Voter Apathy Threatens Israel with Political Instability
With 48 hours to go before the polling stations open for Israel’s 17th Knesset election, 4.5 million voters are holding
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Media Consultants Slam Israeli Election Contestants’ Performances
The campaign broadcasts launched by 16 parties Tuesday, March 7, snagged only a 12% on the television rating. The electorate
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Israel Must Learn to Live without Ariel Sharon – at Least for a While
It soon became evident Wednesday night, Jan. 4, that prime minister Ariel Sharon was very ill indeed. After he went
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Sharon’s Kadima Is Strangely Impervious to Security Setbacks
Prime minister Ariel Sharon and his new Kadima party continue to crest the opinion polls. They have for the moment
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Sharon’s resignation from Likud Signals Breakup of Israel’s Traditional Parties
Israel’s creaking, turgid political system is breaking up and on the move. The decades-old Likud and Labor parties which have
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Ten years after Rabin’s assassination, the case for conspiracy is reopened
As the 10th anniversary memorial ceremonies for the late prime minister Yitzhak Rabin go into high gear, more people are
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Sharon Buys another Six Months – Maybe
Israeli prime minister Aril Sharon’s victory over his longtime rival and predecessor Binyamin Netanyahu is unquestioned, notwithstanding its narrow margin
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Could Uzi Landau Shape up as the Likud’s Dark Horse?
Even before he set out for home Monday, Sept. 19, Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon charged into combative mode against
More...What Prompted Mofaz’s Synagogue Mutiny?
Barely a month ago, Israeli ministers meekly watched the unfolding of prime minister Ariel Sharon’s evacuation as, one by one,
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The Acid Libel
The tale of the acid attack by disorderly evacuation resisters against Israeli troops and police was born on the spur
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