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Fast Forward Israel May Hold Elections as Early as February
By Jonathan Lis and Barak Ravid Coalition parties widely expect new elections to be held in February or March, due to problems in reaching agreement over the 2013 budget. Officially, elections aren’t supposed to take place until October 2013. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will hold a series of meetings with his coalition partners this week…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu’s Coalition Already Planning for Early Elections in 2013
Coalition parties widely expect new elections to be held in February or March, due to problems in reaching agreement over the 2013 budget. Officially, elections aren’t supposed to take place until October 2013. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will hold a series of meetings with his coalition partners this week and next to see if agreement…
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Opinion Can Ehud Olmert Rise From the Dead?
As if handing down Israel’s most hotly awaited criminal sentence on the very eve of Yom Kippur weren’t symbolism enough for one day, the presiding judge in the corruption trial of former prime minister Ehud Olmert managed to drop a hint in her ruling that world history might be unfolding right there in her courtroom….
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Opinion Abbas vs. Netanyahu
Mahmoud Abbas and Benjamin Netanyahu once again avoided speaking to each other yesterday, as they have done for the past three years. Despite both claiming that they want to restart conflict-ending talks, there was little evidence of that in either leader’s speech to the United Nations’ General Assembly. Abbas was on the attack from the…
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News Monica’s Memoir; Bibi Bombs; Ethical Kosher Certification
In this week’s podcast, host Josh Nathan-Kazis is joined by Forward Washington correspondent Nathan Guttman and Opinion Editor Gal Beckerman to discuss Benjamin Netanyahu’s recent speech at the U.N. and his unorthodox style when addressing an international audience on the subject of Iran’s nuclear capabilities. Then, Editor Jane Eisner drops by to discuss the rumors…
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Fast Forward UN Criticizes "Shrill War Talk" in Iran Nuclear Dispute
The United Nations on Friday called on all sides in the dispute over Iran’s nuclear program to tone down “shrill war talk,” the first U.N. reaction to clashes at the world body this week between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. “It’s obvious that harsh tones and rhetoric are not going…
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Fast Forward Israelis See No Iran War This Year
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s U.N. speech about Iranian nuclear advances has dampened speculation in Israel that he could order a war this year. Analysing Thursday’s address in which Netanyahu literally drew a “red line” on a cartoon bomb to show how close Iran was to building nuclear weaponry, commentators saw his deadline for any military…
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Fast Forward Bibi Plans To Detail ‘Red Line’ at U.N.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will set out a “clear red line” for Iran’s disputed nuclear drive in his U.N. speech on Thursday, an Israeli official said, adding that the plan could be pursued together with the United States. Netanyahu faces the world body a day after U.S. President Barack Obama disappointed some Israelis by…
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