Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of political elections.
Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of political elections.
Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of political elections.
Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of political elections.
(Reuters) — When House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner, a Republican, jolted Washington this week by inviting Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress, his office said it had been done “on behalf of the bipartisan leadership.” In reality, it was among the most partisan moves so far by America’s newly Republican-controlled Congress. Fuming…
Four political parties that mostly represent Israel’s Arab minority have decided to run together in elections on March 17, creating a potential counter-weight to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his right-wing allies. Opinion polls suggest the united Arab list could secure 11 seats in the 120-seat parliament, around the same level as they hold individually…
In the musical Funny Girl about Jewish-American entertainer Fanny Brice, Barbra Streisand implored her friend Eddie “Don’t bring a cloud to rain on my parade.” That’s what Benjamin Netanyahu did this week: he rained on President Obama’s parade, marred his victory lap, played party-pooper at the after-party that Obama was holding following his triumphant State…
President Barack Obama will not meet Israel’s prime minister when he visits Washington in March, the White House said on Thursday, after being blindsided by the Republicans’ invitation to Benjamin Netanyahu to address the U.S. Congress on Iran. Bernadette Meehan, a spokeswoman for the White House National Security Council, said Obama was withholding an invitation…
(Reuters) — House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner on Wednesday invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress on Iran without consulting President Barack Obama, and the White House questioned whether protocol had been violated. Setting up a diplomatic showdown on an issue that has sharply divided Obama and congressional Republicans, Boehner announced the…
(JTA) — Remember that Hillary Clinton ad from 2008, the one where it’s 3 a.m. and the White House phone is ringing? The spot, an attempt to highlight Clinton’s superior experience compared to then Sen. Obama’s ostensible naivete, didn’t do much to save the Clinton campaign, which lost the Democratic primary that year. But that hasn’t…
Ruth Colian, head of the new party. // Tomer Appelbaum/Haaretz The first-ever Israeli political party dedicated to ultra-Orthodox women, was unveiled Monday. Heading the party, called “B’Zhutan: Haredi Women Making Change” is Ruth Colian, 33, a veteran social activist and feminist who declared that this was a “historic” step in a mission to “guarantee representation…
Israel’s strict campaign finance rules may pose hurdles to wealthy American Jews seeking to weigh in on the state’s upcoming elections. But that has not stopped some from making their voices heard. The few avenues open for activists in the United States wishing to influence the ballot’s outcome include providing limited funds to individual candidates…
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