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Opinion Bibi Picks Adelson’s Paper to Deny Meddling
When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denied interfering in U.S. elections today, he chose an odd platform to air his position. He gave the interview to an Israeli newspaper owned by casino mogul Sheldon Adelson, a top Republican donor who has vowed to give tens of millions of dollars to defeat President Barack Obama. Netanyahu’s…
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Breaking News Bibi Insists Focus Is Iran, Not White House
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday denied accusations he was interfering in U.S. politics after coming under fire for fiercely criticising Washington’s handling of Iran. Relations between Netanyahu and President Barack Obama hit a new low this week after the Israeli leader said nations that failed to set red lines for Iran did not…
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Israel News Israel’s Iran Debate Comes to America
It was a tale of two Israels, put on display just miles apart in the nation’s capital, in the midst of a presidential race in which Israel seem to be insistently interposing itself. As that race goes into its last and most intense lap, two top Israeli political figures arrived here to promote dueling views…
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News Fewer Jews in Congress, Bibi’s Red Line, ZOA Woes
In this week’s podcast, host Josh Nathan-Kazis is joined by Forward Washington correspondent Nathan Guttman to discuss the impending drop in the number of congressional seats held by Jews. Then Editor Jane Eisner joins the conversation to discuss why Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s posturing on Iran is becoming a campaign issue. Finally, Josh and…
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Opinion Bibi’s ‘Snub’ Leak Makes Sense to Some
It’s surely an irony of the current public spat between Israel and the White House: An Israeli government that tut-tuts every time important public figures speak their mind on Iran has no qualms about leaking sensitive information when it suits its own perceived interests. Whatever the truth of the current spat between Jerusalem and Washington…
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Breaking News Bibi’s Deputy Disagrees With Him on Iran
Benjamin Netanyahu’s deputy for intelligence and atomic affairs on Thursday broke with the Israeli prime minister’s call for Iran to be confronted with a “red line” beyond which its disputed nuclear programme would face military attack. In a broadcast interview, Deputy Prime Minister Dan Meridor appeared to side with the United States in balking at…
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Opinion Iraq War ‘Godfather’ Opposes Iran Strike
The man once known as the intellectual godfather of the Iraq war opposes a military strike on Iran. Bernard Lewis, 96, the British-born expert on the Middle East who enjoyed exceptionally close ties to the Bush administration, told the Forward at a gala dinner held in his honor last night that he didn’t support military…
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Breaking News Netanyahu Says He Had ‘Good’ Chat With Obama
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his one-hour, late-night phone call with President Obama was “a good conversation.” “We spoke about our common goal of stopping Iran from developing its nuclear weapons program, and our desire to closely coordinate our efforts,” Netanyahu told The Jerusalem Post. Though Netanyahu would not give details of the conversation…
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