Rating the Republicans
If the Republican presidential campaign were ���American Idol��� or ���The Voice,��� this would be the out-of-town auditions phase. Governors across the country are giving State of the State addresses, unveiling their visions. Lets spin the chairs and grade.
Israelis Debate Netanyahus Speech in US- NY Times
Netanyahus Speech Opens Political Divisions in Israel, Too. By ISABEL KERSHNER MARCH 1, 2015. Photo. Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli leader, prayed at the Western Wall in Jerusalem on Saturday, ahead of his United��.
Benjamin Netanyahu Plays Nice On Iran, Arabs In Washington Speech
The entire region is hemorrhaging, Netanyahu said. ISIS savagery is merely one example of it. Israel and our moderate Arab neighbors have much to gain by cooperating. This cooperation could in turn open the door to peace [with the Palestinians]..
State Dept says Netanyahu speech is not inappropriate.
Join us���and our partners at RootsAction and the US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation���in raising our voices to protest Netanyahus speech, not merely because its a partisan snub, nor because the date is close to the Israeli.. At the time, I made the point that the key to Dermers success would be inclusivity ��� reaching out to all segments of the American Jewish community and both political parties equally, because Israel needs all the friends it can get. Taking��.
Netanyahus Dangerous Iran Push | Ryan Costello
And, as NIACs ad in yesterdays edition of The New York Times points out, Americans have good reason to view the speech with a wary eye. Netanyahu promised in congressional testimony in 2002 that the U.S. invasion��.
Netanyahus Dangerous Iran Push
. postpone the speech. More than two dozen Democrats have already stated that they will not attend, and many more are leaving open the possibility of skipping the speech.. And, as NIACs ad in yesterdays edition of The New York Times points out.
Big speech looms as Pence ponders 2016 options
Pence also has met with top-dollar national donors in New York and Florida. And, if he were to run, he would have strong ties to the Koch brothers through top staff who worked with him during his time in Congress. Tuesdays speech, Matthews noted, may .
With one signal ��� 1967��� Obama decides to take on.
The New York Times has a shocking story this morning saying that the speech was delayed 35 minutes because Netanyahu angrily called Hillary Clinton to try and jawbone 1967 out of it. So a foreign... In too many countries, a citizen like that young vendor had nowhere to turn ��� no honest judiciary to hear his case; no independent media to give him voice; no credible political party to represent his views; no free and fair election where he could choose his leader.
Law and Order Issues, Once GOPs Strength, Now Divide the Party
Now the violence and protests after two grand juries declined to prosecute white police officers who killed black men, as well as the killings of two New York City police officers, have angered some of the partys most ardent defenders of the police.
Some Jewish Democrats Put on the Spot by Netanyahu Visit.
Netanyahus Speech Opens Political Divisions in Israel, Too MARCH 1, 2015. Congresss lone Jewish Republican, freshman Representative Lee Zeldin of New York, sounded what was once a bipartisan sentiment. ���Regardless of. ���For some time, there has been a greater diversity of viewpoints on Israel issues within Israel than within the American Jewish community,��� said Representative Adam B. Schiff, a Jewish Democrat from California who will attend. ���Youre��.
Tradition Saves Camels Spot in Jordans Desert Forces
This has to do with Jordans past, which has left its eight million citizens split between ���East Bankers,��� or native Jordanians, and ���West Bankers,��� or the descendants of Palestinians displaced by the creation of Israel and its subsequent wars with its.
BLACK CAUCUS DEMOCRATS Plan to Sabotage.
The poison fruit of Obamas hate and division.. Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu will address a joint session of congress on March 3rd, and in a political move, leaders of the Congressional Black Caucus are planning to skip the speech in protest of Speaker John Boehners invitation to. The Congressional Black Caucus undermines America, Israel, and our common Judeo-Christian heritage by turning their backs on the Israeli Prime Minister in a time of danger.
White House Admits It Was Wrong Not To Send Higher Official To Paris March
. political optics. This, of course, is itself a bit of optics intended to produce an image of a president too focused on weighty matters to bother with trivialities.. He deferred to the Israelis on questions about why Israeli Prime Minister.
Dear President Obama: Please Invite Me to the White House.
The New York Times calls what Israel and the GOP have done to be a disrespectful breach of sense and diplomacy. What NYT... [new] Inviting Netanyahus political opponents who (30+ / 0-). Recommended by:... [new] i heart you too expatgirl (1+ / 0-). I despise Bibi but Israel is a democracy and blatant disrespect of its elected leader is not only not okay, it opens a can of poisonous worms. We here in.. [new] Exactly - its a division of American Jewry (3+ / 0-).
Trail To The Chief: Dirty Dozen Donor Edition
the Hamlet of the Hub, doesnt seem to want a billionaire, which is lucky for Hillary, until someone such as Warren proves that it is not: That is, until this whole mess of money madness is hosed off the streets by a new era of reform. But, hey, this.
Israels prime minister is obsessed with Iran. The rest of.
Although the Islamic Republic of Iran (which Netanyahu persistently, if not naggingly, referred to as ���The Islamic State of Iran���) was referenced in Netanyahus speech many more times than ISIS, the Israeli media did not follow suit.. PHOTO: Israels Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, also seen on a television monitor, addresses the 68th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York October 1, 2013... A joke is not funny when its repeated too much.
Obama Will Not Meet With Netanyahu During Trip To Washington
On Thursday, the White House said President Barack Obama would not meet the prime minister when he comes to the U.S. to address a joint session of Congress. The official White House explanation was that Netanyahus visit fell too close to the Israeli .
ArtsBeat | Gibney Dance Selects Artists for Residency Program
The first 10 recipients of Gibney Dances recently expanded Dance in Process residency program for midcareer artists have been selected, organizers of the company announced on Sunday. The recipients are Wally Cardona, Jeanine Durning, Marjani Fort��, .
Speech by Netanyahu Opens Political Divisions in Israel, Too
JERUSALEM ��� At Jerusalems bustling Mahane Yehuda market, a traditional bastion of support for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus conservative Likud Party, Israeli divisions played out among the fruit and vegetable stalls on Sunday as Mr. Netanyahu .
Much of David Dukes 91 Campaign Is Now in Louisiana Mainstream
Stephanie Grace, a Louisiana political reporter and columnist for the past 20 years, first with The Times-Picayune in New Orleans and now The Advocate of Baton Rouge, recalled her first meeting with Mr. Scalise. ���He was explaining his politics and we.
NYT and Matthews warn that Netanyahu speech to.
Some fear that the speech could lead to war��� Chris Matthews, Susan Milligan, Jonathan Capehart and the New York Times express this fear. More parochial voices worry that it could divide the Israel lobby, the monolithic��.
A Burning Man-Style Finale for a Giant Rabbit in Taiwan
For 11 days, the giant white rabbit peacefully lolled on the grassy roof of a hangar at a former air base in northern Taiwan. But after the Taoyuan Land Art Festival ended on Sunday, the 82-foot-tall work by the Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman met a.
Netanyahus True Electoral Rival | FrontPage Magazine
Last September, The New York Times reported that the Brookings Institute received a $14.8 million, four-year donation from Qatar, the chief financier of Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood. This week, Indyk was. His ad hominem attacks against Netanyahu, his open moves to coerce Democratic lawmakers to boycott Netanyahus speech, and the administrations aggressive attempts to damage Israels reputation in the US have been without precedent. More than��.
Israels dangerous new game playing out in Washingtons.
���Netanyahu is using the Republican Congress for a photo-op for his election campaign,��� former U.S. Ambassador to Israel Martin Indyk told the New York Times, ���and the Republicans are using [Netanyahu] for their campaign against Obama... If Netanyahu makes a great speech on the defense of those values while Obama kowtows to a feudal ���king��� in a feudal nation that is whipping to death a man for freedom of political speech, he might just win some hearts on the��.
Can an Undivided Jerusalem Be Shared? - NYTimes.com
Responding to criticism from the American government, Mr. Netanyahu has repeatedly suggested, as he did during a speech to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (Aipac) in Washington on Monday, that the status of the city is. But the process required restraint, caution and intelligence, so as not to anger ���the world��� ��� meaning the Vatican, the U.S. State Department, the U.N., or, God forbid, The New York Times... The Palestinians, too, resisted the plan.
Obama Spoke to the Middle Class and Drove Republicans Mad
Now, if people buy his argument that the economy is improving���and that the progress is durable���they may be more open to his ideas. Republicans now are in a different position, too. They cant get as much political mileage out of just saying no. They.
Netanyahus disaster: speech cost omnipotent lobby a veto.
The poll emphasizes the sharp political differences among Americans over the speech: According to a Huffington Post/YouGov poll published Wednesday night, 47% of Americans think that Netanyahus invitation was��.
Netanyahu speech could turn Israel lobby into a political.
If that debate is unleashed, we may at last see a rancorous division over Israel inside the Democratic Party, with liberals actually talking about the Israeli occupation as a threat to American national security. But wait, the NYT. Here is the New York Times coverage of the scandal, ���Obama not planning to meet Israeli premier,��� making the flap out to be a tactical power struggle between Obama and Boehner:.. Boehner is too dumb to do this on his own. Of course, if��.
Texas New Governor Echoes the Plans of Perry
Greg Abbott, the first new governor of Texas in more than a decade, was sworn in here Tuesday as he prepared to lead the state at a time of economic anxiety, partisan divisions and shifting demographics, and he appeared poised to continue the policies.
Stunning White House Rhetoric on Netanyahu Speech
JNS.org ��� Ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus much-debated March 3 address to a joint session of Congress about the Iranian nuclear threat, former U.S. secretary of defense Donald Rumsfeld said that the focus on. While the Obama administration complains that it is PM Netanyahu that is using his speech before Congress a political ploy���instead it is Obama ��� the White House ��� that have used Netanyahus unwelcome address on Irans��.
Obama: Meeting With Netanyahu Before Israel Election Would Be Inappropriate
WASHINGTON, Jan 28 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said he declined to meet with Benjamin Netanyahu during the Israeli leaders visit to the United States in March because it would be inappropriate two weeks before an election in that country.
Elie Wiesel Asks Congress, WH to Put Aside the Politics.
Elie Wiesel, Holocaust survivor and Nobel Peace Prize winner, is publicly supporting Benjamin Netanyahus address to Congress and has a full-page newspaper ad out asking Congress to do the same.. Too bad Boehner is losing on this and Netanyahu is trailing in recent polls... From Wikipedia: In 2014, 327 Holocaust survivors and descendants condemned Elie Wiesels comments supporting the 2014 Israeli invasion of Gaza, in an ad in the New York Times.