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Israeli panel: Giuliani is 'best' presidential candidate for Israel
By Haaretz Staff

Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani is the "best" candidate in the 2008 race for Israel, a panel of eight Israeli experts assembled by Haaretz has determined.

Giuliani is followed by former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, Arizona Senator John McCain and New York Senator Hillary Clinton. Ranking bottom of the list is Illinois Senator Barack Obama.

As part of a new project, The Israel Factor: Ranking the presidential candidates" the panel will rank the candidates every month, up until the 2008 election, awarding them marks out of 10 on a series of questions that will determine which candidates are "best" for Israel.

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The project is part of Rosner's Domain, and is moderated by Haaretz Chief U.S. Correspondent, Shmuel Rosner. Professor Camil Fuchs of Tel Aviv University, who is also the Haaretz pollster, is responsible for the statistical analysis of the rankings.

The panel also concluded that the chances of any of the candidates ordering future military action in Iran were not very high. Giuliani scored highest on this question, followed by Gingrich and McCain.

Clinton was the candidate the panel considered most likely to engage more vigorously in mediating a peace process between Israel and the Palestinians. She was followed by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and former presidential candidate John Kerry.

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  • The Israel Factor: Ranking the presidential candidates"
  • The panel
  • Rosner's Domain
  • Survey results: Week ending 09/09/06
  • Analysis: Week ending 09/09/06
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      1.   Very shrewd Isralie way to influence American politics but.. 18:52  |  omolll 05/09/06
      2.   Guliani 19:00  |  Mimi 05/09/06
      3.   No Way! 19:01  |  MichaelF 05/09/06
      4.   Mimi #2, what was your grade when 19:11  |  Mufasa 05/09/06
      5.   To MichaelF #3, I guess your candidate is 19:13  |  Mufasa 05/09/06
      6.   Well, isnt that special! 19:24  |  Yaakov Sullivan 05/09/06
      7.   LMAO 19:27  |  Yankelowitz 05/09/06
      8.   What about Le Pen ? 19:31  |  Yankelowitz 05/09/06
      9.   Politically incorrect reason why Barak Obama gets low point 19:32  |  omolll 05/09/06
      10.   Sucking up to Israel 19:37  |  tadchase 05/09/06
      11.   ``Best" Presidential candidate 19:37  |  Brod 05/09/06
      12.   Brod the bible thumper #11 19:48  |  Yaakov Sullivan 05/09/06
      13.   Got That Right! 19:55  |  rick 05/09/06
      14.   amazing 19:55  |  david 05/09/06
      15.   FOOLS! 20:01  |  dave 05/09/06
      16.   IT`S A DONE DEAL GIULIANI next "whore" of israel 20:02  |  CHEEWAWA 05/09/06
      17.   YIKES 20:04  |  Jack 05/09/06
      18.   American Politics 20:06  |  Ligbert 05/09/06
      19.   Rudy is good for America...a good thoughtful leader 20:06  |  Richard 05/09/06
      20.   Experts? 20:12  |  PS 05/09/06
      21.   Nice to see a CATHOLIC on the top of the list 20:12  |  Gules 05/09/06
      22.   Interesting . . . .but useless 20:13  |  Steve G 05/09/06
      23.   They all suck! 20:16  |  jeff 05/09/06
      24.   Christians should be given a special status in Israel 20:17  |  Mookie 05/09/06
      25.   Guiliani?! He couldn`t even fix potholes 20:20  |  David Teich 05/09/06
      26.   I Agree, But... 20:26  |  ML Bentovim 05/09/06
      27.   USS Israel 20:27  |  Gerard Demoor 05/09/06
      28.   john mccain is the best man 20:28  |  zadok the priest 05/09/06
      29.   #6 James Sulivan 20:28  |  Yonatan 05/09/06
      30.   Uch, this is disgusting. 20:29  |  JasonJew 05/09/06
      31.   Israeli panel 20:30  |  Terry Walz 05/09/06
      32.   Rudy 20:33  |  New Yorker 05/09/06
      33.   wrong point of the article, steve G? 20:33  |  colstr 05/09/06
      34.   Oh well - that`s it then, America 20:34  |  Clickfool 05/09/06
      35.   Hmmm...Barack Obama seems a nice guy 20:36  |  Clickfool 05/09/06
      36.   This is Complete Nonsense 20:37  |  Michael 05/09/06
      37.   ROSNER THE REPUBLICAN FOX NEWS PSEUDO-JOURNALIST 20:37  |  American Jew 05/09/06
      38.   interference 20:38  |  Howard J. Smith 05/09/06
      39.   Israel`s "Best" Choice for US President 20:39  |  Rachel 05/09/06
      40.   Senator Barak Obama 20:40  |  Rachel 05/09/06
      41.   Israel; The U.S. of A. Can Make Its Own Mistakes 20:41  |  Jeff Northridge 05/09/06
      42.   Hmm...Giuliani is most likely to bomb Iran 20:42  |  Clickfool 05/09/06
      43.   U.S. President 20:42  |  Steve Beikirch 05/09/06
      44.   When do the candidates parade in their bathing costumes? 20:43  |  Clickfool 05/09/06
      45.   jimmy carter 20:45  |  michael 05/09/06
      46.   And Yonatan what is the source of your...#26 20:45  |  Yaakov Sullivan 05/09/06
      47.   Presidential selection in Israel 20:46  |  Nikki Levy 05/09/06
      48.   My prediction? 20:47  |  Clickfool 05/09/06
      49.   Forget it. Rudy isn`t Reich enough 20:50  |  Mark Lincoln 05/09/06
      50.   to Rachel 20:53  |  jeff 05/09/06
      51.   JEWLIANI - THE SENSE THAT WAS LACKING 20:55  |  Knave Dave 05/09/06
      52.   Clickfool, and so is Gingrich and McCain 20:56  |  Yaakov Sullivan 05/09/06
      53.   #35 Howard Smith 20:57  |  Heifetz 05/09/06
      54.   to Michael re:#42"Jimmy Carter" 20:58  |  jeff 05/09/06
      55.   Yaakov 21:01  |  Bonnie 05/09/06
      56.   Jeff on the Bumbling Years of the Clinton Presidency 21:11  |  Clickfool 05/09/06
      57.   Shmeul, are you crazy? 21:14  |  John Isenhower 05/09/06
      58.   take a deep breathe 21:15  |  Josh 05/09/06
      59.   Jeff in California 21:15  |  wibism 05/09/06
      60.   Yaakov 21:19  |  Bonnie 05/09/06
      61.   Your Experts Don`t Know Rudy Like I Dop 21:31  |  D.R. Zukerman 05/09/06
      62.   #46 James Sullivan 21:32  |  Yonatan 05/09/06
      63.   Back to your chapel, Bonnie #60 21:33  |  Yaakov Sullivan 05/09/06
      64.   #59 wibism 21:35  |  Yonatan 05/09/06
      65.   zionists and mafioso have alot in commom 21:37  |  tony 05/09/06
      66.   Who`ll Play in Peoria 21:38  |  Mark of Lewiston 05/09/06
      67.   #60 Bonnie 21:38  |  Yonatan 05/09/06
      68.   For Yaakov Sullivan 21:43  |  Clickfool 05/09/06
      69.   For Bonnie in New York 21:51  |  Clickfool 05/09/06
      70.   very offensive 21:52  |  levi 05/09/06
      71.   Wibism - Criteria 21:53  |  Mark of Lewiston 05/09/06
      72.   Giuliani 21:56  |  Chaim Gorenstein 05/09/06
      73.   Rudy`s No Neocon But He`ll Do 21:57  |  Jane 05/09/06
      74.   You misunderstood me about Iran 22:00  |  Steve G 05/09/06
      75.   Jonathan, you simply have no proof #62 22:00  |  Yaakov Sullivan 05/09/06
      76.   Superflous, arrogant, premature and stupid 22:06  |  Shalom Freedman 05/09/06
      77.   Giuliani lacks essential credentials 22:08  |  Mark Lincoln 05/09/06
      78.   good luck 22:13  |  alan 05/09/06
      79.   Better idea 22:17  |  Bob 05/09/06
      80.   #11 Catholic-bashing by U.S. Protestant 22:18  |  hollingsworth 05/09/06
      81.   Suggestion 22:19  |  Barry Dirks 05/09/06
      82.