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Romney Destroys Netanyahu's Big Week

MJ Rosenberg | Posted 05.07.2012

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MJ Rosenberg

We have one person to thank for the fact that President Barack Obama successfully let Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu know 'who's the boss' both at the AIPAC conference and at a meeting between the two at the White House on Monday. Thank you, Mitt Romney.

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Joshua Hersh

At AIPAC, Amb. Susan Rice Emerges As Pro-Israel Courter-In-Chief

HuffingtonPost.com | Joshua Hersh | Posted 03.06.2012

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WASHINGTON -- When President Barack Obama spoke at a pro-Israel conference here on Sunday, among his many goals was to offer a defense of his administ...

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Why Would Israel Attack Iran, Really?

Ira Chernus | Posted 04.10.2012

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Ira Chernus

Even if the Iranians did manage to make a handful of nuclear weapons, why should we believe they would ever use them against Israel? They know that Israel already has 100 to 200 nukes of its own -- enough to destroy every major city in Iran.

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Obama Says U.S. and Israel March As One

MJ Rosenberg | Posted 04.08.2012

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MJ Rosenberg

I certainly do not believe that Obama, in any way, puts Israel's interests on par with that of the United States. Not even close. Frankly, I don't think the Republicans do either.

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Newspaper Publisher Apologizes For Obama Assassination Article

Huffington Post | Leigh Owens | Posted 01.20.2012

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Andrew Adler, the owner of local publication the Atlanta Jewish Times, has apologized after suggesting that assassinating President Barack Obama is an...

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The Neocons Have Finally Snapped

MJ Rosenberg | Posted 02.05.2012

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MJ Rosenberg

Any doubt we might have that the Israeli right has lost its mind should be eliminated by the latest column from one of its most prominent media figures, Caroline Glick of the Jerusalem Post .

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Obama's Defining Moment on Israel

Jonathan_Miller | Posted 11.20.2011

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Jonathan_Miller

Obama must clearly inform the Arab world, which he has worked so hard to court, that the U.S. stands behind its strongest ally in the region and will, under no circumstances, allow it to be used as the punching bag to defuse Arab anger about its own leadership.

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Why Isn't J Street Supporting Bibi?

David Suissa | Posted 09.13.2011

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David Suissa

It is absurd and unjust that the only party under pressure to accept preconditions to peace talks is the one party that has already said it is willing to return to peace talks "tomorrow morning."

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Obama Camp Set To Take On Conservative Critics Of Israel Stance

The Plum Line | Greg Sargent | Posted 08.31.2011

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Obama's top presidential campaign advisers are putting together a plan to go on the offensive against critics of his stance on Israel, I'm told, and a...

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Barack Needs Bill to Make an Israeli-Palestinian Peace

Richard Z. Chesnoff | Posted 08.29.2011

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Richard Z. Chesnoff

If the Obama administration wants to see a real chance for peace between Arabs and Israelis -- and do a better job reassuring anxious Jewish voters at home -- it needs some quick movement. I believe it needs Bill Clinton.

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The Required Arab Response to Netanyahu

Raghida Dergham | Posted 07.27.2011

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Raghida Dergham

The most appropriate Arab response to the strategic framework proposed by Netanyahu for the peace process is to ignore it and act on the basis that this affair does not concern the Arabs.

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How President Obama Grew to Become Israel's Best Friend

Sigurd Neubauer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sigurd Neubauer

By successfully coupling a new series of punitive sanctions against Iran with deepening bilateral defense cooperation, Obama has arguably become the "best friend" Israel could have.

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Jon Voight to President Obama: You Lie

Brad Hirschfield | Posted 05.25.2011

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Brad Hirschfield

Staunch conservative and equally staunch supporter of Israel, actor Jon Voight lambasted President Obama in an open letter published in The Washington Times.

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What Will Israel Not Do?

Warren Goldstein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Warren Goldstein

But is there really nothing Israel will not do? Ok, I guess they could have sunk all of the ships. Great. Shall we congratulate the IDF on its restraint -- before AIPAC gets to it?

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Eyeless in Gaza: Obama's Palestine Flop

Michael Brenner | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael Brenner

Obama is a man of personal audacity, but little courage. His instinctive avoidance of head-on confrontations will leave him unprepared, psychologically and politically, for the requisite arm twisting of Israel.

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The Chutzpah of Obama's Jewish Critics

Marc R. Stanley | Posted 05.25.2011

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Marc R. Stanley

No one can credibly claim that Obama and his administration are not talking with Israel. The fact is that the Obama administration is not only talking with Israelis, they are intensely collaborating.

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Foxman: Obama Putting Too Much Weight On Solving Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Abraham Foxman, Director of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), gives an account of his meeting this week with President Barack Obama and other Jewish g...

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The Blockade of Gaza, Two Years On

Bill Van Esveld | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bill Van Esveld

Under Israel's blockade, only 18 food items are approved for import into Gaza, where 65 percent of people live below the poverty line. Other prohibited goods include soccer balls, ink, and paper.

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Obama Mideast Plan Best Since Camp David: David Miliband

Times Online | Posted 05.25.2011

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David Miliband hailed President Obama's efforts to kick-start the Middle East peace process yesterday as a once in a generation opportunity to resolve...

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Israel Downplays US Demand That It Joins Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty

Jerusalem Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jerusalem has downplayed a remark by a top US official who said Tuesday that Israel should join the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), a pact int...

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Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Israel Lobby?

Dan Fleshler | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dan Fleshler

Obama must decide if he is willing to press both Israelis and Palestinians to stop taking steps that will preclude the possibility of peace.

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Obama and Israel's Military: Still Arm-in-Arm

Stephen Zunes | Posted 05.25.2011

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Stephen Zunes

It's profoundly disappointing that there has been so little public opposition to Obama's dismissal of Amnesty International's calls to suspend aid to Israel.

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Israel: On the Right Side of History

Aaron Zelinsky | Posted 05.25.2011

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Aaron Zelinsky

The Israeli Supreme Court defended the rights of Israel's two Arab parties, Balad and the United Arab List, to stand for election, overturning a vote by Israel's Central Election Committee.

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Whatever it Takes

Diane Perlman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Diane Perlman

President Obama, please lead us in healing wounds, compensating losses, and using principles of restorative justice rather than punitive approaches. Time doesn't heal wounds, people do.

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Progressive Jews Tested By Gaza Crisis

Washington Independent | Posted 05.25.2011

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As the Israeli bombardment of Gaza enters its fourth day, there is no shortage of tests. The wisdom of Israeli strategy is being tested. The resilienc...

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