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Entries by Brent E. Sasley from 01/2012

The Passions of Erdoğan

| Posted 01.02.2012 | World
Read More: Erdogan, Turkey, Armenian Genocide, Middle East, Foreign Policy, Turkey Israel, Ankara, World News

Erdoğan, and his government, should step back and reassess. Clearly, it needs to react to the French decision on the Armenian genocide. But it should do so more cautiously, with more thought put into the specifics of the reaction.

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On Israel: Name Calling Disguised as Analysis

| Posted 01.16.2012 | World
Read More: Anti-Semitism, Zionism, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Iran, Israel, Israel Firster, Palestinians, World News

It's very difficult to have a conversation about Israel these days. Individuals are tagged as being either of the left or of the right; and once that tag sticks, dialogue becomes possible only within each side, but not between them.

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Predicting the Jewish Vote in 2012

| Posted 01.19.2012 | Politics
Read More: Israel, Gop, 2012 Election, Barack Obama, Jewish Vote, Politics News

Here's a summary of how American Jews feel about President Barack Obama and how they will vote in 2012:

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