Tag / Benjamin Netanyahu
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Borders, Danger, and Human Rights: Israel’s Dynamic Role in Tumultuous Times
BY MEYTAL CHERNOFF The past few years have seen large-scale changes in the Middle East. In particular, escalated violence in Syria has forced the world’s eyes toward the region and raised the issues of alliances, human rights, and the potential for the conflict to spread beyond Syrian borders. The state of Israel sits in the…
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Israel’s New Political Rock Star
Those who follow events in the Middle East, get to know the name Yair Lapid. While barely registering as a blip on the radars of most Americans, the elections in Israel this past Tuesday sent shock waves through the small Middle-Eastern country. The right-wing Likud-Yisrael Beiteinu party, headed by current Prime Minister Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu, maintained its…
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Israel: Polarizer Par Excellence
There is no country in the world that frustrates me quite as much as Israel. I want to like it, I really do, but every time I find myself gaining a healthy respect for it, it finds a new way to disappoint. In a region that is potentially on the brink of chaos, Israel stands…
