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Lauder: ‘I Think Governor Mitt Romney has it All Together.’
According to Team Romney, the Republican presidential hopeful’s speech at the Herzliya Conference was strongly praised by cosmetics magnate Ronald Lauder, a bigwig in Jewish communal circles and a GOP donor. … ”I just want to say that you have heard one of the most comprehensive, direct, clear strategies on Iran. I must say I…
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Iran Hawk: Mitt Romney
Former Massachusetts governor and GOP presidential contender Mitt Romney laid out a five-point plan for preventing Iran from going nuclear at the Herzliya Conference in Israel today. “The military option remains on the table,” Romney said, while also calling for tighter economic sanctions, diplomatic isolation of Iranian leaders, and an alliance of NATO and other…
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Iran Hawk: John Edwards
John Edwards might be running to the left of Hillary on the Iraq war, but he sounded Joe Lieberman-like on Iran, during a speech in Israel at the high-powered Herzliya Conference. Some snippets… “Iran is serious about its threats.” “The challenges in your own backyard – represent an unprecedented threat to the world and Israel.”
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Lieberman’s Working Group a Non-Starter for the Dems
Democratic leaders have put the kibosh on President Bush’s proposal for a bipartisan working group on Iraq, to be headed by Senator Joseph Lieberman. Last Friday, Majority Leader Harry Reid and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi sent Bush a letter, rejecting the new commission, which Bush suggested during his January 10 address on Iraq….
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Romney Gets Holy
While the blogosphere buzzes with all things Hillary, it’s worth taking a moment to note that GOP contender Mitt Romney is currently making the rounds in Israel. Sponsored by the Republican Jewish Coalition, the trip has the former Massachusetts governor meeting privately with Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni and other Israeli officials,…
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At Least She Didn’t Compare Jimmy Carter to David Irving
In today’s Washington Post Deborah Lipstadt writes about “Jimmy Carter’s Jewish Problem.” She breaks new ground among Carter critics by accusing the former president of ignoring the importance of the Holocaust in the Israeli psyche. The sharpest stuff comes in the second half of the piece, as she focuses in on his post-publication remarks and…
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Counting Our Blessings
Rabbi Jonathan H. Gerard of Temple Covenant of Peace in Easton, Pa., writes that he has “been thinking about the word barukh as we use it in the liturgy.” The Hebrew word barukh is almost always translated as “blessed,” and Rabbi Gerard is of course referring to its widespread use in the many “blessings” [berakhot]…
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Saudis Push Bush Team On Peace Plan
Washington – Saudi Arabia is stepping up efforts to make its peace initiative — based on a quick Israeli return to the 1967 borders and prompt establishment of a Palestinian state — a key plank in American foreign policy. According to American and Arab diplomatic sources in Washington, the Saudis have been pressing for a…
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Arab Cabinet Pick Stirs ‘Zionism-Racism’ Debate
Jerusalem – When Knesset member Esterina Tartman opened her mouth on Israel Radio last week to attack the Labor Party for naming Israel’s first-ever Muslim Arab Cabinet minister, she did more than just rattle Ehud Olmert’s shaky coalition. She opened up a raging national debate on the taboo topic of where Zionism ends and racism…
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The Secret Behind a Rocker’s Election to Congress: Hasidim
Rep. John Hall has plenty of supporters to thank for his transformation from rocker to congressman. But his most important — and seemingly most unlikely — backer may have been Abraham Wieder, mayor of Kiryas Joel, an insular Hasidic enclave in New York’s Orange County. Hall first gained a degree of fame as a founding…
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Pa. Lawmaker Short-circuits GOP Grab
In some ways, Pennsylvania State Rep. Joshua Shapiro, 33, had a low-key New Year’s Eve. Married, with children ages 1 and 5, he did the “lame parents” thing with his wife: Chinese food, kids to bed early, hanging out in front of the TV. Then, before midnight, Shapiro — a moderate, second-term Democrat who took…
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