Tag: Shaul Mofaz
Final Obama Battle Waged Against Amona Jews
On Wednesday, the State Department “strongly condemned” the resettling of Amona's Jews, in an angry press release reminiscent of the Days Secretary John Kerry was first realizing there was no Nobel Peace Prize for him for fathering a new Palestinian State.
Senior IDF Officer Indicted for Sexual Misconduct
In late 2015 the military was about to appoint him Head of the Operations Division, a senior position in the IDF command.
Bennett and Jewish Home Soar in Polls, Challenge Likud for Lead
Bennett lost the battle for Chief Rabbis but he may have won the war. A Knesset Channel poll shows Jewish Home party as the second largest, only three seats behind the Likud and three ahead of Lapid.
51% Want Lapid, Bennett, Livni, Mofaz in Government, No Haredim
44% said they prefer their party to compromise on principles to join Netanyahu's coalition.
Bennett: Likud Wants Us Out, We’re Sticking with Lapid
Jewish Home has begun to promote principles previously associated almost exclusively with Yair Lapid's agenda.
Israeli Political Constellation Realigns As Kadima Quits Government
For the second time in just two months, the Israeli political universe was upended when Shaul Mofaz’s Kadima Party voted to quit Israel’s governing coalition.
Excerpt of Letter From Prime Minister Netanyahu to Shaul Mofaz
Following is an excerpt from the letter that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sent to Shaul Mofaz on Tuesday:
"I regret your decision to give up...
70 days Later – Mofaz, Kadima, Quit Netanyahu’s Government over Haredi Draft
Following the collapse of negotiations over a new conscription law, Kadima chairman Shaul Mofaz decided to quit Netanyahu's coalition, leaving the premier once again with only 66 MKs. Mofaz told a Kadima faction emergency session: "It is with great sorrow that I say that there is no escape from taking a decision on quitting the government." Mofaz explained: "I went in on a principle, and when that failed, we must quit."
The Draft Controversy In Israel
A comment by Kadima leader Shaul Mofaz the other day set us thinking about an element in the draft debate that could only manifest itself in an Israeli context.
Israeli Vice PM: Syrian Assault is Genocide
Vice Prime Minister Shaul Mofaz, is calling Syrian President Bashar Assad’s war against opposition a “genocide”, and said Israeli support is behind efforts to overthrow him.
Jewish Press Radio: The Scoop on the New Government
The Scoop on the New Government
A new unity government was formed in Israel during the last week and in order to properly discuss the...
EU’s Ashton Briefs Netanyahu on Iran Talks, PM: ‘Iran Playing for Time’
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton that Iran must agree to halt all uranium enrichment in upcoming talks.
Ashton...
Shaul Mofaz and Jewish Settlements: He Knows Everything But Learns Nothing
It appears that Tuesday night's big winner of the Kadima party primary vote, like the Royal house of Bourbon, has not forgotten anything and has not learned anything from his role in dismantling Gush Katif. Speaking at the NY Israel Policy Forum, former Defense Minister and former IDF Chief of Staff Shaul Mofaz laid down his plan for a permanent Palestinian State. If you or your loved ones reside in Judea and Samaria – be afraid, be very afraid.
Kadima Calls Faction Meeting Amid Rumors of a Split in the Party
Dalia Itzik, Kadima's Knesset Faction Chairwoman and the last faction member yet to announce who she will support in the upcoming primary between Livni and Shaul Mofaz, has been linked to discussions with Mofaz's campaign over the weekend.
Kadima Battle Begins; Lieberman Faces Inquiry
Tzipi Livni announces Kadima primaries; Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman faces indictment
Livni Sets Kadima Primaries for March 27
Livni was under heavy pressure from Kadima party members.
Saber Rattlers
The scent of approaching Kadima primaries has turned the heads of this party of corruption into saber-rattling hawks.