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Subject Time Magazine: Why Bibi Netanyahu Is King of Israel

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Original Message So much for the "only democracy in the Middle East"

Why Bibi Netanyahu Is King of Israel

By Ishaan Tharoor | @ishaantharoor | May 17, 2012

TIME’s cover story this week, written by TIME managing editor Richard Stengel, profiles Israel’s controversial Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. This past month has seen Netanyahu—referred to almost ubiquitously by his nickname Bibi—cannily consolidate power, brokering a coalition that pairs his Likud party and other right-wing allies with the more centrist Kadima. The deal deflects calls for fresh elections and gives him a virtual lock on Israel’s top job going forward.

As Stengel puts it:

[link to world.time.com]

Revised gov't protocol gives PM unprecedented powers

Ministers approve dramatic amendments to government protocol which enable Netanyahu to root out opposition to fateful decisions, delay implementation of approved decisions

[link to www.ynetnews.com]

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