Opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu, Chairman of the Likud, speaks at the opening of the winter session of the Knesset, Israeli Parliament, as President Shimon Peres looks on, in Jerusalem, October 27, 2008. Polls show Kadima leader Tzipi Livni ahead of right-wing Likud Chariman Benjamin Netanyahu in the upcoming elections. (UPI Photo/Debbie Hill - POOL)
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Israeli City Reels in Wake of Racist Riots
ACRE, Israel -- An uneasy calm has settled on the mixed Arab-Israeli town of Acre in northern Israel after five days of almost continuous rioting left widespread physical damage to property, and irreparable emotional and psychological damage to the city's residents who in the past have co-existed in an uneasy and fragile peace.
Olmert: Israel Should Pull Out From Occupied Lands
A statement by the retiring Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has provoked a shock reaction in Israel and restrained joy among Arabs. "I am saying what no previous Israeli leader has ever said: we should withdraw from almost all of the territories, including East Jerusalem and in the Golan Heights," Olmert said in an interview to the Yediot Ahronot on the eve of the Jewish New Year.
Tough Task Ahead for Livni
JERUSALEM – Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, the newly elected leader of Israel's ruling Kadima party, began negotiations last Friday to form a new cabinet following her narrow win in the party primaries over closest rival Shaul Mofaz.
Georgia (and Israel) on My Mind
Last month's five-day war in Georgia, a tiny neighbor of Russia and Turkey, rekindled memories of the beautiful American ballad, "Georgia on My Mind," which was written in 1930 and became a famous hit only in 1960 when the popular blind American singer, Ray Charles, introduced it nationwide.
Assad to Jerusalem: Dream or Reality?
Will President Bashar Assad of Syria, like Anwar Sadat of Egypt and Menachem Begin of Israel, become a recipient of a Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of extraordinary efforts in advancing the cause of peace with justice in the Middle East?
Palestinian Disunity has Chilling Effect on Peace Process
Among the many conflicts in the Middle East — Syria's attempted destabilization of Lebanon, Iranian ambitions to build a nuclear program, and the war in Iraq — the Israeli-Palestinian conflict remains the most emotionally charged issue. To this day, Muslims and Arabs continue to perceive Israel's very existence as illegitimate: an entity serving the interests of the imperialist and colonialist West.
Obama Visits Israel 'to Win Jewish Votes'
AMMAN -- On his first visit to the volatile Middle East as the U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama sought to sell his pledge to directly engage in a peace process, should he become president, but his 36-hour stop in Israel – with a little time in the West Bank – appeared more of a campaign attempt to win over Jewish votes back in the United States.
Prisoner Swap is a Bitter Pill for Israelis
JERUSALEM -- Following the state of Israel's recent prisoner swap with the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah, during which the remains of two Israeli soldiers, captured during the Second Lebanon War in 2006, were exchanged for four Hezbollah resistance members, the remains of over another 100, and the notorious Samir Kuntar, a former member of the Palestine Liberation Front (PLF), Israel has been busy licking its wounds and struggling to come to terms with the deal.
A Sustainable Road Map for Fighting Anti-Semitism
Jews should break their silence; gentiles should tackle anti-Semitism.
Lebanon: Time for Peace With Israel
JERUSALEM -- Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora announced earlier this month that the upcoming prisoner swap between Lebanon and Israel constitutes a "national success" for Lebanon; a significant triumph over Israel. Many people in Israel share this view. The deal is widely considered a failure in Israel's deterrence power; proof of the futility of the last war between the two countries.
