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Tag Archives: Ehud Olmert
An Empty Package
30/05/2008 At this past Sunday’s cabinet meeting, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert issued a public statement relating to the revived negotiations with Syria. The talks, the prime minister wished to assure us, were “serious” and would be conducted with “all due … Continue reading
Israel’s Demographic Timebomb
Guardian- 14/01/2004 Israeli right-of-centre politics is today turned in on itself. The reason for this derives from the prominence in recent weeks given to proposals for unilateral disengagement by Israel from the Gaza Strip and the greater part of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Ariel Sharon, Disengagement, Ehud Olmert, Likud, West Bank
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A Political Earthquake
Guardian- 02/05/2007 We knew that the Winograd report, investigating the failures during last summer’s war with Hizbullah, would be critical of Israel’s political and military leadership. But no one here in Israel expected a political earthquake of this magnitude. In … Continue reading
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Tagged Amir Peretz, Ehud Olmert, Hamas, Hizbullah, Kadima, Tsipi Livni, Winograd report
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Tzipi Livni and the new Middle East
Guardian- 23/09/2008 Newly elected Kadima leader Tzipi Livni is the third person to lead this party in its less than three years of existence. In terms of presentation, she represents a significant change in Israeli politics. In terms of her … Continue reading
More United, Less Passionate
The Guardian- 25/03/2006 Three days now remain until the elections in Israel. The election campaign has been the most sedate in living memory. One may walk the main streets of the three main cities, and hardly be disturbed by activists, … Continue reading
The 17th Knesset Elections, 2006
MERIA News Special Issue, Volume 10, Issue 3-10/04/2006 The 17th Knesset elections took place following a series of political events dramatic even by Israeli standards. The Gaza Disengagement Plan brought a new strategic concept of unilateralism to the forefront of … Continue reading
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Tagged Ahmed Tibi, Amir Peretz, Azmi Bishara, Ehud Olmert, Hadash, Hamas, Kadima, Knesset, Labour, Likud, Meretz, Netanyahu, Shas, Shimon Peres, Yisrael Beiteinu
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Lebanon 2006: Unfinished War
22/02/2008 The Lebanon war of 2006 failed to resolve any of the issues over which it was fought. Ultimately, the war may be understood as a single campaign within a broader Middle Eastern conflict–between pro-Western and democratic states on the … Continue reading
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Tagged Amir Peretz, Ehud Olmert, Hassan Nasrallah, Hizballah, IDF, Iran, Lebanon, Litani River, Resolution 1701, Syria, UNIFIL, Winograd Committee
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An Empty Package
30/05/2008 At this past Sunday’s cabinet meeting, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert issued a public statement relating to the revived negotiations with Syria. The talks, the prime minister wished to assure us, were “serious” and would be conducted with “all due … Continue reading
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Tagged Assad regime, Beirut, Ehud Olmert, Hamas, Hariri tribunal, Iran, Rafik Hariri, Syrians
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The biggest Shoes to Fill
The Guardian- 06/01/2006 If the massive cerebral hemorrhage suffered by Ariel Sharon marks the end of this remarkable man’s political career then Israeli public life is about to lose the figure who above all others reshaped Israeli politics and diplomacy … Continue reading
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Tagged Ariel Sharon, Ehud Olmert, Gaza, Kadima, Likud, Palestinians
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