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It’s not about Israel, stupid
The American Jewish allegiance to the Democratic Party is not as strong as it once was, nor as invulnerable as it may appear in the wake of Obama’s victory. Republicans can undermine it, but only if they revamp their party and realize that Israel is not the only issue that American Jews care about. By…
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November 9, 2012
Adelson’s paper declares: ‘America chose socialism’
Mr. Adelson, a friend and supporter of Prime Minister Netanyahu, poured almost 100 million dollars into six Republican campaigns, but saw only one of his candidates win. Sore losers: Israel Hayom, the free daily paper owned and published by American gambling billionaire Sheldon Adelson, didn’t try to hide its disappointment over the results of the U.S.…
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Noam Sheizaf
November 8, 2012
After Bibi’s bet on Romney, ‘peace camp’ can beat him
Ehud Olmert and Tzipi Livni can win the January 22 election. If there is one loser in the U.S. election outside the U.S., it is Benjamin Netanyahu – and all of Israel knows it. No one is fooled by his denials that he backed Romney and opposed Obama as demonstratively as he possibly could. The…
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Larry Derfner
November 7, 2012
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Obama’s victory and Israel: Five takeaways
The president gets a second chance to challenge the status quo on the Palestinian issue. But will his personal dislike for Netanyahu translate to effective pressure on Israel? I wouldn’t bet on it. 1. Israel was mentioned 34 times in the final presidential debate, and in the end, it didn’t matter. The Republican strategy in…
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Noam Sheizaf
November 6, 2012
Just today, forget about the Middle East and vote Obama
It’s true that there isn’t much difference between the two candidates on foreign policy, and it’s true we could use a little less American ambition globally. But if you’re letting foreign affairs discourage you from voting, you’re playing that same old imperial game, and you’re doing it at the expense of much more immediate and…
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Dimi Reider
November 6, 2012
Exit poll: 80,000 Americans in Israel voted, 85% for Romney, 14% for Obama
According to an iVoteIsrael exit poll, half of the 160,000 eligible U.S. voters living in Israel voted absentee, of which an overwhelming majority selected Republican candidate Mitt Romney. That reportedly includes 7,500 registered in the swing state of Florida. iVoteIsrael – the campaign that has worked hard to get American citizens living in Israel to vote absentee…
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Mairav Zonszein
November 1, 2012
U.S. elections: No endorsement
President Obama’s record on the Palestinian issue is so bad that the winner of the upcoming elections is irrelevant. Four years ago, I traveled to the United States to cover the Democratic and Republican conventions. It was an inspiring experience, largely due to the unique feelings that accompanied the candidacy of (now) president Obama. Judging…
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Noam Sheizaf
October 24, 2012
Tonight’s debate: What Obama can’t say about Romney, Bibi and Iran
Americans should be scared to vote for Romney, but they’re too scared and antagonistic toward Muslims for Obama to tell them why. Tonight’s Obama-Romney foreign policy debate is no doubt going to go heavy on the issues of Iran and Israel. By rights, Obama has a powerful argument to make against his opponent, one that,…
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Larry Derfner
October 22, 2012
WATCH: Israeli Democrats canvass American voters for Romney
The U.S. presidential race is entering its last two weeks. On Friday, President Barack Obama picked up a surprising endorsement from the Salt Lake Tribune, the official newspaper of the capital city of the predominantly Mormon state of Utah. Governor Mitt Romney, a Mormon, seemed like the natural choice, but as the Tribune noted, Romney…
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Roee Ruttenberg
October 20, 2012
‘Non-partisan’ campaign urging Americans in Israel to vote linked to the right
Last week, I published an in-depth report in the Daily Beast exposing the pro-Republican partisanship of a non-profit initiative urging American citizens in Israel to vote in the upcoming U.S. elections. The “iVoteIsrael” campaign – which I have been following and reporting on here since June – persistently maintains it is a get-out-the-vote drive with no bent…
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Mairav Zonszein
October 18, 2012
At the second presidential debate, undecided Jewish voters did not ask about Israel
The second presidential debate was held Tuesday night at Hofstra University in Hempstead, Long Island. The moderator, CNN’s Candy Crowley, chose questions that were submitted in advance by the rather small audience, all of whom were undecided voters. According to the CNN poll conducted immediately after the debate, 73 percent of respondents thought the president…
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Lisa Goldman
October 16, 2012
Netanyahu announces early elections, expected to hold Knesset majority
The political parties, along with media, will sell a story of a tight battle, but the Likud-led majority is as stable as it was four years ago. A quick breakdown of the upcoming elections, expected to take place in roughly ninety days. Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu announced Tuesday evening his intention to hold early elections in roughly…
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Noam Sheizaf
October 9, 2012
Sheldon Adelson’s paper on Romney’s latest gaffe: ‘It will help him’
The most widely read paper in Israel believes that Romney basically told the truth about the ’47 percent.’ Except for the radical fringe of the Republican Party, there is almost an absolute consensus that Mitt Romney’s “47 percent” remark was stupid and damaging to his candidacy. A story on Politico yesterday quoted the many attacks…
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Noam Sheizaf
September 19, 2012
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