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Israeli PM Netanyahu Suddenly Seems Vulnerable | Synopsis

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Israeli PM Netanyahu Suddenly Seems Vulnerable

Husam Zomlot & Dore Gold (on the screen) - World Economic Forum on the Middle East 2010
Husam Zomlot & Dore Gold (on the screen) - World Economic Forum on the Middle East 2010 by World Economic Forum
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Excerpt:

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who appeared to be cruising to re-election a few weeks ago, suddenly appears vulnerable as the country prepares to go to the polls in January. The political comeback of a popular former foreign minister on Tuesday, coupled with the ruling Likud Party's selection of an especially hard-line slate of candidates, has suddenly raised questions about Netanyahu's prospects. Eager to portray Netanyahu as an extremist, opposition parties see an opportunity to mount a formidable challenge to the Israeli leader. Ousting Netanyahu remains a formidable task, but the return of Tzipi Livni, who served as Israel's foreign minister and chief peace negotiator from 2006 to 2009, injected a high-profile name into what had been a lackluster race. Well respected internationally, Livni immediately took aim at what she called a "leadership vacuum" and promised an aggressive push for peace with the Palestinians.

People:

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Overall Sentiment: -0.212617

Relevance: 0.826303

Tzipi Livni

Overall Sentiment: 0.222923

Relevance: 0.436622

SentimentQuote
0.200758"Everything is upside down: a government that negotiates with terrorists and freezes all dialogue with those who work to prevent attacks," Livni said. ...
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 1
  • Aggregate Sentiment: 0.200758
  • Mean: 0.200758
  • Standard Deviation: 1.4142135623731
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas

Overall Sentiment: -0.134673

Relevance: 0.321763

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  • The Mean is meant to be an indicator of an individual's average comment sentiment.
  • The Standard Deviation, when there are enough quotes, will indicate an individual's consistency of sentiment (i.e. a Standard Deviation of 0 would mean they were very consistent in their sentiment and 1 would mean they were very inconsistent).

Note that quote stats are likely to be meaningless beyond the aggregate score due to the tiny sample size. However, they are always provided just in case you find something useful there.

Additional Info:

Country: Israel

Overall Sentiment: -0.071425

Relevance: 0.401905

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