Netanyahu needs Obama more than ever if talks fail

Israeli Ambassador to Washington Ron Dermer participated in the Republican Jewish Coalition spring meeting, exactly when his prime minister needs the full support of US President Barack Obama for advancing negotiations or backing Israel in the case that they fail.

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Kahlon's comeback doesn't worry Netanyahu

Former Communications Minister Moshe Kahlon's popularity after the cell phone reform he championed might be enough to establish a mid-sized party, but his lack of diplomatic or security experience will pit his path to the premiership.

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Kerry's possible failure opens new, dark era in peace talks

Even Menachem Begin did not support annexation of West Bank lands.

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Israel's Jewish people and the Palestinian public

Since its founding, Israel has defined itself as both a Jewish and democratic state, while denying Palestinians their right to self-determination.

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Israeli settlers attack IDF, Palestinians

The Palestinians living in the villages near the Yitzhar settlement were not surprised this week at the violence perpetrated by the settlers on IDF soldiers: “If this is what they do to the soldiers, think what they do to us.”

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Israeli institute prepares priests for Jerusalem's third temple

The movement to rebuild the third temple expands, with a first ever course to prepare the priests for the offering rituals, and with prefabricated models for the third temple's modernized artifacts.

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Veteran settler Katzover: Livni encourages boycott wave

In an interview with Al-Monitor, veteran settler Benny Katzover says there's a link between the settlers' youth violence against IDF soldiers and the forced evacuation of illegal outposts, and Katzover does not worry about the boycott of products.

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Liberman keeps eye on bid for Israeli premiership

By torpedoing negotiations on one hand, while setting conditions for their resumption on the other, Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman's tactics enable him to gain points with the left and the right of the political spectrum, pursuing his route toward the premier's seat.

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More Israelis living in poverty on eve of Passover

A special report by the state comptroller published the week before Passover reveals growing poverty, attributed to the new government’s public welfare cutbacks.

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Israel-Russia ties strong despite Ukraine

Both Israel and Russia value their growing strategic relationship.

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Livni manages political fallout of failed peace talks

After another apparent failure in negotiations, Israeli chief negotiator Tzipi Livni wriggles out of giving real explanations for the fact that she continues to remain in the right-wing government, thus betraying her center-left constituents.

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Israel, Rwanda build ties on shared experiences of genocide

Twenty years after the Rwandan genocide, Israel and Rwanda's relations reflect the changes each nation has undergone, with Rwanda taking after Israel in dealing with a genocide and building a promising future.

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