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        <title>Prominent Republicans weigh third-party run to unseat Trump</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/prominent-republicans-contemplate-third-party-run-to-unseat-trump/</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 May 2016 02:58:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Group reportedly led by 2012 presidential contender Mitt Romney has commissioned polling and courted potential challengers</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/prominent-republicans-contemplate-third-party-run-to-unseat-trump/">Prominent Republicans weigh third-party run to unseat Trump</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>Influential NY senator urged to tip balance in Iran talks</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/influential-ny-senator-urged-to-tip-balance-in-iran-talks/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2015 01:26:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>In new television ad, right-wing pro-Israel group calls on New Yorkers to tell Chuck Schumer to 'stand firm'</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/influential-ny-senator-urged-to-tip-balance-in-iran-talks/">Influential NY senator urged to tip balance in Iran talks</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>US ad attacks Clinton for her silence on Netanyahu speech</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-ad-attacks-clinton-over-silence-on-netanyahu-speech/</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2015 21:56:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Benjamin Netanyahu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hillary Clinton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[William Kristol]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ron Dermer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AIPAC American Israel Public Affairs Committee]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Netanyahu's speech to Congress]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jerrold Nadler]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Susan Rice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Boehner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2016 US presidential elections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2015 Israeli elections]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Neoconservative organization demands likely presidential contender choose sides in spat between Washington and Jerusalem</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-ad-attacks-clinton-over-silence-on-netanyahu-speech/">US ad attacks Clinton for her silence on Netanyahu speech</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>Deputy FM blasts US Jewish leaders&#8217; peace &#8216;pressure&#8217;</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/deputy-fm-blasts-us-jewish-leaders-peace-pressure/</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Apr 2013 06:01:14 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Israel & the Region]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jewish Times]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Israel Inside]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emergency Committee for Israel]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Israeli-Palestinian peace talks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[William Kristol]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Weekly Standard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ze'ev Elkin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Kerry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Benjamin Netanyahu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Obama visit to Israel]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Ze'ev Elkin says prime minister should not be guided by external influences when making key diplomatic decisions </p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/deputy-fm-blasts-us-jewish-leaders-peace-pressure/">Deputy FM blasts US Jewish leaders&#8217; peace &#8216;pressure&#8217;</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>US group blasts Jewish &#8216;advice&#8217; on peace process</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-group-blasts-jewish-advice-on-peace-process/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 07:16:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Obama visit to Israel]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>In letter to PM, conservative Emergency Committee for Israel chastises Jewish leaders who urge Israel to sacrifice for peace</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-group-blasts-jewish-advice-on-peace-process/">US group blasts Jewish &#8216;advice&#8217; on peace process</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>Israel welcomes Hagel as defense secretary</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-welcomes-hagel-as-secretary-of-defense/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2013 00:41:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Chuck Hagel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John McCain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Kerry]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[JStreetPAC]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Matt Brooks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Oren]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leon Panetta]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Even after confirmation, Jewish groups in the US remain split on man criticized as being soft on Iran and hostile to the Jewish state</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-welcomes-hagel-as-secretary-of-defense/">Israel welcomes Hagel as defense secretary</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>Right-wing pro-Israel group uses Hagel&#8217;s name to launch campaign against Pentagon chief pick</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/pro-israel-group-takes-hagels-name-to-launch-campaign-against-pentagon-chief-pick/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2013 07:46:01 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Israel & the Region]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jewish Times]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chuck Hagel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pentagon]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[William Kristol]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Emergency Committee for Israel opens chuckhagel.com, calling defense secretary nominee's record on Israel into question</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/pro-israel-group-takes-hagels-name-to-launch-campaign-against-pentagon-chief-pick/">Right-wing pro-Israel group uses Hagel&#8217;s name to launch campaign against Pentagon chief pick</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>How the Hagel nomination battle became a fight over the Israel lobby</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/how-the-hagel-nomination-battle-became-a-fight-over-the-israel-lobby/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Dec 2012 19:53:42 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Israel & the Region]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jewish Times]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chuck Hagel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[secretary of defense]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zbigniew Brzezinski]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Michèle Flournoy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Leon Panetta]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[David Harris]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[William Kristol]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Many Democrats want a Democrat for defense secretary. Many Republicans are angered by Chuck Hagel's political independence. And most senators disagree with his policy positions. Yet his supporters insistently frame opposition to Hagel's nomination as the pernicious agitation of a hardline Israel lobby</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/how-the-hagel-nomination-battle-became-a-fight-over-the-israel-lobby/">How the Hagel nomination battle became a fight over the Israel lobby</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>First since &#8217;52: No talk of war in GOP speech</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/first-since-52-no-talk-of-war-in-gop-speech/</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Sep 2012 09:53:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mitt Romney]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Romney accepts his party's nomination without mentioning war, reflecting weak public support for Afghanistan involvement and fatigue over a decade of terrorism fears</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/first-since-52-no-talk-of-war-in-gop-speech/">First since &#8217;52: No talk of war in GOP speech</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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