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Glenn Beck Gives Pep Talk to Israeli Parliament

Kevin Spak — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 18:15:05 CDT

Glenn Beck spoke before an adoring crowd at the Israeli parliament today, telling them to forcefully state their case in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. “In America, the media is so skewed on Israel,” Beck said, according to CNN . “Honestly, I thought you can only cook your food over a burning bus....

Israeli Race Neck and Neck

Peter Fearon — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 07:11:04 CST

Today's parliamentary elections in Israel are still too close to call, with polls showing foreign minister Tzipi Livni locked in a statistical dead heat with hardliner Benjamin Netanyahu, reports Reuters . Centrist Livni closed in on the right-winger's lead following Israel's 22-day incursion into Gaza.

Fight Over Holocaust Victims' Assets Rocks Israel

Rob Quinn — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 08:16:00 CST

The quest to return assets of Holocaust victims to their heirs, instigated by the Israeli parliament, is now focusing on Israel itself, the Wall Street Journal reports, and it's meeting as much resistance at home as it did in Europe. Many European Jews invested in what was then Palestine during...

Israel's 'Mrs Clean' Has Quite a Mess to Tackle

Jason Farago — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 08:39:36 CDT

When she cast her ballot yesterday, Tzipi Livni took a page from Barack Obama and told the Israeli media that party members should "bring about change by voting for what you believe in." Now, writes an analyst in the Jerusalem Post , Israel's prime minister-designate has a tough job: not only...

Israelis: Olmert Successor Is Unlikely to Forge Coalition

Jason Farago — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 10:18:01 CDT

Benjamin Netanyahu has called for a snap election after Ehud Olmert's sudden announcement that he will resign as Israel's PM. Riding high in the polls, the head of Likud said that "it doesn't matter who heads Kadima. They are all partners in this government's total failure." The call comes as...

Olmert Pact Saves Israeli Parliament

Jason Farago — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 05:38:45 CDT

Ehud Olmert narrowly averted the collapse of the Israeli government today by pledging that his party would hold a leadership election by late September, Haaretz reports. In exchange, Labor Party withdrew its support for a motion of non-confidence. Olmert is facing investigation in connection with $150,000 he took from...

Bush vs. Obama: It's Just the Start

John Johnson — Thu, 15 May 2008 19:45:04 CDT

When the president set off a political firestorm today by essentially likening Barack Obama to those who appeased the Nazis, he likely presaged a common theme in the general election, writes Massimo Calabresi in Time . Bush is trying to stay relevant—no better way than to inject himself in the...

Bush: Obama Would 'Appease' Terrorists

Jonas Oransky — Thu, 15 May 2008 10:57:29 CDT

He didn't name names, but he didn't need to. President Bush used an appearance before Israel’s Knesset today to accuse Barack Obama of the “foolish delusion” that “we should negotiate with terrorists and radicals.” In comments aimed at Obama’s support among American Jews, CNN notes, the president compared the Democrat...

I Took Cash, No Bribes: Olmert

Peter Fearon — Fri, 09 May 2008 07:29:24 CDT

Ehud Olmert resisted calls for his resignation today, after admitting on national TV last night that he accepted contributions from a New York businessman—but denying that any of it was a bribe. Olmert, under criminal investigation for allegedly taking hundreds of thousands of dollars from Long Island millionaire Morris...