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EU High Representative Catherine Ashton (European Union / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Why the EU shouldn’t amend its new settlement guidelines
This might be remembered as a key moment in determining the future of the occupation. In an effort to preserve the alliance with settlers and maintain its current settlement policies, the government will demand key provisions of the EU guidelines be changed or postponed.  One of the most important rounds of talks on the future of the…
By Noam Sheizaf August 11, 2013
Yair Lapid vs. Bill Clinton: Clash of the musical politicians
Do a politician’s musical talents – or lack thereof – say anything about his political capabilities? I remember the first time I heard Bill Clinton play sax. I mean, I don’t remember exactly where I was, I just remember I was astonished. Pretty much like everybody else, I thought it was pretty cool the Prez…
By Ami Kaufman February 3, 2013
The Gatekeepers (photo: Sony Pictures)
The Gatekeepers: ‘If this film does not lead to change, there is no hope for Israel’
NEW YORK — “If this film does not lead to change, there is no hope for Israel,” said Israeli director Dror Moreh. He was referring to his new documentary The Gatekeepers, which has been nominated for an Academy Award. The title of the film refers to the six directors of the Shin Bet, Israel’s internal…
By Lisa Goldman January 31, 2013
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King Bibi, the last King of Zion
King Bibi, as TIME Magazine recently crowned him, the fiercest Zionist to ever lead Israel, will go down in history as the one who brought Zionism to its knees   TIME Magazine published a lengthy item on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last month, with a close-up photo of him on the cover so huge it…
By Ami Kaufman June 17, 2012
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