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Netanyahu: Better for America, Better For Israel

MJ Rosenberg | Posted 03.14.2009 | World

It will be easier for President Obama to deal with Netanyahu than with the almost equally hawkish Tzipi Livni because Livni seems dedicated to ending the conflict.

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Israeli Election: Inconclusive Results Puts Israel, Peace In Limbo

AP | AMY TEIBEL | Posted 03.14.2009 | World

JERUSALEM — Israel's new coalition government _ whether led by hard-line Benjamin Netanyahu or his moderate rival Tzipi Livni _ is likely to tak...

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It's Prime Minister Netanyahu

MJ Rosenberg | Posted 03.13.2009 | World

Read More: Palestinian Territories, Palestine, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Kadima Party, Gaza, Middle East, Tzipi Livni, Ehud Barak, Yisrael Beiteinu, Benjamin Netanyahu, Hamas, Israel, Israeli Elections 2009, Israel Likud Party, Israeli Elections, World News

Tuesday, the right wing coalition won a clear majority. It is, I believe, inevitable that President Peres will give Netanyahu the first shot at forming a government and that Bibi will succeed.

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ISRAELI ELECTION RESULTS: Both Livni, Netanyahu Declare Victory

Huffington Post | Hanna Ingber Win | Posted 03.13.2009 | World

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***UPDATE Feb 11 12:05AM*** AP reports: Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni and hard-line rival Benjamin Netanyahu both claimed victory Tuesday in Israel's p...

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ISRAELI ELECTION RESULTS: Both Livni, Netanyahu Declare Victory

AP | STEVEN GUTKIN | Posted 03.13.2009 | World

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JERUSALEM — Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni and hard-line rival Benjamin Netanyahu both claimed victory Tuesday in Israel's parliamentary election,...

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More Miracles in Store on Israel's Election Day?

Karin Kloosterman | Posted 03.12.2009 | World

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Gaza, Israel Election, Hezbollah, Ehud Barak, Tzipi Livni, Benjamin Netanyahu, Hamas, Israel, World News

Unlike America's Obama, Israel has no great political "hero" lined up at the ballot box to save us from a nuclear Iran, Hamas terrorists in Gaza, mounting threats from the Syrians, and Hezbollah in Lebanon.

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Israel's Election: HuffPost Contributors Have Their Say

Huffington Post | HuffPost Contributors | Posted 03.12.2009 | World

Israelis head to the polls tomorrow, February 10, to vote in a new government. Huffington Post contributors from Israel to Ramallah to DC have shared ...

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Israel Needs Tzipi Livni

Shunit Harpaz | Posted 03.12.2009 | World

Read More: Tzipi Livni Israel, Israel Election, Tzipi Livni, Ehud Barak, Election Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, World News

Israelis have already given Netanyahu and Barak a chance to play the prime minister role. And both of them left an after-taste of "no thanks, we wouldn't like to have you again!"

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Israel's Stubborn Minority

Amy York Rubin | Posted 03.12.2009 | World

Read More: Israel Obama, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Israeli Society, Israel Election, Tzipi Livni, Ehud Barak, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, Obama Israel, Israeli Arabs, World News

From first-time voting soldiers returning from Gaza to exhausted progressives, it seems like no one in Israel is satisfied with the way things have been going, or with the choices they see in front of them.

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

Ahmed Shihab-Eldin | Posted 03.10.2009 | World

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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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Israeli Elections: Do They Really Matter?

Aaron David Miller | Posted 03.10.2009 | World

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In the end, regardless of who wins, Obama's domestic priorities, bad peace process options, and Israel's inherent caution are unlikely to generate any wild surprises.

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

Ilana Teitelbaum | Posted 03.10.2009 | 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

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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Give Us Netanyahu. Please.

Steve Clemons | Posted 03.10.2009 | World

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Give us Netanyahu. Please. His re-ascension will help Americans realize that the false choice approach the Bush administration had been taking in Israel-Palestine affairs was flawed.

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Hopeful, But Not Optimistic

James Zogby | Posted 03.09.2009 | World

Read More: Mideast Peace Process, George MItchell, Israeli Elections, Irish Peace Process, Palestinian Territories, Palestine, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Kadima Party, Gaza, Israeli Elections Benjamin Netanyahu, Tzipi Livni, Ehud Barak, Hamas, Israeli Elections 2009, Middle East, Yisrael Beiteinu, Israel, Israel Likud Party, World News

It is difficult to be optimistic. But I can be hopeful that, with the appointment of George Mitchell, the region is getting what may very well be its last best chance at securing peace.

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Israeli Elections: Terror as Top Concern

Jamal Dajani | Posted 03.09.2009 | World

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With less than a week to go before elections in Israel, the three main rivals are locked in fierce debate not about whether the devastating war in Gaza went too far, but whether it went far enough.

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Avigdor Lieberman, Hard Man Of The Right, Is Israel's Kingmaker In Waiting

The Independent | By Donald Macintyre in Umm el Fahm | Posted 03.09.2009 | World

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Avigdor Lieberman, the far-right politician campaigning on a platform that Israeli Arabs should pledge loyalty to the state or lose their right to vot...

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Israel Is About to Make a Misjudgement as Disastrous as Gaza

Johann Hari | Posted 03.08.2009 | World

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In a few days, it looks likely to re-elect Benjamin Netanyahu as Prime Minister once again. This is a man calling for the violent re-occupation of Gaza to "liquidate" its elected government.

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Another Israeli Election Down to the Wire

David Makovsky | Posted 03.07.2009 | World

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On February 10, Israelis will go to the polls to choose a new government, and the election campaigning -- curtailed by Israel's military operation in the Gaza Strip -- has resumed in earnest.

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Israel Rules Out Hamas Contacts, Threatens Force

AP | ARON HELLER | Posted 03.05.2009 | World

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HERZLIYA, Israel — Israel's foreign minister threatened Monday to keep hitting Hamas as long as it attacks Israel, ruling out negotiations with ...

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Israeli Leaders Tell Mitchell: We Will Respond To Every Hamas Attack

Israel News | Posted 03.01.2009 | World

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Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, Defense Minister Ehud Barak and Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni told United States Mideast envoy George Mitchell that Israel ...

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Gaza War Strengthens Israeli Hard-Liners

Nytimes.com | ISABEL KERSHNER | Posted 02.27.2009 | World

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JERUSALEM -- With two weeks to go before the Israeli elections, the politicians who seem to have benefited the most from the military offensive agains...

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Iranian Cleric Attacks Obama's Dog Search, Calls For Shooting Israeli FM

AP, MEMRI | Posted 02.17.2009 | World

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CAIRO, Egypt — A high-level Iranian cleric called for the shooting of the Israeli foreign minister in a speech before worshippers. Ayatollah Ah...

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US, Israel Sign Agreement To Ensure Hamas Cannot Rearm

AP | IBRAHIM BARZAK and AMY TEIBEL | Posted 02.16.2009 | World

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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israel said it was approaching the "endgame" of its three-week offensive against Gaza's Hamas rulers and scheduled a Sec...

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Gaza, Qaddafi, And Starbucks

Jamal Dajani | Posted 02.16.2009 | World

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Along with the images of bloodied children, scenes of destruction and carnage in Gaza, debates on Arab disunity have increased in the Arab media.

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UN Chief Urges Unilateral Israeli Cease-Fire

AP, CBS News | IBRAHIM BARZAK and MARK LAVIE | Posted 02.16.2009 | World

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