“I, for one, will be withholding my customary reflexive criticism of the prime minister until these crises have abated, and will instead work on openly fomenting dissent and mutiny.” Tel Aviv, June 6 – As Israel faces renewed missile attacks ...
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“How can we retain the already-scarce goodwill of the international community if we go defending ourselves at every opportunity?” Tel Aviv, May 27 – Opposition leader Isaac Herzog laced into Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu late Tuesday, saying the premier’s muted ...
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Observers note that several MKs do seem to have a glaring need for help in certain areas. Jerusalem, May 20 – The wife of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu took steps to shore up her public image today, announcing that fifty ...
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“Ms. Livni has proved a master at sensing disaster far in advance of our own capabilities, so naturally we invited her on board as a consultant.” Ashdod, May 12 – Seeking advice more expert than their own knowledge and experience, ...
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The bill, cosponsored by Meretz MK Ilan Gilon, was sparked by initial reports of the deadly earthquake in Nepal in late April. Jerusalem, May 5 – The twentieth Knesset opened yesterday with a legislative proposal that, if passed, would mandate ...
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Such discourse has sparked confusion among Palestinians, whose only experience of a unity government to date involves gunfire, bombs, arrests, and trumped-up charges. Ramallah, April 29 – Israeli politics continues to surprise Palestinian observers, researchers say, specifically the unfamiliar practice Israeli ...
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She has consistently expressed support for Palestinian ambitions to remove Jewish sovereignty from the land. Umm El Fahm, April 22 – Investigators are examining reports that MK Hanin Zoabi, a firebrand member of the United Arab List delegation, is actually ...
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Everyone knows that Labor and Meretz voters have the most personal integrity, and when they said they’re going to leave if Bibi is reelected, that means they intend to follow through. Jerusalem, April 15 – Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s incoming ...
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Few, if any, political figures are suited to the post of Minister of the Inferior as well as Herzog. Jerusalem, April 7 – Prime Minister-elect Binyamin Netanyahu raised the stakes in ongoing coalition negotiations today by dangling the post of Minister ...
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Former cabinet minister Tzachi Hanegbi noted the existence of an actual Wikipedia entry on Israeli politicians convicted of various crimes. Jerusalem, March 31 – Leading political figures reacted to former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert’s conviction on corruption charges yesterday with ...
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