Labor leader Gabbay rudely dumps Livni, breaks up their Zionist Union. Both their prospects are dim
Avi Gabbay, leader of the opposition Labor Party, may have hoped to arrest the Zionist Union’s free fall in the
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Israeli politics
New Labor leader must get the party behind him
It was quickly apparent from Avi Gabay’s overlong, meandering acceptance speech after winning the Labor primary Monday, July 10, that
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The next war: Hizballah tunnels, pocket drones
Leaks from the State Comptroller’s report, due out Tuesday, Feb. 28, have sparked a storm of recriminations among the politicians
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Netanyahu moves to co-opt Herzog to cabinet
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s revived bid to bring opposition leader, Labor’s Yitzhak Herz, into his coalition government as foreign minister
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Ya’alon’s rebuke of Hebron soldier sparks a bid to topple Netanyahu
The political furor surrounding the sharp public reprimand the Defense Minister and Chief of Staff meted out to the soldier,
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Israel’s hysterical self-blame spree will fuel more terror and violence: Not everyone is guilty
Israeli leaders and media indulged in their knee-jerk responses -‘We’re all to blame” and “”We all ignited the flames” – to
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Information about the US-Iranian nuclear dialogue is no longer “sensitive.” For Obama it’s a done deal
Some US and Israeli media have reported that the Obama administration reduced the exchange with Israel of sensitive information about
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Netanyahu’s Facebook act goes viral, vaults Likud over rival campaigns
Israeli politics will never be the same after the current campaign for the March 17 general election. The old solemn,
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With Peres on his tail, Netanyahu seeks a solid ally to back for the presidency
Israel’s presidency is designed as a respected, mostly ceremonial, position transcending the nitty-gritty of politicking, with policy-making the sole province
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Israeli Voter Sparks Political, Security, Religious Shakeup
For decades, Israeli government swung between two blocs led by the roughly right-of-center Likud and the left-of-center Labor. This pendulum
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