Standing on the Rubicon

Monday, September 04, 2006

Political News from Israel

Israeli political news stories

Home Front/Knesset News
El-Sana: Olmert is a Prime Minister in Crisis
Beilin Rules Out an Emergency Government
MK Naveh Says Olmert´s Remarks Prove Need for Inquiry on War
Labor: Activists petition for elections
Labor MKs Warn Budget May Break Up Coalition
Meretz, Labor MKs Push Petition Calling on Katzav To Quit
'New High Court President To Keep Lower Profile Than Barak'
Labor Begins Addressing the Day After
MK Sarsur: PM threatens Syria, playing with fire
PM: We will not limit ourselves against Syria like we did in Lebanon
Ombudsman Calls for Probe On Olmert´s Appointments
National Union MK Wants Knesset Power To Call Inquiry
Minister Bar-On: Equal Burden for Rich and Poor
MK Beilin: Government without common denominator is doomed
MK Yatom: Defense Ministry's demand exaggerated
MK Oron: Government heading towards destruction
Labor officials: Budget discussions leading toward blowup with Kadima
MK Yacimovich: Explanation of budget – Kadima wants us out of government
Journalist-Turned MK Again Draws Fire
Poll: Israelis Relied on Nasrallah More Than Peretz To Tell Truth
Likud, Meretz Snub Appeal for Emergency Coalition Gov´t
Liberman sets 5 conditions for Israel Our Home to join emergency gov't
Minister Simhon: Defense establishment asking for fictional figures
MK Naveh: Olmert's explanations prove need for national commission of inquiry
Court Cuts State Legal Funding for Hanegbi by Two-Thirds
State Prosecutor Moves Ahead With Charges Against Beit Shemesh Mayor
Speaker to Begin Efforts Towards Forming an Emergency Coalition Gov’t
State Comptroller May Launch Investigation Against Olmert

International
Olmert: War Against Syria Would be 'Without Limits'
Arab Report: No Hostage Release Until IDF Leaves Lebanon
Peres Says PA Failure Precludes Further Demolitions
Many Officials May Face Criminal Charges in Europe

One side or the other

Ed Koch commented the other day, "There is something terribly wrong with people seeking to demean and weaken the president in war time, thereby strengthening our country’s enemies."

Odd things are going on in our country, it seems. We have some people so anxious to get the president that they don't see beyond that goal, and others choose to believe that the people who have been trying to harm America since 1968 don't matter, are a nuisance, and we don't really need to be concerned about them.

Yet the evidence is that the people who want to hurt us really see themselves at war with the US and those who stand with her. They do want to believe that we are weak and unable to do what needs to be done.

One side or other will end up winning here.

Hopefully, we won't get caught staring at the trees while the forest burns down around us.

Morning World News Roundup

Egypt

EU and member states
Iran
Iraq
Israel
Jordan
Lebanon
Nigeria
North Korea

Palestinian Situation
Pakistan

Russia
Saudi Arabia
Serbian Situation:

Somalia
Sudan
Syria
Turkey