Literally, in a few hours Israelis will go to the polls to elect their next government. According to polls, incumbent party, Likud, and Zionist Union have been in a tight race, with ZU pulling ahead in recent days. Now, news out of Israel is that Tzipi Livni, one of the co-leaders of ZU, has withdrawn as …
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Welcome back friends...and thanks for stopping by. This week looms large in the Middle East as Israelis go to the polls, world powers resume negotiations with Iran, and leaders talk about resumption of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. The prophet Ezekiel tells us that Israel is the center of the world (Ezekiel 5:5, Ezekiel 38:12), so is …
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In his speech before the American Israel Public Affairs Conference (AIPAC) on Monday, Benjamin Netanyahu (Prime Minister of Israel) extolled the strong, long-standing relationship between Israel and the US. He also made a point of indicating his respect for President Obama and the office of the President. But he also made a very important statement: …
In what many see as a fitting illustration of US-Israeli relations, American Secretary of State John Kerry will be engaged in negotiations with Iran regarding a nuclear deal while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is addressing a US joint session of Congress regarding the threat of a nuclear Iran. It doesn't get any more messed …
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