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U.S. Admits Israeli-Palestinian Talks Over 2-State Solution Not Happening Soon

washingtonpost.com | Karen DeYoung and Howard Schneider | Posted 11.04.2009 | World

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CAIRO -- The Obama administration has concluded that an early resumption of high-level negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians over a Palesti...

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Ethan Bronner: In The Mideast, Force Trumps Diplomacy

nytimes.com | ETHAN BRONNER | Posted 10.20.2009 | World

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JERUSALEM As the Obama administration tries to broker a resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, there is a dark truth lurking: force has produ...

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Israelis on the Street Excoriate Obama (VIDEO)

MJ Rosenberg | Posted 11.24.2009 | World

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There is a wide gap between American Jews and Israeli Jews on Barack Obama. American Jews, who know him well, like him and trust him. Israelis do not.

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Netanyahu 'Scores Points' In Israel For Standing Up To Obama

washingtonpost.com | Howard Schneider | Posted 09.19.2009 | World

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JERUSALEM, Aug. 18 -- For five months, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has been fending off U.S. pressure to halt the expansion of West Bank...

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Rahm Emanuel Bears Brunt Of Israelis' Disappointment, Anger

politico.com | KENNETH P. VOGEL | | Posted 09.17.2009 | World

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As the Obama administration presses Israel to cease settlement expansion as part of a renewed push for a Middle East peace deal--a course of action th...

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West Bank Settlers Send Defiant Message To Obama, "That Arab They Call A President"

nytimes.com | ETHAN BRONNER | Posted 08.30.2009 | World

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NERIA, West Bank In this land of endless history and ethereal beauty, several thousand Jewish settlers gathered on a dozen West Bank hills with makesh...

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Israel Deflects Settlement Freeze Calls From Obama, International Community

AP | DIAA HADID | Posted 07.28.2009 | World

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JERUSALEM — Israel deflected growing international demands for a settlement freeze Saturday, saying the issue should be dealt with in future pea...

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Israel Pulling Forces Out Of 4 West Bank Cities After Obama Pressure

AP | ARON HELLER | Posted 07.26.2009 | World

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JERUSALEM — Bowing to pressure from Washington, Israel granted U.S.-trained Palestinian security forces greater autonomy in four main West Bank ...

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Israel Defies Obama's Settlement Demand, Authorizes Construction Of 300 New Homes In West Bank

Huffington Post | Posted 07.24.2009 | World

In defiance of President Obama's call for a halt to all settlement growth, Israel has authorized the construction of 300 new homes in the West Bank, H...

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Haaretz Launches Project To Monitor Outposts, Obama's "Future Minefield"

Israel News | Posted 07.23.2009 | World

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The following is the first phase of a project aimed at helping monitor outposts and clarify the potential difficulty in countering them for the sake o...

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Netanyahu: I Won't Second-Guess Obama On Iran

AP | Posted 07.22.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he isn't going to second-guess President Barack Obama's approach on Iran after the T...

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US Pressures Israel On Gaza Blockade

Haaretz | Posted 07.19.2009 | World

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The United States has stepped up pressure on Israel regarding the Gaza Strip: Three weeks ago it sent Jerusalem a diplomatic note officially protestin...

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Israel: Obama's Speech Won't Change Our Settlement Policy

AP | STEVEN GUTKIN | Posted 07.06.2009 | World

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JERUSALEM — Israel will not heed President Barack Obama's powerful appeal to halt all settlement activity on lands the Palestinians claim for a ...

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Israelis Divided Over Obama Speech

AP | STEVEN GUTKIN | Posted 07.05.2009 | World

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JERUSALEM — Israel said it hoped President Barack Obama's speech to the Muslim world Thursday would help usher in a "new period of reconciliatio...

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Netanyahu Tells Obama: Palestinians Must Accept Israel's Right To Exist

AP | STEVEN R. HURST | Posted 06.18.2009 | World

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Monday opened his deepest foray into the Middle East quagmire, telling Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu ...

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Obama Pro-Israel? Only 31% Of Israelis Say Yes In New Poll

Israel News, Ynetnews | Posted 06.18.2009 | World

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Only 31% of Israel's adult Jewish population considers Barack Obama' administration to be pro-Israel, according to a Smith Institute poll released Sun...

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Netanyahu Doesn't Care About Obama's Peace Plan: MJ Rosenberg

Israel Policy Forum | Posted 05.23.2009 | World

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There can be no doubt: Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu does not much care what President Obama thinks about negotiations with the Palestinians. He s...

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Israel's Covert War On Iran To Continue Despite Disapproving White House

Middle East Times | RICHARD SALE (Middle East Times Intelligence Correspondent) | Posted 05.01.2009 | World

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Facing mounting U.S. opposition behind the scenes, Israel still plans to continue a covert operation to delay Iran's nuclear program by assassinating ...

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Israel Cannot Afford Cost Of Obama's Inaction: Analysis

The Economist | Posted 03.15.2009 | World

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FOR reasons of his own, Barack Obama chose to disregard the advice he got from many quarters that he should spell out his views on Palestinian stateho...

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Israel's Stubborn Minority

Amy York Rubin | Posted 03.12.2009 | World

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From first-time voting soldiers returning from Gaza to exhausted progressives, it seems like no one in Israel is satisfied with the way things have been going, or with the choices they see in front of them.

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Israel Completes Gaza Troop Pullout As Obama Takes Office

AP | COLLEEN BARRY | Posted 02.21.2009 | World

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JERUSALEM — Israel's last troops left the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, although the cease-fire was frayed when its navy opened fire toward beaches i...

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Israeli Election Hopefuls Campaign Obama Style (VIDEO)

AP, Huffington Post | ARON HELLER | Posted 01.19.2009 | World

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Scroll down for videos JERUSALEM — The star of Israel's election campaign seems to be Barack Obama. A religious party has translated "yes we c...

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Republican Jewish Coalition Official Spends Day Lying To Reporters About Obama

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 07.22.2008 | Politics

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Suzanne Kurtz, communications director for the Republican Jewish Coalition, spent her afternoon knowingly misleading -- if not downright lying -- to r...

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Obama's Pivot

Michael Carmichael | Posted 07.01.2008 | Home

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As a direct result of his AIPAC speech, Obama's stock is collapsing not only in the Middle East, but also around the globe.

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Two Key Obama Endorsements Come Under The Radar

Chip Collis | Posted 05.23.2008 | Home

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The symbolism of these endorsements should not be lost, coming as they did on the day Bush stood up before Israel's Knesset and compared Obama's foreign policy approach to appeasement of Hitler.

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