Noteworthy sessions and events at the G.A.
Jewish Journal
November 9, 2006
Noteworthy sessions and events at the General Assembly
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Names to Watch on Way Up, Down in ’06
James D. Besser
December 29, 2005
Here are a handful of people to watch in the coming 12 months — some on the way up; some on the way down.
Bibi Up, Sharon Down — for Now
Jewish Journal Staff
December 22, 2005
Former prime minister Benjamin \”Bibi\” Netanyahu is back in control of Israel\’s Conservative Likud Party as his onetime ally and current rival, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, recovers from a mild stroke.
Netanyahu Resigns Over Gaza
Leslie Susser
August 11, 2005
Benjamin Netanyahu\’s resignation from the Israeli Cabinet may have come too late to scuttle Israel\’s planned withdrawal from Gaza and the northern West Bank, but it seems almost certain to change the face of Israeli politics.
Bibi May Mount Sharon Challenge
Idan Ivri
July 7, 2005
At the moment, Benjamin Netanyahu is working under Prime Minister Ariel Sharon as finance minister, but at a stop in Beverly Hills last week, Netanyahu sounded like he\’d rather have Sharon\’s job.
\”Bibi,\” who served as prime minister from 1996 to 1999, has denied rumors that he will soon resign his post, but has been sounding more and more like a political candidate in recent months.
Most notably, he\’s staked out a position opposing Sharon\’s plan to evacuate settlers and troops next month from the Gaza Strip.
Is Bibi Set to Challenge Sharon?
Leslie Susser
June 16, 2005
Everyone in the Israeli political establishment knows it\’s only a matter of time before Benjamin Netanyahu challenges Prime Minister Ariel Sharon for leadership of the Likud Party and the country.
Netanyahu, Sharon Face-Off
Leslie Susser
November 21, 2002
The smart money says Israelis won\’t have to wait until next January\’s general election to know who their next prime minister will be: Nearly all the pundits agree it will be the winner of the Nov. 28 Likud Party leadership primary between Ariel Sharon and Benjamin Netanyahu.
Netanyahu’s Tactical Mistake
David Newman
June 13, 2002
Former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a major tactical blunder when he pushed through the vote in the Likud Party central committee to the effect that they would no longer discuss or consider the future establishment of a Palestinian state as a means to resolving the Israel-Palestine conflict. Not only did he lose public support inside Israel, not only did he lose the international image he has taken so long to build up in the foreign news media, especially in the United States, but more important than all that, he tried to force his party into adopting a policy that is passé. The decision of the Likud Party was, to put it simply, meaningless.
Likud Vote May Help Sharon
Leslie Susser
May 16, 2002
It\’s no secret that former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu plans to challenge Ariel Sharon for leadership of the Likud Party and, he hopes, succeed Sharon as prime minister of Israel. So when Netanyahu moved to have Likud\’s Central Committee vote May 12 against the establishment of a Palestinian state, it seemed he had found the perfect weapon to accelerate Sharon\’s political demise
Is This Really a New Bibi?
David Landau
December 14, 2000
Just 18 months after Benjamin Netanyahu was voted out of office, public opinion polls show that he would decimate Prime Minister Ehud Barak in a head-to-head contest — if Netanyahu can only get around the legal obstacles to his candidacy.
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