Israel Hayom is in the tank for Bibi
Today Israel Hayom published two articles undercutting Bennett.
Strange bedfellows
By Mati Tuchfeld
By Mati Tuchfeld
As much as one can judge over the course of two weeks, in these elections the stars are certainly aligned in favor of Habayit Hayehudi Chairman Naftali Bennett. Much like Yisrael Beytenu Chairman Avigdor Lieberman in the last election, who managed to rise from a handful of seats in the polls to winning 15 seats in the election within a matter of weeks, Bennett too has climbed in the polls and appears to have turned the veteran National Religious Party (the predecessor of the current incarnation) into a hot, trendy commodity.
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Two states, two banks, one land
Have you ever heard of the Jabotinsky song “Two Banks Has the Jordan (River)“?
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It crossed my mind when I read a news item, this one:
Al Jazeera plays the piper but Qatar calls the tune
The long-time Berlin correspondent for Al Jazeera, Aktham Suliman, recently resigned from his post. The journalist tells DW that the Qatari government is exercising undue influence on Al Jazeera’s reporting.
DW: You’ve criticized Al Jazeera as lacking in professionalism, and you’ve quit your post as the broadcaster’s Berlin correspondent. Is Al Jazeera following a specific agenda?
Aktham Suliman: I have to say that professionalism is now lacking at Al Jazeera. When I started in 2002, I didn’t have that impression – quite the contrary. Of course there were fundamental, long-term problems, but in the last two years Al Jazeera has really let itself go in terms of professionalism.
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High Court allows Balad MK Zoabi to run for Knesset
The High Court on Sunday overturned the Central Election Committee’s decision to disqualify MK Haneen Zoabi (Balad) from running for a seat in the upcoming elections.
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Ted Belman
Jerusalem, Israel
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