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Turkey and Israel: the difference between the right and the smart

Dany Bahar — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 12:56:45 +0000

Apologizing to Turkey for military operational mistakes of the Mavi Marmara was the right thing to do. The need to reestablish diplomatic ties with our best friend in the region is a no brainer. The debate on whether we had the right to stop the flotilla is a healthy one. I personally, like most Israelis [...]

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Five reasons Obama’s reelection is good for Israel

Dany Bahar — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 23:13:41 +0000

For Israelis, these American elections have been somewhat controversial. The candidates themselves spent airtime and delivered countless speeches meant to address why they are a better friend of Israel than the other. Now, with the results of the US elections made clear, many observers in Israel are celebratory and hopeful while some of their fellows [...]

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Why Israel needs a Zionist center-left bloc party

Dany Bahar — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 23:55:07 +0000

The political union between Netanyahu and Liberman caught us all by surprise, and the true motivation behind it is still a mystery. Is Bibi scared, or is it perhaps that the racist and extremist tone of Yisrael Beytenu is the real face of this Likud party? I don’t know. I have never been in Beitar; [...]

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The occupation is the duck!

Dany Bahar — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 02:56:03 +0000

“If it looks like a duck, if it walks like a duck, if it quacks like duck… what is it?”, said Prime Minister Netanyahu in his AIPAC speech last year referring to the Iranian nuclear program. Using the analogy with the report of the Levi Commission, I ask: if its not occupation, then what is [...]

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In the land of the blind, Netanyahu is king

Dany Bahar — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 05:25:39 +0000

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu received this Monday the report prepared by Judge Edmond Levy on the illegal outposts and the status of the occupation. Not surprisingly (given the clear political affiliations of the committee members), the report suggests that there is no occupation in Judea and Samaria. Moreover, it argues, the illegal outposts should be [...]

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At 64, it’s time Israel acted its age

Dany Bahar — Sun, 06 May 2012 03:17:37 +0000

Until our early twenties, we are young, inexperienced, financially dependent and often reckless. Later in life, we go on to specialize in a profession, settle down, build a family and grow financially. During our thirties, forties and even fifties, we have many responsibilities — a demanding job and young children to take care of – [...]

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