All Journal Posts Tagged 'politics' (62)

Even left-wing Israeli journalists have trouble taking J Street seriously

Even the US correspondent for the leftist Israeli newspaper Haaretz had to admit that the left-wing challenger to the powerful AIPAC pro-Israel lobby had a long way to go before it could be taken seriously. While giving credit where due, it was clear to Natasha Mozgovaya that the upstart group "would have to work harder" to earn street-cred in Washington: "On Wednesday, the "pro-peace, pro-Israel" [although its student… Continue

Added by Israel Insider on October 29, 2009 at 2:00am — No Comments

FUNNY! ISRAEL IS...THE STATES OF ISRAEL...

The Arab Nation owns a lot of property in the USA and IN the World,,,they have no use for Israel...They can live in Peace in the STATES OF ISRAEL and use passes with other visitors to access religious protected sites . And YES, They will rebuild, pay and be put in prison with Zero Tolerence 2009 LAW OF THE UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL COURTS. MONEY TO ISRAEL ONLY>>>ONLY>>>ONLY>>>FOR PEACE................................................................................ F… Continue

Added by Bebe Rocks on February 14, 2009 at 4:30am — No Comments

Americans overwhelmingly support Israel, reject Palestinian state

The latest Ipsos/McClatchy Poll overturns media attempts to portray a two state solution and creation of a "Palestine" -- strongly favored by President Barack Hussein Obama -- as a popular and desired outcome. Not only that -- most American see Hamas and its goals as being representative of the Palestinians as a whole. Nor are they confident that Obama can resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Results include the following questions and answers:1. As you may know,

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Added by Israel Insider on January 21, 2009 at 10:30am — 11 Comments

Committee outlaws "disloyal" Arab parties, but ban unlikely to survive court challenge

Israel's Central Elections Committee (CEC) yesterday banned two Arab parties -- United Arab List-Ta'al and Balad -- from running in next month's parliamentary elections amid accusations of racism from Arab MKs. Both parties intend to challenge the decision in the Supreme Court.

Based on past history, it was deemed unlikely that the Court would uphold the ban, despite the overwhelming vote of committee members to do so. Arab faction delegates in the CEC walked out of

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Added by Israel Insider on January 13, 2009 at 2:30am — 3 Comments

Olmert claims Israel close to reaching goals in Gaza

Caretaker Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Sunday that the IDF was nearing the objectives it set for Operation Cast Lead. Speaking at the start of the weekly cabinet meeting, Olmert warned that what had been achieved thus far in an "unprecedented effort" must not be lost at the last moment.

Olmert also rejected the mounting international criticism of the operation. "No country in the world, even those preaching morals to us, would have shown the tolerance and restrain

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Added by Israel Insider on January 11, 2009 at 12:30pm — 5 Comments

Political parties suspend their election campaigns

Israel's three largest parties have suspend their election campaigns following the launch of the Gaza operation Saturday.

Defense Minister Ehud Barak said he is will no longer be involved in the Labor Party's election campaign. A spokesman said "The situation in the south requires the defense minister to focus his entire attention on defense activity, and he is detaching himself from the campaign until further notice." Kadima campaign chief Knesset Member Dalia Itzi

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Added by Israel Insider on December 27, 2008 at 8:30pm — No Comments

High Court again refuses to discuss Obama eligibility claim

Cort Wrotnowski's case challenging the eligibility of Barack Hussein Obama to assume the American Presidency was summarily denied, leaving little hope for legal challenges that claim Obama is not a natural born citizen and thus unfit to serve according to Article Two of the US Constitution.

Leo Denofrio, whose own appeal on the issue was rejected last week and helped Wrotnowski write his brief, saw the rejection coming days before the official order was published. On

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Added by Israel Insider on December 15, 2008 at 7:00pm — 14 Comments

Eldad calls for "anti-Islamization" legislation in Israel

MK Arye Eldad, currently with the soon-to-be-defunct National Union-National Religious Party says he is planning to introduce a package of emergency "anti-Islamization legislation" in the next Knesset to "confront the enemy within and without."

Eldad, chairman and found

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Added by Israel Insider on December 11, 2008 at 9:30am — No Comments

US Supreme Court confers on Obama's eligibility [updated]

UPDATE: The court has yet to issue a statement on the subject. It has been reported that there will be announcement on Monday morning. There is also a press conference scheduled that morning at the National Press Club in Washington, sponsored by the "We the People Foundation" which ran ads in the Chicago Tribune accusing Barack Obama of being a "usurper." The press conferences will also be atted by some representatives of the plaintiffs in the various eligibility challenges, b

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Added by Israel Insider on December 5, 2008 at 6:30pm — 29 Comments

Livni to Olmert: Time to Go.

A week after an announcement by the Attorney General of his intention to seek an indictment against the Prime Minister prompted the Kadima faction to unanimously urge Ehud Olmert to suspend himself, Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni repeated her call M

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Added by Israel Insider on December 1, 2008 at 8:30pm — No Comments

Israeli court spanks DM Barak for unjustified expulsion

Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Wednesday that he would appeal an exceptionally harsh ruling by the Jerusalem District Court which ruled that right-wing activist Noam Federman and his family should be allowed to return to the place from which they were forcibly exp

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Added by Israel Insider on November 26, 2008 at 7:00pm — 4 Comments

Did Israeli Justice just go up in Smoke?

If the servers containing some of the most sensitive criminal investigation files in Israel are burned to a crisp, and (almost) nobody reports it, did they really burn?

Unfortunately for Israel, the answer is yes. On the 10th of November, the server far

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Added by Israel Insider on November 24, 2008 at 8:00pm — 3 Comments

Guardian: Hillary accepts Obama offer to head Foggy Bottom

Hillary Clinton has decided to accept president-elect Barack Obama's offer to serve as his secretary of state, the British daily The Guardian reported Tuesday. Clinton, Obama's chief rival for the Democratic presidential nomination, was rumored to be a contender for the job last week after meeting with the President-Elect. Speculation grew in Washington and elsewhere Thursday, however, after Obama named… Continue

Added by Israel Insider on November 18, 2008 at 6:00pm — 6 Comments

Keyes adds his "standing" to Obama citizenship challenge

A 'Constitutional crisis' is looming over Barack Hussein Obama's unwillingness to prove his birth location and thus his US "natural born" citizenship.

That is the warning of Alan Keyes, a p

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Added by Israel Insider on November 16, 2008 at 12:00am — 16 Comments

Jerusalem elects unorthodox mayor for a change

Nir Barkat, a high tech entrepreneur and city councilman, defeated the Haredi ultra-orthodox candidate in Jerusalem, winning municipal elections and succeeding Uri Lupolianski as mayor of Israel's capital by a 52-43 margin.

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Added by Israel Insider on November 12, 2008 at 8:30am — 1 Comment

Olmert, Peres twist Rabin positions with calls for retreat, state

The image of Rabin appears to gaze accusingly at President Shimon Peres. (Photo: Flash90)

Yitzhak Rabin, murdered 13 years ago this week, would be turning over in his grave if he could hear the way in which his positio

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Added by Israel Insider on November 10, 2008 at 7:00pm — 4 Comments

Police shut down Herzliya conference on Rabin murder

On the 13th anniversary of the Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin's killing, authorities allegedly caused a Herzliya hall to cancel an event to explore alternative theories of who was behind the 1995 murder. Police confiscated the computer and projection equipment of one of the orga… Continue

Added by Israel Insider on November 7, 2008 at 3:30pm — 2 Comments

Thunder joins lightning: Emanuel to be Obama staff chief

In Hebrew, Rahm means thunder and Barack means lightning. No doubt that linguistic synergy will be the lead-in to many a joke in the Obama Administration. But with Israel likely to be an issue, it might also produce some storms.

President-elect Obama made hi

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Added by Israel Insider on November 6, 2008 at 2:30am — 13 Comments

Conservative Jewish blogs: No quarter for "President Fraud"

Some popular right-wing blogs are refusing to recognize the legitimacy of the results of the US presidential elections, saying that Barack Hussein Obama II won the race by deception and illegal fundraising and may not even be qualified by the Constitution.

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Added by Israel Insider on November 5, 2008 at 4:00pm — 10 Comments

Israeli politicians congratulate Obama

Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni congratulated US president-elect Barack Obama on his Tuesday victory, saying that Israelis were "impressed by his commitment to the peace and security of Israel" during his recent visit.

Opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu sent Obama

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Added by Israel Insider on November 5, 2008 at 2:30pm — 1 Comment

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