New York Times | In Israeli Elections, Winning First Place Is No Guarantee of Becoming Premier New York Times JERUSALEM — When the first election results begin to flow in on the night of March 17, Israelis may need to get out their calculators. Under Israel's fractious, multiparty system, the leader of the party that garners the most votes is not guaranteed ... A guide to the political parties battling for Israel's future Last polls give center-left opposition solid lead before Israel's election Israel's Netanyahu scrambles as polls show rival's lead growing |
Jewish Business News | Why today's Israel election polls are the last Washington Post Opinion polls released in Israel today show the left-wing “Zionist Union” party (a combination of the venerable Labor party and Tzipi Livni's group) holding a 3-4 seat lead over the right-wing Likud party. However, the total size of the right and left ... Labor's Campaign Lampoons Bibi With Fake Newspaper 'Israel Tomorrow' Single donor funds V15 and spoof paper mocking Israel Hayom |
Wall Street Journal | Israel's Inequality Election New York Times (blog) I haven't been following Israeli politics at all — actually, if truth be told, after being out front so much against the Iraq venture, I've spent the era of financial crisis taking a personal vacation from Middle East issues. But I have noticed that ... Israeli Arabs May Hold Election Wild Card Binyamin Netanyahu has failed. There's a better way to achieve security for Israel 'Clown prince' of Israeli diplomacy might soon be out of a job |
The Economist | Israel's election The Economist This month the Israeli prime minister offered fresh glimpses of his deviousness. Following reports that he had offered the Palestinians more generous terms than his rhetoric admits, Mr Netanyahu (pictured, right) tried to regain right-wing support by ... Israel key to disarming Iran |
Haaretz | As Israel lets the Syrians battle it out, Iran deters Israel from next door Haaretz From Israel's point of view, developments in recent months reflect the lesser evil amid a batch of unsavory options. Although Israel would never admit it, the fighting among the Syrian factions serves its interests. The Syrian army, until a few years ... Al Qaeda a Lesser Evil? Syria War Pulls US, Israel Apart |
The Guardian | The battle to be Israel's conscience The Guardian On 15 August last year, five weeks into the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, Hagai El-Ad, the director of B'Tselem, an Israeli human rights organisation, appeared on a morning radio show to discuss the conflict. Throughout the fighting, B'Tselem ... Israel Should Be Wary of Hamas' Truce Proposal Hamas Rejects Five-Year Israel Truce to End Gaza Blockade Israel resumes imports of Gaza fruit and vegetables, easing embargo |
Press TV | Report: Israel treating al-Qaida fighters wounded in Syria civil war Jerusalem Post Israel News Nusra Front is the Sunni Muslim al-Qaida offshoot which is currently fighting the Iranian-backed axis of Bashar Assad and Hezbollah in Syria. Israeli soldiers stand atop tanks in the Golan Heights near Israel's border with Syria. (photo credit:REUTERS). Israel treats Takfiri terrorists wounded in Syrian conflict: Report |
NPR (blog) | 2 Israeli Candidates Struggle With Nation's Uncertain Future NPR (blog) Both women are candidates for Israel's Knesset, or parliament, in Tuesday's election. They have a common concern about their country's future — its conflict with Palestinians, its relations with the rest of the world — that has driven them to vastly ... |
Fox News | Muslim college co-founded by anti-Israel firebrand receives accreditation Fox News But the school's other co-founder, Hatem Bazian, who serves as the school's chairman of academic affairs, has been accused of whipping up anti-Semitism on campuses across the nation through another organization he helped establish, the anti-Israel ... |
Telegraph.co.uk | Southampton University wants to debate Israel's right to exist. But that right ... Telegraph.co.uk A local MP has asked for the event to be dropped, as does a petition. The university insists that academic freedom should be respected and the conference organisers say they mean no mischief. One of the hosts, Professor Oren Ben-Dor, is Israeli-born. This is no debate but a rally of hate directed at Israel, argues DOUGLAS MURRAY British Academics Betray Israel Share this Article |