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iran
Beyond the toxic rhetoric: Obama, Bibi and prospects for peace
President Barack Obama remains furious at Benjamin Netanyahu. He and many European leaders were counting on Israelis to get rid of an intractable \”hawk\” and replace him with Yitzak (Bougie) Herzog, the more flexible \”dove.”
Time to enter the Iranian bazaar on the nuclear issue
The election of the cleric Shia Mujtahid Hassan Rouhani is the perfect Iranian move in a nuclear chess match where Iran seems to be consistently outmaneuvering the United States.
Iran’s president-elect Rohani: More of the same or a bridge to the West?
Former national security adviser, former nuclear negotiator, a decades-old friendship with the supreme leader — Hassan Rohani is as Iranian establishment as it gets.
On the issues: Obama and Romney on abortion, Iran, Israel and more
JTA reviews the positions of presidential candidates Barack Obama, the Democratic incumbent, and Republican challenger Mitt Romney on some issues of importance to the Jewish community.
For Obama campaign, trying to put to rest persistent questions about ‘kishkes’
The moment in the final presidential debate when President Obama described his visit to Israel’s national Holocaust museum and to the rocket-battered town of Sderot seemed to be aimed right for the kishkes.
Obama, Romney meet for final debate as race tightens
President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney face off in front of the cameras for a final time on Monday as opinion polls show their battle for the White House has tightened to a dead heat.
Netanyahu to seek early election in 4 months
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said he supported an early general election in four months\’ time, a ballot polls say could strengthen his hand as Israel confronts Iran\’s nuclear ambitions.
Iran parliament vote seen bolstering Supreme Leader
Iranians voted on Friday in a parliamentary election likely to reinforce Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei\’s power over rival hardliners led by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Obama: ‘All options’ – including diplomacy – still on with Iran
All options are on the table for Iran, but a diplomatic solution to the impasse over its nuclear weapons program is still a possibility, President Obama said in his State of the Union speech.