The subliminal presentation of Israel's flag drew right wing, as well as left wing, Israelis towards the political center
Daniel Barenboim, Argentine-born Israeli conductor and concert pianist, speaks during a Reuters interview in Berlin in this October 4, 2008 file photo. Barenboim says he enjoys attempting the impossible, but even he balked at using a Palestinian passport to enter the United States. Earlier this year Barenboim, a campaigner for peace between Israelis and Palestinians, was awarded Palestinian citizenship and considered using his new passport for a trip to New York. Barenboim's outspokenness has led to threats from right-wing Israeli groups and last month he needed bodyguards in Jerusalem.
Daniel Barenboim, Argentine-born Israeli conductor and concert pianist, speaks during a Reuters interview in Berlin in this October 4, 2008 file photo. Barenboim says he enjoys attempting the impossible, but even he balked at using a Palestinian passport to enter the United States. Earlier this year Barenboim, a campaigner for peace between Israelis and Palestinians, was awarded Palestinian citizenship and considered using his new passport for a trip to New York. Barenboim's outspokenness has led to threats from right-wing Israeli groups and last month he needed bodyguards in Jerusalem.
Daniel Barenboim, Argentine-born Israeli conductor and concert pianist, gives a Reuters interview in Berlin in this October 4, 2008 file photo. Barenboim says he enjoys attempting the impossible, but even he balked at using a Palestinian passport to enter the United States. Earlier this year Barenboim, a campaigner for peace between Israelis and Palestinians, was awarded Palestinian citizenship and considered using his new passport for a trip to New York. Barenboim's outspokenness has led to threats from right-wing Israeli groups and last month he needed bodyguards in Jerusalem.
Daniel Barenboim, Argentine-born Israeli conductor and concert pianist, gives a Reuters interview in Berlin in this October 4, 2008 file photo. Barenboim says he enjoys attempting the impossible, but even he balked at using a Palestinian passport to enter the United States. Earlier this year Barenboim, a campaigner for peace between Israelis and Palestinians, was awarded Palestinian citizenship and considered using his new passport for a trip to New York. Barenboim's outspokenness has led to threats from right-wing Israeli groups and last month he needed bodyguards in Jerusalem.
Israelis demonstrate in solidarity with Israeli pro-Palestinian historian and professor Zeev Sternhell in front of his home in Jerusalem on October 2, 2008. The prominent historian Zeev Sternhell, a staunch critic of the settlement movement, was wounded a week ago in a pipe bomb attack officials blamed on right-wing extremists.
Palestinian mourners carry the body of Suheib Salih during his funeral in the West Bank village of Asira al-Qibliya on September 20, 2008. Salih, 14, was shot dead in the West Bank today after he hurled a petrol bomb at a group of soldiers near a Jewish settlement, the Israeli army said. The incident took place near the Yitzhar settlement, a bastion of radical right-wing Israelis in the heart of the occupied territory, in an area that has seen growing clashes between settlers and Palestinians in recent weeks.
Relatives of Palestinian teenager Suheib Salih mourn over his body during his funeral in the West Bank village of Asira al-Qibliya on September 20, 2008. Salih, 14, was shot dead in the West Bank today after he hurled a petrol bomb at a group of soldiers near a Jewish settlement, the Israeli army said. The incident took place near the Yitzhar settlement, a bastion of radical right-wing Israelis in the heart of the occupied territory, in an area that has seen growing clashes between settlers and Palestinians in recent weeks.
American Jews are by majority behind Obama ... Ask most Israelis who they would vote for if they could, and a majority will say McCain. Now, among American Israelis, who tend to be more right-wing and more religious — especially those targeted in this campaign — McCain will fare particularly well.
I am saying what no previous Israeli leader has ever said: We should withdraw from almost all of the territories, including in East Jerusalem and in the Golan Heights
I would have conducted autonomy negotiations for 10 years, and in the meanwhile we would have reached a half million people in Judea and Samaria
We have to reach an agreement with the Palestinians, the meaning of which is that in practice we will withdraw from almost all the territories