Israel celebrates its 60th birthday
JERUSALEM — A clash between Arab protesters and police, and a paratrooper's crash-landing during a ceremonial jump marred Israel's 60th independ...
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Israel at 60: A Gift That Keeps on Giving
Amb. Marc Ginsberg | Posted 05.08.2008 | Politics
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Israel deserves and has earned America's continued support, but here again, it, too, must take into account broader American concerns about the future of a stable Middle East.
Israel.com Domain Up For Auction With Multi-Million Dollar Estimate
NY Post | Jeremy Olshan | Posted 05.08.2008 | Business
Israel is being sold off to the highest bidder. The Internet domain name israel.com is expected to fetch at least $5.5 million when it is sold at auc...
Sixty and Beyond
Alon Ben-Meir | Posted 05.07.2008 | Politics
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The occasion of Israel's sixtieth anniversary should become a historic national turning point, the moment to begin to bring the occupation to an end and re-channel its energy towards peace and prosperity.
Kucinich, Hinchey: Secretary Rice Should Press Israel for Real Settlement Freeze
Robert Naiman | Posted 05.07.2008 | Politics
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Many Americans would like to change the perception that the U.S. is not serious about opposing Israeli settlement expansion in the West Bank.
The Auschwitz Pilgrim?
Alison Stein Wellner | Posted 05.07.2008 | Living
The "March Of The Living" draws about 8,000 participants in total, covers the two miles that lie between what was the main concentration camp at Auschwitz and Birkenau.
Are Ex-Presidents Above the Law?
Allan Gerson | Posted 05.06.2008 | Politics
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One can be prosecuted for supplying "material support or resources" to entities on the list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations. By this standard, Carter has engaged in criminal activity.
Trying to Be an American All My Life
Ray Hanania | Posted 05.05.2008 | Living
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Americans. They are the most educated people in the world, but the least educated about the world. They can't tell the difference between a Pakistani or a Palestinian. An Indian or an Iranian.
Israelis Manhandling US General and Washington is Silent
Daoud Kuttab | Posted 05.04.2008 | Politics
It is amazing that a three star general appointed by the US president is physically harassed and denied to do his job by citizens of a country that America has a special relationship with.
Clinton's "Obliteration" Remark is Genocidal, Requires Apology
Omid Memarian | Posted 05.01.2008 | Politics
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If the media were not distracted by Rev. Wright's controversial remarks, this comment would cause a huge backlash against Clinton.
Reading The Pictures: American Bombing Of Sadr City: Like Qana, But Without The Attention?
Michael Shaw | Posted 05.01.2008 | Media
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Now that the U.S. is actively bombing Sadr City, what is the difference between what the Americans are doing now, and what the Israelis did in Qana during the '06 Lebanon war?
Iran Tom Toms
Amb. Marc Ginsberg | Posted 04.30.2008 | Politics
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Wherever you are on the political spectrum, an increasingly overt Iranian enterprise is taking a growing toll on American troops in Iraq.
My Conversation with John Negroponte
Charlie Rose | Posted 04.29.2008 | Politics
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Negroponte speaks about the search for Osama bin Laden and Israel's attack on a suspected nuclear facility in Syria.
What's in a Headline?
Jamal Dajani | Posted 04.29.2008 | Media
When it comes to Palestinian children in Gaza, CNN is unable to put out a headline that reflects the reality of the situation on the ground.
Jimmy Carter: Talking Can Lead to Peace
Jonathan Tasini | Posted 04.28.2008 | Politics
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Jimmy Carter has a simple idea: you can only make peace when you talk to your enemies. Our current policy makes it unlikely that groups like Hamas might moderate their policies
McCain's Nonsense About Hamas: Consider the Bush Record
Harold Pollack | Posted 04.26.2008 | Politics
According to a recent interview, John McCain believes that Hamas wants Barack Obama to be president. Judging by past performance, I think Hamas would profit from another conservative Republican.
When Hillary Clinton Saber Rattles, America Loses
Sam Sedaei | Posted 04.25.2008 | Politics
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Hillary's comments on Iran might as well have been made with the backdrop that said "Jewish Votes This Way." Furthermore, intelligence on its nuclear program is inconclusive.
Bush vs. Syria: Who's Telling the Truth?
Jamal Dajani | Posted 04.25.2008 | Politics
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Who do you believe? The Bush administration's statements on Syria's nuclear capabilities, or Syria's ambassador?
The Taming of the Lion
Jamal Dajani | Posted 04.24.2008 | Politics
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Syria claims that Israel has made an offer to withdraw from the Golan Heights in exchange for a peace deal with Damascus. This is particularly intriguing.
Heads Up... Incoming Propaganda on Nukes...
Larisa Alexandrovna | Posted 04.24.2008 | Politics
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So is it going to be me and Sy Hersh against the Cheney machine? I'm not about to sit around quietly while this administration fabricates reasons for a war with Syria.
Cheney's Compulsive Obsession with Iraq WMDs & Syrian Nukes
Steve Clemons | Posted 04.24.2008 | Politics
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A source reported to me yesterday that in the last two weeks, Cheney held forth at a meeting on Iraq WMDs and insisted that they were real and still out there.
Hillary Threatens to Obliterate Iran
Jeff Dorchen | Posted 04.22.2008 | Politics
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It's not enough John McCain wants to continue George W. Bush's policies, now Hillary does, too. Specifically, the policy of threatening other countries with destruction if they look at us wrong.
Army engineer charged with passing secrets to Israel in '80s
AP | LARRY NEUMEISTER | Posted 04.22.2008 | Politics
NEW YORK — An 84-year-old former U.S. Army mechanical engineer was arrested Tuesday on charges he slipped classified documents about nuclear wea...
Barbra Streisand Pulls Out Of Israel Anniversary Bash
AP | Posted 04.22.2008 | Entertainment
JERUSALEM — Barbra Streisand has pulled out of Israel's 60th anniversary celebration next month because of "personal obligations." Streisand wa...
On Passover: Thank You, Jimmy Carter
Jonathan Tasini | Posted 04.21.2008 | Politics
The idea that you make progress towards peace by refusing to talk to your adversary, as belligerent and threatening as they might be, is childish, idiotic and just plain dumb.
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