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The Rise of Israel's Far-Right - The Atlantic Thu, 10 Jan 2013 21:04:38 GMT

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The Rise of Israel's Far-Right The Atlantic Sixty-five years after those who spoke for the local Arabs rejected a Jewish state, this will likely be an Israel that has voted to reject a Palestinian state -- prompted by a combination of the Palestinians' intransigence, doubletalk, hostility and ... I do have another countryHaaretz (blog) What makes Chuck Hagel a true friend of IsraelThe Guardian (blog) Watch: “There was no Palestinian people” big donor to Birthright Israel tells ...The Electronic Intifada (blog) Arutz Sheva -Reuters -The Jewish Voice all 290 news articles »

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Not So Fast on the Rise of Israel's Far Right - The Atlantic Fri, 11 Jan 2013 03:52:17 GMT

Not So Fast on the Rise of Israel's Far Right The Atlantic It is also correct that a recent poll by Israel's Dahaf Institute indicates that the Jewish Home-National Union party, which is to Likud's right, stands to more than double its representation in the Knesset, taking seats from Likud and its electoral ...

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Arab Israelis are too disheartened to take the forthcoming election seriously - The Economist Thu, 10 Jan 2013 16:33:18 GMT

The Economist

Arab Israelis are too disheartened to take the forthcoming election seriously The Economist No Israeli government has ever included an Arab party in its coalition; even if it tried to do so, it is unlikely that any Arab party would accept, unless Israel first resolved its conflict with the Palestinians. “They couldn't sign up to the ... Israeli diplomats worldwide cast absentee ballotsJewish Telegraphic Agency Israel's Angriest Campaign Ads YetTablet Magazine First election vote cast at Israel's Wellington embassyNew Zealand Herald The Jewish Press -Israel Hayom -Al-Bawaba all 34 news articles »

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Trojan Women Make Israel Anti-War Pleas in Three Tongues - Bloomberg Fri, 11 Jan 2013 00:21:41 GMT

Trojan Women Make Israel Anti-War Pleas in Three Tongues Bloomberg “Trojan Women” on the Tel Aviv stage is a cosmopolitan production of an anti-war tale. The ancient Greek tragedy is told in Arabic, Japanese and Hebrew. The audience needs the translations provided on screens. The actors just comprehend each other's ... and more »

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Obama defeats the Israel Lobby - Aljazeera.com Thu, 10 Jan 2013 09:21:48 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Obama defeats the Israel Lobby Aljazeera.com Dine responded that although he hoped the day would come when Israeli leaders (and hence the lobby) would be ready for "compromise", he did not think a president could make Israel do anything it didn't want to do given the power of the organisation he ... Chuck Hagel Talks About Israel and IranForward The Israel Lobby and HagelTIME (blog) Chuck Hagel and Israel in context: A guide to his controversial statementsWashington Post (blog) Jewish Chronicle -NewsBusters (blog) -Los Angeles Times all 10,159 news articles »

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Israel president warns of new Palestinian uprising - Huffington Post Thu, 10 Jan 2013 12:21:03 GMT

Telegraph.co.uk

Israel president warns of new Palestinian uprising Huffington Post JERUSALEM — Israel's president has warned that the Palestinians are liable to launch a new uprising if the Jewish state doesn't do more to try to reach a peace accord, stepping up his criticism of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of Jan. Shimon Peres: Israel's government does not want to make peace with Muslim ...Telegraph.co.uk The Triumph of the Far Right in IsraelThe Nation. Netanyahu and Israel's Crisis of DemocracyAl-Monitor Haaretz -Jerusalem Post all 476 news articles »

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MagicJack Sinks as Ex-CEO Rebuts Blog: Israel Overnight - Bloomberg Thu, 10 Jan 2013 23:53:31 GMT

MagicJack Sinks as Ex-CEO Rebuts Blog: Israel Overnight Bloomberg MagicJack VocalTec Ltd. (CALL), the Israeli company down 16 percent this week after a blogger said it misstated earnings, sank to a seven-month low as former Chief Executive Officer Daniel Borislow called the posting “lies.” Shares of MagicJack lost 4 ... and more »

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Israel Arms Sales In 2012 Rose By 20 Percent: Report - Huffington Post Thu, 10 Jan 2013 17:17:32 GMT

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Israel Arms Sales In 2012 Rose By 20 Percent: Report Huffington Post Israeli arms exports rose by 20 percent to $7 billion (5.3 billion euros) in 2012, according to defence ministry estimates cited by the Haaretz newspaper on Thursday. The increase comes despite the global economic crisis, which has seen many states cut ... Israel's arms exports reached 7 bln USD in 2012Shanghai Daily (subscription) Israel may raise arms supplies to AzerbaijanNews.Az all 9 news articles »

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Correction: Israel-Healthy Models story - MiamiHerald.com (registration) Thu, 10 Jan 2013 18:44:13 GMT

Correction: Israel-Healthy Models story MiamiHerald.com (registration) JERUSALEM -- In a story Jan. 9 about a new Israeli law that aims to make ultrathin models obsolete, The Associated Press, relying on information from a public relations firm, erroneously reported the name of a model who died after a battle with anorexia. and more »

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Israel Needs More Secular Nationalism - Daily Beast Thu, 10 Jan 2013 15:44:53 GMT

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Israel Needs More Secular Nationalism Daily Beast The only coalition that could advance electoral reform is a coalition between Likud-Israel Beitenu, Yesh Atid, and the Jewish Home –a coalition that would exclude the ultra-orthodox parties. Such a coalition would be similar to the one formed by Sharon ... Endorsing RealismArutz Sheva all 12 news articles »