Politics
Deputy Defense Minister Danny Danon Elected Head of Likud Convention
Times of Israel - Deputy Defense Minister Danny Danon was elected head of the Likud convention by a landslide late Tuesday in a show...
Poll: Anthony Weiner Leads Among Democrats in NYC Mayoral Race
Wall Street Journal - Former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner leads City Council Speaker Christine Quinn in the race for New York City's Democratic mayoral nomination for the first time, snatching the frontrunner mantle...
Obama: US ‘Following All Appropriate Legal Channels’ to Extradite Edward Snowden
The Hill - President Obama said Monday that the U.S. is "following all appropriate legal channels" in attempting to extradite Edward Snowden. "What we know is that we're following all the appropriate legal channels and working...
Bedouin Bill Passes First Knesset Reading, Despite Protest from Arab MKs
Ynet - Arab Knesset members left the plenum Monday evening in protest of the Praver Bill, which aims to evict illegal Bedouin communities in the Negev. The Arab MKs returned to the plenum only after Welfare...
Term ‘Israel’ Used on Internal IRS Screening Documents
Bloomberg - The U.S. Internal Revenue Service used the terms "progressive," "Israel" and "occupy" on internal...
US: Snowden ‘Should Not be Allowed to Proceed in Any Further International Travel’
Reuters - Fugitive former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden was seeking asylum in Ecuador...
Opinion: Rouhani Will Bring No Real Change to Iran
The Weekly Standard - Iranians aren't wrong to celebrate the presidential victory of Hassan Rouhani....
Rabbi to Lead Argentinian Political Party
JTA - Rabbi Sergio Bergman will lead the ticket for the center-right PRO Party in...
Senator McCaskill: ‘I Think The Guardian Has an Agenda’
Politico - Sen. Claire McCaskill on Thursday called out The Guardian's reporting on the...
Deputy Defense Minister Danny Danon Elected Head of Likud Convention
Times of Israel - Deputy Defense Minister Danny Danon was elected head of the Likud convention by a landslide late Tuesday in a show of...
Poll: Anthony Weiner Leads Among Democrats in NYC Mayoral Race
Wall Street Journal - Former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner leads City Council Speaker Christine Quinn in the race for New York City's Democratic mayoral...
Obama: US ‘Following All Appropriate Legal Channels’ to Extradite Edward Snowden
The Hill - President Obama said Monday that the U.S. is "following all appropriate legal channels" in attempting to extradite Edward Snowden. "What we know is...
Bedouin Bill Passes First Knesset Reading, Despite Protest from Arab MKs
Ynet - Arab Knesset members left the plenum Monday evening in protest of the Praver Bill, which aims to evict illegal Bedouin communities in the Negev....
Term ‘Israel’ Used on Internal IRS Screening Documents
Bloomberg - The U.S. Internal Revenue Service used the terms "progressive," "Israel" and "occupy" on internal documents that helped agency employees screen groups' applications for tax-exempt...
US: Snowden ‘Should Not be Allowed to Proceed in Any Further International Travel’
Reuters - Fugitive former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden was seeking asylum in Ecuador on Sunday after Hong Kong allowed his departure for Russia in...
Opinion: Rouhani Will Bring No Real Change to Iran
The Weekly Standard - Iranians aren't wrong to celebrate the presidential victory of Hassan Rouhani. It is a (small) thumb in the eye of the...
Rabbi to Lead Argentinian Political Party
JTA - Rabbi Sergio Bergman will lead the ticket for the center-right PRO Party in Argentina's national elections. The PRO Party confirmed the decision on Saturday...
Senator McCaskill: ‘I Think The Guardian Has an Agenda’
Politico - Sen. Claire McCaskill on Thursday called out The Guardian's reporting on the NSA leaks and Edward Snowden, saying there's "context that's ...
Defense Secretary Hagel: Taliban Talks ‘Worth the Risk’
The Hill - Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Thursday defended the administration's decision to launch peace talks with the Taliban, saying the move...
US Members of Congress Call for Renewed Push Against EU for Failure to Blacklist Hezbollah
Jerusalem Post - After developments on Wednesday set back efforts to convince the European Union to list Hezbollah as a terrorist organization, members...
Chief Rabbinate Electoral Machinations
The sleazy political machinations surrounding the impending elections for the Chief Rabbinate are shameful. There is today a unique opportunity for ending the excessive influence exerted...
Florida Poll: Clinton Would Defeat Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio in 2016
Politico- Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton would win Florida against both Sen. Marco Rubio and former Gov. Jeb Bush in the 2016 presidential election,...
Hold Peres Accountable: Questions to Ask the President of Israel
The President of Israel, Shimon Peres, pushing 90, celebrates his longevity with a birthday bash this week that includes thousands of invited guests and hundreds...
