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Romney: Israeli-Palestinian conflict ‘unsolvable’ [VIDEO]
Jewish Journal
September 18, 2012
Mitt Romney told fundraisers in a private meeting that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was \”unsolvable\” and that his strategy would be to \”kick the ball down the field.\”
Iran policy reveals split between U.S. Jewish and Israeli left
Jewish Journal
September 7, 2009
Israel\’s highest-ranking female soldier, Brig. Gen. Yisraela Oron, was sounding all the right notes for her J Street hosts.
Analysis: Gaza crisis is opportunity for Obama
Ron Kampeas, JTA
December 29, 2008
Does the mini-war underway between Israel and Hamas in and around the Gaza Strip present President-elect Barack Obama\’s incoming administration with a crisis or an opportunity?
ANALYSIS: Who advises McCain and Obama?
Ron Kampeas, JTA
October 28, 2008
It\’s easy to read too much into whom a candidate chooses to advise him before an election, but it is risky to avoid the tea leaves
Ehud Olmert should be indicted, Israeli police tell prosecutors
Jewish Journal
September 8, 2008
Ehud Olmert should be indicted on corruption charges, Israel police recommended Sunday. Bribery is the most serious of the charges that police recommended against the prime minister to Attorney General Menachem Mazuz. Others include fraud, breach of trust and money laundering.\n\n
McCain accepts nomination, offers little new on Israel, Iran
Jewish Journal
September 5, 2008
John McCain closed out the Republican convention Thursday night with a speech in which he defended traditional GOP policy points, while criticizing his party\’s recent performance and pledging to work with lawmakers across the aisle.
Biden, Palin lead campaign clash on Mideast
Ron Kampeas, JTA
September 4, 2008
The two vice-presidential candidates led the way Wednesday as the Obama and McCain campaigns worked to draw clear battle lines on Iran and Israel.
In economy-focused State of the Union speech, Bush offers no new Mideast ideas
Ron Kampeas, JTA
February 1, 2008
Just weeks after his first presidential visit to Israel, President Bush made clear his priority for his final year in office: the economy, stupid.
If the president has a Middle East breakthrough up his sleeve, he was not ready to reveal it Monday in the State of the Union address that precedes his last year in office.
Bibi Netanyahu ranks high … as racist demagogue
Larry Derfner
January 18, 2007
Imagine if any non-Jewish government official in the world cited the lowering of the Jewish birthrate in his country as an accomplishment, then recommended that his country\’s founding institution raise money to help poor non-Jewish families but not poor Jewish families.
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