Arthur Finkelstein, political strategist who made ‘liberal’ a dirty word, dies Finkelstein helped elected Ricahrd Nixon, Ronald Reagan and Benjamin Netanyahu, Republican senators including Orrin Hatch and Ariel Sharon as Israeli prime minister.
Netanyahu halts Shabbat train work amid political crisis In a statement, the prime minister blamed Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz, also of the Likud Party, of fomenting the crisis.
Hamas details Shalit raid Hamas published operational details about its abduction of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit.
