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ISRAEL HAPPENINGS
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Politics/Government, 2007:
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"And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy." (Revelation 13:1) |
Livni wins Israel leadership race, Palestinians pleased
Israeli FM now has chance to follow Golda Meir as Israel's second female prime minister, but must first cobble together majority coalition
Posted 9/22/08UPDATE: Israel's Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, suddenly resigned! (by David Bay)
Embattled Prime Minister Ehud Olmert announced Wednesday that he will resign in September, bringing a premature end to his hopes of leading Israel into a stable era of peace with its Arab neighbors.
Posted 8/4/08Report: Olmert To Suspend Himself from Office
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will suspend himself from office next week, and his deputy, Foreign Minster Tzipi Livni, will replace him during the current investigation against him, according to sources quoted by Voice of Israel government radio. The report has not been confirmed.
Posted 7/12/08Israeli president to be indicted for sex crimes
Posted 7/5/07Most Israelis unhappy with their democracy
70% say leaders don't care about public's opinion on issues; most still willing to defend the nation
Posted 6/11/07Naked, drunk, surrounded by sex toys - it's the Israeli ambassador
Once he was untied and the gag and ball were removed Mr Raphael identified himself as the ambassador but for perhaps the first time in his diplomatic career, this was a crisis he could not explain away.
Posted 3/14/07Netanyahu Going Into Action to Topple Olmert
Posted 4/19/07Netanyahu still favored as prime minister
Labor Party primaries raise possibility of current government's downfall, early elections
Posted 5/30/07Parliamentary Demand to Reopen Joseph's Tomb
In a letter to IDF Central Command Officer Major General Yair Naveh, the parliamentarians requested that the military authorities reopen Joseph's Tomb to Jewish visitors, taking whatever steps are necessary to ensure secure access.
Posted 2/16/07Post-Winograd, capital residents declare: 'We're lost' <- Sounds ripe for the AC's aid to me!
As a solution, he suggested speeding up investigations - and punishments - against wayward public servants. "Corruption, mistakes and poverty. We are sinking deeper and deeper into a pit. For this we established a country of our own?"
Posted 5/7/07Report says condition of Israel's Sharon slightly better
Posted 4/13/07Shimon Peres to replace Olmert?
Party members in backdoor meetings call for PM's immediate resignation
Posted 5/1/07Veteran statesman Peres elected Israel president
Posted 6/18/07World Jewish Congress on Verge of Split
The World Jewish Congress is an international federation of Jewish communities headquartered in New York City and headed by billionaire businessman and philanthropist Edgar Bronfman. Founded in 1936, the group is well known for its campaign to win restitution from Swiss banks holding the assets of Holocaust victims, fighting anti-Semitism, and lobbying to allow the Jews of the Soviet Union to emigrate.
Posted 3/19/07
