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vant-garde of a half-century earlier. The rise of Avigdor Lieberman's Yisrael Beiteinu party was the latest sign, alo

srael" and opposed to any Palestinian state - had become the 21"-century equivalent of the kibbutz avant-garde of a half-century earlier. The rise of Avigdor Lieberman's Yisrael Beiteinu party was the latest sign, alongside a move rightward within the Likud itself. For Bibi to say yes to a settlement freeze would mean

/ BARAK / 143 were a regional superpower, with a military as effective as any in the world, and a high-tech economic sector justifiably compared to Silicon Valley. Every few weeks, Bibi, Lieberman and I would meet for a wide-ranging discussion on the patio of the Prime Minister's residence. Shortly after we'd a

ent. We went down six seats, to 13. The big gainer was a far-right, stridently anti-Arab party called Yisrael Beitenu, led by a former Likudnik named Avigdor Lieberman. Tzipi’s attempt to form a coalition became less a political process than a contest between rival stalls in a Middle Eastern bazaar. Bibi was holding

srael” and opposed to any Palestinian state — had become the 21*-century equivalent of the kibbutz avant-garde of a half-century earlier. The rise of Avigdor Lieberman’s Yisrael Beiteinu party was the latest sign, alongside a move rightward within the Likud itself. For Bibi to say yes to a settlement freeze would mean

/ BARAK / 143 were a regional superpower, with a military as effective as any in the world, and a high-tech economic sector justifiably compared to Silicon Valley. Every few weeks, Bibi, Lieberman and I would meet for a wide-ranging discussion on the patio of the Prime Minister’s residence. Shortly after we’d

ct. The two sides are as far apart as ever. It is difficult to imagine the new alliance between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the far-right Avigdor Lieberman ever making the kinds of concessions that the Palestinians would require to seal a final status agreement. Focused more on his legacy than on re-el

nts made America great and have kept it great. Immigrants, who make up about 12 percent of the current US population, founded more than half of all Silicon Valley companies and filed one in four patent applications between 1995 and 2005. Almost half of all doctoral candidates in engineering and science do no

e United States over the partition of Iraq. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for it a week ago Sunday. And while Israel's foreign minister, Avigdor Lieberman, back-pedalled from the comment on Monday, analysts here say Netanyahu is just recognising what is already taking place. Mr. Netanyahu's call last

nhance commerce and communications 3. Have the world's most open immigration policy as more than one quarter of the new companies open each year in Silicon Valley is started by immigrates 4. Have the best rules for investing to attract capital and to prevent recklessness 5. Have the world's most government fu