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In Meetings with Mideast Leaders, Obama Should Push for 5 Steps

Nick Bunzl | Posted 06.15.2009 | World

Read More: President Hosni Mubarak, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Mahmoud Abbas, Benjamin Netanyahu, Two-State Solution, Israel, Barack Obama, Egypt, Palestinian Authority, Syria, World News

How long can progress be postponed until the two-state solution no longer remains a viable option?

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Obama, Mideast Leaders Meeting Schedule

AP | Posted 06.12.2009 | World

Read More: Middle East, Foreign Affairs, Advocacy, Benjamin Netanyahu, Mahmoud Abbas, Binyamin Netanyahu, Hosni Mubarak, Barack Obama, Obama Middle East, Obama Middle East Policy, Robert Gibbs, Obama Israel, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, World News

WASHINGTON — The White House is announcing dates for visits this month by the leaders of Israel, Egypt and the Palestinian authority, part of Pr...

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Mousawa: An Alternative to a Two-State Solution

Jamal Dajani | Posted 06.08.2009 | World

Read More: Palestinian Territories, Palestine, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Mahmoud Abbas, Jerusalem, Middle East, Iran, Aipac, Benjamin Netanyahu, Two-State Solution, Israel, Barack Obama, World News

A movement that began amongst Palestinians with Israeli citizenship is now making its way to East Jerusalem and to the West bank. It is called "Mousawa" which means equality.

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AIPAC Agrees To Funding, Talking With Hamas

TAPPED | Posted 06.07.2009 | World

Read More: Palestinian Territories, Palestine, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Aipac, Mahmoud Abbas, Palestinian Government, Aipac Hamas, Foreign Affairs, Hamas, Israel, Advocacy, World News

Coming off their national convention, AIPAC -- the main pro-Israel lobbying group in the United States -- has made a remarkable concession....

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Palestinian President Abbas To Form New Government

AP | JOSEF FEDERMAN | Posted 06.07.2009 | World

Read More: Israel, Foreign Affairs, Advocacy, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, Palestinian Government, World News

JERUSALEM — Palestinian officials on Thursday gave a cool reception to a new Israeli plan to develop the West Bank economy, saying the initiativ...

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Let's Talk About Peace in the Mid-East

Sarah Newman | Posted 05.30.2009 | World

Read More: Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, Mexican-Flu, Avigdor Lieberman, Swine Flu Pandemic, George MItchell, Swine Flu, Israel, Palestine, Yom Ha'atzmaut, Benjamin Netanyahu, Peace, World News

Despite the stalled peace process, we shouldn't give up hope. Bold individuals are demonstrating their commitment to dialogue.

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Abbas: No Peace Talks Until Settlement Construction Freeze

AP | KARIN LAUB | Posted 05.28.2009 | World

Read More: Mahmoud Abbas, Palestinian President, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Palestine, Palestine Israel, Israel Palestine Conflict, Israeli Palestinian Conflict, Abbas Israel, West Bank Settlements, West Bank, Israel, World News

RAMALLAH, West Bank — Israel's previous government built or issued bids for some 9,000 homes for Israelis in Jerusalem and the West Bank, despit...

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Netanyahu's Deal: Bushehr for Settlements

Jamal Dajani | Posted 05.18.2009 | World

Read More: Annapolis Peace Conference, Palestinian Territories, Palestine, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Mahmoud Abbas, Israeli Settlements, George MItchell, Middle East, Ehud Olmert, Bushehr, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, Avigador Lieberman, Iran Nuclear Weapons, Barack Obama, World News

It hasn't taken Benjamin Netanyahu long to show his true colors by creating new hoops for the Palestinians to jump through in order to resume peace ne...

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Prime Minister Fayyad: Too Good to Last

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 04.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Yasser Arafat, Ismail Haniyeh, Mahmoud Abbas, Hillary Clinton, Salaaas Fayyad, Salam Fayyad, Politics News

Salam Fayyad has run a radically improved kind of government, one in which the public good has taken precedent over other issues.

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Palestinian Factions Agree To Work Toward Unity Government

The Huffington Post | Catherine Lyons | Posted 03.29.2009 | World

Read More: Palestinian Territories, Mahmoud Abbas, West Bank, Reconciliation Talks, Middle East, Fatah, Palestine, Israel Gaza War, Hamas, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Palestinian Authority, World News

After almost two years of bloodshed, various Palestinian factions have agreed to come together and work toward a unified government, reports Al Jazeer...

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Hamas, Fatah To Begin Talks On Closing Rift

AP | KARIN LAUB | Posted 03.27.2009 | World

Read More: Hamas, Fatah, Hamas Fatah, Gaza, West Bank, Gaza West Bank, Hamas Fatah Reconciliation, Israel Hamas, Mahmoud Abbas, Palestinians, Ahmed Qureia, Mussa Abu Marzuk, Omar Suleiman, Israel, World News

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — The Islamic militants of Hamas and the moderates of Fatah have never had more compelling reasons to repair the rift betw...

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Give Us Netanyahu. Please.

Steve Clemons | Posted 03.10.2009 | World

Read More: Mahmoud Abbas, Palestine, Israel Elections, Tzipi Livni, Barack Obama, US Foreign Policy, Zbigniew Brzezinski, Ehud Barak, Middle East, Benjamin Netanyahu, Gandhi, Israel, National Security Council, Mustafa Barghouti, Netanyahu, Us Gaza, World News

Give us Netanyahu. Please. His re-ascension will help Americans realize that the false choice approach the Bush administration had been taking in Israel-Palestine affairs was flawed.

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Healing Gaza's Wounds

James Zogby | Posted 03.02.2009 | World

Read More: Gaza, Mahmoud Abbas, Israeli Airstrikes, Gaza City, Israel Ground Invasion, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Palestinian Territories, Israel, Hamas, Israel Gaza Airstrikes, Israel Airstrikes, Israel Gaza Operation, World News

In the war's aftermath it is important that attention be paid not only to Gaza's physical wounds and its immediate humanitarian needs, but to the psychic wounds of the survivors.

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Mitchell Asks Palestinian Authority To Aid With Gaza Crossings

Jerusalem Post | JPOST.COM STAFF | Posted 03.01.2009 | World

Read More: Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, Mitchell's Middle East Trip, Gaza War, Gaza Crossings, Palestinian Territories, Sen. George Mitchell, Gaza Strip, Israel, Obama Administration, World News

US Middle East envoy George Mitchell on Thursday said that the Gaza crossings must be opened in cooperation with the Palestinian Authority. In a pr...

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Mitchell's Challenge: After Gaza, Five Questions About Palestinian and Israeli Realities

Sandy Tolan | Posted 02.27.2009 | World

Read More: Mahmoud Abbas, Israeli Airstrikes, George MItchell, Gaza, Gaza City, Israel Ground Invasion, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Palestinian Territories, Israel, Two-State Solution, Hamas, Israel Gaza Airstrikes, Israel Airstrikes, Barack Obama, Israel Gaza Operation, World News

Given the overwhelming odds facing a two-state solution, a strong American negotiating presence will be necessary, of a sort not seen since... well, ever.

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Why Blaming The Media Is So Played Out

Stuart Whatley | Posted 02.23.2009 | Media

The battle over blaming the media seems to have heated up to levels commensurate with the actual battle over the Holy Land. Can the media really be fueling both sides in the Gaza conflict simultaneously?

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Obama Phone Trail Highlights New Mideast Road Map

Diane Francis | Posted 02.23.2009 | World

Here is the obvious strategy to Gaza crisis that is being whispered about and probably has the best chance of succeeding and stopping the craziness and bloodshed.

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International Tribunal to Save Israel and Palestinians

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 02.22.2009 | World

Read More: War Crimes, Palestine, Israel, Gaza, Kosovo, Filmmakers, Mahmoud Abbas, Israeli Airstrikes, Gaza City, Israel Ground Invasion, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Palestinian Territories, Israeli-Palestinian, Israel Gaza Airstrikes, Hamas, Israel Airstrikes, Israel Gaza Operation, World News

As we peer into the abyss, we believe that the establishment of a War Crime Tribunal needs to be supported both by Israel's friends as well as by supporters of Palestine.

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The Phony War Crimes Accusation Against Israel

Alan Dershowitz | Posted 02.22.2009 | World

Read More: War Crimes, Mahmoud Abbas, Israeli Airstrikes, Gaza, Gaza City, Israel Ground Invasion, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Palestinian Territories, Israel, Hamas, Israel Gaza Airstrikes, Israel Airstrikes, Israel Gaza Operation, World News

If Israel were ever to be charged with "war crimes," that would mark the end of international human rights law as a neutral arbitrator of conduct.

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100 Days: Obama Phones Palestinian President

Reuters | Posted 02.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Palestinian Authority, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Mahmoud Abbas, Barack Obama Palestinians, Obama First 100 Days, 100 Days, Barack Obama Foreign Policy, Abbas, Obama Foreign Policy, Obama Abbas, Barack Obama, Politics News

U.S. President Barack Obama pledged in a telephone call on Wednesday to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to try to achieve Middle East peace, a Pal...

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Reportage from Israel/Gaza

Bernard-Henri Lévy | Posted 02.20.2009 | World

Read More: Mahmoud Abbas, Israel Ground Invasion, Gaza Cease Fire, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Palestinian Territories, Hamas, Israeli Airstrikes, Gaza, Gaza City, Israel, Bernard Henri Levy, Israel Gaza Airstrikes, Israel Airstrikes, Sderot, Israel Gaza Operation, World News

We can't ignore this fact: Gaza is becoming not the embryo of the so-desired Palestinian State, but the advance base of a total war against the Jewish State.

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Arab Leaders Strive For Unity At Gaza Summit, Saudi King Pledges $1 Bil In Aid

Al Jazeera English | Posted 02.19.2009 | World

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Mahmoud Abbas, Saudi Arabia Billion, Gaza, Arab Summit, Kuwait Summit, King Abdullah, Hamas, Israel, Arab League, Ban Ki Moon, Saudi Arabia Gaza Aid, World News

The crisis in Gaza is topping the agenda of Arab leaders who have gathered in Kuwait for a summit aimed at boosting regional economic growth. King ...

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Competing Meetings On Gaza In Kuwait, Qatar Highlight Divisions In Arab World (VIDEO)

Ahmed Shihab-Eldin | Posted 02.17.2009 | World

Read More: Mahmoud Abbas, Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, Jordan, Gaza, United Nations, Hezbollah, Iran, Hamas, Qatar, Barack Obama, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Protest, Evo Morales, Israel, Kuwait, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Video, Middle East, World News

The visceral response seen across the world to Israel's attacks on Gaza has been described by many as an unprecedented outpouring of support for Pales...

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Self-Deception and the Assault on Gaza

David Bromwich | Posted 02.16.2009 | World

Read More: Mahmoud Abbas, Israeli Airstrikes, Gaza, Gaza City, Israel Ground Invasion, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Palestinian Territories, Israel, Hamas, Israel Gaza Airstrikes, Israel Airstrikes, Israel Gaza Operation, World News

From the civilian deaths in Gaza will spring more hatred and terrorism. Yet no people are so prone as Americans and Israelis to think admiringly of our own good intentions.

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Gaza and the Obama Effect -- Ending the War

Daniel Levy | Posted 02.15.2009 | World

Read More: Palestinian Territories, Israel, Gaza, Mahmoud Abbas, Israeli Airstrikes, Gaza City, Israel Ground Invasion, Obama Middle East, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Hamas, Israel Gaza Airstrikes, Israel Airstrikes, Obama Israel, Israel Gaza Operation, World News

It might be pushing the envelope to call Obama the peacemaker here, but it's hard to deny that his impending entrance to the world stage has an effect.

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