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Opinion Prisoner X Case Signals Moment of Crisis for Israel and Jewish Diaspora
Jewish Agency chairman Natan Sharansky probably thought he was stating the obvious when he welcomed his board of governors to Jerusalem on February 17 with a bromide about Israel-Diaspora solidarity. “It is increasingly clear,” said the chairman, still best known for his years in a Soviet prison, “that world Jewry depends on Israel and Israel…
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Fast Forward Labor’s Yacimovich Shoots Down Coalition Rumors
Labor party chairwoman Shelly Yacimovich reiterated over the weekend that she would not join Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, despite reports indicating she was involved in coalition talks. “We will lead the opposition and won’t join the government,” she said. “Our path doesn’t cross the path of the one assembling the government.” Some within Likud…
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Fast Forward Tortuous Coalition Talks May Force Israelis Back To Polls
The slow pace of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition building, held up by disputes over state benefits for ultra-Orthodox Jews, has raised speculation Israel may be forced into a new election. Netanyahu’s rightwing Likud-Beitenu ticket won 31 seats in an election on Jan. 22, more than any other party, but far short of a majority…
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Opinion Poll: New Vote Would Net Lapid 30 Seats, Bibi 22
A new opinion poll shows that if Israel were to hold new elections today, Yair Lapid’s Yesh Atid party would win with 30 seats in the 120-member Knesset, up from its current 19, putting the former television personality in line to be prime minister, while Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud-Beiteinu would drop from 31 seats to 22….
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Fast Forward Benjamin Netanyahu Not Happy With Israel’s Oscar-Nominated ‘Gatekeepers’
An Oscar-nominated Israeli documentary has brought little joy to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, the focus of the film’s criticism of Israel’s policy toward the Palestinians. Featuring searingly confessional interviews with six former chiefs of the shadowy security service Shin Bet, “The Gatekeepers” portrays the 46-year-old West Bank occupation and Jewish ultranationalism as threats to…
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Culture Bibi Suddenly Eager To Wash Obama’s Car
The Backward is the Forward’s annual satirical Purim edition. Enjoy! More stories here… In an intriguing political development, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spent a full afternoon of an important diplomatic trip to the nation’s capital cleaning and polishing President Obama’s car. The Israeli premier denied that political considerations had anything to do with his…
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Fast Forward Marco Rubio and Benjamin Netanyahu Toast Israel Ties — With Water Bottles
Senator Marco Rubio and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu toasted their nations’ close ties on Wednesday with a click of plastic water bottles reminiscent of the Republican’s sip seen ‘round the world in Washington last week. Photographers captured the cross-table gesture in Netanyahu’s office moments after Rubio remarked how Israel resides “in a challenging neighbourhood,”…
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Fast Forward Prisoner X Case Raises Ugly Issue of ‘Dual Loyalty’ for Australia Jews
As more details have seeped out about the mysterious life and death of Israel’s Prisoner X – identified last week by an Australian TV program as Ben Zygier – the wall of silence surrounding those who knew him has begun to show some cracks. On Tuesday, Israel released parts of a report into Zygier’s death,…
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