Benjamin Netanyahu

Livni and Barak's Gaza Calculus

Jim Arkedis | Posted 01.07.2009 | World

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Yasser Arafat, Likud, Labor, Gaza, Ehud Barak, Tzipi Livni, Benjamin Netanyahu, Hamas, Israel, Kadima, Foreign Policy, World News

If hundreds of innocent deaths helps secure a real security mandate for the moderate-to-dovish Kadima/Labor and Israeli-Palestinian peace, that's political calculus Livni and Barak were willing to take.

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Hamas Alters Israeli Politics, Hawks Losing Ground

The Christian Science Monitor | Joshua Mitnick | Posted 01.02.2009 | World

Read More: Gaza Israel, Gaza, Ehud Olmert, Ehud Barak, Gaza Affects on Israel Politics, Israeli Politics Gaza, Hamas, Israel Centrist, Israel Hawks, Israeli Politics, Likud, Tzipi Livni, Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel Gaza, Kadima, World News

Tel Aviv -- While war between Israel and Hamas reverberates from Gaza City to southern Israel and to Arab capitals, the fallout will also be felt with...

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More Birth Pangs in the Middle East?

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 12.29.2008 | World

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Mahmoud Abbas, Benjamin Netanyahu, Gaza, Vietnam War, Ariel Sharon, Israel Gaza Airstrikes, Lebanon, Aipac, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Ehud Barak, Likudniks, Israeli Airstrikes, Israel Airstrikes, Israel Gaza Operation, World News

Israel finds itself in a similar position the United States found itself in Vietnam: The more it flexes its military muscle the politically weaker it becomes vis-à-vis a determined, largely civilian enemy.

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A Vision for Obama's WhiteHouse.Gov

Alexander Heffner | Posted 12.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: Politics, whitehouse.gov, Barack Obama, Obama Campaign Website, New Media, Obama, Benjamin Netanyahu, Obama Transition, Politics News

As he prepares for Inauguration Day, Obama remains uniquely poised to change how the President of the United States interacts with the public whom he is elected to serve -- via the web.

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Israeli Election Hopefuls Campaign Obama Style (VIDEO)

AP, Huffington Post | ARON HELLER | Posted 12.19.2008 | World

Read More: Israel Obama, Israel Election, Barak Obama, Israel Election Obama, Israel, Ehud Barak, Benjamin Netanyahu, Netanyahu Obama, Yes We Can Hebrew, Video, Israel Campaigns Obama Style, Israeli Election, World News

Scroll down for videos JERUSALEM — The star of Israel's election campaign seems to be Barack Obama. A religious party has translated "yes we c...

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Israel's Netanyahu Tells European Union He Would Continue Peace Talks

AP | STEVE WEIZMAN | Posted 12.11.2008 | World

Read More: Netanyahu General Election, Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, European Union, Likud Party, Netanyahu Peace Talks, Israel Peace, World News

JERUSALEM — Israeli opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu sought Thursday to reassure Europeans that he will continue peace talks with the Palest...

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Israeli PM Candidate's Website Looks A Lot Like Obama's... (PHOTO)

NY Times | ETHAN BRONNER and NOAM COHEN | Posted 11.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: Obamamania, Obama Victory, Benjamin Netanyahu, Foreign Affairs, Israel, Barack Obama, Politics News

JERUSALEM -- Click on the Russian-language version of the campaign Web site of Benjamin Netanyahu, the conservative Likud leader running for prime min...

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Olmert Offers Tough Words That Focus on Real Middle East Problem

Ray Hanania | Posted 09.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Israel, Suicide Bombings, Programs, Benjamin Netanyahu, Ehud Olmert, Palestinians, Ehud Barak, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, West Bank, Occupation, Isreali Occupatio, Politics News

Outgoing Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert had tough words to describe the militant actions of Israeli settlers living on occupied lands in the West Bank.

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Olmert's Political Turmoil Could be Chance for Peace

Ray Hanania | Posted 08.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Corruption, Mahmoud Abbas, Bill Clinton, Ehud Olmert, Palestinian President, Terrorism, Palestine, Hamas, Ehud Barak, Benjamin Netanyahu, Ariel Sharon, Israeli Prime Minister, Israel, Chance for Peace, Peace Accord, Extremism, Politics News

Olmert could not be more disliked than he already is. But in one quick move to strike a real deal with Abbas and the Palestinians on a peace accord, he could redeem himself.

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Time To Put Out The Cigar, Ehud

Richard Z. Chesnoff | Posted 05.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Israel, Ehud Olmert, Ariel Sharon, Tzipi Livni, Benjamin Netanyahu, Mideast, Politics News

I've never much liked Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert - at least not personally. Still, I had measured hopes for his success.

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