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Olmert's Dignified Exit

Alon Ben-Meir | Posted 08.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Ehud Olmert Scandal, Ehud Olmert, Israel-Palestine, Prime Minister Olmert, Israel Syria, Tzipi Livni, Olmert Israel, Israel, Politics News

Olmert's shortcomings notwithstanding, he pursued peace -- a choice that should not be denied its grandeur or be pawned off as a last effort to distract public attention from his personal troubles.

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Palestinians' New Agriculture Park Might Spell Catastrophe for Peace and the Environment

Karin Kloosterman | Posted 07.16.2008 | Green

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Sea of Galilee, Israel-Palestine, Water, Environment, Environmentalism, Israel, Palestinians, Treehugger, Water Insecurity, Green News

Israel and its surrounding region suffers greatly from water shortages. Water is a national concern, and if there is one thing that concerns everyone ...

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Palestinian Walks: Holy Land Lost

James Zogby | Posted 07.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: Palestine, Israeli Settlements, Middle East Peace, Israel-Palestine, Politics News

Detailing six walks Shehadeh has taken in and around his home in Ramallah during the last 30 years, he invites his readers to witness the transformations that have occurred.

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Cease-fire: No Small Thing

MJ Rosenberg | Posted 06.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: Egypt, Israel, Gaza, Hamas, Middle East, Palestinians, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Israel-Palestine, Cease Fire, Politics News

Cease-fire or no cease-fire, neither side is turning its swords into plowshares. Nonetheless, the truce between Hamas and Israel is a very good thing.

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Mideast Suspicion Fertile Ground for Rumors

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 06.18.2008 | Media

Read More: Web, Jordan, Palestine, John McCain, McCain Middle East, Israel-Palestine, New Media, Middle East Media, Israel, Media News

A blogger reported on a lecture given by an advisor to McCain saying that the nominee plans to declare Jordan a Palestinian state. This supposed lecture, however, never took place.

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Israel: The Next 60 Years

Uri Avnery | Posted 05.07.2008 | Home

Read More: Israel Anniversary, Israel 60 Years, Israel Palestine, Home News

Every time I hear the voice of David Ben-Gurion uttering the words "Therefore we are gathered here..." I think of Issar Barsky, a charming youngster, ...

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Hero Mandela On US Terrorist Watch List-- Could it Affect AIPAC and Mideast?

Rob Kall | Posted 05.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Terrorist Watch List, Israel-Palestine, South Africa, J Street, Nelson Mandela, MID-EAST PEACE, Heroes, Aipac, Israe, Terrorists-Terrorism, Politics News

Taking Mandela off the terrorist list -- a no brainer. Consequently opening up some new possibilities for peace in the Middle East? Priceless.

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Hamas Backtracks on Attack Claim

AP | Posted 03.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: Hamas, Hamas Gaza, Israel Shootings, Israel-Palestine, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Jerusalem, Jerusalem Shooting, Warwire, Politics News

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Hamas militants in Gaza backtracked Friday on their claim of responsibility for an attack on a Jewish seminary in Jerusa...

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Hamas Claims Credit For Jersualem Shooting

Reuters | Adam Entous and Joseph Nasr | Posted 03.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Jerusalem Shooting, Israel Shootings, Jerusalem, Hamas Gaza, Warwire, Hamas, Israel-Palestine, Politics News

Hamas, the Palestinian Islamist movement, claimed responsibility on Friday for the shooting attack in Jerusalem the previous evening in which a local ...

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Bush In Israel: End "Occupation" Of Arab Lands

AP | ANNE GEARAN | Posted 01.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: Israel-Palestine, Israel, Palestine, Jerusalem, President Bush, Israel-Palestine Dispute, Bush, Politics News

President Bush, summing up meetings with both sides in the Israeli-Palestinian dispute, said Thursday that a peace accord will require "painful politi...

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Reading The Pictures: In Fact, Barely A Cheerleader

Michael Shaw | Posted 11.27.2007 | Politics

Read More: Bush Palestinian State, Palestine, Israel-Palestine, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Annapolis Peace Conference, Annapolis, Israel, Politics News

While we contemplate nonsensical stories highlighting a hesitant president's non-function in a non-Summit, let's not overlook the real choreographer here.