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Aaron Bandler
November 25, 2019
Category
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Eitan Arom
May 4, 2016
Beny Alagem wants to make a deal with Beverly Hills voters.
Knesset passes bill requiring referendum to cede land within Israel
Jewish Journal
March 13, 2014
Israeli voters must approve any surrender of sovereign Israeli territory under a bill passed by the Knesset.
Netanyahu says he would put peace deal to referendum
Jewish Journal
May 2, 2013
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday he would put any peace deal with the Palestinians to a referendum, raising expectations that direct negotiations might soon resume following a two-year stalemate.
Religious “No!” to Proposition 8
Jewish Journal
October 28, 2008
Proposition 8 is California ballot initiative that legally restricts marriage to only a relationship between a man and a woman, depriving gays and lesbians a state mandated constitutional civil right. In opposing this ballot-measure, I know I am optimistically standing on firm religious ground.
Rabbis on anti-gay marriage Prop 8: Yes, no, maybe
Tom Tugend
October 10, 2008
Same-sex marriage is likely to remain a hot-button issue in the presidential race, with Prop. 8 backers looking to Sen. John McCain for ideological support, and opponents to Sen. Barack Obama.
Big Bay Area Jewish turnout for gay weddings
Jewish Journal
June 22, 2008
As dozens of gay couples celebrated legal weddings at San Francisco City Hall, Jews representing numerous organizations set up a chupah, volunteers passed out plates of marble cake frosted with the phrase \”Mazel Tov\” and invited couples to partake in rituals.
Sharon’s Knesset Win Could Be a Loss
Leslie Susser
October 28, 2004
Tuesday, Oct. 26 may well go down as one of the more important, and bizarre, dates in the annals of Israeli politics.
Fate of Sharon, Gaza May Hang on Vote
Leslie Susser
October 21, 2004
With opposition mounting among settlers and in his own Likud Party, Ariel Sharon\’s political future and the fate of his plan to withdraw from the Gaza Strip and northern West Bank may be decided in the Knesset next week.
The Israeli prime minister hopes to win a decisive majority in the Oct. 26 vote on his disengagement plan, laying to rest the debate over its legitimacy and blocking growing pressure for a nationwide referendum. But a victory is not a foregone conclusion, and if he loses, it\’s difficult to see how Sharon can continue as prime minister.
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