Briefs
Jewish Journal
May 12, 2005
President Bush is expected to sign legislation that gives $200 million in aid to support the Palestinians.
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israel
Israel Foresees Pullout Headaches
Leslie Susser
March 17, 2005
Israeli officials are expecting such massive resistance to the disengagement that they have developed a detailed plan of operation to carry it out.
Bush Touts Palestine in Europe
Ron Kampeas, JTA
February 24, 2005
President Bush is declaring his hope for a Palestinian state loud and clear, and no wonder — it\’s almost the price of entry to the alliance with Europe that he urgently wants to revive.
U.S. Hedges Stand on Abbas Victory
Ron Kampeas, JTA
January 13, 2005
It was an invitation without an R.S.V.P. Come on over, President Bush told his newly elected Palestinian Authority counterpart — but let\’s wait to set a date. The check is in the mail, I\’m just not sure how much.
Israel Lays Plans for Post-Arafat Era
Leslie Susser
November 11, 2004
Sharon made two key decisions. Israel will do whatever it can from a distance to help Mahmoud Abbas, who seems to be emerging as the dominant figure in the new Palestinian leadership, to establish his position, but at the same time it will prepare for chaos if the broad coalition Abbas is forming falls apart.
Why Bush: Kerry Could Harm Israel
Sen. Norm Coleman
October 28, 2004
Debates are a chance for the candidates to speak without scripts and show what they truly believe. And in the first presidential debate, Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) made a revealing comment.
Why Kerry: Bush Policies Endanger Israel
Rep. Henry Waxman
October 28, 2004
Republicans are trying to woo traditionally Democratic Jewish voters to President Bush. Their argument is that the president\’s re-election is in the best interest of both the United States and Israel. We strongly disagree.
Bush Says Magic Word: Israel
Matthew E. Berger
September 9, 2004
President Bush one-upped John Kerry by uttering the word \”Israel\” in his speech Sept. 2 accepting the Republican presidential nomination, but it\’s unclear whether the simple mention of the Jewish state will have any effect on Jewish voters.
Evangelicals Back Israel at RNC
Ron Kampeas, JTA
September 2, 2004
\”Evangelical Christians support Israel because according to prophecy, Jews have to be in Israel in order for the apocalypse to happen, and the messiah and all that stuff,\” Al Franken said.
\”And when that happens, of course, Jews will all burn in hell,\” he said. \”And so I think at that point the coalition will break up.\”
Did Feith Cross the Pro-Israel Line?
Leonard Fein
September 2, 2004
Intelligence sharing between America and Israel goes on at the highest levels and is remarkably intimate — but it is not, nor can it be supposed it ever will or even should be, complete.
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