Israeli ambassador to US reprimanded for Netanyahu campaigning
Israeli Ambassador to Washington, Ron Dermer was reprimanded last week for violating the rules of Israels Civil Service Commission and publicly campaigning for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in interviews with American media, Israeli daily.
Netanyahu Fires Ministers and Calls for Elections
JERUSALEM ��� In a decisive move after days of intense political bickering, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel fired his centrist finance and justice ministers on Tuesday and called for the dissolution of Parliament and early elections.
Brian Williams Offers Clarification About 2003 Iraq Incident.
In fact, in the original Dateline special on the incident, Williams even says, On the ground we learn the Chinook ahead of us was almost blown out of the sky, acknowledging he was not in the lead helicopter... TEL AVIV, Israel ��� Voters waited in line for over an hour in some places Tuesday amid unusually high turnout in a parliamentary election pitching Israels Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu against centrist rivals including Isaac Herzog. More than one��.
Scott Walker Takes Lead In Iowa Poll
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is the top choice for president in 2016 among Republican voters in Iowa, surging past a crowded field of rivals to take the lead in a Bloomberg/Des Moines Register poll of prospective Republican candidates for president.
Israelis have a chance to dump Netanyahu. I fear they wont seize it
Until now, US support for Israel has always been bipartisan. But Netanyahus insistence on behaving like an honorary Republican has put that in peril. Likud leaders have wrecked US-Israeli relations before ��� famously Yitzhak Shamir in 1992 ��� and the.
Netanyahu, Israels Mussolini -- Science of the Spirit -- Sott.net
One such individual interests us today.. Drawing a direct analogy between Iran and Nazi Germany, Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu asserted Monday that the Iranian nuclear program posed a threat not only to Israel, but to the entire western world... Apart from being supported and helped behind the scenes by U.S. businessmen, lawyers and Hollywood moguls, there was one additional curious element, a wave of suicide bombing shortly before the election.
Bibi Surges in Israeli Polls
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is enjoying a surge in the latest opinion polls of Israeli voters. The Jerusalem Post reports that its latest poll shows Bibis party, the Likud, is leading the race for the first time in weeks. Other polls.
Netanyahu surging in polls, but scandals may take toll
With the election just over 40 days away, the current electoral picture sees Likud gathering steam; Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu widening his lead over his main rival, Isaac Herzog; the three ultra-Orthodox parties stabilizing at about 18 seats.
Sony Network Hacked, Execs Flight Diverted - NBC News.
Nightly News �� Today �� Meet the Press �� Dateline. Hackers infiltrated Sonys PlayStation Network and disrupted the travel plans of a top company executive by going on Twitter to suggest that there was a bomb on his American Airlines plane... TEL AVIV, Israel ��� Voters waited in line for over an hour in some places Tuesday amid unusually high turnout in a parliamentary election pitching Israels Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu against centrist rivals including��.
Frantic Bibi Goes Bonkers, Blames International Leftist Plot.
Netanyahu also made similar claims on broadcast radio, suggesting that a leftist conspiracy, funded by unnamed foreign contributors, is seeking to illegitimately influence the Israeli elections to have him ousted as Prime Minister.. His political stunt in the United States, where he addressed members of Congress, has created blowback for him back home.. Nicolas Sarkozy, a former French president, was once heard telling Barack Obama: ���I cant stand him. Hes a��.
For Arizona Teen With Leukemia, Puppy Love Is a Lifesaver.
It started off just us thinking it was going to be some customers at a place I used to work, and it got to be 300, and we were so excited, Anthonys mom, Kristen Lyons, said of the campaign, which has gone internationally viral.. TEL AVIV, Israel ��� Voters waited in line for over an hour in some places Tuesday amid unusually high turnout in a parliamentary election pitching Israels Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu against centrist rivals including Isaac Herzog.
Mexicos Priests Are Marked for Murder
Father Oscar Prudencianos car was hijacked on the highway and he was about to be shot when rival bandits opened fire and gave him an opening to run for his life. Another priest, whose identity the diocese did not disclose, was kidnapped by mistake.
The end of Benjamin Netanyahu?
But heres why all of this matters for the United States: The future of the two-state solution could be hanging in the balance. A Netanyahu win would make any agreement in the next four years between Israel and the Palestinians practically unimaginable.
Obamas Campaign Hacks in Israel Failing to Unseat.
President Obamas former Deputy National Field Director is in Israel on a mission to unseat Benjamin Netanyahu and his Likud party in the upcoming elections in March but his efforts may have been thwarted. It is no secret that. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is enjoying a surge in the latest opinion polls of Israeli voters... We know today that it was a deliberate attempt to sink the ship with no survivors, blame it on the Egyptians and drag US into their war for their benefit.
Israel election: Benjamin Netanyahu hails great victory but.
On the eve of todays closely-fought elections Mr Netanyahu made a last-ditch pitch for right-wing voters - in a definite disavowal of his 2009 speech, where he voiced support for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. He said: ���I think that anyone. But surging rhetoric against Iran and the Palestinians has done little to close his lag behind centre-left opponent Mr Herzog in opinion polls and he is in very close danger of losing. The Israeli prime minister��.
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahus party pulling ahead in.
With around 70 percent of votes counted in Israels election, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus Likud party was leading early Wednesday with 23.73 percent, the Central Elections Committee said. His nearest rival, the centre-left Zionist Union was trailing with 19.06 percent, the committees website said, without translating the percentages into parliamentary seats won. Netanyahu had.. Top US Presbyterian group announces it will sanction same-sex marriages. 0.
Israeli Election Ends In A Tie And Prime Minister Benjamin.
Commentators said Netanyahu, who called early elections three months ago expecting easy victory, would be tapped to form the next government because the rival camp drew 12 of its 60 seats from Arab parties that traditionally are excluded. The citizens of Israel today said no to politics of fear and hatred.. On Wednesday, the Obama administration said the U.S. approach to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict would not change, regardless of the Israeli election results.
State Department-Funded Group Bankrolling Anti-Bibi.
A U.S. State Department-funded group is financing an Israeli campaign to oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and has hired former Obama aides to help with its grassroots organizing efforts. U.S.-based activist group OneVoice International has partnered with V15, an ���independent grassroots movement��� in Israel that is actively opposing Netanyahus party in the upcoming elections, Haaretz reported on Monday. Former.. Todays STORIES. Randi Weingarten��.
Netanyahu says the US/Israel dispute over Iran is just a.
Obama has no plan to meet with Netanyahu this week, citing Israels March 17 elections and longstanding U.S. policy to avoid appearing to play favorites in foreign voting. Kerry and Netanyahu spoke by phone over the��.
Israelis expected to return Netanyahu to office | TribLIVE
JERUSALEM ��� Israelis voted Tuesday in an election likely to keep hard-line Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the helm of government for a third term despite a turbulent record: no peace process with Palestinians, growing. The outcome, if opinion polls are accurate, was expected to put Israel on the path to continued deadlock in peace efforts with the Palestinians and further run-ins with the international community, including its key ally, the United States.
Netanyahus Nightmare: How Israels Elections Could.
In 1996, after months in which rival Shimon Peres seemed headed for a landslide, Netanyahu defied the exit polls and squeaked by in one of the great upsets of Israeli electoral history. ���Went to bed with. Making matters worse for Netanyahu, in most of the polls that total includes two or three seats from the surging Otzma LYisrael (���Strong Israel���), a pro-settler party with views so extreme that Netanyahu could not plausibly include them in his coalition. Likud Beiteinu��.
Netanyahu surges past rival in Israeli election
But after nine years in the prime ministers job, the election was a referendum on Netanyahu, who angered Obama and jeopardized the bipartisan support Israel has long enjoyed in the United States by speaking to Congress at the invitation of majority .
Israel Elections 2015: The Fantastic Five versus Doctor Doom
After a stormy, dysfunctional twenty-two months, marked by incompatible agendas and egos, Israels ruling coalition came tumbling down on December 2nd, when Prime Minister Binyamin (Bibi) Netanyahu fired two senior ministers. Israeli-American columnist Bradley Burston, who authors the popular ���A Special Place In Hell��� blog, ominously called on Israelis to fully utilize their suffrage rights this March, fearing that, ���It may be the last time you, I or anyone gets the��.
Zionism debate at heart of bitter Israeli vote
The ideological question, rooted in the 19th century, has gained surprising urgency in an Israeli election campaign that seems more open than had been expected. Seeking to take. Barrs 300x250 rehab today 300x250. Since adopting the name in early.
Netanyahu claims victory in Israel election in close race.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed victory in Israels election after exit polls showed he had erased his center-left rivals lead with a hard rightward shift in which he abandoned a commitment to negotiate a. But many Israelis had said they were tiring of the message, and the center-left campaigned on social and economic issues, surging in polls before election day... today; Ethiopian Airlines pilot found guilty of hijacking his plane March 17, 2015.
Megyn Kelly | WATCH: The Campaign Ad Netanyahu Just.
Via the Israeli news source Haaretz: ���Polls see Likud gathering steam; Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu widening his lead over his main rival, Isaac Herzog���.��� As Western Journalism recently reported, people who were once part of Barack Obamas campaign apparatus are said to be in Israel, working against Netanyahus re-election, with indirect help from the U.S. State Department. WATCH: The Campaign Ad Netanyahu Just Released Shows Israeli PM As��.
Its So Cool!: Sidecar Dogs Make Easy Riders
The first time he put a sidecar on his motorcycle, JD Whittaker was in Egypt, carting around radio equipment for the Air Force during the Cold War. When he got home, he built one for his family. Kid grow up and, of course, they want to bring their dog.
For Arizona Teen With Leukemia, Puppy Love Is a Lifesaver
It started off just us thinking it was going to be some customers at a place I used to work, and it got to be 300, and we were so excited, Anthonys mom, Kristen Lyons, said of the campaign, which has gone internationally viral. Then out of nowhere.
Yemen rebels attack presidential compound, weakening US-backed leader
Hadis weakened position is likely to spell trouble for Washington, which has relied heavily on the 69-year-old former general for cooperation in carrying out drone strikes that have targeted AQAP. The Houthis have been vocal critics of the U.S.
While US politicians argue about climate change, British pols decide the.
LONDON ��� With only a few months before a major election, it can be tough to get politicians from opposing parties to agree on the color of the sky, much less the future of the planet. That would seem especially true in the rough-and-tumble world of.
Recipe for Success: Calif. Eaterys Way to Give All Staff Benefits
Many parts of Zazie restaurants menu are typical, listing starters, entrees and sides, but below mouth-watering descriptions is something out of the ordinary ��� a line that reads: The $1.25/ person surcharge added to all checks provides full benefits.
A key player in Yemens political chaos? A strongman ousted in 2012.
He is widely accused of using his wealth, family connections and influence over the military and tribal leaders to aid an insurgency that toppled the U.S.-backed government of President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi last month. Now, as Yemen faces an.