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Israel says strikes in Syria target arms for Hezbollah
JERUSALEM — With three airstrikes against Syria since January, Israel has inserted itself forcefully into the "Arab Spring's" most intractable conflict, heightening fears that Syria's civil war could spiral into a regional conflagration. The...
Tags: Meet the Press (tv program), Weaponry, Unrest, Conflicts and War, United Nations, Armed Conflicts
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Low expectations for Obama's Israel visit
President Obama will arrive in Israel on Wednesday for his first visit since being elected in 2008. We wish him the best, but frankly, we have very low expectations. Indeed, it's hard to figure out why he's making the trip at all. The peace process...
Tags: Israeli Settlements, John Kerry, Petroleum Industry, Trips and Vacations, Hamas
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Israel's Netanyahu brings longtime rival Livni into coalition
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: Tzipi Livni, Benjamin Netanyahu, Knesset, Government, Politics
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Netanyahu officially asked to put together new Israeli government
JERUSALEM -- After being officially asked to form Israel’s next government, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Saturday said he would try to put together as broad a coalition as possible to cope with the country’s domestic and international...Tags: Benjamin Netanyahu, Religion and Belief, Labour Party (UK), Government, Politics
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Some Israelis used 'strategic voting' in parliamentary elections
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: Parties and Movements, Government, Politics, Labor Legislation, Voting
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High voter turnout in Israeli elections lifts hopes of leftists
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: Tzipi Livni, Tel Aviv (Israel), Benjamin Netanyahu, Knesset, Politics
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Final vote tally in Israel gives right slight edge
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: Tzipi Livni, Shas, Government, Justice and Rights, Labor Legislation
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TV viewers in Cuba got access to President Obama's inauguration
MEXICO CITY -- Television viewers in Cuba reportedly had the chance to watch U.S. President Obama's inauguration on Monday via a news feed from Venezuela's Telesur network. A real-time news feed from Telesur was made available to Cuban TV viewers only...
Tags: Entertainment, Cuba, Government, Politics, Barack Obama
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Inauguration 2013: What foreign media say about Obama's second term
People around the world tuned in Monday to President Obama's inauguration and weighed in on the challenges facing the U.S. leader in his second term. Here are some of the opinions expressed in foreign media about President Obama on his inauguration day:...
Tags: Iran, Xi Jinping, Egypt, Politics, Interior Policy
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Moscow sends planes to Mideast to evacuate Russians from Syria
MOSCOW -- The Russian government is sending planes to the Mideast to evacuate Russians who want to leave Syria, an official said Monday night. “On orders from the leadership of the Russian Federation, the Emergency Situations Ministry is sending...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Russia, Moscow (Russia)
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Israelis head to the polls in national vote
JERUSALEM – Millions of Israelis began streaming to polls Tuesday in a national election that will help shape the nation's future course amid rising regional instability and a ballooning budget deficit at home. More than 10,000 polling stations...
Tags: Benjamin Netanyahu, Government, Politics, Polls, Israel
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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’s conservative and religious political parties, probably ensuring the reelection of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,...
Tags: Tzipi Livni, Shas, Government, Politics, Religion and Belief
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