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…ords: “No way.” Bibi would have known I would oppose such a ploy. But as with so much else in the years I spent in his government, I think it was the politics of the scheme, more than the substance, that enticed him. Almost everything he did seemed increasingly about creating a...

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…ords: “No way.” Bibi would have known I would oppose such a ploy. But as with so much else in the years I spent in his government, I think it was the politics of the scheme, more than the substance, that enticed him. Almost everything he did seemed increasingly about creating a...

…tion, or at least substantially weaken its effects. Coalition warfare would present a number of challenges to the U.S. government. Overall, it would lend legitimacy to the action, but it would also constrict U.S. freedom of action, perhaps by limiting the scope and intensity of...

“rotation” with Yitzhak Shamir, so that he could be in the government. He proposed the ideal of “national unity,” and greatly devalued the democratic concept of parliamentary opposition. Former Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni ruined her reputation when she refused to join Netanyahu...

…slamist extremism and violence that -- barring a dramatic improvement in relations between the Bedouins and the central government in Cairo -- threatens Egypt and the region at large. Sinai's lawlessness recently sparked an international incident: On Aug. 18, gunmen carried out a...

…young reporter, I interviewed Peres, after he and his political ally Moshe Dayan had refused “on principle” to join the government of Golda Merr. “If a single child can learn that politics is not just intrigues,” Peres told me, “I will be satisfied that we have done our bit.” Jus...

…s part of a peace agreement, with all its other likely benefits, was not a military question. It was a decision for the government. The relevant question for a chief of staff was whether we could ensure the security of Israel if the government decided on a withdrawal, to which I...

…s part of a peace agreement, with all its other likely benefits, was not a military question. It was a decision for the government. The relevant question for a chief of staff was whether we could ensure the security of Israel if the government decided on a withdrawal, to which I...

…ch "47% of the people" start off against him because they pay no taxes and just receive money - "free stuff" - from the government. Almost half of the population has no skin in the game - they don't care about high taxes, promoting business, or creating jobs, nor do they care tha...

…erally believed to have struck a convoy en route to Lebanon on January 30", although this has not been confirmed by the government of Israel. The convoy was reported to have been carrying sophisticated antiaircraft weaponry to Hezbollah. The attack—carried out on the outskirts of...

…et sales, and on personal unadjusted gross income. That's number one. "Number two, you have to have spending restraint. Government spending causes unemployment, it does not cure unemployment. "Number three, you need sound money. Ben Bernanke is running the least sound monetary po...

65 considered to be more favorably disposed to the Chinese government perspective and ensuring that those with challenging views are excluded. One analyst noted that former Hong Kong chief executive C.H. Tung’s and Fu’s relationships with US think- tank scholars and presidents...

…ion: what constitutes whistle-blowing? To the general public no doubt, a whistle-blower is simply a person who exposes government misdeeds from inside that government. But in the eyes of the law someone who discloses classified information to an unauthorized person, even as an a...

…t Pay 50% of All Income Tax 106 > & -60 Federal Budget Surplus / Deficit as % of GDP -0.2 > -3 - Note: 1) Includes all government and private spending. 2) Includes federal spending on Medicare, Medicaid and other healthcare programs, excludes state spending on Medicaid. 3) % of...