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Tel Aviv Diary: Clinton Man Brought In to Counter Netanyahu
newsweek.com ^ | 2/11/15 | Marc Schulman

Posted on 02/12/2015 6:24:46 AM PST by cotton1706

According to media reports, one of the prime architects of President Bill Clinton’s political victories, Paul Begala, is arriving in Israel to consult for the campaign of the Zionist Camp party led by Yitzhak Herzog. By all accounts, they can use that help.

Not that this week has been a bad one for them. A week ago it looked like the Zionist Camp party was in a free fall and Likud, the party of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, was on the rise, with Likud taking the lead in polls for the first time in this election cycle. This week’s polls show a reversal: The Zionist Camp once again seems to hold a small lead, or, at minimum, is running neck and neck with the Likud.

This change seems not so much a result of any gains made by Herzog and his team, whose campaign seems unable to take off, but a result of the continued weakness and overall unpopularity of Netanyahu. On Tuesday, it was reported that the campaign heads of the Zionist Camp’s campaign have been replaced by Herzog.

In every opinion poll, the public has overwhelmingly stated that when it comes to voting on Election Day, it is more concerned with electing a candidate who will do a better job handling economic matters. While as a whole the Israeli economy is doing fine, people are finding it much harder to make ends meet.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government
KEYWORDS: herzog; israeleconomy; israelelection; obamanetanyahu; paulbegala

1 posted on 02/12/2015 6:24:46 AM PST by cotton1706
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To: cotton1706

I am sorry, but this is illegal interference with Israel’s sovereignty.


2 posted on 02/12/2015 6:26:23 AM PST by yldstrk
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To: cotton1706

Bibi should have him exported to Yemen.


3 posted on 02/12/2015 6:29:41 AM PST by Lake Living
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To: cotton1706

Let me ask a simple question if I may. Why the hell are we sending teams over there to remove Netanyhu who has been one of their strongest leaders of all time? Well damn I just answered my own question didn’t I?

I wonder how Obama would have reacted if Netanyhu had sent teams over here to get him unseated from power? I’m guessing it would have pissed him and Soros off very badly. What we’re doing is suicide for Israel. If any one knows anything about Obama is that he’s anti-Semitic and believes in a Palestinian state. That is the Muslim mindset and proves one again that he is Muslim and not Christian.


4 posted on 02/12/2015 6:32:09 AM PST by jsanders2001
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To: yldstrk
this is illegal interference with Israel’s sovereignty.

We'll probably have to give Axelrod the benefit of the doubt. Perhaps he wasn't targeting Israel, just happened to have traveled to a random country in the world, at a random time, coincidentally near that random country's elections.

5 posted on 02/12/2015 6:36:21 AM PST by C210N (When people fear government there is tyranny; when government fears people there is liberty)
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To: cotton1706

Calling Madeline Albright.....please pick up the white courtesy phone.....and tell this Admin to stop interfering in Israel’s internal affairs!


6 posted on 02/12/2015 6:36:56 AM PST by originalbuckeye (Moderation in temper is always a virtue; moderation in principle is always a vice. Paine)
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To: yldstrk

No, they can hire outside political consultants.


7 posted on 02/12/2015 6:45:41 AM PST by Usagi_yo
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To: cotton1706

Paul Begala is a threat to public safety.People slip and fall in his slime trail constantly.


8 posted on 02/12/2015 6:51:05 AM PST by Farmer Dean (stop worrying about what they want to do to you,start thinking about what you want to do to them)
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To: Farmer Dean; cotton1706

” Paul Begala is a threat to public safety.People slip and fall in his slime trail constantly.”

Begala is one of the very few men alive who can match Obama lie for lie.


9 posted on 02/12/2015 7:13:18 AM PST by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) (GOPe is that easy to read))
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To: cotton1706

Democrats show they oppose the Israeli public.


10 posted on 02/12/2015 7:16:37 AM PST by Uncle Miltie (Bush / Clinton 2016! Clinton / Bush 2020! Uniparty Rules!)
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To: cotton1706

I want to know who is paying for this effort against Netanyahu.


11 posted on 02/12/2015 9:00:22 AM PST by falcon99
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To: falcon99

If you guessed George Soros, a/k/a, one of Obama’s owners, you would not be far off.


12 posted on 02/12/2015 9:03:36 AM PST by sport
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