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Following the elections in Israel, a reset - Washington Post Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:52:23 GMT

Slate Magazine
Following the elections in Israel, a reset
Washington Post
TO LOSE favor in Washington was once political poison for Israeli prime ministers. Twice during the 1990s, Israelis voted out leaders who quarreled with the U.S. president; the second one was Benjamin Netanyahu. So one of the more remarkable aspects of ...
Israel Election 2013: Peace With Palestinians Not At Top Of The AgendaHuffington Post
Israel set to re-elect Netanyahu, shift further rightReuters
Why the Israeli Left Is On the Verge of CollapseSlate Magazine
ABC News -MiamiHerald.com
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On Israel vote eve, Netanyahu fends off surge to his right - Reuters Mon, 21 Jan 2013 18:13:41 GMT

On Israel vote eve, Netanyahu fends off surge to his right
Reuters
After a lackluster campaign, the election could be on course to give Israel the most hardline government in its history, deepening its international isolation and potentially putting strains on its relations with Washington. Polls - though notoriously ...

Lollapalooza's expansion to Israel is on hold - Los Angeles Times Mon, 21 Jan 2013 23:25:18 GMT

Lollapalooza's expansion to Israel is on hold
Los Angeles Times
Lollapalooza, the former touring festival that re-established itself as a destination event after landing in Chicago in 2005, has been aggressive in recent years in expanding its brand internationally. Lollapalooza has already ventured into South ...

Should U.S. Military Aid To Israel Be Cut? - Daily Beast Mon, 21 Jan 2013 20:23:23 GMT

Daily Beast
Should U.S. Military Aid To Israel Be Cut?
Daily Beast
In a recent interview, Jewish Home leader Naftali Bennett said, “I think, generally, we need to free ourselves from [U.S. military aid].” He implied that perhaps at one time this assistance was necessary, but added that “our situation today is very ...

MLK Supported Israel - Daily Beast Mon, 21 Jan 2013 19:36:47 GMT

Daily Beast
MLK Supported Israel
Daily Beast
In demonstrating that it was disrespectful to King and demeaning to the university, for University of Pennsylvania fanatics to use the civil rights martyr's birthday to libel Israel, I quoted from Bayard Rustin's column condemning the 1975 Zionism is ...

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Charismatic ex-commando pressures Netanyahu from the right as Israel ... - NBCNews.com Mon, 21 Jan 2013 16:47:27 GMT

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Charismatic ex-commando pressures Netanyahu from the right as Israel ...
NBCNews.com
By John Ray, Correspondent, NBC News. TEL AVIV, Israel — Something very curious is happening at the top of Israeli politics. Benyamin Netanyahu — who has flown high as a hawk — is in danger of looking a little dovish. It's not that the prime ...
High-flyer challenges Israel's NetanyahuDeutsche Welle
Profile: Naftali Bennett: leader of Israel's Habayit Hayehudi partyGlobal Times
Sasa Petricic: Rightward lurch as Israel goes to the pollsCBC.ca
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Leading candidates in Israel's election - The Associated Press Mon, 21 Jan 2013 17:24:00 GMT

Leading candidates in Israel's election
The Associated Press
—Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to return to power in Tuesday's elections after nearly four years as prime minister. Netanyahu insists he has mobilized the international community against Iran's disputed nuclear program and brought economic stability ...

Avast! Israel's Pirate Party angles for 2 percent of electoral booty - NBCNews.com (blog) Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:37:00 GMT

Avast! Israel's Pirate Party angles for 2 percent of electoral booty
NBCNews.com (blog)
Thus begins a paid political ad for the Pirate Party, one of a range of fringe parties competing for votes in Israel's parliamentary elections, to be held Tuesday. If you've ever been tempted, as I have, to write-in “Mickey Mouse” on your ballot, you ...

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Israel sees slight drop in Jewish immigration - Jewish Telegraphic Agency Mon, 21 Jan 2013 19:15:25 GMT

Israel sees slight drop in Jewish immigration
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
(JTA) -- Jewish immigration to Israel fell 2 percent last year, a trend that was bucked by new arrivals from Europe and the former Soviet Union. Overall, Jewish immigration to Israel stood at 18,691in 2012 compared to 19,135 in 2011, according to an ...

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After fire, Israel's Carmel Forest rejuvenates - Jewish Telegraphic Agency Mon, 21 Jan 2013 18:56:38 GMT

After fire, Israel's Carmel Forest rejuvenates
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
TU B'SHVAT FEATURE. CARMEL FOREST, Israel (JTA) -- The rabbi's yarmulke fluttered in the wind, his hand holding it to his head, as he recited El Malei Rachamim, the traditional prayer for the deceased. In front of him were 50 guards from a nearby prison.

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