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I Can Feel The Love: Influential Israeli rabbi says Abbas should perish

By Gideon Swift | Published: August 29, 2010
Source:  Yahoo! News Israel Army Radio quoted Ovadia Yosef Sunday as saying the Palestinians were “evil, bitter enemies of Israel” and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas should be struck with a plague. He made the remarks in a Saturday night sermon. Israeli-Palestinian peace talks are to resume this week. The 89-year-old rabbi is a respected religious [...]
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Netanyahu: U.S., Israel Alliance Is Not Faltering

By Gideon Swift | Published: July 12, 2010
I remain unconvinced. Sorry Bibi baby. Source: FOXNews.com Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his meeting in Washington with President Obama should lay "to rest" the idea that the decades-old alliance between their two countries has frayed. Speaking on "Fox News Sunday," the prime minister described his visit as positive and productive, saying Obama expressed [...]
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Netanyahu bodyguards’ guns go missing on U.S. visit

By Gideon Swift | Published: July 7, 2010
Source: Reuters Four handguns belonging to the bodyguards of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have disappeared from airline cargo during a U.S. visit, Israel’s Shin Bet security service said on Wednesday.
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Peace talks to be focus of Israeli prime minister’s U.S. trip

By Military | Published: July 4, 2010
Moving toward direct peace talks with Palestinians will be a focus of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's trip to the United States this week, the prime minister told Israeli Cabinet officials Sunday.
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Netanyahu warns: Dark days ahead

By Gideon Swift | Published: July 4, 2010
Source: Rebel News Netanyahu. ‘Flood of hate’   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu predicted rough waters ahead for Israel on Monday. "Be prepared for difficult days," he told a Likud faction meeting, in which he also announced the establishment of an inquiry committee to probe the IDF flotilla raid. "Dark forces from the Middle Ages are [...]
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Israeli PM admits ‘insult’ error

By Military | Published: July 2, 2010
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu admits making a "mistake" by leaving his foreign minister out of secret talks with Turkish officials.
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Netanyahu cancels upcoming meeting with Obama

By Gideon Swift | Published: May 31, 2010
Source: CNN.com Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has canceled this week’s scheduled meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama, Israeli government officials said Monday. The two leaders were slated to meet Tuesday during a visit by Netanyahu to Washington. Netanyahu also decided to cut short a visit to Canada and return to Israel, according to an [...]
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Deadly Israeli Raid on Aid Flotilla Draws Condemnation

By Gideon Swift | Published: May 30, 2010
Source: NYTimes.com Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu canceled his plans for meeting with President Obama in Washington on Tuesday, an Israeli government official confirmed. Mr. Netanyahu, who is visiting Canada, planned to return home Monday to deal with fallout from the raid, the official said. The criticism offered a propaganda coup to Israel’s foes, particularly [...]
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Israelis: No Halt to East Jerusalem Construction

By Gideon Swift | Published: May 13, 2010
Source: The Associated Press Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s hawkish coalition partners vowed Thursday to keep building Jewish homes and demolishing unauthorized Palestinian homes in contested east Jerusalem — despite indications the Israeli leader has put the brakes on both. The United States opposes both at this delicate time, when indirect talks between Israelis and Palestinians [...]
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Netanyahu withdraws from nuclear summit

By Gideon Swift | Published: April 10, 2010
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will skip next week’s nuclear summit in Washington, but the Obama administration said Friday it hopes the Israeli delegation will still be a “robust” participant. Netanyahu had been scheduled to attend, but he withdrew, citing other commitments. Israel is considered a nuclear state though it has never officially acknowledged having [...]
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