“To pursue a path of conciliation would be a shameful betrayal of our paths to date.” Umm el-Fahm, October 21 – Members of the Joint List political alliance of mostly Arab parties voiced concern today over rumors that Palestinian Authority ...
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The ten-dozen-plus clowns are supposed to be there, possibly as a way of keeping them off the streets and frightening even more people – at least that’s what the electorate seems to want. Jerusalem, October 13 – Israel’s parliamentary security ...
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“If Herzog and Livni are serious about standing a chance in the next election, they had better agree exactly which loony anti-Bibi conspiracy theory to promote.” Tel Aviv, October 7 – Leaders of the opposition Zionist Union faction in the ...
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“I daresay the Zionist State will refuse this compromise, betraying the very intransigence which lies at the root of the conflict.” Jerusalem, September 29 – Leaders of Israel’s Arab political parties softened their stance today on the death and funeral ...
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Plenum sessions have challenged him, since Knesset rules preclude his bringing his enormous teddy bear into the chamber as he nurses a glass of warm milk and listens to a favorite story. Jerusalem, September 25 – A proposed amendment to deliberation rules ...
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Jews are barred from expressions of religious devotion on the Temple Mount, Judaism’s holiest site, while Muslims are free to behave there as they wish. Jerusalem, September 21 – An investigative commission on the activities of the newly-established Apartheid Implementation Agency has ...
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“He’ll lead the party and the entire Left into oblivion for years to come.” Tel Aviv, September 15 – Political analysts are hailing Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s latest machinations to weaken the opposition, specifically his engineering of former Prime Minister Ehud ...
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The corpse of Israeli democracy had hardly grown cold since the last time Bibi ordered its killing. Jerusalem, September 12 – Experts pronounced the demise of Israeli democracy this week for the 456,798,746th time, a development they directly attribute to ...
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“I can’t even get my staff together in one room, let alone hold a meeting with different groups.” complained a section supervisor. Jerusalem, September 7 – Employees at the government ministry handling all not-safe-for-work materials on the internet remain unable ...
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“The Knesset should count my votes many times, since I am performing the role of multiple men.” Jerusalem, August 31 – A member of the Joint List alliance of Arab parties in the Knesset has demanded that the State show ...
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