A confidante to Israel’s prime minister says the U.S. Secretary of State’s controversial comments were kosher
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Obama Reaches Out to Netanyahu to Ease Concerns About Iran Nuclear Deal
After Israeli PM called agreement a “historic mistake”
Will Bibi and Barack Agree on Iran?
Despite a troubled history, Obama and Netanyahu make nice at White House talks
From Jerusalem to Boston: Learning to Live With the Threat of Urban Violence
The Daily Worry: how I learned to live with bombs in Turkey and Israel
Can Obama Make Israelis Believe Again?
The American President poured on the charm in an effort to persuade Israelis and Palestinians to get back on the path to peace.
Obama in Israel: Running to Stay Put
President Barack Obama heads to Israel, Palestine and Jordan for the first foreign trip of his second term
Netanyahu Weakened in Close Israeli Election
The hum-drum campaign has suddenly produced election results that may leave Israeli politics unsettled for a while.
Israel Moves Left
Wow. Exit polls indicate that the Knesset will be nearly equally divided between left and right. There’s even a slim chance that Benjamin Netanyahu could lose.
Israel’s Election: What Happened to All the Excitement?
Two weeks ago nearly half of Israeli voters said they were either undecided or open to changing their minds. Today Benjamin Netanyahu will almost certainly be returned to the prime minister’s office.