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Shas it to me!

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Elections gimmicks. The Meretz party had the best shtick during the 1999 election. They had their activists stand on major traffic junctions throughout the country and hand out little fans. Israel is a nation of people who love grilled meat. Throughout the spring and summer the smell of cooked animal lingers in the air. It’s [...]

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Likud’s circus

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A couple of real surprises in yesterday’s Likud “primary”. I use the word primary very loosely because let us be honest, there was nothing democratic about yesterday’s vote.

The Likud Central Committee voting for the Likud list is a huge scam. Bribes are handed out left and right to garner support. I was dumbfounded while [...]

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Ess, ess, mein kind

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Sgt. Ari Weiss, 21, of Ra’anana was killed today when Palestinian gunmen opened fire on his unit during a routine patrol in the casbah of the West Bank town of Nablus.

Israelis are known for taking soldier’s death’s very hard. Some say that is one of the primary reasons that Menachem Begin resigned as prime [...]

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