Staff / TruthdigFeb 20, 2009
In a political blast from the past, former Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has been chosen to form Israel's next government, ending a nine-day struggle between the candidates and paving the way for a coalition arrangement with a strong right-wing bent. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
William Pfaff / TruthdigFeb 13, 2009
Of the possible political combinations that have emerged from the Israeli parliamentary election, none will bring the region closer to peace. Israel will continue to persecute the Palestinians, whose hatred will only grow. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 13, 2009
With his party holding 15 seats in the Knesset, Avigdor Lieberman of the ultranationalist Yisrael Beiteinu is poised to pick Israel's next government. Lieberman would like a choice cabinet post in exchange for anointing the next premier, but he's under investigation for allegedly laundering millions of overseas dollars. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigFeb 11, 2009
Tzipi Livni, leader of the centrist Kadima party, took a slight lead in exit polls and early returns after Israelis voted Tuesday in parliamentary elections. However, with Likud a close second and a splinter ultraconservative party set to win about 15 seats, conservatives may be the real winners. Update Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 8, 2009
Will Israel become a "country of fear or a country of hope," as Tzipi Livni, a candidate for Israeli prime minister and the current foreign minister, recently asked? This week's Mosaic Intelligence Report serves up an analysis of the coming election. (Hint: It doesn't look good for the whole hope thing.) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 15, 2008
It doesn't take a media analyst (or knowledge of Hebrew) to detect the obvious similarities between the Web site for Benjamin Netanyahu, the conservative candidate for prime minister in Israel, and that of America's presidential sweepstakes winner Barack Obama. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 1, 2008
As if the situation in the Middle East couldn't get any worse, this week's news that scandal-plagued Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will resign has been seized upon by right-wing Israeli politicians, who believe the parliamentary chaos caused by Olmert's departure will open the door for a return to hard-line, ultranationalist government. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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