Candidate Profile: Tzipi Livni — a clean record but some say untested
Dina Kraft
September 8, 2008
Polls show that Livni, 50, is the leading contender to win Kadima Party primaries Sept. 17 to succeed Ehud Olmert
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All signs point to Olmert’s ouster
Leslie Susser
June 2, 2008
The media and the political establishment in Israel already have decided: Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is through. Now the country could be heading for early elections.
Congress OKs bill barring military chaplains from mentioning Jesus in official prayers
Jewish Journal
October 5, 2006
Briefs courtesy of Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
Hamas Win Brings Mixed Reaction
David Finnigan
February 2, 2006
Two days after the terrorist group Hamas swept last week\’s Palestinian elections, Rabbi Steve Jacobs ended Shabbat services at Kol Tikvah in Woodland Hills with this striking comparison.
\”Mr. Begin was a terrorist, Mr. Shamir was a terrorist, Mr. Sharon was a terrorist,\” Jacobs said to his Reform congregation. \”History is replete with negotiations that took place with terrorists. Two days ago, Hamas didn\’t have to worry about paying civilians and creating an infrastructure.\”
Jacobs\’ branding of three Israeli prime ministers as onetime terrorists was jolting, even upsetting, to some in the audience. But Jacobs\’ point was clear: The Hamas victory did not necessarily spell doom to a negotiated peace between Israel and Palestinians.
Olmert’s Conversion From Pol to Leader
Larry Derfner
January 19, 2006
You have to judge politicians, especially those running for prime minister, without sentiment. And if they\’ve changed direction, you have to give more weight to what they\’ve done lately than what they did before. Unless the candidate is a truly malevolent character, you have to judge him or her on two things: leadership ability and political direction. And on that basis, I think Olmert is better suited to be prime minister than anybody else around.
‘Top Gun’ Lawyer Aims to Aid Likud
Tom Tugend
January 12, 2006
Born into a strongly Democratic family but later a founder of the Republican Jewish Coalition, Berman, at 51, is a man of strong physique and opinions.\n\n\”I am fed up with intermarriage and with rabbis who reach out to gay and intermarried couples,\” he said during an interview in his spacious Sunset Boulevard office.
Poor, Darfur Lose in Budget, Israel Gains
James D. Besser
January 5, 2006
Jewish groups, led by the United Jewish Communities (UJC), were particularly concerned about changes in Medicaid rules intended to slow the growth in the entitlement program.
Will Violence Again Flare Up in 2006?
Dan Baron
January 5, 2006
According to last week\’s Shin Bet report, arms smuggling into Gaza has skyrocketed sixfold since Israel left during the summer. In the West Bank, terrorists have already test fired a rocket in a bid to emulate the tactics of their Gazan comrades.
To Bomb or Not to Bomb Iran?
Leslie Susser
December 22, 2005
The extreme Islamist president of Iran has lobbed all sorts of verbal bombshells at Jews and Israel in recent weeks: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad repeatedly reiterated his desire to wipe Israel off the map, and he implied that the Holocaust is a myth.
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