News: Opinion -- KansasCity.com (Free subscription) | 11/12/2008
From The Jerusalem Post Are we to draw any lessons about the state of Israel's Zionist Left from the back-to-back announcements by former Meretz leader Yossi Beilin and veteran party stalwart Ran Cohen that they are retiring?
The Hedgehog Blog (Free subscription) | 11/06/2008
You may not have heard of Yossi Beilin, but you know his works. He is a politician on the far left of Israeli politics, having led the Meretz-Yachad party from 2003-2006. The roots of Meretz are in Mapai, a Stalinist pro-Soviet faction of the Israeli left that even managed to alienate the Israeli Labor Party led by David Ben-Gurion. In more recent years, Meretz was the most fervent advocate of withdrawal...
Vos Iz Neais (Free subscription) | 11/04/2008
Israel - The Knesset made history today when it swore in its first female Orthodox MK, just before it enters a pre-election recess on Monday. MK Tzvia Greenfield joined the Knesset on behalf of the Meretz Party, to replace retiring MK Yossi Beilin. Greenfield is a doctor of political philosophy, and her achievements include the [...]
Yourish.com (Free subscription) | 11/04/2008
In a too generous retrospective of Yossi Beilin’s career, Ethan Bronner writes: For the last two decades, the easiest way to invoke dovishness in Israel has been to utter the words “Yossi Beilin.” The politician who navigated mutual recognition between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization in the early 1990s and has never stopped believing, Mr. [...]
Soccer Dad (Free subscription) | 11/04/2008
In a too generous retrospective of Yossi Beilin's career, Ethan Bronner writes: For the last two decades, the easiest way to invoke dovishness in Israel has been to utter the words "Yossi Beilin." The politician who navigated mutual recognition between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization in the early 1990s and has never stopped believing, Mr. Beilin has a unique place in the Israeli political...
Jerusalem News Wire (Free subscription) | 11/03/2008
Two arch-leftists recently announced their intention to drop out of politics and enter the private sector. On October 28, former Meretz Party head, "land-for-war" promoter Yossi Beilin said he was bowing out. Described as a co-architect of the Oslo "Peace" Process (along with Shimon Peres), Beilin is being "credited" with having changed the political landscape in Israel and charting the course towards...
International Herald Tribune (Free subscription) | 11/02/2008
Yossi Beilin, who navigated mutual recognition between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization in the early 1990s, revealed that he was leaving Parliament 20 years after he was first elected.
BBC News (Free subscription) | 10/29/2008
Veteran left-wing Israeli politician Yossi Beilin says he will retire from political life after February's general election.
Yourish.com (Free subscription) | 10/29/2008
Yossi Beilin is removing himself from politics, about 20 years too late. Former Meretz head and a prominent leader of the left-wing camp, Knesset Member Yossi Beilin, announced that he will not be seeking a spot on his party’s Knesset roster in the upcoming elections. Dr. Beilin informed Meretz Chairman Chaim Oron of his decision on [...]
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 10/28/2008
An Israeli lawmaker who helped engineer the Oslo Peace Accords between Israel and the Palestinians says he's done with parliamentary politics. Longtime dovish politician Yossi Beilin said Tuesday he would not seek another term in office when the country heads...
Arabic Video News in English (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
As Israel celebrates its hard-fought achievements on its 60th birthday,a cloud of uncertainty hovers over the country. Where is Israel on its 60th birthday? Riz hosts a debate in Tel Aviv between right-wing politician Uzi Landau and left-wing politician Yossi Beilin. Author: AlJazeeraEnglish Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zHsFP5-1s0
Arabic Video News in English (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
As Israel celebrates its hard-fought achievements on its 60th birthday,a cloud of uncertainty hovers over the country. Where is Israel on its 60th birthday? Riz hosts a debate in Tel Aviv between right-wing politician Uzi Landau and left-wing politician Yossi Beilin. Author: AlJazeeraEnglish Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRAObxgGVgY
Yeshiva World News (Free subscription) | 09/07/2008
Meeting in Cairo with former Meretz leader Yossi Beilin, Egyptian Intelligence Chief Omar Suleiman explained his country is trying to persuade Hamas leaders in Gaza that without releasing IDF soldier Gilad Shalit, there can be no semblance of normalization in Gaza. Suleiman added that he and others are working to speak with Hamas leaders in Gaza [...]
Yeshiva World News (Free subscription) | 08/12/2008
Jordanian Foreign Minister Salah Basher announced on Monday that his country is not about to permit Israel to ignore the Annapolis understanding and he expects Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to implement the first part of the Road Map Agreement. Basher was meeting with visiting Meretz MK Yossi Beilin, who flew to Jordan. Jordan’s prime minister told [...]
Yeshiva World News (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
The Knesset appears to be expediting efforts towards permitting the legislators to declare a prime minister “incapacitated” by a simple majority vote of 61. The move seems to be a response to the foot-dragging by the prime minister, sponsored by MK (NRP) Zevulun Orlev and Yossi Beilin (Meretz). The preliminary reading is expected sometime this [...]
