Posts Tagged: likud
Olmert: Count Your Blessings and Retire Graciously
Following the verdict of the Jerusalem District Court, I was very relieved that Ehud Olmert will not be behind bars, unless the "Holyland"...
Remembering Shamir: The Integrity of “No”
The people of Israel lost a true leader with the passing of Yitzhak Shamir. Before assuming the reins as our seventh prime minister, Shamir...
Middle East Peace Fantasies and the Israeli Reality
For the Prime Minister of Israel, it is flattery time in the international media. Having concluded that, for the foreseeable future, the Likudnik ogre from...
Religion and the State of Israel at a Crossroads
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and his new coalition partner, Shaul Mofaz, have pledged to introduce legislative reforms which will ensure that all Israeli...
Benjamin ‘Bibi’ Netanyahu is Not a King
I would love to pretend that when I started my last column with "If there are to be no more surprises", I really had some...
The Great Divide: American Liberals Don’t Understand Israeli Politics
Israeli politics has been thrown into an uproar by the decision of the sinking Kadima Party and its leader Shaul Mofaz to throw in their...
New Kadima Chairman Blasts Livni for Failure
Shaul Mofaz, the Israeli Kadima party's new chairmain who recently entered a unity government with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Likud, said he...
The New Israeli Coalition and the Elephant in the Cabinet Room
Rarely do politics in a democratic country wrap up as neatly as they did for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this week. Having scheduled new...
The Opportunities and Dangers of Israel’s New Unity Government
The dramatic coup by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Opposition Leader Shaul Mofaz to form a national unity government and set aside elections until November...
Netanyahu’s Enduring Political Game
Following the recent announcement by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he will run for president of the Likud Convention, the future of the current Likud...
The Erosion of Israeli Leadership
It is somewhat depressing to observe the stark contrasts between the caliber and extraordinary dedication of Israel's founding fathers and our more recent leaders. This would...
Netanyahu – the Pros and Cons
Two months ago at the UN General Assembly, we proudly observed as our Prime Minister employed his golden tongue to promote the case for...
Tzipi Livni Should Resign Now
Opposition Leader Tzipi Livni's unprecedented outburst against Prime Minister Netanyahu to an American audience, in my opinion, warrants Kadima calling for her immediate...
Understanding the Israeli Economic Crisis, And the Opportunity
Since the beginning of the current social unrest in Israel, many worried supporters of the Jewish state abroad who aren't members of the Liberal-Bolshevist cult...
