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Israel's Arabs -- A Cinematic Voice in New York

Richard Z. Chesnoff | Posted 11.09.2009 | New York

Read More: New Films, Israeli Cinema, Other Israel Film Festival, Zabar's, Israeli Films, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Cinema, Israeli Arabs, New York News
Richard Z. Chesnoff

National schizophrenia has become an obsession for the Israeli Arab community -- and to the benefit of Israeli cinema, the subject matter of a growing number of increasingly fine films.

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J Street Again

James Zogby | Posted 11.02.2009 | World

Read More: Pro-Peace, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, J Street, Pro-Israel Advocacy, Arab, Jewish, Middle East Peace Process, Israel, Peace, Arab-Israeli Conflict, World News
James Zogby

In the 1990s, when we came together, we only did it at the behest of the White House, and Israeli and Palestinian leaders on the White House lawn validated the effort. This time is different.

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Arabs and Jews Together for Peace

James Zogby | Posted 10.26.2009 | World

Read More: Palestinian Territories, Palestine, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Jews, Middle East, Arab American Institute, Arab, Palestinians, Israel, Middle East Peace, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Jstreet, World News
James Zogby

Sunday, representatives of over three dozen Arab American and American Jewish organizations met in Washington to make clear their shared commitment to a comprehensive Middle East peace.

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Tzipi Livni Shows Prime Ministerial Stuff on J Street Conference

Steve Clemons | Posted 10.22.2009 | World

Read More: Palestine, Israel, Tzipi Livni, J Street, US Foreign Policy, Two State Solution, Kadima, Arab-Israeli Conflict, World News
Steve Clemons

Tzipi Livni has sent in a remarkable letter of affirmation to J Street, recognizing potential differences but affirming a shared strategic vision for the best interests of Israel.

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Israel Diary: Dispatch From The Holy Land

Rachel Sklar | Posted 10.22.2009 | World

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Arab-Israeli Peace, Mea Shearim, Rachel Sklar Israel, Wailing Wall, Rogozin Bialik, Israel Is Real, Ziv Koren, Israel, Dan Senor, Saul Singer, Start-Up Nation, Arab-Israeli Conflict, World News
Rachel Sklar

I write this from balmy and bustling Tel Aviv, where I landed last Thursday morning, marking my first-ever visit to Israel.

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Goldstone: Discussed, but Not Read

James Zogby | Posted 10.17.2009 | World

Read More: Israe L Gaza Operation, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Middle East, Goldstone Report, Richard Goldstone, Richard Goldstone Gaza, Israel, Israel Gaza Operation, Arab-Israeli Conflict, World News
James Zogby

Now that the report has been voted out of the Human Rights Council and forwarded to the Security Council, the gamesmanship continues. That it is back center stage is a good thing.

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A Peace Prize for Pipe Dreams?

Sunil Adam | Posted 10.10.2009 | World

Read More: Npt, Iran, Nonproliferation, Richard Goldstone, Gen. Stanley Mcchrystal, Obama, Nobel Peace Prize, Afghanistan, Ctbt, Barack Obama, Arab-Israeli Conflict, World News
Sunil Adam

Even if the Taliban, al-Qaida and other madcap terrorists succumb to the Obama charm and fold their tents, it is unlikely that the president will be so lucky as to put the nuclear genie back in the bottle.

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Middle East Peace Begins in the Classroom

Edgar M. Bronfman | Posted 10.08.2009 | World

Read More: Muslims and Jews, West Bank, Middle-East-Education, Middle East, Jewish-Catholic-Relations, Co-Existence, Arab-Israeli Conflict, World News
Edgar M. Bronfman

Hamas' recent rejection of a UN initiative to teach the Holocaust in the schools of Gaza says everything about the power of education, and the extremists' need to traffic in fear and lies.

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Arabs Urge Obama To Present Mideast Peace Outline

AP | KARIN LAUB | Posted 11.25.2009 | World

Read More: Palestine, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Arab Obama, Arab-Israeli Peace, Arabs, Middle East Peace, Middle East, Israel-Palestine, Arab World, Israel, Israel-Palestinian Conflict, Arab-Israeli Conflict, World News

UNITED NATIONS — The head of the Arab League and the Egyptian foreign minister on Friday urged President Barack Obama to present his own outline...

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Steve Rosen, Former Indictee on Espionage, Lectures Obama

MJ Rosenberg | Posted 11.18.2009 | World

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Arab-Israeli Conflict, World News
MJ Rosenberg

Rosen spent his entire career at AIPAC trying to sabotage any chance of peace between Israelis and Palestinians and convincing Republican administrations that US and Israeli interests are identical.

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Enough is Enough

James Zogby | Posted 09.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Palestinian Territories, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Jerusalem, Steny Hoyer, Middle East, Mike Huckabee East Jerusalem, Israeli Politics, US Foreign Policy, Israel, Eric Cantor, State Department, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Politics News
James Zogby

The first obligation of any government is to defend the rights of its citizens. Israel appears to have defined its own categories of US citizenship. Arab Americans are not fully recognized.

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Can You Hear Me Now?

Omri Marcus | Posted 09.24.2009 | World

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Army, Humor, Satire, Parody, Mobile Phones, Idf, Cellphones, Israeli Airstrikes, Israel, Comedy, Israelis Palestinians, Arab-Israeli Conflict, FUnny Commercial, Israle Army Wall Commercia, Israel Wall, Israel Video, Israeli Wall Commercial, Troops Play Football, Funny Videos, World News, Cellcom Israel Commercial, Israel Football Wall, Commercial Football Israel, Controversial Israeli Commercial, Controversial Commercial, Israeli Controversial Cell Phone Ad, Palestinian West Bank, Best Commercials, Israeli Army, International Criminal Court, Israeli Patrol, Israeli Commercial, Cellcom Ad, Cell Phone Commercial, Controversial Cellcom Ad, Cellcom Commercial Wall, Cellcom Ad Wall, Cellcom Ads, Cellcom Commercial Controversy, Israel Commercial, Israeli Cell Phone Commercial, Controversial Cell Phone Ad, Cellcom Israel Video Wall, Israeli Commercial Wall Football, Wall Commercial, INternational Criminal Court Rules Wall Illegal, Israel Cellcom Commercial Wall, World News
Omri Marcus

Palestinians were furious to discover that now not only Fox News ignores their side -- but now even during commercial breaks are they invisible.

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Obama's Peace Offensive (Part 2)

Alon Ben-Meir | Posted 08.28.2009 | World

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Israeli Settlements, Israel, George MItchell, Obama Israel, Arab-Israeli Conflict, World News
Alon Ben-Meir

Ending the settlements expansion is one of the most critical elements in changing the dynamic of the Israeli-Palestinian negotiations.

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Obama's Peace Offensive (Part 1)

Alon Ben-Meir | Posted 08.28.2009 | World

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Israeli Settlements, George MItchell, Middle East, Obama Middle East, Israel, Barack Obama, Arab-Israeli Conflict, World News
Alon Ben-Meir

On a recent trip to the Middle East I had the opportunity to meet with Israelis and Palestinians from all walks of life. What I saw reconfirmed the lack of political cohesiveness within both communities.

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Dysfunctional Critics of Obama

Ira Forman | Posted 08.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, National Jewish Democratic Council, Steven Rosen, Israel, Anne Bayefsky, Barack Obama, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Palestinian Authority, Politics News
Ira Forman

There are more than a few in our Jewish community who are happy to be spoon fed distortions so they can twist reality to fit their own vision of how the world should be.

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Unsettling Signs: The U.S. Takes on Israel on Settlements

Abraham H. Foxman | Posted 08.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Adl, Jerusalem, US Foreign Policy, Israel, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Politics News
Abraham H. Foxman

While some may believe America has acknowledged a special relationship with Israel, the record of U.S. policy toward many significant issues in the conflict shows something entirely different.

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The Evolution of the Acceptance of a Palestinian State

James Zogby | Posted 08.17.2009 | World

Read More: Palestine, Palestinian Territories, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Middle East, Foreign Affairs, Middle East Politics, Obama Middle East, Obama Middle East Policy, Middle East Peace, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Foreign Policy, World News
James Zogby

It is useful to trace the evolution of the acceptance of a two-state solution in our political discourse -- recalling, as we do, how difficult it was just a few decades ago to support Palestinian rights.

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What Arabs Can Do to Support Peace

James Zogby | Posted 08.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Arab World, Obama Arab World, Arab, Foreign Affairs, Obama Administration, Arab League, International Relations, Israel, Middle East Peace, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Foreign Policy, Politics News
James Zogby

It is clear that the Obama Administration is making a real effort to press Israel to suspend all settlement construction -- using, at times, language not heard since the time of President Carter.

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Mubarak Stresses Egypt's Peace Role in the Arab World

Firas Al-Atraqchi | Posted 07.22.2009 | World

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Arab World, Egypt, Arab Peace Initiative, Sharm-El-Sheikh, Palestine, Arab League, Egypt Israel Gaza, Obama, Settlements, Wye River, Barack Obama, Binyamin Netanyahu, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Tel Aviv, Israeli Settlements, Oslo, Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, Jewish Settlements, Anwar El-Sadat, Anwar Sadat, World News
Firas Al-Atraqchi

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has positioned himself -- and Egypt's diplomatic initiatives -- at the head of the Arab camp's efforts to bring peace to the region.

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Israstine or Israel and Palestine: Tweeters Want to Know!

Patricia DeGennaro | Posted 07.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Palestine, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Avigdor Lieberman, President Obama, Isreali-Palestinian Crisis, Hillary Clinton, Israel, Middle East Peace, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Binyamin Netanyahu, Politics News
Patricia DeGennaro

It is time for the Israeli leadership to grasp this opportunity. They can continue to argue over who is worse than whom or they can start moving one step at a time toward a greater Middle East peace.

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The Ultimate Divide

Wael Nawara | Posted 07.17.2009 | World

Read More: Neocons, Zionism, International Justice System, Islamists, Clash of Civilizations, Armageddon, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Extremism, Egypt, Lebanon Election, Iran Election, Pakistan, World News
Wael Nawara

The recent events in Iran, Pakistan, Lebanon and even inside the United States, show that we are experiencing a deep divide in our world.

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Netanyahu Peace Speech: Israeli Prime Minister Appeals To Arab Leaders For Peace

AP | JOSEF FEDERMAN | Posted 07.15.2009 | World

Read More: Netanyahu Peace Speech, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Netanyahu Policy Speech, Palestinians, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, World News

JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu endorsed a Palestinian state beside Israel for the first time on Sunday, reversing himself...

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The 3 Ways Obama Can Pressure Israel. Each Is Incredibly Difficult: Slate

Slate | Jacob Weisberg | Posted 07.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama, Arab-Israeli Conflict, President Obama, How Obama Can Pressure Israel, Israel, Politics News

Since the first stirrings of the Arab-Israeli peace process after the Yom Kippur war, America's relations with Israel have been characterized by a par...

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Can He Do It?

James Zogby | Posted 07.14.2009 | World

Read More: Arab World, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, US Foreign Policy, Middle East, Barack Obama, Middle East Peace, Arab-Israeli Conflict, World News
James Zogby

Unlike the last three U.S. presidents to become engaged in Middle East peacemaking, this president has "wind in his sails."

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'Bill Clinton is Syrian' and Other Tales of Obama's Speech From Damascus

Freddy Deknatel | Posted 07.11.2009 | World

Read More: Arab World, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Syria, Bill Clinton, Arab Opinion, Damascus-Syria, Cairo Speech, Barack Obama, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Syrian, Reactions to Obama's Cairo Speech, Hillary Clinton, Arabic, Obama Cairo Speech, Obama Israel, Syrian-Public-Opinion, Condoleezza Rice, World News
Freddy Deknatel

Syrians will continue to ignore gestures of American reconciliation and Obama's optimistic oratory until an American ambassador is returned to Damascus and sanctions are lifted.

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