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Israel Heads to Elections
Ending rampant speculation here in Israel, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu today announced his intentions to hold early elections--likely in January or early February--setting the stage for a short...
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Israel, Engage Abbas Now
The long-term prospects for the cease-fire between Israel and Hamas are, unfortunately, grim. But Israel may still have recourse with a Palestinian partner who is thoroughly different from Hamas.From...
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Israel Loses an Envoy
Early in his tenure as Israel’s foreign minister, Avigdor Lieberman explained why he refrained from heading diplomatic negotiations with the United States over the Palestinian issue: “For me to deal...
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Bibi Can't Lose in the Upcoming Israeli Elections
It's one of Washington's worst kept secrets: President Barack Obama's administration would prefer Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to lose the Israeli elections in January 2013. Netanyahu is not only...
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Israeli Elections: Netanyahu Presumed to Maintain Office
Editor's note: In an interview with Jason Mark of WBEZ Chicago Worldview, Natan Sachs discusses the election in Israel. Read an excerpt below.Jason Mark: Let’s just go off one of the latest headlines I...
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Israel Elections: Netanyahu’s New Coalition Troubles
Update: Exit polls indeed suggest a very narrow victory for Netanyahu’s right wing/religious bloc. The results suggest a difficult task ahead for Netanyahu of building—and maintaining—a stable...
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The Limits of U.S. Influence in Israel
A victory in Tuesday’s Israeli elections by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing Likud Yisrael Beiteinu alliance and the ascent of even more extreme parties are indications of Israelis’...
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Israeli Elections
Editor's note: In an interview with Owen Bennett-Jones of BBC World Service, Natan Sachs discusses the potential outcomes of the elections in Israel. Read an excerpt below.Owen Bennett-Jones: The...
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Time for U.S. to Stop Shielding Israel
We are now set for a third term for Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu. And, although Netanyahu’s Likud-Yisrael Beiteinu coalition seems to have underperformed expectations, a plurality of the vote...
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The Israeli Elections: What Do They Mean for the United States?
Event InformationJanuary 24, 201310:00 AM - 11:30 AM ESTSaul/Zilkha RoomsBrookings Institution1775 Massachusetts Avenue NWWashington, DC 20036Register for the EventIsraelis headed to the polls just...
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Bibi Netanyahu at Bay in Israel
Few foresaw the surprising setback suffered by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his Likud Party, and the right in general in Israel’s recent general election. It is an outcome that will have...
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Israelis Love to Argue: And Four Other Tips for Obama's First Presidential...
President Barack Obama's announced trip to Israel, Jordan, and the West Bank in March appears at once premature and long overdue. Premature because the tangible goals of this trip seem, as yet,...
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Brookings Experts on Netanyahu’s New Coalition Government in Israel
Yesterday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu unveiled his new coalition government, seven weeks after his re-election. Following deadlocked negotiations, a slimmer government—with just 21...
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Religious Politics at a Crossroads in Israel
On October 7th, a towering figure in Israeli religious life, Rabbi Ovadiah Yosef, died at age 93. His death leaves the political party he patronized, Shas, at an unprecedented moment of crisis....
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What Brookings experts are saying about Netanyahu's address to Congress
This week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke at a joint meeting of Congress. His address sparked an intense debate among U.S. and Israeli lawmakers over the protocol issues raised by the...
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For both Israel and the P5+1, strategic patience is the key
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s worries about a bad agreement between the P5+1 powers and Iran is not unfounded. The details of the framework agreement offered to Iran are not all available, but...
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Israeli elections week in review
Israeli reaction to Netanyahu’s speech to Congress Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to Congress last Tuesday drew mixed response from Israeli politicians and journalists that primarily...
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False flag: the bogus uproar over Iran's nuclear sunset
Since the Joint Plan of Action (JPOA) was reached in November 2013, critics have focused on a variety of its alleged deficiencies. But, perhaps no element of the JPOA has received as much scorn as its...
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Israeli elections: Who will win? (Take 3-ish)
Editor’s note: Israelis will go to the polls on March 17 to elect the 20th Knesset, Israel's parliament, which will then form a new government to replace Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's current...
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Israel’s upcoming elections: What to watch, what to expect
Event Information March 11, 2015 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM EDTFalk Auditorium Brookings Institution 1775 Massachusetts Avenue NW Washington, DC 20036 Register for the Event Israelis go to the polls on March...
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