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Elections silly season
It is election season in Israel with all the attendant empty promises, scandals, and political jockeying. Bayit Yehudi head and Education Minister Naftali Bennett took his deputy, Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked, and left the party, forming a new party simply … Continue reading
The British elections – what went wrong?
Almost right up to election day most of us were feeling pretty blasé about the British elections. Theresa May was sure to get in with an even larger majority than she had before. After all, who would vote for that … Continue reading
Posted in Antisemitism, International relations
Tagged antisemitism, Board of Deputies, Britain, Conservatives, elections, Jeremy Corbyn, Jonathan Arkush, Labour Party, Theresa May, UK
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Is Erdogan going to help Geert Wilders get elected in Holland?
While we were out celebrating Purim, a different kind of “nahafoch hu” – a topsy turvy event – was occurring in Holland. It all started when Turkish President, in his bid to turn himself into a modern-day Sultan, has been … Continue reading
Posted in International relations, Mideast news
Tagged anti-immigration, elections, Geert Wilders, Germany, Holland, immigrants, Muslims, Netherlands, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right-wing, Turkey
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Meanwhile, upheaval in the rest of the world
While we in Israel have been caught up with the wave of terror and violence that has been sweeping Israel in recent months, the rest of the world has not been standing idly by. Paris, Brussels and the rest of … Continue reading
Posted in Defence and Military, Mideast news, Terrorism
Tagged Argentina, elections, Iran, ISIS, Islamists, Mali, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Russia, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Vladimir Putin
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Turkey’s election results – good for Israel and the Kurds?
Some good news emerged from Turkey last week after their parliamentary elections. Honest Reporting writes: 1. Elections results are in and Turkey’s ruling AKP Party lost it’s parliamentary majority. As it remains the country’s largest party, the question is what kind … Continue reading
Posted in International relations, Israel news, Mideast news
Tagged AKP, elections, Kurds, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey, Turkey-Israel relations
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We have a government (for as long as it lasts)
Last night, or early this morning, Binyamin Netanyahu finally cobbled together a governing coalition with the slimmest of majorities – 1 seat. The haggling and horse trading went down to the wire and no one was sure we wouldn’t wake … Continue reading
Posted in Israel news
Tagged Bayit Yehudi, Binyamin Netanyahu, coalition, elections, haredim, Israeli politics, Kulanu, Likud, Moshe Kachlon, Naftali Bennett, Shas, UTJ, Zionist Union
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