Netanyahu's policy on the settlements, and his demand that the Palestinians recognize Israel as the nation state of the Jewish people, demonstrate that Netanyahu is ex-PM Shamir without the mustache.
Some blessings will not hurt the elections.
Mitt Romney’s trip to Israel this summer signals a full-bore appeal to Jewish voters right around the time of the Republican convention in early September.
Romney’s trip is designed to highlight President Obama’s decision not to travel to Israel during his presidency, said Fred Zeidman, a Texas oil executive and prominent Republican Jewish Romney supporter.
“He’s going to the Olympics, and since he was over there someone on the inside said, ‘Hey, you’re that far why don’t you go to Israel, to point out once again the fact [of] your support of Israel, and by the way the president still hasn’t ever been,’” Zeidman said.
Jerusalem - Funeral proceedings commenced Monday evening for late prime minister Yitzhak Shamir, who passed away in Tel Aviv Saturday at age 96.
Shamir was being buried on Monday alongside his wife, Shulamit, in the section reserved for leaders of Israel on Mount Herzl.
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu eulogized Shamir at his funeral, saying that he knew no compromise when it came to serving Israel and the Jewish people. Shamir passed away at the age of 96 on Saturday in Tel Aviv.
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