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    Feb 11, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  1. Netanyahu's choices

    As President Barack Obama begins his second term, he faces a series of Middle East challenges far more daunting than when he began his presidency in 2009. These problems include:
    As President Barack Obama begins his second term, he faces a series of Middle East challenges far more daunting than when he began his presidency in 2009. These problems include: •what to do about the Arab-Israeli conflict, with peace talks between...

    Tags: Religion and Belief, Barack Obama, Peace Negotiations, North Africa, Palestinian National Authority

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

  2. 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, 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: Civil Rights, Religion and Belief, Career and Workplace, Kadima, Knesset

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

  3. 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, 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: Christian Orthodoxy, Religion and Belief, Kadima, Knesset, Elections

    4. Jul 17, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  4. Kadima party breaks from Israeli government coalition

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    Israel’s much-touted grand coalition broke apart Tuesday as the centrist Kadima Party said it would quit less than three months after it surprised the nation by joining Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing government....
    5. Jun 11, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  5. Israeli authorities round up South Sudanese for deportation

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    Israeli immigration authorities on Monday arrested dozens of people in a crackdown on African migrants mainly targeting asylum seekers from South Sudan....
    6. May 8, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  6. New Israeli coalition expected to steer more moderate course

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    The surprise unity government announced by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has many observers predicting that the reformed coalition will embark on a more moderate path....
    7. May 7, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  7. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu decides to form unity government

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    In a surprise turnabout, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has decided to cancel the early election he had called just 24 hours before and instead form a unity government with opposition party Kadima, Israeli officials said Tuesday....
    8. May 6, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  8. Israel's Netanyahu calls early elections for September

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    Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed Sunday he is moving to dismantle what has been considered one of the more stable coalition governments in Israel’s history and calling for early elections in September....
    9. Feb 22, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  9. Israeli court overturns ultra-Orthodox military exemption law

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    Israel, ultra-Orthodox, military service, Netanyahu: Israel’s Supreme Court has dropped a political hot potato on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plate by overturning a law that had effectively exempted tens of thousands of ultra-...
    10. Jan 8, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  10. Arab League to increase the number of its monitors in Syria

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    The Arab League is pressing ahead with a heavily criticized observer mission in Syria, saying it will increase the number of monitors and calling on all sides to halt months of bloodshed. The head of the observers briefed an Arab League ministerial...
    11. Jan 8, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  11. Popular Israeli anchor to quit television and enter politics

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    Yair Lapid, a popular Israeli news anchor and television personality, is quitting journalism and heading for politics, local media reported Sunday....
    12. Aug 22, 2011 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  12. U.N. ploy could benefit Israel

    In September, the Palestinian Authority of Mahmoud Abbas plans to bring a statehood petition to the United Nations. The initial plan is to bring it to the Security Council for approval. If the U.S. vetoes it, as expected, the PA will then bring it to the U.N. General Assembly, where it hopes to mobilize a vast majority to support a Palestinian state along the pre-1967-war boundaries, with East Jerusalem as its capital.
    In September, the Palestinian Authority of Mahmoud Abbas plans to bring a statehood petition to the United Nations. The initial plan is to bring it to the Security Council for approval. If the U.S. vetoes it, as expected, the PA will then bring it to...

    Tags: Barack Obama, Peace Negotiations, Gaza Strip, Elections, Mahmoud Abbas

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