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- "The Israelis continue to expose just how deeply Hamas and PIJ are woven into Gaza’s civilian fabric. Days after publishing information about the athletes, the Israeli government spotlighted 18 Gazan health workers “presented as innocent” who were also members of Hamas and PIJ"
- "The terror group can never be trusted to lay down arms, renounce violent jihad, and accept a settlement that abides Israel’s existence as a Jewish state"
- "The growing inclination among liberal Jews to deemphasize Jewish distinctiveness is the gravest threat to the future of liberal Judaism"
- "During monthlong ‘Chariots of Fire’ exercise, air force will conduct maneuvers simulating attack on Iranian nuclear facilities; military ramps up list of wartime targets using AI"
- The Times, the United Kingdom's paper of record, features shocking testimonies from Israelis victims who were raped by Hamas terrorists on October 7
- David Horowitz (1939-2025)
- "No matter how much he sugarcoats his words with assurances of affection for Israel and reminders of his Jewish identity, Ed Miliband’s message to Jerusalem is an unremittingly hostile one"
Tag Archives: Likud
PM’s Likud projected to win 30-32 seats, and to clinch 60 along with declared and potential partners; 51% don’t want him as PM, but he’s still far more popular than his challengers
JERUSALEM POST Israel Elections: Likud lead grows, as Sa’ar keeps falling – poll by Gil Hoffman March 19, 2021 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud’s lead over other parties hit a new peak on Thursday in the final Panels Research poll … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Politics
Tagged Benjamin Netanyahu, Joint List, Likud, Shas, Yesh Atid, Yisrael Beytenu
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“There’s a cruel irony to this election: To win, each leader must cannibalize his own camp. But go too far and you hand the election to the other side”
TIMES OF ISRAEL In final push, Netanyahu and Lapid turn on their own camps by Haviv Rettig Gur March 10, 2021 …Two months ago, Netanyahu’s Likud was running an upbeat campaign focused on the vaccination campaign and national unity, a … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged Benjamin Netanyahu, Likud, Shas, Yair Lapid
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“The new coalition handcuffs its rival blocks into near paralysis. Perhaps this will usefully restrain Israel’s raging political fevers”
JERUSALEM POST Can Netanyahu, Gantz work together in a straightjacket government? by David M. Weinberg April 24, 2020 The Israeli “emergency” and “unity” government that will supposedly be confirmed by the Knesset sometime in May is the screwiest doohickey ever … Continue reading
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Tagged Benjamin Netanyahu, Benny Gantz, Likud
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“In what Freud might have analyzed as a classic case of the narcissistic wound run amok, the Never Netanyahus fell victim to a kind of collective insanity rooted in their own sense of virtuous entitlement”
TABLET MAG Bibi, King of Israel by Liel Leibovitz March 27, 2020 After 24 hours that would have filled several seasons of a great Netflix political drama, the once and future prime minister of the State of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged Benjamin Netanyahu, Benny Gantz, Blue and White, Likud, Yuli Edelstein
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Bibi: “I will leave office on the agreed date; there will be no shticks and tricks. Millions of Israelis are waiting for us”
JERUSALEM POST Netanyahu implores Gantz to join gov’t, vows to rotate as PM without tricks by Gil Hoffman March 22, 2020 Imploring Benny Gantz’s Blue and White Party to join the Likud in a national unity government, Prime Minister Benjamin … Continue reading
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Tagged Benjamin Netanyahu, Benny Gantz, Blue and White, Likud
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Political feuding continues: “It is not yet clear how Liberman and Gantz hope to form a government to remove Netanyahu from power”
TIMES OF ISRAEL Liberman said to loathe Netanyahu for anonymous legal attacks on him, his kids by Staff March 7, 2020 Yisrael Beytenu chief Avigdor Liberman has told confidants there is “no chance” he will join a government led by … Continue reading
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Tagged Avigdor Liberman, Benjamin Netanyahu, Benny Gantz, Blue and White, Likud
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Netanyahu wins primaries: “He re-learned a valuable lesson about political campaigning”
JERUSALEM POST Primaries reinvigorate Netanyahu and tighten the political knot by Lahav Harkov December 28, 2019 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spent evening after evening over the past two weeks in the living rooms of Likud activists packed with supporters hanging … Continue reading
Name another Middle Eastern country with openly gay politicians. Likud no less.
TIMES OF ISRAEL Likud taps its first openly gay MK to replace Shalom by Staff December 21, 2015 As No. 32 on the Likud list of prospective parliamentarians, Amir Ohana, head of the right-wing party’s gay forum, is set to … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish
Tagged Amir Ohana, gay, Knesset, LGBT, Likud, Silvan Shalom
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Every vote counts in this crucial election
JERUSALEM POST by Isi Leibler March 12, 2015 Voters should avoid casting their ballot for centrist parties that essentially subcontract their votes to individuals who will employ them primarily for personal ambition. The wretched state of Israeli politics and this … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Politics
Tagged Bayit Yehudi, Elections, Isi Leibler, Labor, Likud, Meretz
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Netanyahu mulling Jerusalem Post’s Caroline Glick for slot on Likud list
JERUSALEM POST by Gil Hoffman January 24, 2015 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is considering offering Jerusalem Post Senior Contributing Editor Caroline Glick a slot reserved for a candidate of his choosing on the Likud candidates list, party officials said on … Continue reading
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Tagged Caroline Glick, Gilad Schalit, Jerusalem Post, Likud
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