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Opinion Meretz Is a Lost Child on the Internet
Still from Yotam Perel Say what you will about Naftali Bennett’s “I’m Not Sorry” viral ad campaign — we certainly did. But one thing you can’t deny is that it was smartly done. Bennett’s ad was internet-savvy and in touch with its target audience. The same cannot be said for Meretz’s latest ad campaign. I…
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Fast Forward Israel Envoy to U.S. Chided for Siding WIth Benjamin Netanyahu
Ron Dermer, Israel’s ambassador to the United States, was reprimanded by an Israeli government commission for supporting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s reelection bid. In December, Dermer gave an interview to American Fusion Television, a network aimed at Hispanic Americans, in which he was asked about the upcoming Israeli elections in March. In response, Dermer, a…
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Fast Forward Neo-Nazi Golden Dawn Support Dips Slightly in Greece Election
The neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party maintained its strength in Greek national elections as the far-left party Syriza came to power. With almost all votes counted from Sunday’s election, Golden Dawn received 6.3 percent of the national vote, giving it 17 seats in the 300-member national parliament and leaving it the third-largest party in Greece. The…
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Fast Forward Benjamin Netanyahu Rejects Mounting Criticism of Speech to Congress
(Reuters) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended on Sunday a planned speech to the U.S. Congress about Iran, saying he had a moral obligation to take every opportunity to speak out on an issue that poses a mortal threat to his country. His visit to Washington in March has opened up a political rift…
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Fast Forward Republicans Claim Benjamin Netanyahu Invitation ‘Bipartisan’ — Democrats Scoff
(Reuters) — When House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner, a Republican, jolted Washington this week by inviting Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress, his office said it had been done “on behalf of the bipartisan leadership.” In reality, it was among the most partisan moves so far by America’s newly Republican-controlled Congress. Fuming…
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Fast Forward 4 Israeli Arab Parties Unite for Election
Four political parties that mostly represent Israel’s Arab minority have decided to run together in elections on March 17, creating a potential counter-weight to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his right-wing allies. Opinion polls suggest the united Arab list could secure 11 seats in the 120-seat parliament, around the same level as they hold individually…
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Fast Forward Benjamin Netanyahu’s Shocking ‘Invite-Gate’ Gambit — Will Snubbing Barack Obama Pay Off?
In the musical Funny Girl about Jewish-American entertainer Fanny Brice, Barbra Streisand implored her friend Eddie “Don’t bring a cloud to rain on my parade.” That’s what Benjamin Netanyahu did this week: he rained on President Obama’s parade, marred his victory lap, played party-pooper at the after-party that Obama was holding following his triumphant State…
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Fast Forward Barack Obama Won’t Meet Benjamin Netanyahu During Congress Speech Trip
President Barack Obama will not meet Israel’s prime minister when he visits Washington in March, the White House said on Thursday, after being blindsided by the Republicans’ invitation to Benjamin Netanyahu to address the U.S. Congress on Iran. Bernadette Meehan, a spokeswoman for the White House National Security Council, said Obama was withholding an invitation…
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