Posts Tagged: labor party
Australian Senator Posts Photo Wearing a Mock Hamas Headband, Promptly Deletes Post
Lidia Thorpe, an independent senator in Australia, is facing criticism after posting a photo on social media wearing a mock Hamas headband. as Australian lawmakers...
No Deterrence for Israeli Demonstrations
JNS.org - In a social-media post on Friday night, Israel Defense Forces Maj. Gen. (res.) Tal Russo urged fellow anti-government activists to skip the demonstrations...
Denouncing Israel’s Judicial Reforms Won’t Have the Effect Herzog Desires
JNS.org - Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s latest plea for judicial-reform compromise was more than merely impassioned. Indeed, his speech to the nation on Thursday evening...
Israel’s Labor leader: West Bank Won’t Be Part of Israel
i24 News - During an audience exchange at Channel 12 on Saturday, the head of Israel's center-left Labor party said it's a "shame" to invest...
Israeli Media Weighs Conservative, Labour Leaders as UK Election in Full Swing
As British citizens headed to the polls on Thursday for what appears to be the closest election in decades, Israeli media weighed in on which...
Poll: Israeli PM Netanyahu Boosted by Firm Position on Iran Nuclear Deal
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's firm stance on the recent Iranian nuclear deal has boosted his governing Likud-Beitenu coalition in a new poll, Israel's Globes...
Israel’s Labor Party Elects Herzog to Replace Yachimovich as New Leader
Times of Israel - "We will challenge the [Netanyahu] government until we reclaim the leadership [of the country]," said Isaac Herzog, the Labor Party's new...
Bennett to Hurriyet Daily: “We Have to Find Ways to Talk to Turkey and Reduce Tension”
Naftali Bennett, the rising star of right-wing Israeli politics, told the Turkish Hurriyet Daily News over the weekend that Turkey is an important ally and steps...
Ehud Barak’s Tangled Legacy
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak - heroic military commander, failed politician, and bane of Jewish settlers - has announced his intention to resign from public...
Twitter Ignores Death Threats While British Labor Party Acts
Britain's Labor Party acted swiftly in responding to anti-Israel death threats made by a man named Sherreef Abdallah on Twitter, by suspending him. Responding to a...
Amir Peretz to Seek Labor Party Chairmanship
Israeli Knesset member Amir Peretz will announce his candidacy for chairman of the Labor Party, Israel's Channel 2 has reported. This comes two months after Defense Minister Ehud Barak announced that...
