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Israel: Arab Governments Are 'Borat'-ing Us

Huffington Post | Posted 06.09.2009 | World

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According to Israeli public relations official Ido Aharoni Tuesday: "The Arabs, our adversaries, have succeeded in doing to us what 'Borat' did for Ka...

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Jordan Palestinian Homeland Bill Unlikely To Pass Israeli Knesset

Global Post | Posted 06.03.2009 | World

Read More: Knesset, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Arabs, Jordan, Foreign Affairs, Palestinian Homeland, Israel, Advocacy, Jordan Palestinian State, World News

By Tom A. Peter | GlobalPost AMMAN -- Israel took cursory steps last week toward declaring Jordan the official Palestinian homeland but, in a backw...

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Israel Disloyalty Speech Could Become Illegal With New Legislation

Jerusalem Post | Posted 05.27.2009 | World

Read More: Knesset, Anti-Israel, Israel Disloyalty, Anti-Israel Protests, Habayit Hayehudi, Israel Disloyalty Speech, Foreign Affairs, Zevulun Orlev, Anti-Israel Speech, Anti Israel Protests, Hamas, Israel, Advocacy, Israeli Arabs, World News

The Knesset plenum on Wednesday passed a preliminary reading of a bill that would mandate the imprisonment of anyone who calls for the end of Israel a...

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Avigdor Lieberman Roundup: Most Outlandish Public Statements

Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 04.08.2009 | World

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Israeli's new foreign minister, Avigdor Lieberman, has been making the news almost daily for his often hawkish comments. Today he said Israel should s...

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Israel: Women Photoshopped From Cabinet Picture To Cater To The Ultra-Orthodox

AP | Posted 04.03.2009 | World

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JERUSALEM — Two women serve in Israel's new Cabinet, but some Israelis would rather not see them. Newspapers aimed at ultra-Orthodox Jewish rea...

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Haneen Zuabi, New Arab-Israeli Knesset Member, Praises Iranian Nuclear Ambitions

Jerusalem Post | Posted 03.31.2009 | World

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New Balad MK Haneen Zuabi, the first woman to be elected to the Knesset as a representative of an Arab party, has welcomed Iran's growing influence on...

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Avigdor Lieberman Should Be Judged On His Actions, Not His Words: Commentary

Israel Policy Forum | Jonathan Cristol | Posted 03.27.2009 | World

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The global Left wing media has widely and predictably reviled the elevation of Avigdor Lieberman to foreign minister. Robert Fisk, writing in The Ind...

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Israel vs. Turkey: Escalating Tensions Between Two Strategic Allies

Harut Sassounian | Posted 02.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Turkey, Terrorists, Knesset, Hitler, American-Jewish Organizations, Armenian Genocide, Jerusalem Post, Erdogan, Davos, Haaretz, American Turkish Council, American Jewish Committee, James Holmes, Kurds, Zeev Elkin, Israel, Major General Avi Mizrahi, David Harris, Cyprus, Antalya, Atc, Kayseri, Ajc, Politics News
Harut Sassounian

The international media has recently published hundreds of articles reflecting the mounting acrimony between two erstwhile allies: Turkey and Israel. ...

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Sure the Israeli Right Won? Peace Lost? Look Closer

Bradley Burston | Posted 02.17.2009 | World

Read More: Benjamin Netanyahu, Mideast Peace Process, Bradley Burston, Israeli Elections, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Gaza, West Bank, Kadima, Labor, Israel, Tzipi Livni, National Union, Knesset, Ehud Barak, Pro-Kahane, World News
Bradley Burston

The majority vote was cast for a leadership -- the right wing -- that the public thinks can end the relationship with the most assets for Israelis and preferably no alimony at all for the spouse."

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Likud-led Coalition Government Gaining Support In Israel

Jerusalem Post | By GIL HOFFMAN | Posted 02.12.2009 | World

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The Likud and Kadima will be able to form a government together under the leadership of Likud chairman Binyamin Netanyahu, on the basis of equality be...

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Israeli Election: U.S. Declares Support For Any Israeli Government Formed

Huffington Post | Hanna Ingber Win | Posted 02.11.2009 | World

Read More: Knesset, Lieberman, Israel Election Results, Tzipi Livni, Israel Election, Avigdor Lieberman, Netanyahu Coaltion Talks, Livni Coalition Talks, Benjamin Netanyahu, Shas, Israel, Israel Coalition, Israel Coalition Building, World News

UPDATE: 2pm The U.S. State Department said Wednesday it would work with whatever new government is formed in Israel, Haaretz reports. At a Washingto...

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Elect Livni, Not Netanyahu, to Keep Peace in Reach for Israel

Ahmed Shihab-Eldin | Posted 02.07.2009 | World

Read More: Knesset, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Gaza, Middle East, Israel, Tzipi Livni, Ehud Barak, Benjamin Netanyahu, Cbs, Barack Obama, Election, Israeli Prime Minister, World News
Ahmed Shihab-Eldin

Positioned to win his old job back, Netanyahu's appointment as prime minister is a likely disaster for an already elusive peace process.

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Israel's Election Day: Not a Change We Can Believe In

Ilana Teitelbaum | Posted 02.07.2009 | World

Read More: Peace Process, Israel Elections, Middle East Peace Process, Ilana Teitelbaum, Israel, Tzipi Livni, Knesset, Palestinians, Israel Prime Minister, Binyahim Netanyahu, Ehud Barak, World News
Ilana Teitelbaum

All three of Israel's candidates for Prime Minister belong to an era that should be receding behind us, not popping up in our ballot boxes again and again.

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Israel May Retaliate Against Turkey by Recognizing the Armenian Genocide

Harut Sassounian | Posted 01.13.2009 | World

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Harut Sassounian

Enraged by the abrasive tone of Turkey's condemnation of Israel's attack on Gaza, Israeli officials and Turkish analysts are now raising the possibility that Tel Aviv may retaliate.

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Israel's Barak Cites Obama While Defending Gaza Offensive

Haaretz | Posted 12.29.2008 | World

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Facing catcalls from Arab lawmakers, Defense Minister Ehud Barak told a stormy Knesset session on Monday that the operation in Gaza will be "widened a...

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Barak: Labor Supports Dissolving Israeli Knesset If Olmert Does Not Resign

AP | Posted 06.12.2008 | Politics

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JERUSALEM — Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Thursday that his Labor Party will support dissolving Israel's parliament if Prime Minister...

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Not Ready To Make Nice, Redux

R.T. Eby | Posted 05.26.2008 | Home

Read More: Knesset, Bush Knesset, Dixie Chicks Buch, Bush Hamas, Dixie Chicks, Natalie Maines, President Bush, Bush Obama, Mines Bush, Obama Hamas, Home News
R.T. Eby

Natalie Maines and The Dixie Chicks were vilified for criticizing a U.S. political figure and his policies on foreign soil. Oh the outrage! But didn't Bush just do the same thing from the well of the Israeli Knesset?

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Friday Talking Points [33] -- If It Quacks Like A Lame Duck...

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.23.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

President George W. Bush, asked in a press conference why Republicans in the House and Senate are increasingly defying him, proven by the fact that do...

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Jason Linkins

White House's Gillespie Takes NBC News Complaint To Fox

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.20.2008 | Politics

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So, the story so far is this: Last week, George W. Bush, making an appearance before the Knesset, said this: "Some seem to believe we should negotiat...

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The Iraq Crusade Is a Recruiting Sergeant for Bin Laden

John Tepper Marlin | Posted 05.20.2008 | Politics

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John Tepper Marlin

Soon after President Bush swore his support of Israel before the Knesset, Senator McCain questioned whether Senator Obama fully appreciates the threa...

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A Feel-Good Moment: Ed Rollins Hears "Death Knell" For GOP

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.19.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

John McCain "can't win" if he's seen as "the Bush third term" -- this, from a Republican?

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Speaking With The Enemy

Miles Mogulescu | Posted 05.19.2008 | Politics

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Miles Mogulescu

If Bush and McCain want to assert that talking with enemies is appeasement, than virtually every American president--both Republican and Democratic--since WW11 is an appeaser.

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What Is Appeasement?

William Bradley | Posted 05.17.2008 | Politics

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William Bradley

John McCain had to choose between supporting his party's president or denouncing his comments as the sort of hostile divisiveness he had himself just denounced. He chose to support Bush.

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Bush's Knessup

Michael A. Siegel | Posted 05.16.2008 | Politics

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Dana Perino barely earned her salary with a laughable denial of any implied swipe at Obama's foreign policy platform, as there is no mistaking what her boss was trying to do.

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Friday Talking Points [32] -- Democrats Throw Bush A Few Elbows

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.16.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Borah Peak, at 12,662 feet high, is the highest point in Idaho. [That may sound like a strange place to begin this column, but please bear with me.] I...

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