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Israeli Cabinet Divided Over Fresh Gaza Surge
The Independent | Kim Sengupta and Donald Macintyre in Jerusalem | Posted 02.13.2009 | World
Israeli reservists were sent into action for the first time in the current Gaza conflict as the fighting continued yesterday and Palestinian deaths re...
Israeli Forces Enter Gaza City Neighborhood
AP | IBRAHIM BARZAK and CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA | Posted 02.13.2009 | World
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Terrified residents ran for cover Tuesday in a densely populated neighborhood of Gaza City as Israeli troops backed by t...
Olmert: Bush Humiliated Rice Over Gaza Cease-Fire
AFP | Posted 02.12.2009 | World
JERUSALEM (AFP) -- US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was left shame-faced after President George W. Bush ordered her to abstain in a key UN vote ...
Video Reveals that a Lack of Moral Center Is Central to Hamas's War Strategy
Mitchell Bard | Posted 02.09.2009 | World
The whole world is quick to condemn Israel for civilian deaths in Gaza, but there is utter silence over Hamas's blatant disregard for the lives of its own citizens.
Why Israel Was Right to Invade Gaza
Andy Ostroy | Posted 02.06.2009 | World
How should Israel attempt to protect its people, long-term, if it merely acts defensively in a tit-for-tat manner? That would be a horribly naïve response given its history.
Hamas Alters Israeli Politics, Hawks Losing Ground
The Christian Science Monitor | Joshua Mitnick | Posted 02.02.2009 | World
Tel Aviv -- While war between Israel and Hamas reverberates from Gaza City to southern Israel and to Arab capitals, the fallout will also be felt with...
Gaza Operation: Signs Of Rift Among Israel's Leaders
Haaretz | Posted 01.31.2009 | World
Four days after the launch of "Operation Cast Lead" in the Gaza Strip, the first signs of a rift among the Israeli leadership over the campaign's mana...
So Much For The Makeover: Iraq Condemns Israeli Bombardment
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 01.30.2009 | Politics
Matt Duss is making sense, and bringing the conflict in Gaza into larger perspective: Of the various premises on which the U.S. invasion of Iraq was ...
Ehud Olmert: Gaza Offensive Will Not End Until Goals Achieved
Haaretz | Posted 01.30.2009 | World
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Tuesday that Israel's military offensive on the Gaza Strip would continue for as long as necessary to achieve the goal...
Israel weighs 48-hour halt to Gaza air campaign
AP | IBRAHIM BARZAK and JASON KEYSER | Posted 01.30.2009 | World
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israel, under international pressure, is considering a 48-hour halt to its punishing four-day air campaign on Hamas targ...
Lessons Learned from the 2006 War Being Implemented in Gaza
Joshua Gleis | Posted 01.30.2009 | World
While many have spoken about the lessons Hamas has learned from Hezbollah over the years, it appears the Israeli political and military establishment has learned one or two of its own.
Why Did Israel Attack Gaza?
The Independent | Katherine Butler | Posted 01.29.2009 | World
Why has Israel launched the deadliest attacks on Palestinian territory since the 1967 Six Day War? Israel's onslaught is a reprisal for a week-long b...
Israel's Blitzkrieg on Gaza Proves Politically Expedient, Disproportionate and Unstoppable
Ahmed Shihab-Eldin | Posted 01.28.2009 | World
While the threat of rockets launched from Gaza can seem menacing, or even "terrorizing," it is incomparable to the terror that millions of Palestinians endure on a daily basis.
Palestine-Israel: Waiting for Obama
Jamal Dajani | Posted 01.19.2009 | World
A new poll indicates that 49 percent of Israelis and 57 percent of Palestinians want U.S. President-elect Barack Obama to become more involved in solving their conflict.
Seismic Diplomacy
Michael Carmichael | Posted 01.12.2009 | World
Like a seismic tremor before a volcanic explosion, the pressure for peace in the Middle East is ratcheting upwards on the diplomatic Richter Scale.
Obama's Opening Gambit
Michael Carmichael | Posted 01.04.2009 | World
The consensus in America is that US foreign policy is broken. To a great extent, Obama's political mandate is predicated on his promises to repair, refurbish and reconfigure American foreign policy.
Israel Approves Prisoner Release
BBC NEWS | Posted 12.31.2008 | World
The Israeli cabinet has approved the release of 250 Palestinian prisoners after an earlier promise from outgoing Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. The pr...
Israel's Livni Calls On Olmert To Step Down
AP | ARON HELLER | Posted 12.28.2008 | World
JERUSALEM — Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni on Thursday called on the country's embattled prime minister to step down immediately in light ...
Israel To Release 250 Palestinian Prisoners
AFP | Ezzedine Said | Posted 12.18.2008 | Home
JERUSALEM (AFP) - Caretaker Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Monday that 250 Palestinian prisoners would be freed in a goodwill gesture, as Palestin...
Let Truth Trump Fear in the Jewish Community
Jeremy Ben-Ami | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics
Let's hope the real victor in 2008 is the Jewish community -- as it finally excises the politics of fears and smears and forces candidates to debate the issues on the merits.
Olmert: Israel Must Withdraw From West Bank
AP | MATTI FRIEDMAN | Posted 10.30.2008 | Home
JERUSALEM — Israel will have to give up virtually all of the West Bank and east Jerusalem if it wants peace with the Palestinians, Prime Ministe...
Olmert Offers Tough Words That Focus on Real Middle East Problem
Ray Hanania | Posted 10.24.2008 | Politics
Outgoing Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert had tough words to describe the militant actions of Israeli settlers living on occupied lands in the West Bank.
Ehud Olmert, Israeli Prime Minister, Resigns
AP | MARK LAVIE | Posted 10.22.2008 | Politics
JERUSALEM — Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni wasted no time Sunday working to put together a new government, meeting with potential coalitio...
Ahmadinejad Wants McCain and Palin in The White House
Sam Sedaei | Posted 10.17.2008 | Politics
We ran to our underground basement to take refuge every time Saddam's planes were about to drop bombs on Tehran.
Posted 02.13.2009 | Politics