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Finding a Wall of Paranoia and Fear in Israel

Zaina Arafat | Posted 01.03.2009 | World

Read More: Palestinian Territories, Lebanon, Jordan, Palestinian-American, World, Pakistan, Israel-Palestine, Israeli Soldiers, Israel Palestine Wall, Israel Checkpoints, Palestinians, Iran, Israel Wall, West Bank, Israeli Defense Forces, Jerusalem, Israel Palestine Checkpoints, Ramallah, Palestinian, Operation Defensive Shield, Arabic, Idf, Palestinian Id Card, Israel, International, Nablus, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, World News
Zaina Arafat

Traveling through Israel and the West Bank is an especially unpredictable experience for me. The Israeli soldiers who patrol the checkpoints can choose to treat me as either an American or as a Palestinian.

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Is this Israel's Last Chance for Peace?

Johann Hari | Posted 10.22.2008 | Politics

Read More: Palestine, Middle East Peace, Middle East Politics, Middle East, Israel, Israel Palestine, Socialists, Politics News
Johann Hari

The window of opportunity for a two-state peace is closing. Before it jams shut, the Israelis need to hear the plea coming through the checkpoints. Divide the land. Divide it now. Divide it properly.

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Imagine That: Community Organizing Could be the Key to Peace and Prosperity in Israel

Raymond Leon Roker | Posted 10.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Social Justice, Jerusalem, Activism, Middle East, Israel-Palestine, Israel Lobby, Sarah Palin, Environmentalism, Russians, Barack Obama Israel, Community Organizing, Israel, Peace, Social Activism, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Civil Rights, Islam, Jews, NIF.Org, New Israel Fund, Politics News
Raymond Leon Roker

While Palin intended her jab to belittle Obama's experience, it in fact helped galvanize those of us who know just how critical, challenging and imperative a role community organizers play.

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Olmert's Dignified Exit

Alon Ben-Meir | Posted 08.13.2008 | 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
Alon Ben-Meir

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 07.31.2008 | Green

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

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 07.12.2008 | Politics

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

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 06.28.2008 | Politics

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

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 06.26.2008 | Media

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

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 05.15.2008 | 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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Hamas Backtracks on Attack Claim

AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | 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 03.28.2008 | 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 03.28.2008 | 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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