Jews." But as we finish the story we can see the power of diplomacy and dialogue even in historic stories, like that of Esther.

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Netanyahu and Obama: The End of the Beginning

Dr. Josef Olmert | Posted 05.06.2012

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A lot of effort was invested by both Israeli and American diplomats and spin masters to create the impression that the Netanyahu-Obama meeting was successful, but I remain skeptical.

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Honor the Vets: No Iran War

MJ Rosenberg | Posted 01.11.2012

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Only successful comprehensive negotiations can provide both Israel and Iran with the confidence to get off a course that could lead to mutual destruction.

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UNESCO Fiasco: Dancing to Netanyahu's Tune

MJ Rosenberg | Posted 12.31.2011

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It was bound to happen sooner or later. At some point, both Obama and Congress would be faced with a clear choice between U.S. national interests and the demands made by Netanyahu and his powerful lobby.

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Bibi's Dilemma

Shai Baitel | Posted 10.22.2011

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An escalation in violence in Southern Israel, following a series of deadly terrorist attacks, has positioned Prime Minister Benjamin 'Bibi' Netanyahu in a precarious situation, which offers two alternative routes going forward, both of which carry risks for Israel.

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Netanyahu and the U.S. Congress: A Love Fest

Patricia DeGennaro | Posted 07.26.2011

Read More: Palestine, Palestinian Territories, Palestinian Authority, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Israeli Settlements, U.S. Congress, Israel, Barack Obama, US Israel, Binyamin Netanyahu, World News

I truly believe Netanyahu now knows the real truth -- a two state solution is no solution. The peace process has been over for sometime and his speech to the U.S. Congress solidified that.

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WATCH: Israeli Prime Minister Heckled During Speech To Congress

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 07.24.2011

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WASHINGTON -- A heckler briefly interrupted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech to Congress before U.S. Capitol police removed the prot...

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The Rebuke

Rabbi Samuel April | Posted 07.23.2011

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Just as President Obama was riding the crest of his newly re-energized popularity from capturing Osama bin Laden, Netanyahu was seen publicly rebuking the American president on his home turf.

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What Is Mahmoud Abbas Up to?

Alan Elsner | Posted 05.29.2011

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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is so anxious to make peace with Hamas that he's apparently willing to sacrifice $470 million in annual U.S. aid to do so. The danger of such a unilateral route is clear.

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How the Obama Administration can Jumpstart the Peace Process

Gadi Baltiansky | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Mahmoud Abbas, Israeli Settlements, Demilitarization, Ehud Olmert, Nato, Recognition, Obama Administration, Binyamin Netanyahu, Geneva Accords, World News

Every Israeli leader, at every round of Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, has called for a demilitarized Palestinian state. It is fortunate then that this something Palestinians have already agreed to.

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No Breakthrough In Clinton-Netanyahu Israel Settlement Meeting

AP | JENNIFER PELTZ | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held lengthy talks here Thursday but failed t...

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Iran Is at the Core of the Turkish-Israeli Rift

Alon Ben-Meir | Posted 05.25.2011

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Even more than the heated rhetoric that has been exchanged between Israel and Turkey, or the fatal flotilla incident, Turkey's posture regarding Iran has left no doubt among Israelis that Turkey can no longer be trusted.

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Protesters Interrupt Netanyahu New Orleans Speech

AP | CAIN BURDEAU | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW ORLEANS — Hecklers interrupted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech to a prominent American Jewish group on Monday, the same d...

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Racists Are Over You, O Israel!

Avraham Burg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Israel, Humanism, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Nationalist Jewish Movement, Religious Zionism, Binyamin Netanyahu, Injustice in Israel, Housing Discrimination in Israel, Rabbis and Racism, Bnei Brak Decree, Religion News

As long as they remain in power and are not dismissed, their Rabbinate is not our Rabbinate because their humanity is not our humanity, their Judaism not our Judaism.

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Trade Mordechai Vanunu for Jonathan Pollard

Doug Bandow | Posted 05.25.2011

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The U.S. should not have to release Jonathan Pollard to reward Israel for making peace. Peace should be its own reward. But Washington could offer to swap Jonathan Pollard for Mordechai Vanunu.

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Eric Cantor Clarifies Controversial Remarks

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Rep. Eric Cantor's (R-Va.) office on Monday issued a follow-up comment to one made last week, saying that the congressman would serve as...

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Rep. Eric Cantor Tells Israel: GOP Majority Will 'Serve As A Check On The Administration'

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK -- Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.) told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday during a meeting in New York that the new GOP majorit...

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U.S. Can Put the Squeeze on Israel

Ira Chernus | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Israel Foreign Policy, U.S. Israel, Israel Compromise, U.S.-Israel Affairs, Israel Palestine, U.S.-Israel Relations, Israel, Binyamin Netanyahu, World News

There's a long history of Israel giving in to U.S. pressure in the last 18 months. The administration's efforts to push the Israelis to compromise suggest the president and his advisers would like to do more, if they felt politically safe.

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Palestinians Reject Israel's Racist Demands

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 05.25.2011

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Candidates for Israeli citizenship will now have to pledge allegiance to Israel as a Jewish and democratic state. But if Judaism is the reference point, then Israel's demands for ownership of land takes on a totally new dimension.

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Are the Palestinians Being Pushed Into a Photo-op with the Israelis?

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 05.25.2011

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Every expert on the Middle East agrees that the best avenue to a serious breakthrough in Palestinian-Israeli negotiations is quiet, behind-the-scenes negotiations, not public photo-ops.

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What if the Israelis Were to Bomb Iran?

Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi | Posted 05.25.2011

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Baghdad, Friday, June 31, 2011, almost ten months in the future, and Israel has attacked Iran's nuclear facilities. What might the consequences be... ...

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Israel Conversion Bill: An Open Letter to Benjamin Netanyahu

Rabbi Julie Schonfeld | Posted 05.25.2011

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Israel's Conversion Bill would legislatively consolidate all of the power for conversion in Israel in the ultra-Orthodox Chief Rabbinate. Therefore, I have written an open letter to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

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