Israelated (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
... prime minister himself praises himself for saying “five years ago already,” (in an interview with Nahum Barnea,) that time is running out, and that we must understand this, and that if we fail to grasp this, heaven forbid… Five years have passed since then, yet all those sensational insights remained tucked away in the drawer. Apparently, he saved them for his final interview. Yet...
The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 30/09/2008
... is thought unlikely to be able to follow through with any of his proposals.In the interview with Nahum Barnea and Shimon Shiffer, two senior political columnists for Yedioth Ahronoth, Mr Olmert talked about peace with the Palestinians and the Syrians, as well as continuing to maintain his innocence over a series of high-profile corruption investigations, which forced him to step down....
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 30/09/2008
... is thought unlikely to be able to follow through with any of his proposals.In the interview with Nahum Barnea and Shimon Shiffer, two senior political columnists for Yedioth Ahronoth, Olmert talked about peace with the Palestinians and the Syrians, as well as continuing to maintain his innocence over a series of high-profile corruption investigations, which forced him to step down."We...
Reuters (Free subscription) | 19/09/2008
By Ari RabinovitchJERUSALEM (Reuters) - As Prime Minister Ehud Olmert bows out under a cloud of corruption allegations, Israelis hope his successor Tzipi Livni can live up to the "Mrs. Clean" label her supporters have given the new leader of the ruling party."Livni's victory did not stem from a feat of organization or from political alliances," columnist Nahum Barnea wrote when she was...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 15/09/2008
... a cohort of last-minute voters with no real loyalty to Kadima.An influential newspaper columnist, Nahum Barnea, wrote that he would be surprised if half of those who have recently signed up to Kadima would actually vote for the party in a national election.Police will look at whether some Israelis have been unknowingly signed up to Kadima – registration costs £9 along with a completed...
