Tag Archives: elections

Meanwhile, upheaval in the rest of the world

Posted on 25 November 2015 by

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 →

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Turkey’s election results – good for Israel and the Kurds?

Posted on 15 June 2015 by

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 →

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We have a government (for as long as it lasts)

Posted on 7 May 2015 by

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 →

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Senator John McCain tells Obama: “Get over your temper tantrum”

Posted on 23 March 2015 by

Following on from Senators Tom Cotton and Marco Rubio, Republican Senator and former Presidential hopeful John McCain joined in in the Senatorial onslaught on President Obama’s petty vindictiveness against Binyamin Netanyahu in the wake of his win in the Israeli … Continue reading →

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Senators Rubio, Cotton, slam Obama on his assault on Israel

Posted on 22 March 2015 by

At the end of my last post I promised to show how much support there is for Israel in Congress itself. Here are two fantastic videos of two senators staunchly defending Israel while slamming Obama for his disgraceful treatment of … Continue reading →

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Good News Friday

Posted on 20 March 2015 by

After the roller-coaster week that we’ve just gone through, I feel the need to post a Good News Friday installment to ease our ragged nerves!🙂 First, a sign from the Heavens!  A solar eclipse took place a couple of hours … Continue reading →

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