Posts Tagged ‘election’

Who Does Israel Want to Win in Iran’s Election?

Today’s Haaretz suggests that it may even be better for Israel if Ahmadinejad wins in Iran.
Ahmadinejad, with his Holocaust denial and his long series of provocations, drew most of the attention, but apparently had less influence on the nuclear program. There are even senior members of the Israeli defense establishment who share the public stance [...]

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Mayoral Elections Results – Winners and Losers

Nir Barkat wins in Jerusalem, beating out Haredi Knesset Member and Gimmel party hopeful Meir Porush.
Incumbents Huldai in Tel Aviv and Yahav in Haifa both won .
After 7 terms in Ashdod, Tzvi Tzikler lost to Yechiel Lasri.
In Bet Shemesh, three term incumbent Vaknin was ousted in favor of Sha”s party candidate, Moshe Abutbul.  (Abutbul 52%, [...]

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Garbage Politics – Bet Shemesh Style

It’s just a few days before the local municpal elections and the “dirty” politics of Bet Shemesh are heating up.
Residents of Bet Shemesh woke up this morning to a blanket of leaflets all over the streets of Dolev, HaYarkon, HaYarden, and more.  The latest leaflets have been particularly nasty in language, at least for the [...]

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