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Opinion Israelis Back Shalit Release Deal 6-1
After seeing, hearing and reading the flood of anguish and outrage that’s followed Israel’s decision to free 1,027 terrorists in return for one captured soldier, you might be astonished to learn that Israelis approve of the deal by a nearly 6-to-1 margin, according to a poll published in the Jerusalem Post October 18. The Dahaf…
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News After U.N. Drama, Little Hope for Peace Breakthrough
An intense week of high-profile speeches and backroom diplomacy, which reached its climax with an official Palestinian bid for statehood, has reshaped the Middle East peace process, eroding the American position as lead player — which may, in fact, be President Obama’s strategy. Days after Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas took to the United Nations stage…
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Opinion Netanyahu Left Palestinians With No Choice But the U.N.
With all the tension between Israel and its neighbors, the expected vote in the United Nations on Palestinian statehood will be a dangerous confrontation. There’s no telling how the Palestinians and the rest of the Muslim world will react afterward, or how Israel will react, either. It would be better for all concerned if this…
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The Schmooze Tent Protests Immortalized in Taiwanese Cartoon
Israel’s “tent protests” have joined the ranks of America’s recent sex scandals by earning the attention of Taiwanese animators. Cartoonists for the country’s NMA media company have depicted the protests in a new video, which provides background about the demonstrations in the local language, as well as in English subtitles. The clip features a look-alike…
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Opinion All the News That Fits: Israel, Having a Bad Day
Some days it’s just not worth getting out of bed. Here are some top headlines from today’s Haaretz.com. After the jump, some top headlines from Ynet-Yediot. Report: Turkey navy to escort aid ships to Palestinians in Gaza Turkish officials tell Hurriyet Daily News that Turkish navy will strengthen presence in eastern Mediterranean Sea to stop…
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The Schmooze More Accusations From Sara Netanyahu’s Former Employee
Another day, another round of embarrassment for the Netanyahu family. Tara Mela, the Nepalese household worker injured during an argument with Sara Netanyahu, gave a press conference yesterday, in which she alleged further mistreatment by Israel’s first family. A caretaker for Sara Netanyahu’s 96-year-old father, Mela claimed she was fired last night and had not…
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The Schmooze Worker Broke Her Own Finger, Netanyahus Say
Israel’s first lady was afraid of her Nepalese employee. That’s the updated version of events from the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a day after his publicity team acknowledged that a domestic worker dislocated her finger during an argument with the prime minister’s scandal-prone wife. The still-unnamed worker “responded with an uncontrollable burst…
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The Schmooze Caretaker Breaks Finger, Accuses Sara Netanyahu
For the sake of his own political career, Benjamin Netanyahu might want to keep his wife away from household workers. For the second time in less than two years, Israel’s first lady is being accused of serious mistreatment by an employee, an allegation that is now soaring to the top of Israel’s headlines. This time…
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