Tag Archives: Likud

Could Obama Swing the Israeli Election?

MIDDLE EAST FORUM by Steven J. Rosen January 3, 2015 This is the first time since 2009 that the Obama Administration may think it has a credible opportunity to replace Benjamin Netanyahu with an Israeli government prepared to make more … Continue reading

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Knesset votes to dissolve, sets new elections for March 17

TIMES OF ISRAEL by Staff December 8, 2014 Members of Israel’s 19th Knesset voted overwhelmingly in favor of a bill to dissolve the parliament, officially putting an end to the current government and paving the way for new elections in … Continue reading

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Cabinet okays controversial ‘Jewish state’ bill

TIMES OF ISRAEL by Spencer Ho and Staff November 23, 2014 The cabinet approved a controversial proposal Sunday to define Israel as the nation-state of the Jewish people in a constitutional Basic Law. The cabinet voted 14-6 to allow the government to draft a … Continue reading

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