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An American Arab Thanksgiving

Ray Hanania | Posted 11.25.2009 | Living

Read More: Islam, Middle East Foods, Lamb and Rice, Ethnicity, Thanksgiving, Palestine, American Culture, Melting Pot, Jewish, Palestinians, Arab Americans, Race Relations, Muslims, Recipes, Israel, Racism, World War II, Mediterranean, Meals, Bigotry, Grape Leaves, Dinner, Living News
Ray Hanania

Food has a special place in our hearts as Arabs, so Thanksgiving was the American holiday we most loved. Food symbolizes the essence of freedom, the ability to feed your family without fear.

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Selling Out in Congress

Adam Shapiro | Posted 11.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gaza, Goldstone Report, Palestine, Israel, Tom Perriello, Congress, Richard Goldstone Gaza, Palestinians, Perriello, Politics News
Adam Shapiro

My old friend Tom Perriello, I am afraid, has become like so many of his colleagues, a mere tool of a hard-right AIPAC agenda that has no business dictating American policy, as it did with the Goldstone resolution.

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Tony Blair's Cautionary Tale For Obama

William Bradley | Posted 11.24.2009 | World

Read More: Bill Clinton, Tony Blair, George W. Bush, Iraq, Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Dick Cheney, Torture, Al Qaeda, Israel, Palestine, Cia, Pakistan, European Union, Cool Britannia, Britain, Robert Harris, Roman Polanski, World News
William Bradley

Under Blair, Britain "modernized" as "Cool Britannia," and indicators on the economy, the environment, and crime improved. Then came Iraq, the war too far.

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The Wages of Fear: Alibis and Lies

Joan Z. Shore | Posted 11.24.2009 | World

Read More: France, Islam, Muslim, Bush Administration, Hasan, Palestine, Fort Hood Shootings, Media, World News
Joan Z. Shore

Had it been a Christian or a Jew who slaughtered thirteen people in one mad frenzy, I doubt there would have been much psycho-analysis of the murderer and his motives. It was a ghastly criminal act, period.

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Re-Energizing The Two-State Solution To Israeli-Palestinian Peace

Ray Hanania | Posted 11.20.2009 | World

Read More: Two States, West Bank, Israelis, One-State Solution, President Mahmoud Abbas, Jerusalem, East Jerusalem, Palestine, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Gaza Strip, Peace, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Israel-Palestine, Hamas, End of Violence in Israel, Israel Palestine Compromise, Two-State Solution, World News
Ray Hanania

Yes, I'm running for President of Palestine in the next election. No, I don't expect to win. My goal is to get the real leaders to do their jobs and stop putzing around.

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Peace In Arabic

David Suissa | Posted 11.20.2009 | World

Read More: Palestine, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Jews, Arabs, Khaled Abu Toameh, Ramallah, Islamic Radicalism, Palestinians, Stand With Us, Israel, Barack Obama, Israeli Arabs, World News
David Suissa

His words didn't smell like propaganda or activism. He spoke for moderate Palestinians like himself, and he spoke from his heart, not from talking points.

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Accomplishing Palestinian Statehood Might Have to Be Unilateral

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 11.20.2009 | World

Read More: Palestine, Israel, President Abbas, Benjamin Netanyahu, Palestinian State, Palestinian, Israeli, World News
Daoud Kuttab

If reaching an independent Palestinian state is in the national interest of the United States, as President Obama has said, then it would be ill advised to deny that inevitability to Palestinians.

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Palestine 1001 Nights

Jamal Dajani | Posted 11.20.2009 | World

Read More: Oslo Accords, Palestine, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Mahmoud Abbas, Middle East, Road Map, Gilo, Jamal Dajani, Benjamin Netanyahu, Mofaz, Israel, Israeli Settlement, Barack Obama, World News
Jamal Dajani

If Hamas is no longer Hamas, and the Palestinian Authority is no longer an authority, what options do the Palestinians have?

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Middle East Small Talks To Focus On Getting Israel, Palestine To Discuss Weather

The Onion | The Onion | Posted 11.18.2009 | Home

Read More: London-United Kingdom, United Kingdom, Palestine, Israel, Home News

LONDON—According to State Department officials, the violently clashing peoples of Israel and Palestine have agreed to resume small talks......

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Palestinians Seek EU Support For Independent State

AP | MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH | Posted 11.17.2009 | World

Read More: Palestine, Israel-Palestine, United Nations Security Council, European Union, Palestinians, Israel, Eu, World News

RAMALLAH, West Bank — The Palestinians asked the European Union on Monday to back their plan to have the U.N. Security Council recognize an inde...

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The Challenge of Arab Unemployment -- An Issue We Must Not Ignore!

Yvonne R. Davis | Posted 11.16.2009 | World

Read More: Egypt, Syria, Senior Citizen Hegemons, Qatif Saudi Arabia, Saeed Al Khabaz, Education for Employment, News, Arab Employment, United Nations, Employment, Sheikh Hamad Bin-Khalifa-Al-Thani, Simmons College, Lebanon, World, Arab Youth Supercomputer 2010, United Arab Emirates, Arab Youth, Arab Unemployment, Investigation and Prosecution Commission, Arabs, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Google, Violence, Ilo, Jobs, Arab Youths, Manpower, Palestine, Yemen, Crime, United States, MENA Region, Prince Sultan University, Morrocco, Cisco, Qatif Youth Achievement Award, Uae, Prince Salman Education for Employment Initiative, Arab, Sheikha Mozah Bint Nasser Al-Missned, Gallup, Al Hadi Medical Clinic, International Labor Organization, Us Unemployment, Mena, Ron Bruder, Terrorism, Sheikha Mozah, Google Economy, Ipc, Efe, Silatech, Qatif, Riyad, World News
Yvonne R. Davis

While the problem of unemployment in the Arab world seems insurmountable, there are a number of initiatives being implemented and proffered in the region to begin to put a dent in the problem.

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Obama In Flux

William Bradley | Posted 11.14.2009 | World

Read More: Al Qaeda, Tony Blair Dmitri Medvedev, Iran, Singapore, Democratic Party of Japan, Pakistan, 9/11, Korea, Russia, Taliban, Palestine, Israel, Nobel Peace Prize, Hillary Clinton, Iraq, Asia, Barack Obama, European Union, World News
William Bradley

As he embarks on his first big trip to Asia, President Barack Obama's strategies are in flux in many areas.

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Jewish Liberation From The Ghetto: Excerpt From "Emancipation"

GlobalPost | Michael Goldfarb | Posted 11.13.2009 | Books

Read More: Palestine, Globalpost, Jews, Marx, Judaism, Books, Karl Marx, Communist Manifesto, New Books, Moses Hess, Communism, Michael Goldfarb, Emancipation, Israel, World War II, Books News

Michael Goldfarb GlobalPost An excerpt from Michael Goldfarb's new book, "Emancipation: How Liberating Europe's Jews from the Ghetto Led to Revolutio...

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Mahmoud Abbas: Would He Quit This Time?

Peace Process | Posted 11.13.2009 | World

Read More: Palestine, Palestinian Territories, Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Abbas, President Abbas, Israel, World News

JERUSALEM -- Sometimes a quitter really does quit for good. The Palestinian Authority president, Mahmoud Abbas, announced last week that he wouldn't...

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The Saudi-Iranian Neo Cold War

Jamal Dajani | Posted 11.13.2009 | World

Read More: Palestine, Persian Gulf, Al Alam Tv, Lebanon, Yemen, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Houthis, Hezbollah, Al-Alam-Tv, Jamal Dajani, Iran, Hamas, Cold War, World News
Jamal Dajani

For more than a week, Saudi Arabia has been carrying out military operations on its remote southern border to punish Houthi rebels from Yemen who crossed over and attacked one of its patrols.

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Israeli Troops Kill Palestinian Along Gaza Border

Posted 11.13.2009 | World

Read More: Palestine, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Palestinian Territories, Israel-Army, Israel, Gaza, Israel Palestine, World News

JERUSALEM (Associated Press) -- Israeli troops killed a Palestinian man along the Gaza Strip border early Friday, both sides said, but the circumstanc...

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Palestinians Recommend Calling Off Upcoming Vote

Posted 11.12.2009 | World

Read More: Palestine, Abbas, Palestine-Elections, Mahmoud Abbas, Israel, Palestinian Vote, Israel-Palestine, World News

RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Palestinian election officials on Thursday recommended calling off January's presidential vote, a step that could result in emb...

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Dialogues Against Militarism Gratitude

Stephen Funk | Posted 11.12.2009 | World

Read More: Palestine, Dialogues, Drag, Israel, Iraq Veterans Against the War, War Wire, World News
Stephen Funk

DAM is making connections and creating infrastructure and camaraderie with many groups so we are better able to work together across international borders against our common struggles.

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Mahmoud Abbas Resists U.S. Pressure To Resume Peace Talks

Reuters | Posted 11.11.2009 | World

Read More: Palestine, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Settlements in Palestine, Israel Palestine Conflict, Mahmoud Abbas, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Israel-Palestine Conflict, Abbas, Israel, Israel Palestine, Mah, World News

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - The Palestinian president on Wednesday resisted U.S. pressure for a resumption of peace talks with Israel, repeating h...

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Mothers and Soldiers: Healing the Bonds Destroyed by War

Christian Avard | Posted 11.11.2009 | Books

Read More: Iraq War, Israel, Afghanistan War, Veterans for Peace, Syria, Palestine, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, West Bank, Rachel Carson, Veterans Day, Upton Sinclair, Winter Soldier, Lebanon, The Jungle, Peace, Military Families Speak Out, Veterans, Iraq Veterans Against the War, John Kerry Swiftboating, Silent Spring, Military Families, Books News
Christian Avard

Susan Galleymore is the author of Long Time Passing: Mothers Speak About War & Terror. She made international headlines as she traveled to Iraq to visit her son stationed in the Sunni Triangle.

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The Wall: 20 Years After Berlin

Kevin Coval | Posted 11.10.2009 | World

Read More: Palestine, Angela Merkel, Separation Barrier, Israel, Berlin Wall, Israel Wall, World News
Kevin Coval

"The night of Nov. 9... was the fulfillment of a dream." German Chancellor Angela Merkel today concrete stretches into sky, twenty-six feet high. ...

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Delusional Self-Defense, Delusional Congressional Vote

Noura Erakat | Posted 11.11.2009 | World

Read More: Palestine, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, House of Representatives, Gaza, War, Violence, Obama, Israel, Self-Defense, World News
Noura Erakat

Rather than condemn Israel's act of aggression, Congress added its name to a pungent piece of manipulative delusion: that Israel's onslaught of Gaza constituted an act of self-defense.

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Mr. Netanyahu, Tear Down This Wall

Robert Naiman | Posted 11.10.2009 | World

Read More: Obama Administration, Palestine, Israel, Berlin Wall, West Bank, World News
Robert Naiman

On the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, leaders are full of self-congratulation. But they bear large responsibility for another wall constricting human freedom: the apartheid wall dividing the Palestinian West Bank.

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Interview: Hezbollah And Hamas on Obama, Netanyahu, Terrorism ... And Oprah

Sharmine Narwani | Posted 11.09.2009 | World

Read More: Netanyahu, Al Qaeda, Mahmoud Abbas, Barak, Emir of Qatar, Islamists, Extremism, Ammar Mousawi, Peace Process, Bernard Kouchner, Palestine, Lebanon, Obama, Hezbollah, Hamas, Shiite, Lieberman, US State Department, Middle East, Usama Hamdan, Cairo, Oprah, Taliban, Khaled Meshaal, Israel, US President, Resistance, Abu Mazen, Hassan Nasrallah, Us, Terrorism, Sunni, World News
Sharmine Narwani

While both groups embrace Islamic values as their core ideology and driving principle, their political actions appear to be driven more by realpolitik than Quranic mandate.

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The Power Of Fear: Lessons From Ft. Hood

Kiri Westby | Posted 11.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Palestine, Iraq War, Ft Hood Shooting, Fear, Visualization, Kiri Westby, Maj-Nidal-Malik-Hasan, The Power of Fear, Be the Change, Afghanistan War, Death & Dying, Living News
Kiri Westby

Although I have made friends with fear, I have not conquered it. Fear arises as an instinct. But the more we work with it, the less it controls our actions.

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