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The Media's Double Standard for Israel

Jonathan_Miller | Posted 05.13.2012

Read More: Mainstream Media, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Liberals, Progressives, Israel, US Israel Relations, US Israel, Israel Liberals, World News

With its remarkably progressive polity, why do so many of Israel's loudest critics come from the American Left?

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Don't Let Republicans Divide Us on Iran

Steve Sheffey | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Iran, Israel, Barack Obama, Iran Nuclear Weapons, Republicans, US Israel Relations, Benjamin Netanyahu, Iran Israel, Obama Israel, US Israel, Israel Iran, Politics News

If we take President Obama and Prime Minister Netanyahu at their word, the U.S. and Israel are aligned, despite the best efforts of whose who want to remove Obama from office so badly that they are willing to sacrifice the U.S.-Israel relationship on the altar of political expediency.

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Obama and Israel: Setting the Record Straight

Guy Ziv | Posted 05.02.2012

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Contrary to the accusations leveled by Obama's critics, bilateral defense cooperation is both broader and deeper today than at any time in history.

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Israeli Strike On Iran 'Not Prudent,' Top American Military Official Says

HuffingtonPost.com | Joshua Hersh | Posted 02.20.2012

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WASHINGTON -- A military strike against Iran's nuclear facilities is "not prudent" at the present moment, America's top military official, Gen. Martin...

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Perfect Storm Of Threatened Crisis Roils Middle East

HuffingtonPost.com | David Wood | Posted 01.04.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Storm clouds darkening over the Middle East suggest a growing peril for the United States and the possibility of a new war that could em...

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Romney Takes A Swipe At Obama After Hot-Mic Moment

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 01.09.2012

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President Barack Obama's hot-mic moment with French President Nicolas Sarkozy was more embarrassing for the latter than the former, with the French pr...

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Israel And The U.S.: A Mutually Beneficial Relationship

Robert D. Blackwill | Posted 01.01.2012

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Israel's substantial contributions to U.S. interests are an underappreciated aspect of this relationship and deserve equal billing to shared values and historical responsibility as rationales for American support of Israel.

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INTERACTIVE MAP: Which Countries Support The Palestinian Statehood Bid?

Posted 11.15.2011

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The most highly anticipated moment of the 66th Session of the United Nations General Assembly may well be the Palestinians' bid for statehood, a move ...

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What Congress Won't See on Its Trip to Israel This Month

Michael Berg | Posted 10.19.2011

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Israel is not the only country that abuses fundamental human rights. But it is the only country of this nature that receives over $3 billion a year in U.S. aid, and it is the only foreign nation that is receiving 81 American congressional delegates.

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U.S. 'Deeply Concerned' By New Israeli Construction Plans

AP | Posted 10.09.2011

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WASHINGTON — The Obama administration says it is "deeply concerned" by Israeli approval of new housing construction in disputed east Jerusalem. ...

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Israeli Parliament Applauds Glenn Beck During Visit

AP | Posted 09.10.2011

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JERUSALEM -- Conservative U.S. television commentator Glenn Beck received several rounds of applause by Israeli lawmakers as he voiced his unequivocal...

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Netanyahu and the U.S. Congress: A Love Fest

Patricia DeGennaro | Posted 07.26.2011

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I truly believe Netanyahu now knows the real truth -- a two state solution is no solution. The peace process has been over for sometime and his speech to the U.S. Congress solidified that.

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Obama To Adress AIPAC Conference

AP | By JIM KUHNHENN | Posted 07.16.2011

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ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE -- The White House says President Barack Obama will address the pro-Israel group AIPAC's annual conference in Washington on Sunda...

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Three Myths of Israel's Insecurity and Why They Must Be Debunked

Ira Chernus | Posted 06.18.2011

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U.S. opinion-shapers have created an indelible image of Israel as a deeply insecure nation. That image is a major, if often overlooked, factor that has shaped Washington's policies in the Middle East.

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Clinton: U.S. To Reveal New Push On Arab-Israeli Peace

Posted 06.13.2011

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(Reuters) - The United States plans a new push to promote comprehensive Arab-Israeli peace, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Tuesday, sugge...

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The Embarrassments of Empire

David Bromwich | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sovereign nations cannot have feelings as people do -- but there are times when they would blush if they could. The ascent of the administration to the perfection of embarrassment was gradual, and its stages deserve to be remembered.

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US Vetoes UN Resolution on Israel -- But Agrees With Its Substance

Evelyn Leopold | Posted 05.25.2011

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The isolation of the United States, which did not want the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in the Security Council, was palpable.

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US Vetoes UN Resolution Condemning 'Illegal' Israel Settlements

AP | EDITH M. LEDERER | Posted 05.25.2011

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UNITED NATIONS — The United States vetoed a U.N. resolution Friday that would have condemned "illegal" Israeli settlements and demanded an immed...

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U.S. Drops Demand For Israeli Settlement Freeze

AP | MATTHEW LEE | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has abandoned attempts to persuade Israel to slow West Bank settlement activity, officials said Tuesday, dea...

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2010 Poll: Egyptians Dislike Obama, See U.S./Israel as "Threats," Want Clergy More Political

John Zogby | Posted 05.25.2011

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Based on our polling done there last summer, we know that Egyptians are disappointed with Barack Obama and have a decidedly negative view of U.S. policy in the Middle East.

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Israel US Settlement Freeze Deal On Hold

AP | AMY TEIBEL | Posted 05.25.2011

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JERUSALEM — Israel insisted Thursday it would keep building homes in disputed east Jerusalem, threatening to hold up a U.S.-proposed settlement ...

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Israel To Push U.S. For Convicted Spy's Freedom

AP | DANIEL ESTRIN | Posted 05.25.2011

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JERUSALEM — Israel's prime minister on Tuesday pledged to press President Barack Obama to release a convicted Israeli spy sentenced to life in p...

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Election Could Undermine Obama's Approach On China, Israel

AP | CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA | Posted 05.25.2011

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ISTANBUL — Euphoria swept the world after the election of President Obama, a symbol of hope and yearning for compromise after years of war and r...

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U.S. Can Put the Squeeze on Israel

Ira Chernus | Posted 05.25.2011

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There's a long history of Israel giving in to U.S. pressure in the last 18 months. The administration's efforts to push the Israelis to compromise suggest the president and his advisers would like to do more, if they felt politically safe.

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Congressional Liberals and Israel: Ignorance Combined With Cynicism

MJ Rosenberg | Posted 05.25.2011

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These seeming "Israel firsters" do not, with a few exceptions, care much about Israel. They support bad Israeli policies only because that is the path of least resistance.

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