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With Netanyahu, confrontations are a feature, not a bug
Netanyahu believes he can impress Israelis by standing up to the world on his signature political issue. Previous rifts with the White House paid off for him — this time might be different. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will claim to represent the Jewish people in his speech before Congress Tuesday, but the fact of the…
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Noam Sheizaf
March 3, 2015
Ahead of close elections, Congress gives Bibi a prime-time appearance
The senator from Jerusalem will take all the help he can get these days. House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) today invited Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address a joint session of Congress on February 11. Coincidently, Netanyahu’s speech will take place a month and a half before the Israeli elections. According to most polls, Netanyahu…
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Noam Sheizaf
January 21, 2015
Security Council’s election message to Israelis: Keep ignoring the occupation
Israel and Washington together blocked a UN Security Council resolution calling for the implementation of a negotiated two-state solution within a year. Abbas’s diplomatic efforts have hit a brick wall. The Israeli government came out with the upper hand yesterday at the United Nations Security Council: a joint effort by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S.…
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Noam Sheizaf
December 31, 2014
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The hand that holds the status quo together
The Palestinians put forward a Security Council resolution calling for the end of the occupation by 2017. The Obama administration, which has supported essentially every Israeli policy toward the Palestinians, has promised to use its veto power. The Kingdom of Jordan on Wednesday submitted a resolution draft to the United Nation Security Council, which calls for the…
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Noam Sheizaf
December 19, 2014
A couple of Netanyahu’s not-so-white lies to Americans
In the past week or so, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu repeated a couple of talking points that diverged from the truth, but few people called him out on it. 1. In a meeting with the Jewish Federations of North America in New York last Tuesday, the prime minister fielded a question regarding the state’s practice…
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Noam Sheizaf
October 5, 2014
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