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    Mar 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Obama speechwriter shapes policy with his pen

    <span class="runtimeTopic">WASHINGTON</span> -- One of Ben Rhodes&rsquo; first tasks when he followed Barack Obama to the White House in 2009 was to help craft the presidential speech, delivered in Cairo, that urged a restart of Mideast peace talks, called America&rsquo;s alliance with Israel &ldquo;unbreakable&rdquo; and described Palestinian statelessness as &ldquo;intolerable.&rdquo;
    WASHINGTON -- One of Ben Rhodes’ first tasks when he followed Barack Obama to the White House in 2009 was to help craft the presidential speech, delivered in Cairo, that urged a restart of Mideast peace talks, called America’s alliance with...

    Tags: Politics, U.S. Embassy, Arab Spring, Jerusalem (Israel), Social Media

    2. Mar 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. With Obama visit looming, new Israeli government sworn in

    JERUSALEM -- Nearly two months after general elections were held, Israel's new government was sworn in Monday amid sharp criticism from opposition parties.
    JERUSALEM -- Nearly two months after general elections were held, Israel's new government was sworn in Monday amid sharp criticism from opposition parties. After a grueling six weeks of negotiations that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu likened to...

    Tags: Politics, Labor Legislation, Christian Orthodoxy, Interior Policy, Career and Workplace

    3. Mar 8, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Obama trip to Israel still on

    <span class="runtimeTopic">WASHINGTON</span> -- President Obama will travel to Israel and the West Bank this month regardless of whether Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been able to form his new government, an aide to the president said Friday.
    WASHINGTON -- President Obama will travel to Israel and the West Bank this month regardless of whether Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been able to form his new government, an aide to the president said Friday. The White House had previously left...

    Tags: Politics, Government, Jerusalem (Israel), Travel, Barack Obama

    4. Feb 25, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Palestinians at funeral protest death of prisoner

    SAIR, West Bank &mdash; As Israel looked for ways to contain growing Palestinian anger over the death of a West Bank detainee in its custody, thousands of mourners gathered Monday for the funeral of the man Palestinian officials say succumbed to torture by Israeli interrogators.
    SAIR, West Bank — As Israel looked for ways to contain growing Palestinian anger over the death of a West Bank detainee in its custody, thousands of mourners gathered Monday for the funeral of the man Palestinian officials say succumbed to torture...

    Tags: Politics, Government, Heart Attack, Prisons, Justice and Rights

    5. Feb 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Israel's Netanyahu brings longtime rival Livni into coalition

    JERUSALEM &ndash; Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced an agreement Tuesday night to bring his onetime political foe Tzipi Livni, head of the centrist Movement Party, into his pending coalition government.
    JERUSALEM – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced an agreement Tuesday night to bring his onetime political foe Tzipi Livni, head of the centrist Movement Party, into his pending coalition government. Livni, a former foreign minister...

    Tags: Politics, Israel, Tzipi Livni, Benjamin Netanyahu, Elections

    6. Jan 25, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Some Israelis used 'strategic voting' in parliamentary elections

    <span style="font-size: small;">JERUSALEM &mdash; With elections looming, waitress Gal Har-Gaash, 21, favored a strong, conservative leader like Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, head of the Likud Party.</span>
    JERUSALEM — With elections looming, waitress Gal Har-Gaash, 21, favored a strong, conservative leader like Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, head of the Likud Party. Long-time liberal Yakov Castro, 38, was attracted by Labor Party Chair Shelly...

    Tags: Politics, Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace, Religion and Belief, Afghanistan

    7. Jan 22, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. High voter turnout in Israeli elections lifts hopes of leftists

    JERUSALEM &mdash; &nbsp;A stronger-than-expected voter turnout in Israel&rsquo;s parliamentary elections Tuesday lifted hopes of center-left parties, who expect to be the beneficiary of the trend.
    JERUSALEM —  A stronger-than-expected voter turnout in Israel’s parliamentary elections Tuesday lifted hopes of center-left parties, who expect to be the beneficiary of the trend. As of 6 p.m., 55.5% of eligible voters had cast their...

    Tags: Politics, Barack Obama, Tel Aviv (Israel), Israel, Tzipi Livni

    8. Jan 24, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Final vote tally in Israel gives right slight edge

    JERUSALEM &ndash; A final tally released Thursday of votes from this week's&nbsp; parliamentary election in Israel broke the virtual tie between rival ideological factions, giving the right-wing bloc, including religious parties, 61 seats in the Knesset, compared with 59 seats for the center-left, including Arab parties.
    JERUSALEM – A final tally released Thursday of votes from this week's  parliamentary election in Israel broke the virtual tie between rival ideological factions, giving the right-wing bloc, including religious parties, 61 seats in the Knesset,...

    Tags: Politics, Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace, Religion and Belief, Tzipi Livni

    9. Jan 22, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Exit polls: Israeli right-wing bloc heading to narrow election win

    JERUSALEM -- With one of the highest voter turnouts since 1999, Israelis once again threw their support behind the nation&rsquo;s conservative and religious political parties, probably ensuring the reelection of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, according to exit polls Tuesday night by Israeli television channels.
    JERUSALEM -- With one of the highest voter turnouts since 1999, Israelis once again threw their support behind the nation’s conservative and religious political parties, probably ensuring the reelection of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,...

    Tags: Politics, Christian Orthodoxy, Religion and Belief, Tzipi Livni, Polls

    10. Dec 14, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Israeli foreign minister resigns as criminal charges loom

    JERUSALEM &ndash; A day after government prosecutors announced plans to indict him for breach of trust, Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said Friday he would step down from office and focus on resolving the criminal case against him.
    JERUSALEM – A day after government prosecutors announced plans to indict him for breach of trust, Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said Friday he would step down from office and focus on resolving the criminal case against him. Most...

    Tags: Politics, Hosni Mubarak, Benjamin Netanyahu, Elections, Likud

    11. Dec 30, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Israel's former foreign minister indicted on fraud charges

    JERUSALEM &mdash; Avigdor Lieberman, Israel's controversial former foreign minister, was indicted Sunday on charges of fraud and breach of trust.
    This post has been corrected. See the note below for details.
    JERUSALEM — Avigdor Lieberman, Israel's controversial former foreign minister, was indicted Sunday on charges of fraud and breach of trust. The indictment, issued in a Jerusalem court, follows a long, drawn-out legal investigation into accusations...

    Tags: Politics, Political Corruption, Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, Parliament

    12. Dec 4, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Israel's deputy foreign minister dropped from election slate

    JERUSALEM – Israel’s Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon, who served as ambassador to the U.S. from 2002 to 2006, has been dropped from nationalist party Yisrael Beiteinu’s slate of candidates for the upcoming election, Israeli media...

    Tags: Politics, Israel, Elections

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