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Rudy Giuliani: 'Best' for Israel. (Archive)
Last update - 00:00 05/09/2006
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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      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.   Why don`t you worry about your own power vacuum? 22:19  |  SB 05/09/06
      83.   Clickfool # 69 22:21  |  Bonnie 05/09/06
      84.   Sigh! 22:32  |  sh 05/09/06
      85.   Poll is condescending and in bad taste 22:36  |  D. 05/09/06
      86.   Sad that Israel depends so much on the USA 22:39  |  Iranian-American 05/09/06
      87.   Obama Would Be A Great President Some Day 22:41  |  Jane 05/09/06
      88.   Yaakov #63 - 2nd Try 22:49  |  Bonnie 05/09/06
      89.   To Clickfool 22:57  |  Jozef 05/09/06
      90.   Any One Of Them Will Do 23:01  |  Cincinnatus 05/09/06
      91.   Guliani? 23:10  |  George 05/09/06
      92.   GIULIANI FOR PRESIDENT? 23:16  |  Roberto 05/09/06
      93.   Rudi is the man 23:19  |  Ricco 05/09/06
      94.   What about America`s interests?? 23:20  |  Jason 05/09/06
      95.   to Mark of Lewiston 23:27  |  Charles 05/09/06
      96.   Sticking their noses where they don`t belong 23:28  |  Michael N 05/09/06
      97.   Wait a minute D. (#85) 23:34  |  D.R. Zukerman 05/09/06
      98.   USS Israel-Response 23:36  |  Ariel 05/09/06
      99.   Giuliani pros and cons 23:37  |  Paul 05/09/06
      100.   Guiliani 23:38  |  Orin 05/09/06
      101.   Presidential Candidate? 23:40  |  P. J. Casey 05/09/06
      102.   to Tad Chase re slavish obediance 23:47  |  Paul 05/09/06
      103.   I don`t trust any of those candidates 23:57  |  Leo Klein 05/09/06
      104.   Good 00:00  |  Moses 06/09/06
      105.   How about his pal Bernie Kerick 00:08  |  david 06/09/06
      106.   Charles in Gray Summit 00:09  |  Mark of Lewiston 06/09/06
      107.   You all could fare much better watching a cartoon, say 00:16  |  Mufasa 06/09/06
      108.   Crusade 00:19  |  Yuri 06/09/06
      109.   Attack of the brown noses 00:29  |  Alex 06/09/06
      110.   US support may be useful in the short run 00:31  |  Far sight 06/09/06
      111.   To #94 00:35  |  Edi 06/09/06
      112.   best for israel 00:38  |  Californian 06/09/06
      113.   RE: Obama Would Be A Great President Some Day 00:46  |  Hollingsworth 06/09/06
      114.   stupidity 00:47  |  bev 06/09/06
      115.   ?best President? 00:55  |  Sam 06/09/06
      116.   GW BUSH 00:57  |  Mohamad From Lebanon 06/09/06
      117.   Giuliani 01:19  |  David Ben Eliezer 06/09/06
      118.   Giuliani for PM not President. 01:19  |  noel 06/09/06
      119.   AIPAC`s candidate 01:39  |  TimothyL 06/09/06
      120.   Best US President 01:52  |  Michael-Syd 06/09/06
      121.   presumed pro-peace canditates at bottom 01:55  |  Wiktor 06/09/06
      122.   115 Mohamad From Lebanon 01:59  |  alan 06/09/06
      123.   Guiliani - best for the world 02:03  |  Yakov 06/09/06
      124.   Keep Out of American Politics 02:04  |  Zoog 06/09/06
      125.   Rosner Panel, not `Israeli Panel`. 02:07  |  Patrick 06/09/06
      126.   Israel Get Off Welfare, Forget Who is Pres. 02:14  |  Zoog 06/09/06
      127.   Giuliani isn`t much of a Catholic 02:19  |  Nancy 06/09/06
      128.   Sanitized 02:26  |  Mark Lincoln 06/09/06
      129.   Oy! va voy! 02:32  |  KT 06/09/06
      130.   Oy! va voy! 02:35  |  KT 06/09/06
      131.   Zoog # 122 It Sounds Good To Me 02:40  |  Jeff Northridge 06/09/06
      132.   With Friends Like This... 02:41  |  Harry D 06/09/06
      133.   Integrity 02:50  |  Harry D 06/09/06
      134.   sam and clickfool and others who can`t read 02:52  |  bev 06/09/06
      135.   Michael Syd 118 03:23  |  Brod 06/09/06
      136.   Israeli panel: Giuliani is `best` presidential candidate for Isra 03:26  |  RW 06/09/06
      137.   Foolish Americans 03:28  |  Momar 06/09/06
      138.   With friends like these .. 04:06  |  Nathan 06/09/06
      139.   Israel out of USA 04:14  |  Nathan 06/09/06
      140.   Rudy Giuliani 04:18  |  Sam The Sham 06/09/06
      141.   Stop this stupid exercise 04:19  |  Eldar 06/09/06
      142.   David Teich (Post No. 25) 04:27  |  Johnny Weintraub 06/09/06
      143.   Isreal 04:32  |  abc 06/09/06
      144.   WARNING: Olmert working for the other SIDE! 04:37  |  the ENEMY WITHIN 06/09/06
      145.   GIULIANI GOOD CONSERVATIVE, BUT NOT FOR MIDDLE EAST 04:42  |  Smadar 06/09/06
      146.   Mr Brod - USA 04:46  |  Michael-Syd 06/09/06
      147.   Clickfool 04:47  |  Gina 06/09/06
      148.   GUILLIANI has first hand experience with the Religion of Peace 04:48  |  PETER SM 06/09/06
      149.   #75 Yaacov Sullivan 04:57  |  Spontaneous 06/09/06
      150.   MICHAEL N The whole world looks at the candidates for president 04:58  |  PETER SM 06/09/06
      151.   WHOEVER IN THE POCKETS OF JEWS IS OK 05:01  |  MARCO 06/09/06
      152.   Re 137 For openers. 05:16  |  Alan (the original) 06/09/06
      153.   Rosner is right wing? 05:17  |  Terry Abrahms 06/09/06
      154.   the panel not rosner 05:20  |  Ravid Yoel 06/09/06
      155.   Israel 05:30  |  Alex 06/09/06
      156.   Topic reinforced "Jews rule the world by proxy" by PM Mahat 05:40  |  nunu.miah@gmail.com 06/09/06
      157.   shimuel Rosner should be ashamed of himself 05:47  |  omolll 06/09/06
      158.   Not for American Jews.... 05:54  |  Czarkazem13 06/09/06
      159.   Giuliani is perfect! 06:03  |  hollingsworth 06/09/06
      160.   You are out of control Israel 06:09  |  Ali 06/09/06
      161.   What load of shit 06:39  |  Omar 06/09/06
      162.   And you wonder why 06:53  |  Alex 06/09/06
      163.   # 133 Brod 07:10  |  Michael-Syd 06/09/06
      164.   Yakov-121-Sweet Delusions 07:47  |  Harry D 06/09/06
      165.   KT--How about this source? 08:12  |  D.R. Zukerman 06/09/06
      166.   i waana be loved by you... 08:12  |  Joshua Green 06/09/06
      167.   For Jeff in CA 08:23  |  Rachel 06/09/06
      168.   And by the way Jeff, Clinton didn`t cause 9/11 08:27  |  Rachel 06/09/06
      169.   Re #58 - Josh..."biting the hand that feeds you" 08:32  |  SB 06/09/06
      170.   140: Yes, Johnny, you do 08:35  |  David Teich 06/09/06
      171.   152: Not quite right, Michael-Syd 08:38  |  David Teich 06/09/06
      172.   Clickfool 08:51  |  Eric 06/09/06
      173.   GIULIANI for PRESIDENT 09:40  |  DAVID KOHEN 06/09/06
      174.   For Eric, allegedly in London 09:44  |  Clickfool 06/09/06
      175.   Yakoub Sulliman #6 10:07  |  Ari ben Yisrael 06/09/06
      176.   this sort of writing and thinking 10:55  |  zadok the priest 06/09/06
      177.   I guess this means he`s gonna win 11:02  |  SD 06/09/06
      178.   Yankelowitz 11:37  |  watcher 06/09/06
      179.   Greetings to Josh in Toronto 11:53  |  Double Dutch 06/09/06
      180.   Where is Israel`s future 11:56  |  christa 06/09/06
      181.   Why Gulliani would be a good President, er I mean Israeli PM 13:02  |  Freddy 06/09/06
      182.   RE 139 14:07  |  Alan (the original) 06/09/06
      183.   AND AMERICANS SHOULD NOT VOTE FOR HIM 14:35  |  PETE D 06/09/06
      184.   Guiliani 15:43  |  DAN 06/09/06
      185.   to Harry D. #164 16:56  |  Yakov 06/09/06
      186.   Forget Isreal 17:08  |  Jellybeans 06/09/06
      187.   These people on your list are good for you bad for us 17:55  |  Bryan 06/09/06
      188.   If you want to read knowledgeable news without lies and have fun 22:33  |  Cliff 06/09/06
      189.   Best for ISRAEL now decides US Prez election? 20:53  |  K. Murphy 07/09/06
      190.   Ruby comforted people-loved that 09:16  |  marilyn 08/09/06
      191.   hold the presses leftie alte kakkers speak out 18:25  |  Ralph 09/09/06
      192.   why does Israel even get a say? 06:31  |  Gabriela 13/02/07
      193.   USA First 02:51  |  Angry American 31/03/07
      194.   Ron Paul for President 2008 22:00  |  Steph b 29/06/07
      195.   re 133 22:10  |  Steph b 29/06/07
      196.   So he can pander to the neocons and the Jewish State? 04:08  |  Robert Bohrer 13/09/07
      197.   Clinton new cops 12:12  |  Jim 20/01/09
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