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Israel: Recurring Deadlock? Political paralysis over the terms of a peace deal with the Palestinians was one of the key factors that prevented Israel from forming a new government after a corruption scandal forced out Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. His putative successor, acting Prime Minister Tzipi Livni, failed to forge...
Peace with the Palestinians, however, may not be the primary security concern on the minds of Israeli voters. Iran's nuclear program is seen as far more menacing than any threat currently emanating from the Palestinians. So, while a majority of voters may incline more toward Livni's two-state...
Arkady Gaydamak, the enigmatic Israeli-Russian billionaire, thought he had his campaign for mayor of Jerusalem all gamed out. He was hoping that a win by his Beitar football team last week would boost his chances in the Nov. 11 vote. Indeed, Beitar started strong against rivals Ha'poel from...
In the run-up to Tuesday's mayoral race, Gaydamak - once the prohibitive favorite because of his lead in campaign financing - has had a streak of bad luck. Like many Russian oligarchs, he was hit hard by the global economic crisis. His fortune shrank, forcing him to sell off a...
Hunter shares his movement's typical pro-life and anti-gay-marriage social commitments. But he became best known to the mainstream press in 2006 when an arrangement for him to take over as head of the Christian Coalition, the political machine founded by Pat Robertson, imploded as it became...